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abate
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to lessen; to subside
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abdication
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"giving up control, authority "
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aberration
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straying away from what is normal
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abhor
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to hate; to detest
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abide
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be faithful; to endure
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abjure
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promise or swear to give up
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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self-denial
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abrogate
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repeal or annul by authority
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abscond
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to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
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abstemious
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"restraint, especially of food and alcohol"
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend; obscure
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abut
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border on
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abysmal
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bottomless; extreme
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acarpous
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effete; no longer fertile; worn out
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acclaimed
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welcomed with shouts and approval
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accolade
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praise; approval
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accretion
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the growing of separate things into one
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adamant
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kind of stone; inflexible
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addle
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to become rotten; to become confused
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adduce
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"to offer as example, reason or proof"
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adjudicate
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to settle judicially
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adjunct
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something added; assistant
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adjure
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to beg
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admonitory
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containing warning
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adorn
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add beauty; decorate
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adulteration
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"making unpure, poorer in quality"
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adumbrate
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to suggest or hint; overshadow
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adventitious
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coming from another source and not innate
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affable
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polite and friendly
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affinity
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close connection relationship
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aggravate
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make worse; irritate
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agile
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active; quick-moving
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agnostic
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non-committal
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agog
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eager; excited
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ail
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trouble; be ill
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alacrity
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eager and cheerful readiness
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alcove
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recess; partially enclosed place
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allegiance
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duty; support; loyalty
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alleviate
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make (pain) easier to bear
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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aloof
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reserved; indifferent
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altercate
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to dispute angrily or noisily
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amalgamate
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"mix, combine, unite societies "
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ambidextrous
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able to use the left hand or the right equally well
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ambiguous
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doubtful; uncertain
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ambivalent
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having both of two contrary meanings
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amble
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leisurely walk
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ameliorate
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improve; make better
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amorphous
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shapeless
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amortize
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end (a debt) by setting aside money
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anathema
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something loathed; curse
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anguish
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severe suffering
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animosity
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strong dislike
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antebellum
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existing before a war
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antediluvian
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made a long time ago
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anthropomorphic
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having human characteristics
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antidote
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medicine used against a poison or a disease
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antithetical
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direct opposing
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apartheid
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brutal racial discrimination
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aphasia
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loss of the power to use or comprehend words
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aphorism
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concise statement of a principle
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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apostasy
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renunciation of a religion
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apostate
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one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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apotheosis
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deification; glorification to godliness
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appease
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make quiet or calm
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appellation
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identifying name or title
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apprehensive
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grasping; understanding; unhappy feeling about future
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apprise
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give notice; to inform
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approbation
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approval
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apropos
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appropriate to the situation; apt
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apt
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well-suited; quick-witted
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arabesque
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a complex ornate design
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arboreal
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of connected with trees
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ardor
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enthusiasm
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arduous
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steep; difficult; ascent; laborious
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argot
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jargon; slang
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arrant
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in the highest degree
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arrogance
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proud superior manner of behaviour
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articulate
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speak distinctly; connect by joints
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ascend
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go or come up
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ascendancy
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dominance
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ascertain
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get to know
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ascribe
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consider to be the origin of or belonging to
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aseptic
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surgically clean
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ashen
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deadly pale
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asperity
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roughness; harshness; ill temper; irritability
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aspersion
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slander
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assiduous
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diligent; hard-working; sedulous
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assuage
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"make smth (pain, desire) less "
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asterisk
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the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)
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astringent
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substance that shrinks
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astute
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"clever, quick at seeing to get an advantage "
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atelier
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artist's workroom
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atonement
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repayment death of Jesus
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attenuate
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make thin; weaken; enervate
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attune
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bring into harmony
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audacious
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daring; foolishly bold; impudent
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augury
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omen; sign
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august
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majestic; venerable
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auspicious
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favorable; successful; prosperous
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austere
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severely moral and strict; simple and plain
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auxiliary
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helping; supporting
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aver
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affirm; assert; prove; justify
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aversion
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strong; dislike
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avid
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eager; greedy
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avow
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admit; declare openly
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bacchanalian
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orgy
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bait
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to persecute
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baleful
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harmful; ominous; causing evil
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balk
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obstacle; purposely to get on the way of
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baneful
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causing harm or ruin; pernicious; destructive
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barrage
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artificial; obstacle built across a river
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barren
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not good enough; unable to have young ones without value
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bask
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enjoy warmth and light
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beatify
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to bless; make happy or ascribe a virtue to
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bedizen
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"to adorn, especially in a cheap showy manner "
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belabor
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beat hard
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bellicose
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belligerent; pugnacious; warlike
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belligerent
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"(person, nation) waging war "
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benediction
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something that promotes goodness or well-being
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benefactor
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person who has given help
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benevolence
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wish or activity in doing good
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benign
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kind and gentle; mild (climate)
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bequest
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arrangement to give smth at death
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berate
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scold sharply
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bereft
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rob or dispossess of smth (material)
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bewilder
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puzzle; confuse
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bigot
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stubborn; narrow-minded person
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bilge
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bulge the protuberance of a cask
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bilk
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to cheat
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blandishment
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flattery coaxing
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blandness
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polite manner; comforting uninteresting
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blatant
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noisy and rough
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blithe
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cheerful; casual; carefree
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bluster
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to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
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bogus
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sham; counterfeit; not genuine
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boisterous
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loud; noisy; rough; lacking restraint
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bolster
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give greatly needed support
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boorish
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crude; offensive; rude
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brash
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hasty; rush; cheeky; saucy
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brass
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yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)
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brazen
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made of brass
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breach
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opening; broken place; breaking
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brittle
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easily broken
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broach
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bring up; announce; begin to talk about
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brook
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"to tolerate, endure "
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buoyant
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able to float light-hearted
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burgeon
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grow forth; send out buds
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burnish
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"to polish, rub to a shine "
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cabal
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a scheme or plot; a group of plotters
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cacophony
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harsh sound
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cadence
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rhythmic modulation of sound
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cadge
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to beg; to get by begging
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cajole
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use flattery or deceit; to persuade
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calumny
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slander; aspersion
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candid
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frank; straight-forward
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cant
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insincere talk
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cantankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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canvass
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discuss thoroughly; sort of touting
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captious
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critical
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carouse
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to drink alcohol freely
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carp
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to find fault or complain querulously
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carte blanche
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full discretionary power
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castigation
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severe punishment
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catalyst
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substance that causes speeding up
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catatonic
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immobile
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catholic
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comprehensive; universal
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caustic
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biting; sarcastic
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cavil
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to raise trivial and frivolous objection
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cede/cession
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"to surrender possession of, especially by treaty"
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celerity
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rapidity of motion or action
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censure
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expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke
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centurion
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leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
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chaff
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to tease good-naturedly
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charlatan
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quack or fraud
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chary
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cautious; wary
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chastisement
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punishment
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chauvinist
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a blindly devoted patriot
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chicanery
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legal trickery; false argument
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chimera
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illusion or fabrication of the mind
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chisel
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steel tool for shaping materials
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chivy
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to tease or annoy with persistent petty attacks
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choleric
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irritable; bad-tempered
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chromatic
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of color
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churl
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bad-tempered person
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chutzpah
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nerve; gall
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circumscribe
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to draw line around; to limit
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clamor
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shout; complain with a lot of noise
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clerical
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of the clergy or clerk
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clientele
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customers
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clinch
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come to grips; settle conclusively
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cling
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to resist separation
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clot
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half-solid lump formed from liquid
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cloture
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closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
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coagulation
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change to a thick and solid state
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coalescing
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coming together and uniting into one substance
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coax
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get smb to do smth by kindness
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coda
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passage that completes a piece of music
