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abate
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To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen.
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acrid
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Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell.
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acrimony
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Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior.
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adept
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adj- Very skilled
noun- a highly skilled person; an expert |
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antipathy
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A strong feeling of aversion (strong dislike) or repugnance.
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antiseptic
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Capable of preventing infection by inhibiting the growth of microorganisms
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apportionment
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To divide and assign according to a plan; allot
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approbation
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An expression of warm approval; praise
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appropriate
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To set apart for a specific use
2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: |
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aspersion
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An unfavorable or damaging remark; slander
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atrophy
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A wasting away, deterioration, or diminution
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audacious
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Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold.
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avant-garde
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A group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts.
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avarice
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Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity.
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averse
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Having a feeling of opposition, distaste, or aversion; strongly disinclined:.
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baneful
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Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful
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bellicose
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Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious
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blandish
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To coax by flattery or wheedling;
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circumvent
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To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap.
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clandestine
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Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose
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cogent
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Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing
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complacence
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1. Contented self-satisfaction. 2. Total lack of concern.
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complicity
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Involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
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condone
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To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure
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conflagration
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A large destructive fire
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congenial
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Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic
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conglomeration
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An accumulation of miscellaneous things
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conspicuous
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Easy to notice; obvious
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convergence
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The point of converging; a meeting place
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curtail
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To cut short or reduce
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daunting
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abating the courage of; discouraging
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decorous
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Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper
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defamation
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the act of damaging the reputation, character, or good name of by slander or libel
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demagogue
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A leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace
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depravity
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Moral corruption or degradation.
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depreciatory
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Diminishing in value
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dilapidated
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To bring or fall into a state of partial ruin, decay, or disrepair
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disarming
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To deprive of the means of attack or defense; render harmless
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divest
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1. To strip, as of clothes.
2. To deprive, as of rights or property |
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disincline
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To make reluctant or averse
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disjointed
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To destroy the coherence or connections of.
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dispatch
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The act of sending off, as to a specific destination
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dispensation
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The act of dispensing
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distillation
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The evaporation and subsequent collection of a liquid by condensation as a means of purification
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dormant
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Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive
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dour
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Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding
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effacement
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To rub or wipe out; erase
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empirical
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Relying on or derived from observation or experiment
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endemic
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Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people
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eschew
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To avoid; shun
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exculpate
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To clear of guilt or blame
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exemplar
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One that is worthy of imitation; a model
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