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104 Cards in this Set
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rhetoric (syn)
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eloquence, oratory
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vacillate (syn)
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dither, irresolute, falter, oscillate, fluctuate, waver
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transitory (syn)
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ephemeral, impermanent, evanescent, fleeting, momentary
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Aesthetic (syn)
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artistic, tasteful
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Deference (syn)
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courtesy, obeisance, honor, respect, veneration, homage, reverence
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Mollify (syn)
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appease, assuage, conciliate, pacify
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Latent (syn)
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concealed, potential, dormant, inert, quiescent
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Iconoclast (syn)
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maverick, nonconformist, rebel, revolutionary
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Impervious (syn)
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resistant, impregnable
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prudence (syn)
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astuteness, frugality, circumspection, judiciousness, thrift, discretion, providence
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Abstain (syn)
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forbear, refrain, withhold
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Stigma (syn)
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blemish, stain, blot, opprobrium, taint
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waver (syn)
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dither, irresolute, falter, oscillate, waver, fluctuate, vacillate
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chauvinist (syn)
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biased, partial, prepossessed, colored, partisan, prejudicial, tendentious
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embellish (syn)
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adorn, embroider, bedeck, enhance, exaggerate, elaborate
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eclectic (syn)
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broad, catholic, selective
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luminous (syn)
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incandescent, lucent, lustrous, radiant, resplendent
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monotony (syn)
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drone, tedium
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dilate (syn)
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amplify, enlarge, develop, expatiate, expand
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articulate (syn)
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eloquent, expressive, fluent, lucid, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken
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Advocate (syn)
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back, champion, support
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Lucid (syn)
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clear, intelligible, coherent, explicit, limpid
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lethargic (syn)
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apathetic, listless, languid, lackadaisical, torpid
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Ambiguous (syn)
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cloudy, equivocal, obscure, doubtful, nebulous, dubious, indeterminate, vague
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Abyss (syn)
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chasm, void
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Propriety (syn)
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decency, modesty, seemly, decorum
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apathy (syn)
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coolness, impassivity, lassitude, phlegm, indifference, stolidity, disregard, listlessness, insensibility, unconcern
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efficacy (syn)
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dynamism, force, proficiency, power, strength, efficiency, productiveness, vigor
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verbose (syn)
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longwinded, loquacious, superfluous, prolix
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dissonance (syn)
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clash, dissension, friction, contention, dissent, strife, discord, dissidence
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exonerate (syn)
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absolve, exculpate, acquit, clear, vindicate
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chaos (syn)
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clutter, disarray, muddle, topsy-turviness, jumble, scramble, disarrangement, snarl, turmoil
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enigma (syn)
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conundrum, perplexity
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erudite (syn)
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scholastic, learned, wise
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eulogy (syn)
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commend, extol, laud
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placate (syn)
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appease, conciliate, mollify
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burnish (syn)
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buff, luster, polish, scour
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fervid (syn)
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burning, impassioned, passionate, zealous, vehement
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pungent (syn)
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piquant, poignant, acrid, caustic, stinging
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cacophony (syn)
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discord, chaos, disharmony, noise, clamor, din
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Dupe (syn)
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beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick
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Precipitate (syn)
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abrupt, hasty, headlong, hurried, ill-considered, impetuous, impulsive, prompt, rash, reckless, sudden
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Discern (syn)
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catch, descry, detect, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, espy, glimpse, know, separate, spot, spy, tell
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Analogous (syn)
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alike, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, homogeneous, parallel, similar
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Rarefy (syn)
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attenuate, thin
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Adulterate (syn)
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doctor, debase, load
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Innocuous (syn)
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benign, harmless, inoffensive, insipid
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Florid (syn)
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baroque, elaborate, flamboyant, ornate, ostentatious, rococo
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Explicit (syn)
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candid, frank, straightforward, unequivocal
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Philanthropy (syn)
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humanitarianism, altruism
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Pragmatic (syn)
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realistic, rational
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Decorum (syn)
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correctness, decency, etiquette, manners, mores, propriety, seemliness
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Naive (syn)
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artless, credulous, guileless, ingenuous, simple, unaffected
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Dogma (syn)
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creed, doctrines, teaching, tenet