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coddle
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treat with care and tenderness
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coerce
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compel to force to make obedient
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coeval
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of the same period; coexisting
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cogent
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strong; convincing
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cogitate
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think deeply; mediate
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cognizant
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being fully aware of
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collusion
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secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
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combustion
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process of burning
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comely
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attractive
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commemorate
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keep the memory of
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commodious
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having plenty of space for what is needed
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commuter
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person who travels regularly
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complaisance
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tending to comply; obliging willingness to please
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compunction
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feeling of regret for one's action
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conceal
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hide; keep secret
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conceited
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having an excessively high opinion of oneself
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing; comforting; mollifying
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concomitant
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accompanying
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concord
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agreement or harmony
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concur
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agree in opinion; happen together
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condense
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"increase in density, strength; make laconic "
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condone
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forgive
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congeal
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make or become stiff and solid
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congenital
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existing from birth; inherent
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conjoin
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to join together
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connoisseur
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"a person with good judgement (e.g., in art) "
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connotation
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suggestion in addition to
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console
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give comfort or sympathy to
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conspicuous
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easily seen; remarkable
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consternation
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surprise and fear; dismay
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constrain
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compel
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constrict
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make tight or smaller
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consume
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get to the end of
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consummate
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"perfect; make perfec, complete "
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contemn
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to scorn or despise
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contentious
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argumentative; pugnacious; combative; quarrelsome
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contiguous
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touching; neighboring
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contrite
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filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
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contumacious
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insubordinate; rebellious
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conundrum
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a riddle; dilemma; enigma
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convalesce
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to recover health gradually after sickness
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conviction
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firm belief
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convivial
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"fond of feasting, drinking, and good company"
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convoke
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call together; summon
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convoluted
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complicated; coiled; twisted
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cordial
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warm and sincere
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cordon
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line (of police acting as a guard)
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cornucopia
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abundant supply
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corporeal
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physical of or for the body
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corpulent
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having a large bulky body
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correlate
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have a mutual relation
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corroboration
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additional strengthening evidence
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countenance
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to favor or approve of
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counterfeit
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forgery
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countervail
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counterbalance
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covert
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disguised
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covetous
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eagerly desirous
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cower
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crouch; shrink back
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coy
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"shy, modest (esp of a girl) "
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cozen
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to cheat
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crass
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very great (esp. stupidity)
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cravat
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piece of linen worn as a necktie
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craven
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cowardly
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crease
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line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket
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credulous
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ready to believe things
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cringe
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to behave in an excessively servile way
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crotchet
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highly individual and usually eccentric opinion
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cryptic
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secret; with a hidden meaning
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cumbersome
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burdensome; heavy and awkward to carry
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cupidity
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greed; lust
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curmudgeon
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bad-tempered person
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curriculum
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course of study
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cursory
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quick hurried
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curtail
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make shorter then was planned
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dainty
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"pretty, delicate (food); difficult to please "
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dastard
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coward
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daunt
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intimidate; make fearful
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dawdler
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person who is slow; waste of time
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dearth
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shortage
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debacle
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a breakup; overthrow; sudden disaster
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deciduous
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ephemeral
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declaim/declamation
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to speak pompously or bombastically
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declivity
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downward inclination
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decorum
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propriety; properness
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decree
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order given by authority
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decry
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disapprove of
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deferential
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showing respect
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defiance
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open disobedience or resistance
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deign
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to condescend; to give
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deleterious
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harmful
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delineate
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"to portray, depict, sketch out "
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deluge
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great flood; heavy rush of water
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demagogue
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person appealing not to reasons
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demur
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to hesitate; raise objections
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denigrate
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blacken; belittle; defame
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denouement
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an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
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deplete
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use until none remains
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deposition
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dethronement; depositing
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deprave
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"make morally bad, corrupt "
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deprecate
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protest against; express disapproval of
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dereliction
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deserting and leaving; to fall into ruins
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derision
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ridicule; mockery; deriding
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derivative
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unoriginal; obtained from another source
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derogatory
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insulting; tending to damage
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descry
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catch sight of; see smth in the distance
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desiccant
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substance used to absorb moisture
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desuetude
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cessation of use; disuse
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desultory
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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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deter
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discourage; hinder
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detraction
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slandering; verbal attack; aspersion
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detumescence
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diminishing or lessening of swelling
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deviance
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being different in moral standards (from normal)
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dexterity
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skill (esp. in handling)
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diaphanous
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transparent; gauzy
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diatribe
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bitter and violent attack in words
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didactic
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intended to teach; preachy
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diffidence
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shyness
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dilate
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"speak comprehensively; become wider, large "
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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disabuse
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to free from error
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disallow
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refuse to allow or accept as a correct
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discern
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see with an effort but clearly
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discomfit
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confuse; embarrass
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discompose
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to destroy the composure of
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disconcert
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upset the self-possession of
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disconsolate
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cheerless; dejected
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discountenance
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refuse to approve of
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discourse
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speech lecture
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discredit
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refuse to believe
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discreet
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"careful, prudent "
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discrete
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individually distinct
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disdain
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look on with contempt
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disencumber
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free from encumbrance
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disheveled
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untidy
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disingenuous
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sophisticated; artful; trying to deceive; cunning
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disinter
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dig up from the earth
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dislodge
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move force from the place occupied
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dismal
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sad; gloomy; miserable
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disparate
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essentially different
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disproof
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proof to the contrary
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disquiet
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to take away the peace or tranquility
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dissemble
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speak or behave so as to hide smth (in mind)
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disseminate
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distribute (esp. ideas)
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dissent
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have a different opinion refuse to assent
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dissipate
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to be dissolute
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dissolute
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marked by indulgence in vices
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dissolution
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disintegration; looseness in morals
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distraught
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distracted violently; upset in mind
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divergence
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getting farther apart from a point
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divestiture
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taking off; getting rid of; giving up
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divulge
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make known smth secret
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doggerel
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"trivial, poorly constructed verse "
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dogmatic
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positive; certain; arbitrary without room for discussion
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dolorous
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marked by misery or grief
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dolt
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stupid fellow
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dormant
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in a state of inactivity but awaiting development
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dote
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show much fondness; center one's attention
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drawl
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slow way of speaking
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droll
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jesting
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drone
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male bee; person who isn't self-employed
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drowsiness
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feeling sleepy; half asleep
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drudge
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"to do hard, menial or monotonous work"
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dubious
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feeling doubt
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dud
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no use person; smth that fails
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dulcet
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melodious; harmonious
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dupe
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cheat; make a fool of
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duplicity
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deliberate deception
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duress
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threats to compel smb
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dwarf
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person or smb much below the usual size
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dynamo
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a generator; something that produces electric current
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earthenware
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dishes made of baked clay
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ebullience
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exuberance; outburst of feeling
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm; showing excitement
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ecumenical
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representing the whole Christian world
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edacious
|
voracious; devouring
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eddy
|
"circular or spiral movement (e.g., of wind) "
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edible
|
fit to be eaten; not poisonous
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efface
|
to make indistinct
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effete
|
infertile; worn out; weak
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efficacy
|
production of a desired result
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effluvia
|
outflow in a stream of particles; a noxious odor or vapor
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effrontery
|
boldness; impudence; arrogance
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egregious
|
flagrant
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egress
|
way out; exit
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elaborate
|
"worked out with much care, in great detail"
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elegy
|
a lament; a melancholy composition
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elicit
|
draw out
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eloquence
|
fluent speaking; skillful use of language
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emaciate
|
make thin and weak
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embellish
|
make beautiful
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embezzle
|
use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
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emollient
|
soothing to the skin; mollifying
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emote
|
stir up; excite
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empirical
|
relying on experiment
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encapsulate
|
enclose in capsule
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encomium
|
warm or glowing praise; eulogy; panegyric
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encumbrance
|
burden things that get on the way of
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endearing
|
making dear or liked
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endorse
|
write one's name on the back of
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enduring
|
lasting
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enervate
|
weaken; deprive of strength; attenuate
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engrave
|
impress deeply
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engrossing
|
taken up all the time or attention; writing in large or formal
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engulf
|
swallow up
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enigma
|
smth that is puzzling
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|
enmity
|
hatred; being an enemy
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ennui
|
boredom
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ensign
|
flag; badge
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entangle
|
put into difficulties
|
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enthral
|
please greatly; enslave (fig.)
