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Peruse

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to read carefully

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Perturb

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disturb

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Pertinent

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relevant

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Perquisite

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a privilege that goes along with a job

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Pernicious

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deadly

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Permeate

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spread or seep through

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Patent

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obvious

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Perjury

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lying under oath

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Periphery

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the outside edge of something

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Peripatetic

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wandering, traveling

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Perfunctory

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unenthusiastic

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Perfidy

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treachery

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Perennial

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continual

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Preemptory

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final

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Pensive

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thoughtful, sad

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Paternal- father- like
Pathology- the science of diseases
Patriarch- the male head of the family
Patrician- person of noble birth
Patronize- to treat someone as inferior
Paucity- scarcity
Peccadillo- minor offense
Pedantic- boringly scholarly
Pedestrian- unimaginative
Pejorative- negative
Penchant- strong taste or liking for something
Penitent

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sorry

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Penchant

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strong taste or liking for something

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Pejorative

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negative

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Pedestrian

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unimaginative

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Pedantic

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boringly scholarly

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Peccadillo

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minor offense

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Paucity

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scarcity

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Patronize

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to treat someone as inferior

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Patrician

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person of noble birth

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Patriarch

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the male head of the family

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Pathology

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the science of diseases

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Paternal

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father- like

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Pervade

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to spread through out

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Petulant

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rude, cranky

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Philanthropy

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love of humankind

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Philistine

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a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation for artistic or intellectual matters

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Pious

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reverent or devout

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Pivotal

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crucial

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Placate

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to pacify

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Plaintive

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expressing sadness or sorrow

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Platitude

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a dull trite remark

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Plebian

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common

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Plethora

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an excess

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Poignant

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painfully emotional

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Polarize

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to break up into opposing factions

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Polemic

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a powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue

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Ponderous

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so large as to be clumsy

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Portent

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an omen

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Postulate

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something accepted as true without proof

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Pragmatic

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practical

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Precedent

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an earlier example or model of something

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Precept

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a rule to live by

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Precipitate

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to cause to happen abruptly

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Precipitous

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steep

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Preclude

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to prevent something from ever happening

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Precursor-

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something that goes before

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Predilection-

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a natural preference for something

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Preeminent-

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better than anyone else

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Preempt-

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to seize something by prior right

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Premise-

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an assumption

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Prepossess-

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to preoccupy

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Prerogative-

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a right or privilege connected exclusively with position

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Prevail-

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to overcome

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Pristine-

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original, unspoiled

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Prodigal-

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wastefully extravagant

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Prodigious-

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extraordinary

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Prodigy-

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extremely talented child

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Profane-

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not having to do with religion, blasphemous

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Profess-

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to declare

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Proficient-

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thoroughly competent

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Profligate-

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extravagantly wasteful

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Profound-

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deep

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Profuse-

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flowing

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Proletariat-

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the industrial working class

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Proliferate-

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to spread or grow rapidly

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Prolific-

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abundantly productive

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Promulgate-

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to proclaim

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Propensity-

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a natural inclination or tendency

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Propitious-

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marked by favorable signs or conditions

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Proponent-

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an advocate

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Proprietary

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- characteristic of an owner of property

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Propriety-

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properness

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Prosaic-

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dull

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Proscribe-

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to outlaw

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Proselytize-

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to convert

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Protagonist-

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the leading character in a novel

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Protract-

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prolong

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Provident-

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preparing for the future

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Provincial-

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limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world

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Provisional-

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conditional, temporary

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Proximity-

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nearness

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Prudent-

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careful

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Purported-

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rumored

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Putative-

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commonly accepted

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Qualify-

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to modify or restrict

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Qualitative-

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having to do with the quality of something

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Querulous-

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complaining; grumbling

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Quixotic-

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romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree.

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Ramification-

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consequences

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Rancor-

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long lasting

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Rapacious-

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greedy

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Rebuke-

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criticize sharply

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Rebut-

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to contradict

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Recalcitrant-

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stubbornly defiant

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Recant-

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to publicly take back

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Reciprocal-

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mutual

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Reclusive-

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hermit-like

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Recondite-

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hard to understand

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Recrimination-

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bitter counteraccusation

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Redolent-

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fragrant

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Redundant-

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repetitive, excessive

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Refute-

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to prove to be false

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Reiterate-

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to say again

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Relegate-

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to banish

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Relentless-

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continuous

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Relinquish-

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to release or let go of

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Remonstrate-

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to argue against

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Renaissance-

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a rebirth

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Renounce-

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to give up formally

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Reparation-

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making amends

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Repercussions-

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a consequence

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Replenish-

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to fill again

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Replete

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completely filled

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Reprehensible-

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worthy of blame

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Reprisal-

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taking an “eye for an eye”

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Reproach-

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to scold

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Reprove-

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criticize mildly

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Repudiate-

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to reject

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Requisite-

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required

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Resolute-

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determined

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Respite-

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a period of rest or relief

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Reticent-

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quiet

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Revere-

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to respect highly

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Rhetoric-

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the art of formal speaking or writing

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Rigorous-

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strict; harsh

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Robust

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- strong and healthy

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Rogue-

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criminally dishonest person

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Rudimentary-

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basic

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Ruminate-

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to contemplate

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Rustic-

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rural

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Saccharine-

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sweet

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Sacrilege-

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a violation of something sacred

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Sacrosanct-

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sacred

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Sagacious-

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discerning

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Salient-

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sticking out

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Salutary-

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healthful; remedial

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Sanctimonious-

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pretending to be devout

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Sanguine-

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cheerful

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Sardonic-

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mocking

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Scintillate-

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to sparkle

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Scrupulous-

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strict

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Scrutinize-

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to examine carefully

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Secular-

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having nothing to do with religion or spirituality

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Sedition-

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treason

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Sentient-

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able to be perceived

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Sequester-

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to set or keep apart

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Serendipity-

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accidental good fortune

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Servile-

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like a servant

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Singular-

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unique

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Slander-

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to speak badly about someone publicly

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Sloth-

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laziness

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Sobriety-

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the state of being sober

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Solicitous-

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eager and attentive

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Solvent-

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not broke or bankrupt

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Soporific-

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sleep inducing

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Sordid-

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vile; dirty

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Spawn-

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bring forth

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Specious-

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deceptively plausible

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Sporadic-

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stopping and starting

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Spurious-

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false

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Squalor-

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filth

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Squander-

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to waste

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Stagnation-

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motionless

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Static-

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stationary

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Staunch-

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firmly committed

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Steadfast-

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loyal

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Stigmatize-

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to brand with disgrace

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Stipulate-

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to require something as part of a deal

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Stoic-

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indifferent

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Stratum-

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layer

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Stricture-

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a restriction

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Strife-

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bitter conflict

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Stringent-

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strict

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Stymie-

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to thwart