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217 Cards in this Set
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Absolve
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to free from a penalty; to pardon
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Abundance
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a more than adequate quantity or supply
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Acclaim(n) Acclaim(v)
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Acclaim(n) enthusiastic approval or praise
Acclaim(v) to shout praise or applause |
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Accommodate
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to be agreeable or acceptable to
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Acuity
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the visual ability to resolve fine detail
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Acute
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characterized by sharpness or severity
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Adamant
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unshakeable; immovable (esp. in opposition)
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administer
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to dispense; to serve out; to supply; to execute
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administration
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the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making
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administrator
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a person legally vested with the right to perform executive duties
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admiral
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the commander in chief of a navy
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adversary
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opposed; opposite; antagonistic
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adverse
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contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable
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adversity
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a state of misfortune or affliction
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affiliate
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to bring or receive into close connection as a member or branch
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affirmation
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a (+) assertion
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affirmed
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strengthened or made more firm as by corroboration
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aggression
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disposition to attack
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ailment
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a bodily disorder or chronic disease
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airplay
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the playing of a musical recording on the air by a radio station
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alabaster
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a compact, fine-textured, usu. white gypsum used for carving
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alacrity
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a cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptness
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alas
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used to express unhappiness, pity, or concern
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allies
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an alliance of nations joiing together to fight a common enemy
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allusion
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figurative or symbolical reference; implied or indirect reference, esp. in literature
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aloof
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at a distance
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altercation
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noisy quarrel
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ambassador
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an official messenger and representative
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ambiguous
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doubtful, uncertain...esp. from obscurity or indistinctness
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings
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analgesic
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a medicine used in to relieve pain
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anarchist
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one who aims at the overthrow of civil government
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anecdote
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short acct of an incident (esp. a biographical one)
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anesthesia
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a substance causing the loss of bodily sensation, w/ or w/o loss of consciousness
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anthropocentrism
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an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
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antidote
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a substance that stops or controls the effects of a poison
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antiseptic
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a substance that destroys disease-causing microorganisms w/o harming body tissues
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appeal (n)
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earnest plea
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appraise
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to set a value; to estimate the worth of
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apprehensive
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viewing the future w/ anxiety or alarm
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arable
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capable of being farmed productively
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arbiter
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someon chosen to judge an decide a disputed issue
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arbitrary
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random; capricious
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arcane
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requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
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arena
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place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial
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assertion
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a declarationthat is made as if no supporting evidence were necessary
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assess
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place a value on; judge the worth of something
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astral
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of, relating to, or coming from the stars
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astute
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having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity
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attain
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to gain with effort
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attest
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to affirm to be true
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attorney
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a legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings
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attribution
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an ascribed quality, character, or right
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auditory
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of, relating to, or experienced through hearing
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authoritorian
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characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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automation
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a highly technical implementation, usu. involving electronic hardware
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autonomy
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quality or state of being self-governing
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autopsy
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an examinaion and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
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avalanche
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large mass of snow, ice, earth rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside
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avid
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characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit
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backfire
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to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect
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baleful
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deadly or pernicious in influence
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balk
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to refuse to comply
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ballad
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narrative song w/ a recurrent refrain
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bane
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something that causees misery or death
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bard
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a lyric poet
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barrage
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the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication; outpouring
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barren
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producing little or no vegetation
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battery
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unlawful beating of another..violent or negligent touching of another's person
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beacon
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a signal or conspicuous mark errected as a guiding service
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bearing
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to have as a feature or characteristic
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bedazzle
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to impress forcefully; enchant
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befriending
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acting as a friend to
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belies
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shows to be false
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benign
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of a mild type or character
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bequeath
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leave or give by will
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berate
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scold, rebuke
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bereft
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unhappy in love; suffering from unrequitted love
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beret
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a visorless, usu. woolen cap w/a tight headband and a soft, full, flat top
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bewilder
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be a mystery or puzzle
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bilk
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to frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud
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billboard
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large outdoor sign
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blaze
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a strong flame that burns brightly
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bloodhound
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a breed of large, powerful hound of Euro. origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
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boar
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an uncastrated male swine
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bohemian
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the way of life of a writer or an artist living unconventionally
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bolt
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to swallow hastily or w/o chewing
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bombast
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pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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boon
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a desirable state; blessing
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boorish
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ill-mannered, coarse, comtemptible
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bourgeois
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conforming to the standards of middle class
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boycott
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to engage in a converted refusal to have dealings with
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bravery
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quality of spirit that enables one to face danger of pain w/o showing fear
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broach
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th make public
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brooding
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dwelling gloomily on a subject
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browse
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read superficially or at random
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buck
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a male animal
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bucolic
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relating to or typical of rural life
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bureaucrat
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a member of a body of nonelective government officials
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buttress
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stone or brick support for the wall of a building
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byline
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line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
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bypass
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avoid something unpleasant or laborious
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cadet
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a military trainee
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calibrate
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to make fine adjustments for optimal functioning
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callous
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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cantankerous
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difficult to deal with
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canvas
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heavy, closely woven fabric
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captivate
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attract; cause to be enamored