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entice
|
tempt or persuade
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entreat
|
ask earnestly
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enunciate
|
pronounce (words); express a theory
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enzyme
|
catalyst
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epicurean
|
devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)
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epigram
|
terse or witty and often paradoxical saying
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epistle
|
letter
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epithet
|
adjective
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|
epitome
|
brief summary; representative example; a typical model
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equable
|
steady; regular
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|
equanimity
|
calmness of temperament
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equilibrium
|
state of being balanced
|
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equipoise
|
equal distribution of weight; equilibrium
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equivocal
|
having a double or doubtful meaning; suspicious
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equivocate
|
try to deceive by equivocal language
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eradicate
|
get rid of; pull up by the roots
|
|
erratic
|
irregular in behaviour or opinion
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erudite
|
learned scholarly
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eschew
|
avoid
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esoteric
|
abstruse; intended only for a small circle of
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espouse
|
marry; give one's support to
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|
eulogy
|
formal praise; panegyric
|
|
euphoria
|
elation state of pleasant excitement
|
|
euthanasia
|
easy and painless death
|
|
evasive
|
tending to evade
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evince
|
to show clearly; to indicate
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|
evoke
|
call up; bring out
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|
exacerbate
|
"to make more violent, bitter or severe"
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excoriation
|
severe criticism
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|
exculpate
|
to clear from a charge of guilt
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|
execrate
|
to denounce; to detest utterly
|
|
exhaustive
|
complete; thorough
|
|
exigency
|
emergency an urgent situation
|
|
exoneration
|
"set smb clear, free (e.g., from blame) "
|
|
exorbitant
|
much too high or great
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|
expatiate
|
to roam; wander freely
|
|
expedient
|
likely to be useful for a purpose
|
|
expiation
|
ending; expiring
|
|
exploit
|
"brilliant achievement; develop, use selfishly "
|
|
expostulate
|
"argue earnestly; to dissuade, correct or protest "
|
|
expurgate
|
"to remove obscenity, purify, censor "
|
|
exscind
|
to cut out; cut away
|
|
extant
|
still in existence
|
|
extempore
|
without previous thought or preparation
|
|
extenuate
|
reduce the strength; lessen seriousness; partially excuse
|
|
extinct
|
no longer active
|
|
extinguish
|
end the existence of; wipe or put out
|
|
extirpate
|
to destroy; exterminate
|
|
extol
|
praise highly
|
|
extort
|
"obtain by threats, violence "
|
|
extralegal
|
outside the law
|
|
extraneous
|
extrinsic; not forming an essential part
|
|
extricable
|
that can be freed
|
|
extrovert
|
cheerful person
|
|
exuberance
|
state of growing vigorously; being full of life
|
|
facetious
|
humorous; funny; jocular
|
|
facile
|
easily done
|
|
fallacious
|
based on error
|
|
falter
|
waver; move in an uncertain manner
|
|
fanciful
|
imaginary
|
|
fatuous
|
without sense; foolish self-satisfaction
|
|
fawn
|
young deer; try to win smb's favor
|
|
feckless
|
lacking purpose or vitality; ineffective
|
|
fecund
|
fertile
|
|
feint
|
pretend
|
|
felicitous
|
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
|
|
felon
|
person guilty of murder
|
|
ferment
|
substance; become excited
|
|
ferocity
|
savage cruelty
|
|
ferret
|
discover by searching; search
|
|
fervid
|
showing earnest feeling
|
|
fervor
|
warmth of feelings; earnestness
|
|
fetid
|
stinking
|
|
fetter
|
to shackle; put in chains
|
|
feud
|
bitter quarrel over a long period of time
|
|
fidelity
|
loyalty; accuracy
|
|
fidget
|
move restlessly; make nervous
|
|
figurehead
|
carved image on the prow of a ship
|
|
finesse
|
delicate way of dealing with a situation
|
|
finical
|
"too fussy about food, clothing, etc. "
|
|
finicky
|
finical
|
|
fission
|
splitting or division (esp. of cells)
|
|
fixate
|
stare at
|
|
flak
|
criticism; anti-aircraft guns
|
|
flamboyant
|
brightly colored; florid
|
|
flaunting
|
show off complacently
|
|
flax
|
pale; yellow (hair); a plant
|
|
flay
|
to skin; to excoriate
|
|
fledged
|
"able to fly; trained, experienced "
|
|
fleet
|
number of ships; quick-moving
|
|
flinch
|
draw; move back; wince
|
|
flop
|
fail; move; fall clumsily
|
|
florid
|
"very much ornamented; naturally red (e.g., of face) "
|
|
flounder
|
to struggle to move; to proceed clumsily
|
|
flout
|
"reject, mock; to go against (as in going against tradition) "
|
|
fluke
|
lucky stroke
|
|
fluster
|
make nervous or confused
|
|
foible
|
defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
|
|
foil
|
prevent from carrying out; contrast
|
|
foment
|
put smth warm (to lessen the pain)
|
|
foolproof
|
incapable; of failure or error
|
|
foppish
|
like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
|
|
forage
|
food for horses and cattle
|
|
forbear
|
refrain from; be patient; ancestor
|
|
forbearance
|
patience; willingness to wait
|
|
ford
|
shallow place in a river (to cross)
|
|
forebode
|
to foretell or predict
|
|
forensic
|
belonging to courts of judicature
|
|
forestall
|
prevent by taking action in advance preempt
|
|
foretoken
|
premonitory sign
|
|
forfeit
|
suffer the loss of smth
|
|
forge
|
workshop for the shaping of metal; to shape metal lead
|
|
forgery
|
counterfeit
|
|
forswear
|
renounce; disallow; repudiate
|
|
foster
|
nurture; care for
|
|
fracas
|
noisy quarrel
|
|
fractious
|
quarrelsome; irritable
|
|
fragile
|
"easily injured, broken or destroyed "
|
|
fragrant
|
sweet-smelling
|
|
frantic
|
wildly excited with joy; anxiety
|
|
frenetic
|
"frantic, frenzied "
|
|
fret
|
worry; irritation; wear away
|
|
fringe
|
edge; ornamental border; part of hair over the forehead
|
|
froward
|
intractable; not willing to yield or comply; stubborn
|
|
frugal
|
careful; economical
|
|
fulmination
|
bitter protest
|
|
fulsome
|
disgusting; offensive due to excessiveness
|
|
fusty
|
musty; rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary
|
|
gainsay
|
to deny; to oppose
|
|
garble
|
make unfair selection from facts
|
|
garment
|
article of clothing
|
|
garner
|
to gather and save to store up
|
|
garrulity
|
talkativeness
|
|
garrulous
|
too talkative
|
|
gaucherie
|
"socially awkward, tactless behavior "
|
|
germane
|
relevant pertinent to
|
|
gist
|
the point; general sense
|
|
glean
|
gather facts in small quantities
|
|
glib
|
ready and smooth but not sincere
|
|
glimmer
|
"weak, unsteady light "
|
|
gloat
|
look at with selfish delight
|
|
glut
|
supply too much; fill to excess
|
|
gnaw
|
waste away; bite steadily
|
|
gnomic
|
characterized by aphorism
|
|
goad
|
smth urging a person to action
|
|
gorge
|
eat greedily; narrow opening with a stream
|
|
gossamer
|
soft light; delicate material
|
|
gouge
|
tool for cutting grooves in wood
|
|
grandiloquent
|
using pompous words
|
|
grave
|
serious; requiring consideration
|
|
graze
|
touch or scrape lightly in passing
|
|
gregarious
|
living in societies; liking the company
|
|
grievous
|
causing grief or pain; serious
|
|
grovel
|
crawl; humble oneself
|
|
guile
|
deceit; cunning
|
|
gullible
|
easily gulled
|
|
gush
|
burst out suddenly; talk ardently
|
|
gust
|
"outburst of feeling; sudden rain, wind, fire, etc. "
|
|
hack
|
cut roughly; hired horse
|
|
halcyon
|
calm and peaceful
|
|
hallow
|
to make holy; consecrate
|
|
harangue
|
a long passionate speech
|
|
harbinger
|
smth or smb that foretells the coming of
|
|
hardihood
|
resolute; courage and fortitude
|
|
harrow
|
to distress; create stress or torment
|
|
haughty
|
arrogant; conceited
|
|
heckle
|
"to harass with questions, challenges or gibes"
|
|
hector
|
to bully
|
|
heed
|
attention; give notice to
|
|
heinous
|
odious (of crime)
|
|
heresy
|
belief contrary to what is generally accepted
|
|
hermetic
|
sealed by fusion
|
|
heterogeneous
|
made up of different kinds
|
|
hew
|
make by hard work cut (by striking)
|
|
highbrow
|
(person) with superior tastes
|
|
hirsute
|
hairy; shaggy
|
|
hoax
|
mischievous trick played on smb for a joke
|
|
holster
|
leather case for a pistol
|
|
homiletics
|
act of preaching
|
|
hone
|
stone used for sharpening tools
|
|
honorific
|
conferring or conveying honor
|
|
hoodwink
|
trick; mislead
|
|
hospitable
|
liking; to give hospitality
|
|
hubbub
|
noise; confusion
|
|
hubris
|
arrogant pride
|
|
hush
|
make or become silent
|
|
husk
|
worthless outside part of anything
|
|
hyperbole
|
extravagant exaggeration
|
|
hypocrisy
|
falsely making oneself appear to be good
|
|
iconoclast
|
person who attacks popular beliefs
|
|
idiosyncrasy
|
personal mannerism
|
|
idolatry
|
excessive admiration of
|
|
idyll
|
a carefree episode or experience
|
|
ignoble
|
dishonorable; common; undignified
|
|
ignominious
|
shameful; dishonorable; undignified; disgraceful
|
|
illicit
|
unlawful; forbidden
|
|
imbroglio
|
complicated and embarrassing situation
|
|
immaculate
|
pure faultless
|
|
imminent
|
likely to come or happen soon
|
|
immutable
|
that cannot be changed
|
|
impair
|
worsen; diminish in value
|
|
impassioned
|
filled with passion or zeal
|
|
impassive
|
unmoved feeling; no sign of passion
|
|
impeach
|
to accuse; to charge with a crime
|
|
impecunious
|
having little or no money
|
|
impede
|
hinder; get in the way of
|
|
impending
|
imminent; being about to happen; expected
|
|
imperative
|
urgent; essential
|
|
imperious
|
commanding; haughty; arrogant
|
|
impermeable
|
that cannot be permeated
|
|
impertinent
|
given to insolent rudeness
|
|
imperturbable
|
calm; not capable of being excited
|
|
impervious
|
not allowing to pass through (of materials)
|
|
imperviousness
|
haughty; arrogant; commanding
|
|
impetuous
|
having sudden energy; impulsive
|
|
impiety
|
lack of reverence or dutifulness
|
|
implacable
|
incapable of being placated; unpleasable
|
|
implicate
|
show that smb has a share
|
|
implicit
|
implied though not plainly expressed
|
|
implosion
|
collapse; bursting inward
|
|
importune
|
beg urgently; solicit (of a prostitute)
|
|
imprecation
|
an invocation of evil; a curse
|
|
impromptu
|
without preparation
|
|
impudent
|
rash indiscreet
|
|
impugned
|
challenged; to be doubted
|
|
impunity
|
"exemption from punishment, harm or loss "
|
|
impute
|
to attribute; to a cause or source; ascribe
|
|
inadvertent
|
not paying proper attention
|
|
inane
|
silly senseless
|
|
inasmuch
|
since; because
|
|
incandescent
|
"white, glowing or luminous with intense heat"
|
|
incarcerate
|
to put in prison; to confine
|
|
incense
|
make angry
|
|
incessant
|
often repeated; continual
