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Abaft
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rear of a ship
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Abdicate
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to reject
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Abjure
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to renounce
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Abnegation
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to refuse or deny oneself/ to relinquish or give up things or conveniences
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Abscond
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to go away hastily
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Abstemious
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sparingly used, characterized by abstenance
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Abysmal
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extraordinarily bad
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Acerbity
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harshness/bitterness
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Acrimony
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sharpness in nature/ spiteful
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Addle
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confused
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Adjure
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to entreat / beseech
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Adulation
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excessive praise
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Adulterate
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to corrupt
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Agrarian
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relating to divisions of land
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Alchemy
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any imaginary power of treansmitting anything into another
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Allegory
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symbolic description
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Anachronism
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representation of something existing at other than its proper time
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Annihilate
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to reduce to nothing
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Apocalyptic
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pertaining to revelation or prophecy
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Arrogate
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to claim, demand, commandere
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Artifice
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skill, ingenuity, craft, deception
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Askance
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sideways or suspicious
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Assay
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quantity of metal in an ore or alloy
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Attenuate
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to make thin or slimmer;or to weaken intensity/value
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Avarice
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inordinate desire of gaining wealth and possessions
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Batten
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to grow fat; thrive
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Beholden
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indebted
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bellicose
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warlike; quarrel/fight
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Besmirch
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soil or discolor
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Bestial
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having quailities of a beast
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prevaricate
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evade the truth
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quixotic
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extravagantly chivalrous
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resplendent
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dazzling/splendid
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roseate
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bright/cheerful/ optimistic
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rancor
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bitter hate or ill will
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quaff
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drink/swallow in large quantities
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perquisite
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a fee in addition to stated income
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prerogative
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prior or exclusive right or priveledge
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plenary
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full/entire/complete
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peruse
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read carefully/ thoroughly
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remonstrate
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exhibit strong reason against/ plead against in protest
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ramification
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consequence
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reprehend
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reprimand / find fault with
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rote
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fixe/mechanical way of doing something
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raze
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scrape/ shave off
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rotundity
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rounded/plump
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shoal
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great quantity
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umbrage
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displeasure; or shadow
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traduce
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exhibit or slander/ speak maliciously of
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surfeit
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feed/supply in excess
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stymie
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to hinder/obstruct
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scurrilous
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low/indecent language
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stolid
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unexcitable/dull
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striated
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marked w/ paralell lines
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splenetic
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bad-tempered/ irritable
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troth
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belief/faith
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tawdry
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gawdy/cheap
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supplant
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take place of
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succor
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aid/ assistance
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tribunal
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seat of judge
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wrest
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turn or twist
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verity
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truthfulness
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vicissitude
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quality of being changeable
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vigilence
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watchfulness
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vantage
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gain/profit/advantage
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uncouth
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uncultured/crude
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untrowable
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incredible
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venal
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easily bribed or corrupted
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verbiage
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wordiness
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visage
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appearance
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tether
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range or limits of ones ability
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sumptuous
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great expense
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sapid
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pleasant taste
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prefactory
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introductory
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penury
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lack of money or property
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nostrum
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a quack medicine
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nugatory
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trifling/futile/insignificant
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mien
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manner/external appearance
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maudlin
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foolishly and tearfully sentimental
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magnate
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very influencial person
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lurid
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ghastly pale or gloomy
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nefarious
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wicked/ abominable
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misanthropy
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hatrid of mankind
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nexus
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a connection
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mutinous
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inclined to revolt
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meritricious
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false/showy charms; fleshy
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malefactor
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one who commits crime
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obeisance
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gesture of respect or reverence
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hoary
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aged/ ancient
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ignominous
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contemptable/ degrading
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brindled
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streaked or spotted w/ a darker color
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callow
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immature
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canard
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a false statement/rumor
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catharsis
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emotional purging or purifying
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captious
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disposed to find fault
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comport
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to agree
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cogent
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compelling/ convincing/ to the point
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connivance
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passive cooperation
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dauntless
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fearless/ not discouraged
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desultory
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without order
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deliquesce
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to melt away
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effusive
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pouring out/overflowing
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egregious
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remarkably bad/outrageous
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egress
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to depart/go out
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foist
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to put in slyly or stealthily/pass off as genuine
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betroth
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promise in marriage
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bode
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foreshadow something
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boorish
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rude/ illmannered
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broach
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pierce/ introduce
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bucolic
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pastoral
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burlesque
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imitate comedy
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cadaver
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dead body
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caliber
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bullet size or a quality
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calumny
