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abash

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to embarrass, to make ashamed

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abate

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to subside, to reduce

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abdicate

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to step down from a position of power

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aberration

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something not typical

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abhor

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hate, despise

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abject

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hopeless, defeated

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abnegate

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to deny oneself things, to reject

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abortive

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unsuccessful

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abridge

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to shorten

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absolute

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total, unlimited

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absolve

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to forgive or free from blame

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abstinent

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abstaining

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abstract

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theoretical

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abstruse

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hard to understand

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abysmal

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extremely hopeless or wretched

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accolade

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an award, honor

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accost

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to approach and speak to someone aggressively

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acerbic

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sour, severe

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acquiesce

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to comply passively

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acrid

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bitter

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acrimonious

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full of spite, bitter

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acumen

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keenness of judgement, mental sharpness

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acute

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sharp

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adamant

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stubborn

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adress

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to speak to

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adherent

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follower

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admonish

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to scold gently

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adroit

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skillful, dexterous

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adulation

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wild or excessive admiration

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adulterate

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to contaminate

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adverse

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unfavorable

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aesthetic

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having to do with artistic beauty

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affable

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easy to talk to, friendly

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affectation

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unnatural or artificial, usually to impress

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affinity

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sympathy, attraction

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affluent

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prosperous

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agenda

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program

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aggregate

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sum total

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agnostic

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one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

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agrarian

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relating to land

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alacrity

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cheerful eagerness or readiness

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allege

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to assert without proof

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alleviate

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to relieve, usually temporarily

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allocate

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to distribute

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alloy

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a combination of two or more things, usually metal

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allusion

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an indirect reference, a hint

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aloof

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uninvolved

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altruism

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selflessness, generosity

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ambience

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atmosphere, mood

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning, confusing

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ambivalent

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undecided, having opposed feelings

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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amenable

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obedient

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amenity

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pleasantness, attractive or comfortable feature

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amiable

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friendly, agreeable

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amnesty

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an official pardon for a group of people

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amoral

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lacking a sense of right and wrong

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amorous

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feeling loving (sexually)

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amorphous

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shapeless

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anachronism

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something out of place in time or history

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analogy

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a comparison of one thing to another

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anarchy

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absence of government or control, disorder

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anecdote

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a short account of a humorous or revealing incident

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anguish

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agonizing physical or mental pain

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animosity

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hostility

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anomaly

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an aberration, an irregularity

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antecedent

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someone or something that went before, something that provides a model

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antipathy

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firm dislike

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antithesis

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the direct opposite

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apartheid

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the former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa

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apathy

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lack of interest

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aphorism

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a brief, witty saying

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apocalypse

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prophetic revelation, especially concerning the end of the world

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apocryphal

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of dubious authenticity

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apotheosis

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elevation to divine status, perfect example of something

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appease

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to soothe, to pacify by giving in to

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appreciate

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to increase in value

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apprehensive

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worried, anxious

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approbation

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approval, praise

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appropriate

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to take without permission

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aptitude

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capacity for learning, natural ability

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arbiter

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one who decides, a judge

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arbitrary

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random

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arcane

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mysterious

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archaic

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extremely old

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archetype

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an original model or pattern

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ardent

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passionate

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arduous

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hard, difficult

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aristocratic

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of noble birth, snobbish

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artful

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crafty, sly

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artifice

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a clever trick, cunning

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ascendancy

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supremacy, domination

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ascetic

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hermit-like, practicing self-denial