|
|
inchoate
|
not yet fully formed; rudimentary; elementary
|
|
incipient
|
beginning
|
|
incise
|
engrave; make a cut in
|
|
incite
|
stir up; rouse
|
|
incongruous
|
out of place; not in harmony or agreement
|
|
incorrigibility
|
cannot be cured or corrected
|
|
incredulous
|
skeptical; unwilling to believe
|
|
inculcate
|
fix firmly by repetition
|
|
incumbents
|
official duties
|
|
incursion
|
a raid; a sudden attack
|
|
indefatigability
|
not easily exhaustible; tirelessness
|
|
indelible
|
that cannot be rubbed out
|
|
indigence
|
poverty
|
|
indigenous
|
native
|
|
indistinct
|
"not easily heard, seen"
|
|
indolence
|
laziness
|
|
indomitable
|
not easily discouraged or subdued
|
|
indubitable
|
too evident to be doubted
|
|
indulge
|
gratify; give way to; satisfy; allow oneself
|
|
indulgent
|
inclined to indulge
|
|
ineffable
|
too great to be described in words
|
|
ineluctable
|
certain; inevitable
|
|
inept
|
unskillful; said or done at the wrong time
|
|
ineptitude
|
quality of being unskillful
|
|
inferno
|
hell
|
|
infuriate
|
fill with fury or rage
|
|
infuse
|
put; pour; fill
|
|
ingenuous
|
naïve; young; artless; frank
|
|
ingest
|
take in by swallowing
|
|
ingress
|
the act of entering; entrance
|
|
inimical
|
harmful or friendly
|
|
inimitable
|
defying imitation; unmatchable
|
|
innocuous
|
causing no harm
|
|
inordinate
|
exceeding reasonable limits
|
|
inscrutable
|
incapable of being discovered or understood
|
|
insensible
|
unconscious; unresponsive; unaffected
|
|
insinuate
|
suggest unpleasantly; make a way for smth gently
|
|
insipid
|
without taste or flavor
|
|
insolvent
|
unable to pay debts; impoverished
|
|
insouciant
|
unconcerned; carefree
|
|
insularity
|
narrow-mindedness; isolated
|
|
insuperable
|
incapable of being surmounted or solved
|
|
insurrection
|
rising of people to open resistance to
|
|
inter
|
to entomb or bury
|
|
interdict
|
prohibit; forbid
|
|
interim
|
as an installment
|
|
interloper
|
to encroach; to intrude
|
|
interpose
|
to come between
|
|
interregnum
|
lapse in a continuous series
|
|
intersperse
|
place here and there
|
|
intimate
|
to announce; to suggest or hint
|
|
intractable
|
not easily managed or controlled; unruly
|
|
intransigence
|
unwillingness to compromise; stubbornness; intractability
|
|
intransigent
|
uncompromising
|
|
intrepid
|
fearless; brave; undaunted
|
|
introspection
|
examining one's own thoughts and feelings
|
|
inundate
|
flood; cover by overflowing
|
|
inured
|
accustomed to adapted
|
|
invective
|
abusive language; curses
|
|
inveigh
|
to attack verbally; denounce; deprecate
|
|
inveterate
|
deep-rooted; long-established
|
|
invidious
|
of an unpleasant or objectionable nature
|
|
invincible
|
too strong to be defeated
|
|
involute
|
complex
|
|
irascible
|
irritable; easily angered
|
|
irate
|
angry
|
|
ire
|
anger
|
|
irksome
|
tiresome
|
|
irresolute
|
hesitating; undecided
|
|
irrevocable
|
final and unalterable
|
|
itinerate
|
to travel from place to place; to peregrinate
|
|
jabber
|
talk excitedly; utter rapidly
|
|
jejune
|
lacking nutritive value; dull; juvenile
|
|
jettison
|
to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering
|
|
jibe
|
gibe; make fun of
|
|
jocular
|
meant as a joke
|
|
judicious
|
sound in judgment; wise
|
|
knit
|
draw together; unite firmly
|
|
labyrinthine
|
to entangle; the state of affairs
|
|
lachrymose
|
causing tears; tearful
|
|
lackluster
|
(of eyes) dull
|
|
lament
|
"show, feel great sorrow "
|
|
lassitude
|
weariness; tiredness
|
|
latent
|
"present but not yet active, developed or visible "
|
|
laudatory
|
expressing or giving praise
|
|
lavish
|
"giving or producing freely, liberally or generously "
|
|
legacy
|
smth handed down from ancestors
|
|
levee
|
formal reception; embankment
|
|
levity
|
lack of seriousness
|
|
libel
|
statement that damages reputation
|
|
liberality
|
free giving; generosity
|
|
libertine
|
immoral person
|
|
licentious
|
lacking legal or moral restraints
|
|
lien
|
legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
|
|
limn
|
paint; portray
|
|
limp
|
lacking strength; walking unevenly
|
|
limpid
|
transparent; absolutely serene and untroubled
|
|
lionize
|
treat as a famous person
|
|
listless
|
"characterized by lack of interest, energy or spirit"
|
|
lithe
|
bending twisting
|
|
loll
|
rest to sit or stand in a lazy way; hang (dog's tongue)
|
|
lope
|
move along with long strides
|
|
loquacious
|
talkative; garrulous
|
|
lucubrate
|
write in scholarly fashion
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luculent
|
easily understood; lucid; clear
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lugubrious
|
mournful excessively; sad
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lull
|
become quiet or less active
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lumber
|
"move in a clumsy, noisy way "
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luminary
|
star; light-giving body
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lurk
|
be out of view ready to attack
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lustrous
|
"being bright, polished "
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macabre
|
gruesome; suggesting death
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macerate
|
make or become soft by soaking in water
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machination
|
"plot, scheme (esp. evil) "
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maelstrom
|
powerful; violent whirlpool
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maladroit
|
tactless; clumsy
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malapropism
|
misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
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|
malediction
|
curse; execration
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malefaction
|
evil deed; crime
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maleficent
|
baleful
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malevolence
|
wishing to do evil
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malign
|
injurious; speak ill of smb; tell lie
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malinger
|
to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty
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|
malleable
|
yielding easily; moldable; adapting
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|
manacle
|
chains for the hands or feet
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|
massacre
|
cruel killing of a large number of people
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matriculation
|
be admitted enter a university as a student
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maudlin
|
sentimental in a silly or tearful way
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maul
|
hurt by rough handling
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maverick
|
rebel; nonconformist
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mawkish
|
sickly or puerilely sentimental
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mellifluous
|
sweetly flowing
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mendacity
|
dishonesty
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mendicant
|
a beggar
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|
mercurial
|
"quick, changeable in character; fleeting "
|
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meretricious
|
attractive on the surface but of little value
|
|
mesmerize
|
hypnotize
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meticulous
|
giving great attention to details
|
|
mettle
|
quality of endurance or courage
|
|
mettlesome
|
courageous; high-spirited
|
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miasma
|
vaporous exhalation causing disease
|
|
middling
|
fairly good but not very good
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|
minatory
|
menacing; threatening
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mince
|
pronounce or speak affectedly; euphemize
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misanthrope
|
person who hates mankind
|
|
mischievous
|
harmful; causing mischief
|
|
miscreant
|
heretical; villainous
|
|
miser
|
person who loves wealth and spends little
|
|
misogynist
|
"one who hates women, females "
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|
missive
|
letter
|
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moderation
|
quality of being limited; not extreme
|
|
mollify
|
make calmer or quieter
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|
molt
|
"moult; lose hair, feathers before new growing "
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|
monomania
|
excessive concentration on a single object or idea
|
|
morbid
|
"diseased unhealthy (e.g., about ideas) "
|
|
mordant
|
biting and caustic; incisive
|
|
morose
|
ill-tempered unsocial
|
|
mottle
|
surface having colored spots or blotches
|
|
muffler
|
cloth worn round the neck; silencer
|
|
mulish
|
unreasonably and inflexibly obstinate
|
|
multifarious
|
varied; motley; greatly diversified
|
|
mundane
|
worldly as opposed to spiritual; commonplace; everyday
|
|
munificent
|
characterized by great liberality or generosity
|
|
myriad
|
very great number
|
|
nadir
|
"lowest, weakest point "
|
|
nascent
|
coming into existence; emerging
|
|
nebulous
|
cloud-like; hazy; vague
|
|
negligent
|
taking too little care
|
|
neophyte
|
person who has been converted to a belief
|
|
nervy
|
bold or brash; nervous
|
|
nexus
|
"a connection, tie or link "
|
|
nibble
|
show some inclination to accept (an offer)
|
|
noisome
|
offensive disgusting (smell)
|
|
nonchalant
|
not having interest
|
|
nonplused
|
greatly surprised
|
|
nostrum
|
"a quack, remedy; an untested cure "
|
|
novitiate
|
period of being a novice; house where novices are trained
|
|
noxious
|
harmful
|
|
nugatory
|
trifling; worthless
|
|
obdurate
|
hardened and unrepenting; stubborn; inflexible
|
|
obfuscate
|
to darken; make obscure; muddle
|
|
oblivious
|
unaware; having no memory
|
|
obloquy
|
abusively detractive language; sharp criticism
|
|
obnoxious
|
odiously or disgustingly objectionable
|
|
obsequious
|
too eager to obey or serve
|
|
obstreperous
|
noisy; loud
|
|
obtain
|
to be established; accepted or customary
|
|
obtrusive
|
projecting; prominent; undesirably noticeable
|
|
obtuse
|
blunt; stupid
|
|
obviate
|
to make unnecessary; get rid of
|
|
occluded
|
blocked up
|
|
odious
|
repulsive; hateful
|
|
odium
|
contempt; dislike; aversion
|
|
odor
|
smell; favor; reputation
|
|
offal
|
waste or by-product of a process; rubbish
|
|
officious
|
too eager or ready to help; offer advice
|
|
ominous
|
threatening
|
|
onerous
|
needing effort; burdensome
|
|
opaqueness
|
dullness; not allowing light to pass through
|
|
opprobrious
|
showing scorn or reproach
|
|
orotund
|
sonorous; bombastic
|
|
ossify
|
to turn to bone; to settle rigidly into an idea
|
|
ostensible
|
seeming; appearing as such; professed
|
|
ostentation
|
display to obtain admiration or envy
|
|
ostracism
|
"shut out from society; refuse to meet, talk "
|
|
overhaul
|
examine thoroughly; to learn about the condition
|
|
overweening
|
presumptuously arrogant; being a jerk
|
|
paean
|
song of praise or triumph
|
|
palate
|
roof of the mouth; sense of taste
|
|
palatial
|
magnificent
|
|
palliate
|
lessen the severity of
|
|
palpability
|
"can be felt, touched, understood "
|
|
palpitate
|
tremble; beat rapidly and irregularly
|
|
panegyric
|
formal praise; eulogy
|
|
panoply