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slander
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carnage
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slaughter
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candid
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open/frank
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carte blanche
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unlimited power to decide
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castigate
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to chastise/ reprimand/ punish
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cataclysm
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overflowing of water or extraordinary change
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cavil
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to find fault unnecessarily/ frivolous opposition
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celibate
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unmarried/ chasted
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cessation
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a stop
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chafe
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to rage
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chaffing
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banter/ teasing
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choleric
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easily irritated/ angry
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circumvent
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go around/ avoid
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clandestine
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secret/ private/ hidden
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cohort
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a group or a band
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collusion
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secret agreement that is fraudulent or illegal/ conspiracy
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conclave
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a private meeting
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consort
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a companion or to be in agreement
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contravene
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to oppose
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contusion
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a bruise
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convenant
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a solemn agreement
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copious
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abundant
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coy
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modest/ bashful
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crass
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gross/ thick/ coarse
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cursory
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hasty
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dally
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to delay
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debonair
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suave/ urbane
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decadence
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moral decay
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deciduous
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falling off at a stage of growth
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decry
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denounce or condemn
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defunct
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no longer in existence
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delusion
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process of deception
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deposition
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remove from position or power
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depredation
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plundering or laying waste
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descant
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to comment on a theme or subject at length
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despoil
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to strip or to rob
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despotism
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tyranny or absolute power
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dexterous
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having or showing skill with hands
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dilapidated
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falling to pieces or disrepair
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dilettante
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admirer of fine arts
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dint
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a blow or a stroke
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divulge
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to make known
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dormant
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asleep
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dregs
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waste or worthless manner
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ecclesiastic
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pertaining to or relating to a church
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edify
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build/ establish or improve the mind
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efface
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erase/remove
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effrontery
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impudence/assurance
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elegy
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poem of lament and praise for the dead
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elucidate
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clarify/ make clear/ to explain
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emanate
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send forth/ emit
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embellish
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improve the appearance
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diffidence
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lack of confidence
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disarray
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disorder/ confusion
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doting
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excessively fond
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doughty
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brave/ valiant
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encroach
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to trespass/ intrude
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encumber
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to hold back/ hinder
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endue
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provide w/ some quality or trait
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enrapture
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to fill with pleasure
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epilogue
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closing section of a play or novel
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epitaph
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an inscription on a monument in memory of someone
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epiphany
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appearance of a diety or a sudden insight
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epitome
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typical
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equivocate
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purposely ambiguous
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eschew
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to escape from/ avoid
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estranged
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kept at a distance/ alienated
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ethereal
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very light, airy/ heavenly
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euphemism
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use of a work or phrase in place of one that is distasteful
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euphoria
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a feeling of well-being
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exhume
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unearth/ reveal
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expunge
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blot out/ delete
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exude
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flow slowly or ooze
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faction
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a number of people in an organization having common view
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fallible
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mistaken or erroneous
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fathom
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reach or penetrate with the mind
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fatuous
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silly/inane/unreal
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fealty
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fidelity/ loyalty
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feign
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invent or imagine
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ferment
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to excite or agitate
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fervid
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very hot/ burning
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fester
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become more virulent
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fetish
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excessive devotion/ blind adoration
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fidelity
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faithfulness/ honesty
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fissure
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a division or break
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flaccid
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hanging loose/ weak
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flamboyant
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ornate/ showy
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foible
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frailty in character
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foray
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raid/ plunder
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forensic
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pertaining to legal or public argument
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fortitude
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firm courage/ strength
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fractious
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rebellious/ apt to quarrel
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fraught
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loaded/ charged
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froward
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not willing to yeild or comply with what is reasonable
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fulminate
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explode with sudden violence or issue verbal attack or denunciation
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galvanize
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stimulate/ startle/ excite
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gamut
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complete range
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garish
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gaudy/ showy
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gauche
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awkward/ lacking grace
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germane
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pertinent/ closely related
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glib
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smooth/ slippery
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gnarled
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full of knots
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gourmand
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glutton
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grisly
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frightful/ horrible
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guffaw
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loud coarse burst of laughter
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guise
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false appearance
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halcyon
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calm/ quiet/ peaceful
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hapless
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unlucky/ unfortunate
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harangue
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speak in impassioned and forcible manner
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heretic
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one who holds opinion contrary to that which is generally accepted
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hiatus
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opening/ gap or a pause
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homily
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sermon read to an audience
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hybrid
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of mixed origin
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idiosyncrasy
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personal peculiarity or mannerism