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Frugality (syn)
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economical, parsimony, prudence, sparing
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Fortuitous (syn)
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chance, fortunate, haphazard, lucky, propitious, prosperous
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Gullible (syn)
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credulous, exploitable, naive
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Emulate (syn)
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ape, imitate, simulate
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Dogmatic (syn)
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authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, doctrinaire, domineering, imperious, magisterial, masterful, overbearing, peremptory
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Archaic (syn)
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ancient, antediluvian, antique, bygone, dated, dowdy, fusty, obsolete, old-fashioned, outdated, outmoded, passé, prehistoric, stale, superannuated, superseded, vintage
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Antagonize (syn)
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clash, conflict, incite, irritate, oppose, pester, provoke, vex
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Malinger (syn)
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shirk, slack
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Antipathy (syn)
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abhorrence, animosity, animus, antagonism, aversion, dislike, enmity, hatred, hostility, loathing, repellence, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
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Connoisseur (syn)
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authority, epicure, expert, gastronome, gourmet
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Fanatical (syn)
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extremist, fiery, frenzied, zealous
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Anomaly (syn)
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aberrant, deviance, aberration, abnormality, deviation, irregularity, preternaturalness
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Alleviate (syn)
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allay, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate, relieve
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Bolster (syn)
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brace, buttress, crutch, prop, stay, support, sustain, underpinning, uphold
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Malleable (syn)
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adaptable, ductile, plastic, pliant, pliable
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Meticulous (syn)
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conscientious, precise, scrupulous
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Tirade (syn)
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diatribe, fulmination, harangue, obloquy, revilement, vilification
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Banal (syn)
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bland, bromidic, Clichéd, commonplace, fatuous, hackneyed, innocuous, insipid, jejune, musty, platitudinous, prosaic, quotidian, shopworn, stale, stereotypic, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, vapid, worn-out
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Estimable (syn)
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admirable, commendable. honorable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy, respectable, venerable, worthy
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Bombastic (syn)
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bloated, declamatory, fustian, grandiloquent, grandiose, high-flown, magniloquent, orotund, pretentious, rhetorical, self-important
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caustic (syn)
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acerbic, biting, trenchant, mordant
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corroborate (syn)
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authenticate, back, bear out, buttress, confirm, substantiate, validate, verify
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gregarious (syn)
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affable, congenial, communicative, sociable
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enumerate (syn)
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catalog, index, tabulate
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permeate (syn)
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imbue, infuse, pervade, suffuse , penetrate
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plethora (syn)
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glut, overabundance, surfeit, superfluity
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Opaque (syn)
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obscure
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Plastic (syn)
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adaptable, ductile, malleable, pliant
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Paradox (syn)
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incongruity, ambiguity
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Convoluted (syn)
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byzantine, intricate, perplexing, complex, knotty, elaborate, labyrinthine, tangled
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satiate (syn)
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cloy, glut, gorge, surfeit
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veracity (syn)
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candor, fidelity, exactitude, probity
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Sublime (syn)
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august, grand, majestic, resplendent, exalted, magnificent, noble, glorious, regal, superb
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Zeal (syn)
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ardency, fire, fervor, passion
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Condone (syn)
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exculpate, excuse, remit, pardon
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Placate (syn)
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appease, conciliate, mollify
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Burnish (syn)
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buff, luster, polish, scour
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Fervid (syn)
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burning, impassioned, passionate, vehement, zealous
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Pungent (syn)
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piquant, caustic, poignant, acrid, stinging
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Cacophony (syn)
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discord, noise, chaos, clamor, din, disharmony
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Dupe (syn)
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beguile, cozen, fool, mislead, betray, deceive, hoodwink, take in, bluff, delude, humbug, trick
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Precipitate (syn)
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abrupt, ill-considered, hasty, impetuous, rash, headlong, impulsive, reckless, hurried, prompt, sudden
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Discern (syn)
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catch, differentiate, espy, separate, descry, discriminate, glimpse, spot, tell, detect, distinguish, know, spy
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Enervate (syn)
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debilitate, enfeeble, sap, weaken
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Venerate (syn)
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adore, idolize, honor, revere
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Candid (syn)
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direct, honest, straight, forthright, open, straightforward, frank, sincere, undisguised
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Circumspect (syn)
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alert, mindful. vigilant, cautious, prudent, heedful, solicitous, wary
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Anachronism (syn)
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archaism, incongruity
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Austere (syn)
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bleak, hard, dour, harsh, grim, severe
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Inundate (syn)
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deluge, flood, drown, engulf, submerge
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