|
smth forming a protective covering; impressive array
|
|
paradigm
|
a model; example or pattern
|
|
parasol
|
"umbrella used as a sunshade, especially by women "
|
|
pariah
|
an outcast; a rejected and despised person
|
|
parsimonious
|
too economical; miserly
|
|
partisan
|
one-sided; committed to a party; biased or prejudiced
|
|
pathos
|
emotion of sympathetic pity
|
|
patron
|
regular customer; person who gives support
|
|
paucity
|
scarcity a lacking of
|
|
peccadillo
|
small sin; small weakness in one's character
|
|
pedantic
|
bookish; showing off learning
|
|
pedestrian
|
commonplace; trite; unremarkable
|
|
peevish
|
bad-tempered; irritable
|
|
pellucid
|
transparent; easy to understand
|
|
penchant
|
strong inclination; a liking
|
|
penitent
|
feeling or showing regret
|
|
penurious
|
poor; stingy
|
|
penury
|
extreme poverty
|
|
perambulate
|
to travel over or through (esp. on foot)
|
|
percipient
|
capable of perception; discerning
|
|
peregrination
|
traveling about; wandering
|
|
peremptory
|
urgent; imperative
|
|
perfidious
|
treacherous; faithless
|
|
perfunctory
|
"done as a duty, without care "
|
|
perilous
|
dangerous
|
|
peripatetic
|
wandering
|
|
perish
|
be destroyed decay
|
|
permeate
|
spread into every part of
|
|
pernicious
|
harmful; injurious
|
|
perpetrate
|
be guilty; commit (a crime)
|
|
perquisite
|
gratuity or tip
|
|
personable
|
pleasing in appearance; attractive
|
|
perspicacity
|
quick judging and understanding
|
|
pertain
|
belong as a part; have reference
|
|
pertinacious
|
stubbornly unyielding or tenacious
|
|
pest
|
destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
|
|
petrified
|
"taken away power (to think, feel, act) "
|
|
petrify
|
"to make hard, rocklike "
|
|
petrous
|
"like a rock, hard, stony "
|
|
petulant
|
unreasonably impatient
|
|
philistine
|
a smug ignorant person; one who lacks knowledge
|
|
phlegmatic
|
calm sluggish temperament; unemotional
|
|
picaresque
|
involving clever rogues or adventurers
|
|
pied
|
of mixed colors
|
|
pinch
|
be too tight; take between the thumb and finger
|
|
pine
|
waste away through sorrow or illness
|
|
pious
|
dutiful to parents; devoted to religion
|
|
piquant
|
agreeably pungent; stimulating
|
|
pique
|
hurt the pride or self-respect; stir (curiosity)
|
|
pitfall
|
covered hole as a trap; unsuspected danger
|
|
pith
|
essential part; soft liquid substance
|
|
pivotal
|
of great importance (others depend on it)
|
|
placate
|
soothe; pacify; calm
|
|
placid
|
serenely free of interruption or disturbance
|
|
plaintive
|
mournful melancholy; sorrowful
|
|
plaque
|
flat metal on a wall as a memorial
|
|
platitude
|
a trite or banal statement; unoriginality
|
|
plea
|
request
|
|
plead
|
address a court of law as an advocate
|
|
plethora
|
glut
|
|
pliant
|
"pliable; easily bent, shaped or twisted "
|
|
plod
|
continue doing smth without resting
|
|
pluck
|
"pull the feathers off; pick (e.g., flowers) "
|
|
plumb
|
get to the root of
|
|
plummet
|
fall; plunge steeply
|
|
plunge
|
"move quickly, suddenly and with force "
|
|
poignant
|
deeply moving; keen
|
|
polemic
|
aggressive attack on opinions of another; disputant
|
|
poncho
|
large piece of cloth
|
|
ponderous
|
heavy; bulky; dull
|
|
portent
|
omen; marvelous; threatening
|
|
posit
|
to postulate; to suggest
|
|
postulate
|
"to claim; to assume as true, existent or necessary"
|
|
potentate
|
ruler; one who wields great power or sway
|
|
prate
|
to talk long and idly
|
|
prattle
|
to prate; to utter or make meaningless sounds
|
|
precarious
|
uncertain; risky; dangerous
|
|
precepts
|
rules establishing standards of conduct
|
|
precipitous
|
steep
|
|
precis
|
concise summary
|
|
preclude
|
prevent; make impossible
|
|
precursory
|
preliminary; anticipating
|
|
predilection
|
special liking; mental preference
|
|
predominate
|
have more power than others
|
|
preen
|
tidy; show self-satisfaction
|
|
premature
|
doing or happening smth before the right time
|
|
preponderance
|
"greatness in number, strength, weight "
|
|
presage
|
warning sign
|
|
presumption
|
arrogance
|
|
preternatural
|
not normal or usual
|
|
prevalent
|
common
|
|
prevaricate
|
to equivocate; to stray from the truth
|
|
prim
|
neat formal
|
|
primp
|
to dress or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
|
|
pristine
|
primitive; unspoiled; pure as in earlier times
|
|
probity
|
uprightness; incorruptibility
|
|
proclivity
|
inclination
|
|
procrastination
|
keeping on putting off
|
|
prodigal
|
wasteful; reckless with money
|
|
prodigious
|
enormous; wonderful
|
|
prodigy
|
portentous event; omen
|
|
profane
|
worldly; having contempt for God
|
|
profligacy
|
shameless immorality
|
|
profligate
|
wasteful; prodigal; extravagant
|
|
profundity
|
depth
|
|
profuse
|
abundant; lavish
|
|
progeny/progenitor
|
descendants; children
|
|
prognosticate
|
to foretell from signs or symptoms; presage
|
|
proliferate
|
"grow, reproduce by rapid multification "
|
|
prolix
|
tiring because too long
|
|
prone
|
prostrate; inclined to (undesirable things)
|
|
propagation
|
increasing the number; spreading; extending
|
|
propinquity
|
nearness in time or place; affinity of nature
|
|
propitiatory
|
conciliatory; appeasing; mitigating
|
|
propitious
|
auspicious; presenting favorable circumstances
|
|
prosaic
|
everyday; mundane; commonplace
|
|
proscribe
|
denounce as dangerous
|
|
protean
|
displaying great diversity or variety; versatile
|
|
protracted
|
prolonged
|
|
provident
|
frugal; looking to the future
|
|
provisional
|
of the present time only
|
|
provoke
|
make angry
|
|
prudence
|
careful; forethought
|
|
prudish
|
easily shocked; excessively modest
|
|
prune
|
dried plum; silly person
|
|
pry
|
inquire too curiously
|
|
pucker
|
wrinkle
|
|
pugnacious
|
"fond of, in the habit of fighting "
|
|
puissance
|
strength
|
|
pulchritude
|
physical beauty
|
|
pummel
|
to pound or beat
|
|
punctilious
|
precise; paying attention to trivialities
|
|
pundit
|
pedant; authority on a subject
|
|
pungency
|
sharpness; stinging quality
|
|
pungent
|
marked by a sharp incisive quality; caustic
|
|
punitive
|
"inflicting, involving or aiming at punishment"
|
|
purvey
|
provide supply
|
|
pusillanimous
|
cowardly; craven
|
|
putative
|
commonly accepted or supposed
|
|
putrefaction
|
becoming rotten
|
|
pyre
|
large pile of wood for burning
|
|
quack
|
person dishonestly claiming
|
|
quaff
|
drink deeply
|
|
quail
|
lose courage; turn frightened
|
|
qualm
|
feeling of doubt; temporary feeling of sickness
|
|
quandary
|
state of doubt or perplexity
|
|
quell
|
suppress; subdue
|
|
querulous
|
habitually complaining
|
|
quibble
|
try to avoid by sophistication
|
|
quiescence
|
"state of being passive, motionless "
|
|
quiescent
|
at rest; dormant; torpid
|
|
quirk
|
habit or action peculiar to smb or smth
|
|
quixotic
|
generous; unselfish
|
|
quotidian
|
banal; everyday
|
|
rabble
|
mob; crowd; the lower classes of populace
|
|
raconteur
|
person who tells anecdotes
|
|
racy
|
full of zest or vigor; piquant
|
|
raffish
|
low; vulgar
|
|
ragamuffin
|
ragged; often disreputable person
|
|
rake
|
dissolute person; libertine
|
|
ramble
|
to move aimlessly from place to place
|
|
ramify
|
to be divided or subdivided; to branch out
|
|
rancorous
|
feeling bitterness; spitefulness
|
|
rant
|
use extravagant language
|
|
rapacious
|
greedy (esp. for money)
|
|
rarefy
|
"to make thin, less dense; to purify or refine "
|
|
ratify
|
to approve and sanction formally
|
|
rave
|
act with excessive enthusiasm
|
|
reactionary
|
opposing progress
|
|
rebuff
|
snub
|
|
recalcitrant
|
disobedient
|
|
recant
|
take back as being false; give up
|
|
recast
|
cast or fashion anew
|
|
recidivism
|
relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
|
|
reciprocity
|
granting of privileges in return for similar
|
|
recitals
|
a number of performance of music
|
|
recluse
|
person who lives alone and avoids people
|
|
recompense
|
make payment to reward punish
|
|
reconcile
|
settle a quarrel; restore peace
|
|
recondite
|
little known; abstruse
|
|
recourse
|
turning to someone or something for help
|
|
recreancy
|
cowardice; cowardly giving up
|
|
recreant
|
coward; apostate or deserter
|
|
rectitude
|
the quality of being straight; righteousness
|
|
recuperate
|
"become strong after illness, loss, exhaustion "
|
|
redeem
|
get back by payment; compensate
|
|
redoubtable
|
formidable; causing fear
|
|
refine
|
"make or become pure, cultural "
|
|
refractory
|
stubborn; unmanageable; untractable
|
|
refulgent
|
shining; brilliant
|
|
regale
|
to delight or entertain; to feast
|
|
regicide
|
crime of killing a king
|
|
reiterate
|
say or do again several times
|
|
rejuvenation
|
becoming young in nature or appearance
|
|
relapse
|
fall back again
|
|
remonstrate
|
"to protest, object "
|
|
renaissance
|
rebirth or revival
|
|
renascent
|
rising again into being or vigor
|
|
render
|
deliver; provide; represent
|
|
renegade
|
deserter; unconventional or unlawful person
|
|
renege
|
to deny; to renounce; to go back on a promise
|
|
renovate
|
restore smth to better condition
|
|
renowned
|
celebrated; famous
|
|
repast
|
meal
|
|
repel
|
refuse to accept; cause dislike
|
|
reprisal
|
"recurrence, renewal or resumption of an action"
|
|
reproach
|
scold; upbraid
|
|
reprobate
|
person hardened in sin; one devoid of decency
|
|
repudiate
|
disown; refuse to accept or pay
|
|
repulsive
|
causing a feeling of disgust
|
|
requiem
|
mass for the dead; solemn chant for the dead
|
|
requite
|
repay; give in return
|
|
rescind
|
repeal; annul; cancel
|
|
resigned
|
unresisting; submissive
|
|
resilience
|
quality of quickly recovering the original shape
|
|
resort
|
to frequently visit
|
|
restive
|
refusing to move; reluctant to be controlled
|
|
resuscitation
|
coming back to consciousness
|
|
retard
|
check; hinder
|
|
reticent
|
reserved; untalkative
|
|
retrograde
|
tending toward a worse or previous state
|
|
revere
|
have deep respect for
|
|
reverent
|
feeling or showing deep respect
|
|
ribald
|
crude; characterized by coarse indecent humor
|
|
riddle
|
puzzling person or thing
|
|
rift
|
split; crack; dissension
|
|
rivet
|
fix; take up; secure metal pin
|
|
roll
|
call; calling of names
|
|
rotund
|
rich and deep; plump and round
|
|
ruffian
|
violent cruel man
|
|
rumple
|
make rough
|
|
sacrosanct
|
most sacred or holy; immune from criticism or violation
|
|
sagacious
|
having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sage
|
|
salacious
|
obscene
|
|
sallow
|
of a grayish greenish yellow color
|
|
salubrious
|
healthful
|
|
salutary
|
remedial; causing improvement
|
|
sanctimony
|
self-righteousness; hypocritical
|
|
sanction
|
approval (by authority); penalty
|
|
sanguinary
|
bloody
|
|
sanguine
|
cheerful; confident; optimistic
|
|
sanity
|
health of mind; soundness of judgement
|
|
sardonic
|
disdainfully or skeptically humorous; sarcastic
|
|
sash
|
long strip worn round the waist
|
|
satiate
|
satisfy fully
|
|
saturnine
|
gloomy; dark; morose
|
|
savant
|
person of great learning
|
|
savor
|
taste flavor smth
|
|
sawdust
|
tiny bits of wood
|
|
scabbard
|
sheath for the blade
|
|
scent
|
smell (esp. pleasant)
|
|
scorch
|
become discolored; dry up; go at high speed
|
|
scribble
|
write hastily
|
|
scruple
|
minute part or quantity; qualm
|
|
scrupulous
|
having moral integrity; punctiliously exact
|
|
scurrilous
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given to coarse language
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scurvy
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mean; contemptible