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igneous
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of fire
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ignonimious
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contemptible/ degrading/ humiliating
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immaculate
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perfectly clean
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imminent
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about to happen
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impasse
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a situation w/o solution or escape
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impenitent
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not feeling regret, shame, or remorse
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impiety
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lack of respect
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impolitic
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unwise/ imprudent
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imprecate
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invoke a curse upon someone
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imputation
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attribution
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incarcerate
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imprison or confine
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incommodious
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inconvenient, uncomfortable, troublesome
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incorporeal
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not consisting of matter
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incorrigible
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not capable of correction or improvement
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incubate
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sit on and hatch eggs
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inculcate
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to impress upon the mind by frequent repitition or urging
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indmnify
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protect against or keep from loss
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indigenous
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inate/ inherent/ inborn
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indomitable
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not easily discouraged or defeated
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indubitably
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unquestionably
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inimical
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unfriendly/ adverse/ hostile/ unfavorable/ harmful
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iniquitous
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unjust/ wicked
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inordinate
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not regulated/ excessive
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intrepid
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fearless/ brave
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inured
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accustomed to hardship/ hardened/ toughened
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irascible
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easily provoked or inflamed to anger/ very irritable
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irreparable
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cannot be repaired or regained
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jettison
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throwing overboard to lighten load
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jocund
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merry/ cheerful
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lacerate
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tear/ cut/ wound/ hurt/
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lambent
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giving off soft radiance
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lassitude
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being tired or weak
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lewd
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lustful/ wicked
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libertine
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one who divulges his desires w/o restraint
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licentious
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disregarding accepted rules and standards
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lithe
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easily bent/ pliable or effortless grace
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucent
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shining/ traslucent
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lugubrious
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mournful/ very sad
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malign
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defame/ speak ill of
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marauder
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thief/ plunderer
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mendacious
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addicted to deception
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mercurial
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quick/ volatile/ changeable
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mettle
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high quality of character
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modulate
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to regulate or adjust
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mollify
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soften/ make less intense
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mordant
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sarcastic/ biting/ cutting/ caustic
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noxious
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harmful to health or morals
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obfucscate
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to darken or to confuse
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objurgate
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to denounce vehemently/ berate
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obloquy
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verbal obuse of a person or thing
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obtrude
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to eject
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odious
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causing hatred/hateful; or highly offensive, repugnant, disgusting
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oligarchy
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form of government where power is in hands of small exclusive group
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opalescent
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iridescent
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opprobrious
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reproachful/ contemptuous
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palindrome
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a word, verse or sentence that is the same when read backward or forward
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parapet
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wall or railing
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paultry
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worthless/ trifling
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pandemonium
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wild disorder/ mass confusion
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pariah
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outcast
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parity
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equality, as in amount, status, or character
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parley
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speak with another/ discourse
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parry
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to ward off/ avert/ defend (as in fencing)
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parsimonious
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miserly/ stingy
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paucity
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scarity/ small number
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peculate
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to embezzle
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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pellucid
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transparent
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perfidious
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voilating good faith or vows
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plethora
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excess
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pommel
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projection at front of saddle
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potable
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drinkable
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prate
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talk too much and foolishly/ pointless babble
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precept
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a rule or direction of moral conduct
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precocious
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matured earlier than usual
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preponderate
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outweigh
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prolific
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fruitful/ highly productive
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propagate
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reproduce or multiply
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propitiate
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to win the good will of
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provident
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with forsight/ prudent/ economical/ frugal/ thrifty
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proviso
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stipulation to an agreement
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pseudonym
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fictitious name
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puerile
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childish/ immature
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purloin
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to steal
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purview
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range of control, activity, or understanding/ the scope
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qualm
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sudden feeling of uneasiness or doubt
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quintessence
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the pure essence of anything
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority/ noncompliant/ hard to manage or deal with
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recidivism
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habitual or chronic relapse
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recumbent
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leaning or reclining
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redolent
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sweet-smelling/ fragrant
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reprieve
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temporary relief
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risible
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able or inclined to laugh
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rudimentary
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elementary
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sardonic
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bitterly ironical
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schism
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a division in an organized group
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specious
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appearing just and fair w/o really being so
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staid
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sober/ sedate
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stanch
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stop or check the flow of blood
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termagant
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boistrous scolding woman/ shrew
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thrall
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a slave
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throe
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a violent pang or spasm of pain
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craven
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cowardly
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colloquial
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ordinary, everyday language
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calyx
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cup-shaped
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philologist
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studies language
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caesura
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pause
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indefatigable
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industrious
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cabal
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a group gathered to cause harm
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usury
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An excessive or illegally high rate of interest charged on borrowed money
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eschatology
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theology concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc.