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caricature
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exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
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carouse
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engage in drunken merry-making
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carping
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marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism; fault-finding
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cascade
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to fall, pour, or rush in as if in a steep, usu. small fall of water
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catalyst
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something that causes an important event to happen
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catapult
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shoot forth or launch
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cathartic
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emotionally purging
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caustic
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burning, corrosive
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censure
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harsh criticism or disapproval
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central
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in the middle of; of importance
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cerebral
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involving intelligence rather than emotion or instinct
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certitude
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total certainty greater than circumstances warrant
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charitable
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full of love for and goodwill toward others
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charlatan
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a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
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cherished
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characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
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chisel
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a hand tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
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circumscribe
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to enclose within a certain limit
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circuitous
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marked by indirection in speech/conduct
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circumlocution
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a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
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circumvented
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evaded; found a way around
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citizenry
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a whole body of citizens
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clairvoyant
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foressing the future
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clause
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a separate section of a discourse or writing
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clergy
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the body of men set aprt, by due ordination, to the service of God
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cloying
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overly sweet
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coagulation
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the process by which a liquid forms into a semisolid mass
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condemn
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express strong diasapproval of
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cognizant
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having knowledge or understanding
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coiled
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wound cylindrically or spirally
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coinage
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the act of coining
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collaborate
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work together on a common enterprise or proj.
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collage
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picture made by grouping pieces of paper or photos
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collective
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of or from several or many individuals; common
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collusion
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secret agreement or cooperation, esp. for an illegal or deceitful purpose
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combustible
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capable of igniting and burning
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comandeer
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to take arbitrary or forcible possession of
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commencement
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an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
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commentary
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something that serves for illustration or explanation
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commission
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to appoint or assign to a task or function
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complaisant
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showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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complement
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something required to make a thing complete
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complicity
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guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
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compound
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to make more intense, stronger, or more marked
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comprehensive
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including all or everything; broad in scope
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compressible
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drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow
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conceive
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to take into one's mind
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concession
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the admitting of a point claimed in argument; an acknowledgment
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conciliatory
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making or willing to make concessions
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concocted
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devised; made up; contrived; planned; plotted
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concrete
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of or relating to an actual, specific thing or instance
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condemn
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to pronounce guilty
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condemning
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declaring to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil
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condolence
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expression of sympathy w/ another's grief
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conducive
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tending to promote or assist
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conduit
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a passage for water or other fluids
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confection
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a food rich in sugar
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confer
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to compare views or take counsel
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conflagration
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the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action
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congregation
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a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
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connotation
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what must be known in order to determine the reference of an expression
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conspire
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to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act
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consternation
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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constituent
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citizen who is represented in a govt by officals for whom he or she votes
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constitute
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form or compose
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constricted
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made narrow or drawn together
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consumerism
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a preoccupation with and an inclination toward the buying of consumer goods
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consummate
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having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
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contagious
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easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
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contemporaneous
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existing, occurring, or originating during the same time
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contending
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striving or struggling in rivalry or battle
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contradicted
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feeling hatred; scornful
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contrary
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to be difficult or stubborn
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contrite
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feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
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convention
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general agreement or concurrence; usage or custom esp. in social matters
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converse
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engage in an interchange of thoughts and opinions
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coop
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a small building for housing poultry
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copious
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profuse in words, exp., or style
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coronation
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the ceremony of installing a new monarch
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corps
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an army unit usu. consisting of two or more divisions
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correspondence
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communication by writing
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corroborate
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to make strong, or to give add. strength to
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corrosive
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warm and sincere; friendly
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cosmopolitan
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of worldwide scope or applicability
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coup
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a sudden and decisive change of government, illegally or by force
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coverage
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amt of press received by a particular story or person, etc
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crass
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unrefined
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credulity
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tendency to be believed readily
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creeds
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sets of fundamental beliefs
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crest
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the summit of a hill or mtn ridge
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crevice
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a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff)
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crosscurrent
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a conflicting tendency
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crude
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tastelessly indecent
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cue
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a stimulus that provides info about what to do
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culpable
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deserving blame
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cumbersomeness
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trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
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cumulative
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increasing by successive add.
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curator
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the custodian of a collection; one in charge of a museum, zoo..place of exhibit
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cursory
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rapidly and often superficially performed or produced
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curtail
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to diminish; to reduce
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dandy
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a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
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dash
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a small, usu. distinctive add.
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debunk
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expose while ridiculing, esp. of pretentious or false claims and ideas
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decibel
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a unit of sound intensity
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decry
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express strong diaspproval of; censure
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deed
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a notable achievement; something that is done
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deferment
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act of putting off to a future time
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defiance
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willingness to contend or fight
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defied
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rejected, refused, or renounced
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