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secede/secession
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to withdraw from an organization
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secular
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material (not spiritual); living outside monasteries
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sedulous
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persevering
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seminal
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like a seed; constituting a source; originative
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sententious
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"short and pithy; full of maxims, proverbs "
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sequence
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succession; connected line of
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sere
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make hard and without feeling
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serendipity
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phenomenon of finding valuable things not sought for
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sermon
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reproving a person for his faults
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serrated
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having a toothed edge
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servile
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like a slave; lacking independence
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sever
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break off
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severance
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severing
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shallow
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little depth; not earnest
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shard
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piece of broken earthenware
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sheath
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cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
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shiftless
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lacking in resourcefulness; lacking in ambition
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shrew
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"ill-tempered, scolding woman"
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shrewd
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astute; showing sound judgement
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shrill
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sharp; piercing
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shun
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keep away from; avoid
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shunt
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send from one track to another; lay aside
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sidestep
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step to one side
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simper
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"(give a) silly, self-conscious smile "
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sinew
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power; chief supporting force
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sinuous
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"winding, undulating, serpentine "
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skiff
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small boat
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skit
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short piece of humorous writing
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slack
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"sluggish, dull, not tight "
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slake
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to assuage
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slate
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king of blue-grey stone; propose; criticize
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sluggard
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lazy slow-moving person
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slur
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"join sounds, words (indistinct) "
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smolder
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burn slowly without flame
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snare
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trap
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snub
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treat with contempt
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soar
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rise; fly high
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sober
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self-controlled
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sobriety
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quality or condition of being sober
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sodden
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soaked; saturated
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soggy
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heavy with water
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solvent
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of the power of forming a solution
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somatic
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of the body
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somnolent
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likely to induce sleep; inclined to sleep
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soot
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black powder in smoke
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sophisticated
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complex; subtle; refined
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sophistry
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fallacious reasoning; faulty logic
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sophomoric
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self-assured though immature
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soporific
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producing sleep
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sordid
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wretched; comfortless
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specious
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illogical of questionable truth or merit
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sphinx
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enigmatic or mysterious person
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spleen
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feelings of anger or ill will; often suppressed
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splenetic
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bad-tempered; irritable
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splice
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join (two ends)
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sponge
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porous rubber for washing; live at once expense
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spurious
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counterfeit
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spurn
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have nothing to do; reject or refuse
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squalid
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foul; filthy
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squander
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spend wastefully
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squat
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crouch; settle without permission
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stanch
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to stop the flow of a fluid
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steeply
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rising or falling sharply
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stentorian
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extremely loud and powerful
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stickler
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person who insists on importance of smth
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stigma
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mark of shame or disgrace
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stigmatize
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describe smb scornfully
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sting
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smth sharp
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stingy
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"spending, using unwillingly "
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stint
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to be thrifty; to set limits
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stipple
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paint with dots
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stipulate
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state or put forward as a necessary condition
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stolid
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showing no emotion; impassive
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stray
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wander; lose one's way
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streak
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long; thin; move very fast
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striated
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striped; grooved or banded
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stricture
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something that limits; adverse criticism
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stride
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walk with long steps
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strident
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characterized by harsh and discordant sound
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strut
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a supporting bar
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stultify
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to cause to appear or be foolish
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stygian
