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211 Cards in this Set
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recapitulate
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to summarize, review
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resuscitate
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to revive, bring back to life
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recant
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to repudiate, withdrawl a previous statement
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recession
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withdrawl
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reciprocate
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to repay in kind
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redundant
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more than necessary, superfluous
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resonate
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echoing, vibrating
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rescind
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cancel, nullify
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reimburse
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to repay
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reiterate
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to repay
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retrospective
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looking back on the past
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posthumous
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after death
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postprandial
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after dinner
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posterity
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descendants; the people who come after you
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antithesis
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contrast; the direct opposite of
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antipathy
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strong feelings against an object or person; hatred
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antiseptic
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substance that prevents infection
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anticlimax
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a disappointment in thought or emotion from what came before
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antique
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belonging to an earlier period
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antiquated
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too oled to be useful; antediluvian
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antiquity
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ancient times
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contraband
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against the law; illegal trade; smuggling
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contravene
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to violate; contradict
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controvert
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to oppose with arguements; contradict
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contraindicated
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to be opposite of what is expected or advised
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accolade
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an honor or award
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redolent
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sweet smelling
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qualm
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a sudden feeling of uneasiness
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reticent
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uncommunitcative; restrained; silent; taciturn
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inadvertant
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unintentional; inattentive; heedless
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travesty
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a shameful imitation
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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erratic
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wandering, irregular, unsuitable
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fundamental
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basic
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illuminate
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to light up; explain
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tirade
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long, vehement speech, usually negative
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infer
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to read between the lines
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inference
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conclusion drawn from available data
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inclination
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a liking or leaning toward; tendency
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jocular
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jolly
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immune
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not liable to danger of infection; free from obligation
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angst
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anxiety; fear
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diurnal
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occuring during the day
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lobby
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to urge or influence
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impetuous
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rash; impulsive
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remonstrate
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to complain; protest, censure
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reprehensible
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blamable; reproachable
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feign
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pretend
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cajole
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to coax with insincere flattery
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resolute
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determined; tenacious
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unwonted
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unaccustomed; newly tried
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circumstance
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fact or event, something around another thing
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circumvent
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to outwit, baffle, to get around something with clever manuevers
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cicumspect
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cautious, prudent,
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circumstatiate
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to give detailed proof, verified with circumstances
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circumlocution
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roundabout; devious way of saying something
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cicuitous
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roundabout; winding
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circlet
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small ring or band
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autocrat
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self willed person, absolute ruler
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autonomy
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right to self rule
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multiplicity
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large number
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multitude
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great numbers, a crowd
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multifarious
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made of many parts or kinds; having a great variety
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multilateral
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having many sides; involving more than two nations
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multilingual
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knowing more than one language
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paradox
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contradiction; an obsurd outcome when seen beside the original outcome
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paradigm
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a model, ideal
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supercilious
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snobbish, arrogant
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superfluous
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excessive, more than needed
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superannuated
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retired due to old age; very old
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superfacial
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trivial; shallow; on the surface
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supernumerary
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an extra; in excess of needed number, superfluous
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insuperable
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not able to overcome
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subjugate
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to bring under control
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subversive
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aimed at overthrowing; bringing down a government
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subliminal
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below the threshold of conscious perception
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sub rosa
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in strict confidence; privately
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subsequent
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following; later
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subsidary
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subordinate; secondary
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subsistence
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barest means of support
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substantiate
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to verify; support; give a foundation under
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subtle
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clever not immediately obvious; ingenious
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subservient
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slavish
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subordinate
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lower in rank; inferior
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subterfuge
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underhandedness; action used to escape
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whet
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to sharpen; stimulate
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discord
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disagreement
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onerous
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burdensome
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discord
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disagreement
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skirmish
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small fight; brief encounter
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sinister
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evil; ominous; malovent
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ilk
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of a kind; sort (often negative)
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viable
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practical; workable
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stereotype
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unvarying pattern; to assign one trait to an entire group
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preclude
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to prevent; shut out
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voracious
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desiring or consuming great quantaties; ravenous
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furtive
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secret; stealthy; surretitious
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ominous
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threatening
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solace
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easing of grief
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germane
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relevant; to the point
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homily
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a sermon
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precipitous
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steep; rash
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untoward
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deplorable; hindering; hard to control
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ferment
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commotion
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magnanimous
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generous; charitable