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postulate
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claim without proof; self-evident
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idiomatic
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having distinct style or character
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myrmidon
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faithful follower who follows orders without question
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sycophant
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self-seeking flatterer; brown-noser
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prolix
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Tediously prolonged; wordy
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pretentious
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Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified
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Lascivious
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expressive of lust or lewdness
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ebullient
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Excited; or Zestfully enthusiastic
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ennui
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bored; or a feeling of utter weariness and discontent
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parochial
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religeously moral; or very limited or narrow in scope or outlook
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quiescent
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inactive or motionless
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phlegmatic
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apathetic; sluggish
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ignoble
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shameful
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pusillanimous
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lacking courage or resolution; cowardly
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venerate
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To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference
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jute
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plant material used to make twine
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sisal
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plant fiber used to make rope
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ersatz
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substitute
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alacrity
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enthusiasm
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arbitrary
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unimportant
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errant
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wandering
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verisimilitude
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the appearance of the truth
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similacrum
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a vague image
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doleful
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sorrowful
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acrid
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foul-smelling
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aromatic
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pleasant smelling
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neophyte
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novice or beginner
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penultimate
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near the end or near completion
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terminus
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completion or conclusion
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Dearth
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scarity or shortage
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vacuous
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empty or void
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juxtaposition
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placed side-by-side
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renege
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go back on a promise
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exculpate
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remove blame/ absolve
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incipient
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come into being or existence
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nascent
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come into being or existence
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petulent
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impatient
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tautological
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overstatement of the truth
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tantamount
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equal to
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analogous
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similar
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incubus
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a male demon
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succubus
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a female demon
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dowager
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older unmarried woman
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distaff
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pertaining to female
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apothegm
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short, pithy sayings
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voluble
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fluent
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accede
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to comply with
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dogmatic
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authoritarian
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obdurate
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stubborn or unwavering
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ubiquitous
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omnipresent
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tenacious
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holding on to
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tacit
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unexpressed
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succinct
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concise
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acquiesce
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concede
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bombastic
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pompous
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turgid
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pompous
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affable
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friendly
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malific
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evil/ bad
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baleful
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evil/ bad
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homogeneity
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conformity
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indoctrine
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insertion of another's ideas or opinions into one's mind
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cacophony
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discordant sounds
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euphony
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harmonious sounds
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trochee
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two syllables w/ accent on 1st syllable
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motif
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recurring theme in a novel
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aimb
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two syllables w/ accent on the 2nd syllable
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hemophobia
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fear of blood
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necrophobia
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fear of death
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sitophobia
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fear of food
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entente
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agreement
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propound
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display
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peregrination
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journey on foot
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preemptory
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urgent
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sedulous
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careful
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opine
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to have an opinion
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elver
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baby eel
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pullet
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young hen
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flapper
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young fowl
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leveret
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young hare
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cooper
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someone who makes barrels or casks
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eschatology
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concerned with finality
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epistemology
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study of knowledge
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thanatologist
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studies death
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lapidist
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connoisseur of minerals and gems
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teleologist
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studies nature
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philologist
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studies language
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lepidopterist
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collects butterflies
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philatelist
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collects stamps
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numismatist
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collects coins
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cartographer
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a map expert
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bibliophile
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interest in books
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chronometrist
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collects clocks
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lapidary
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someone who crafts precious stones
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blastula
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early stage of embryo
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calorie
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a unit of heat`
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watt
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a unit of power
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tesla
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a unit of magnetic flux density
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joule
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a unit of energy
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hertz
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a unit of frequency
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newton
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a unit of force
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UNIX
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operation system
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FORTRAN
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computer language programming
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theocracy
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church governs
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atomism
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belief that all matter is composed of atoms
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idealism
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belief that the external world is a creation of the mind
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SIN 0 degrees
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zero (0)
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SIN 30 degrees
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(1/2)
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SIN 45 degrees
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square root of (2) / (2)
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SIN 60 degrees
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square root of (3) / 2
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SIN 90 degrees
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one (1)
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COS 0 degrees
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one (1)
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COS 30 degrees
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square root of (3/2)
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COS 45 degrees
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square root of (2) / 2
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COS 60 degrees
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(1/2)
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COS 90 degrees
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zero (0)
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