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"dark, gloomy "
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stymie
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"to hinder, obstruct or block "
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subdue
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"overcome, bring under control "
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subjugate
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to conquer; to subdue
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sublime
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"extreme, astounding "
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submerge
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put under water liquid; sink out of sight
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suborn
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induce by bribery; to commit perjury
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subpoena
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written order requiring a person to appear in a law court
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substantiation
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giving facts to support (statement)
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subsume
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include under a rule
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subterfuge
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deception
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succor
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assistance relief in time of distress
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suffice
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be enough
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suffocate
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cause or have difficulty in breathing
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suffrage
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short prayer usually in a series; right of voting
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sullied
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to be stained or discredited
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summarily
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briefly; without delay
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summary
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done without delay or formality
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sumptuous
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magnificent
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sundry
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various; miscellaneous; separate
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superannuate
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to become retired; to become obsolete
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supercilious
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disdainful; characterized by haughty scorn
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superfluous
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more then is needed or wanted
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superimpose
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put smth on the top
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supersede
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take the place of
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supine
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lying on the back; slow to act; passive
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suppliant
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asking humbly; beseeching
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supplicate
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make a humble petition to
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suppress
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prevent from being known; put an end to
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surcharge
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additional load; charge
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surfeit
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satiate; feed to fulness or to excess
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susceptibility
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sensitiveness
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swerve
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change direction suddenly
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sybarite
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voluptuary
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sycophant
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person who flatter to the rich and powerful
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syncopated
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abbreviated; stressing the weak beat
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synopsis
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summary or outline
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taciturn
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untalkative silent
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tactile
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perceptible by touch
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tadpole
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form of a frog when it leaves the egg
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talon
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claw of a bird of prey
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tamp
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tap or drive down by repeated light blows
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tamper
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interfere with
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tangential
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suddenly changeable
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tarnished
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lost brightness
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tassel
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bunch of threads
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taunt
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contemptuous reproach; hurtful remark
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taut
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tightly stretched
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tautology
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"a repetition, redundancy "
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tawdry
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cheap; gaudy; showy; tacky
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teetotal
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oppose to alcohol
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temerity
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boldness; brashness; intrepidness
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temperance
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abstinence from alcohol; self-control; moderation
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temperate
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showing self-control
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tenacity
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firmness; persistency
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tendentious
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biased
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tenuous
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insubstantial flimsy weak
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tepid
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lukewarm
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termagant
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shrew
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terse
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brief and to the point
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testiness
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witness; evidence
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threadbare
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exhausted of interest or freshness; trite
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thrift
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care; economy; thriving; prosperous
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thwart
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obstruct; frustrate
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timid
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shy; easily frightened
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timorous
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fearful; timid
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toady
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obsequious flatterer
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tonic
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smth giving strength or energy
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topple
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be unsteady and overturn
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torment
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severe pain or suffering
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torpid
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sleeping; sluggish; lethargic; dormant
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torque
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twisting force causing rotation
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tortuous
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devious; not straightforward
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tout
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person who worries others to buy smth to use his service
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tractable
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easily controlled or guided
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traduce
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to malign; to violate
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transgress
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break; go beyond (a limit)
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transient
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temporary; fleeting
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transitory
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brief
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travesty
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parody; imitation
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tremulous
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characterized by trembling; affected with timidity
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trenchant
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forceful; effective; vigorous