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usurp
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to take power by force
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quitotic
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idealistic; romantically impractical
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tumultuous
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wild and noisy
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incongruous
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unuitable, inappropriate
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incredulous
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unbelievable; skeptical; suspicious
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assuage
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to soothe; lessen (ease in pain)
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circumstance
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facts or event; something standing around another thing
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circumvent
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to outwit; baffle; to get around by clever maneuvering
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circumspect
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cautious; prudent; a careful look around
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circumstantiate
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to give detailed proof; verify with circumstances
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cicumlocution
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roundabout; devious way of saying something
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circuitous
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roundabout; winding
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circlet
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small ring or band
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automation
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a robot; one who loseses human qualities and acts mechanically
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autocrat
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self-willed person; absolute ruler
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automomy
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right of self rule
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hydraulic
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operates by water or toher liquids
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dehydrate
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to remove water from
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microbe
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microscopic living being
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omnibus
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comprehensice, miscellaneous
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omnipotent
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all powerful
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microcosm
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a representation of the world on a small scale
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omnivorous
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eating all; not particular
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omnifarious
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of all kinds; caries
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omniscient
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all-knowing; completely wise
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accost
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to approach a person (often in a threatening way)
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indiscriminate
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choosing at random without careful selection
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felon
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person guilty of a major crime
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incipient
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just beginning to exist
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tremulous
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quivering; trembling
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sordid
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filthy; base; dirty
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aspirant
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candidate for high position
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contrue
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to make a deduction; infer
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valid
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strong; true; proper
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servile
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overly submissive
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universal
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everywhere; affecting everything
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anarchy
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lack of government
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virtulent
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very harmful; extremely poisonous
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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trivial
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uninmportant
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phenomenon
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a remarkable or extraordinary event that can be observed
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irrational
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unreasonable; absurd
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vital
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important; alive; essential
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irrational
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unreasonable; absurd
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ironic
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satiric; unexpected
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provocative
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exciting; attracting attention
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conventional
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common; usual; customary; traditional
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tentative
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not final
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deferential
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respectable; submissive
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plethora
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excess
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inexorable
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determined; implacable
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dilatory
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procrastinating; delaying
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deleterious
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injuious; harmful
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prevaricator
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a liar
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laud
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to praise
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ambivalent
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feeling torn; uncertain
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peripheral
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nearing the edge; bordering
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megalomania
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mental disorder; grandoise ideas of self importance
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megalopois
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cities close together that are considered an urban complex
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photogenic
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attractive as a subject for photography
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telephoto
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large image of a distant object
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telepathy
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communicateion between two people far apart by other than normal sensory means
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philathropist
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one who loves people; gives money to benefit humanity
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misanthrope
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onw who hates people
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anthropoid
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resembling humans
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anthropomorphism
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attributing human form or characteristics ot a god, animal, or inanimate object
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intermediary
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one who acts as a mediator between people
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interims
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time between periods or events; meanwhile
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intermittent
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occuring at intervals; coming and going
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interminable
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endless; unlimited
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interlocution
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dialogue; conference; speak in turn
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interlude
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an intervening period of time
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intravenous
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within a vein
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intragalactic
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within a galaxy
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introvert
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one who turns inward
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introspective
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look within one's mind; analyzing one's own feelings
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eminent
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of high reputation; outstanding
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replete
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completely filled or supplied with
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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phlegmatic
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calm; hard to rouse into action
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admonish
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to warn; to reprove gently
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infamous
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famous for doing evil or bad things
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insipid
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bland, boring, stupid
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egregious
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remarkably bad
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unsavory
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tasteless; morally offensive
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novel
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new; unusual
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belligerent
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warlike
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deter
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prevent; stop; keep from doing something
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depraved
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morally corrupt
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deride
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to ridicule; make fun
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austere
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severe; without frills
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implore
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to beg urgently for aid or mercy
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akacrutt
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briskness; lively action; cheerful promptness
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heresy
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opposed to established beliefs
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banal
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common or trite; dull; ordinary
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expedite
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to move faster and easier
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inane
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foolish
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly resistnet to authority
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acquiesce
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to give in
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pristine
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clean; natural; uncontained
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complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
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effervescent
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bubbly; lively
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volatile
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explosive; highly unstable
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incommodious
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not spacious
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rue
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to regret
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stratagem
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a scheme or deception
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