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trepidation
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alarm; excited state of mind
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trickle
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flow in drops
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trifling
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unimportant
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trite
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not new
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truce
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(agreement) stop of fighting for a time
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truckle
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to act in a subservient manner
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truculence
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aggressiveness; ferocity
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trudge
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walk heavily
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turbid
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muddy; having the sediment stirred up
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turbulence
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being uncontrolled; violent
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turgid
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excessively ornate; swollen or bloated
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turmoil
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trouble; disturbance
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turmoil
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"state of extreme confusion, agitation or commotion"
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turpitude
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wickedness; shamefulness
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turquoise
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greenish-blue precious stone
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tyro
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tiro; beginner
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ubiquitous
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present everywhere
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ulterior
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situated beyond
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umbrage
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offense; resentment
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uncouth
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rough; awkward
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underbid
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make a lower bid then smb else
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undermine
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weaken gradually at the base
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undulate
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to move in wavelike fashion; fluctuate
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unearth
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discover and bring to light
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unencumbered
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easy-going; trifle
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unexceptionable
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not open to objection or criticism
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unfeigned
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not pretended; sincere
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unscathed
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unharmed; unhurt
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unseemly
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inappropriate; indecorous
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untoward
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unfortunate; inconvenient
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upbraid
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scold; reproach
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urbane
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elegant; refined in manners
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vacillation
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being uncertain; hesitating
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vagary
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strange act or idea
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vain
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"without use, result; conceited "
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valedictory
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of an act of bidding farewell
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valiant
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brave
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valorous
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brave
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vanquish
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conquer
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vaunt
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to boast
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veer
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change direction
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venal
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ready to do smth dishonest
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veneer
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surface appearance covering the true nature
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veneration
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regard with deep respect
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venial
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excusable
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veracity
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truth
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verdant
|
fresh and green
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verisimilitude
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appearing true or real
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veritable
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real; rightly named
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verve
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spirit; vigor; enthusiasm
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vestige
|
trace or sign
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vex
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annoy; distress; trouble
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vigilance
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watchfulness; self-appointed group who maintain order
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vigilant
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member of a vigilance committee
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vigorous
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strong; energetic
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vilify
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slander; say evil things
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vindicate
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to free from allegation or blame; to justify
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vindictive
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having a desire to revenge
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viraginous
|
of a virago
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virago
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a loud domineering woman; a scold or nag
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visceral
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of the internal organs of the body
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viscous
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sticky; semi-fluid
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vitiate
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lower the quality; weaken the strength
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vituperate
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curse; abuse in words
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vivacious
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lively; high-spirited
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volatile
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changeable; inconstant
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volition
|
power of choosing or determining
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volubility
|
fluency; verbosity; easy use of spoken language
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voluble
|
fluent
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voluptuous
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full of pleasure to the senses
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vouchsafe
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to grant (often in a gracious manner)
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waffle
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talk vaguely and without much result
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waft
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scent; waving movement; carry lightly through
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wag
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merry person
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warmonger
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person who stirs up war
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warrant
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authority; written order; guarantee
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wean
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to turn away (from a habit)
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welter
|
turmoil; a bewildering jumble
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wend
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"to go, proceed "
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wheedle
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to influence or entice by soft words or flattery
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whimsical
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full of odd and fanciful ideas
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wince
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show bodily or mental pain
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woo
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try to win
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wrangle
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to dispute angrily or peevishly
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writ
|
written order
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yarn
|
"tale, story, fibers for knitting "
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