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ABASH

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TO MAKE ASHAMED; TO EMBARRASS

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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 OR RESPONSIBILITY

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ABERRATION

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STH NOT TYPICAL; A DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD

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ABHOR

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TO HATE VERY, VERY MUCH; TO DETEST

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ABJECT

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HOPELESS; EXTREMELY SAD AND SERVILE; DEFEATED

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ABNEGATE

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TO DENY ONESELF THINGS; TO REJECT; TO RENOUNCE

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ABORTIVE

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UNSUCCESSFUL

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ABRIDGE

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TO SHORTEN; TO CONDENSE

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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; TO FREE FROM SIN; TO FREE FROM AN OBLIGATION

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ABSTINENT

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ABSTAINING; VOLUNTARILY NOT DOING STH, ESPECIALLY STH PLEASANT THAT IS BAD FOR YOU OR HAS A BAD REPUTATION

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ABSTRACT

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THEORETICAL; IMPERSONAL

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ABSTRUE

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HARD TO UNDERSTAND

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ABYSMAL

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EXTREMELY HOPELESS OR WRETCHED; BOTTOMLESS

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ACCOLADE

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AN AWARD; AN HONOR

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ACCOST

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TO APPROACH AND SPEAK TO SOMEONE AGRESSIVELY

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ACERBIC

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SOUR; SEVERE; LIKE ACID IN TEMPER, MOOD, OR TONE

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ACQUIESCE

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TO COMPLY PASSIVELY; TO ACCEPT; TO ASSENT; TO AGREE

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ACRID

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HARSHLY PUNGENT; BITTER

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ACRIMONIOUS

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FULL OF SPITE; BITTER; NASTY

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ACUMEN

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KEENESS OF JUDGMENT; MENTAL SHARPNESS

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ACUTE

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SHARP; SHREWD

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ADAMANT

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STUBBORN; UNYIELDING; COMPLETELY INFLEXIBLE

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ADDRESS

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TO SPEAK TO; TO DIRECT ONE'S ATTENTION TO

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ADHERENT

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FOLLOWER; SUPPORTER; BELIEVER

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ADMONISH

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TO SCOLD GENTLY; TO WARN

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ADROIT

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SKILLFUL; DEXTEROUS; CLEVER; SHREWD; SOCIALLY AT EASE

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ADULATION

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WILD OR EXCESSIVE ADMIRATION; FLATTERY

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ADULTERATE

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TO CONTAMINATE; TO MAKE IMPURE

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ADVERSE

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UNFAVORABLE; ANTAGONISTIC

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AESTHETIC

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HAVING TO DO WITH ARTISTIC BEAUTY; ARTISTIC

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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 BEHAVIOR, USUALLY INTENDED TO IMPRESS

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AFFINITY

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SYMPATHY; ATTRACTION; KINSHIP; SIMILARITY

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AFFLUENT

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RICH; PROSPEROUS

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AGENDA

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PROGRAM; THE THINGS TO BE DONE

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AGGREGATE

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SUM TOTAL; A COLLECTION OF SEPARATE THINGS MIXED TOGETHER

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AGNOSTIC

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ONE WHO BELIEVE THAT THE EXISTENCE OF A GOD CAN BE NEITHER PROVEN NOR DISPROVEN

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AGRARIAN

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RELATING TO LAND; RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OR FARMING OF LAND

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ALACRITY

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CHEERFUL EAGERNESS OR READINESS TO RESPOND

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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 TEMPORAILY OR INCOMPLETELY; TO MAKE BEARABLE; TO LESSEN

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ALLOCATE

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TO DISTRIBUTE; TO ASSIGN; TO ALLOT

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ALLOY

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A COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE THINGS, USUALLY METALS

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ALLUSION

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AN INDIRECT REFERENCE; A HINT

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ALOOF

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UNINVOLVED; STANDING OFF; KEEPING ONE'S DISTANCE

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ALTRUISM

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SELFLESSNESS; GENEROSITY; DEVOTION TO THE INTERESTS OF OTHERS

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AMBIENCE

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ATMOSPHERE; MOOD; FEELING

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AMBIGUOUS

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UNCLEAR IN MEANING; CONFUSING; CAPABLE OF BEING INTERPRETED IN DIFFERENT WAYS

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AMBIVALENT

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UNDECIDED; HAVING TWO OPPSED FEELINGS SIMULTANEOUSLY

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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; WILLING TO GIVE IN TO THE WISHES OF ANOTHER; AGREEABLE

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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 WHO HAVE VIOLATED A LAW OR POLICY

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AMORAL

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LACKING A SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG; NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD, NEITHER MORAL NOR IMMORAL; WITHOUT MORAL FEELINGS

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AMOROUS

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FEELING LOVING, ESPECIALLY IN A SEXUAL SENSE; IN LOVE; RELATING TO LOVE

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AMORPHOUS

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SHAPELESS; W/O A REGULAR OR STABLE SHAPE; BLOBLIKE

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ANACHRONISM

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STH OUT OF PLACE IN TIME OR HISTORY; AN INCONGRUITY

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ANALOGY

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A COMPARISON OF ONE THING TO ANOTHER; SIMILARITY

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ANARCHY

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ABSENCE OF GOVT OR CONTROL; LAWLESSNESS; 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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RESENTMENT; HOSTILITY; ILL WILL

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ANOMALY

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AN ABERRATION; AN IRREGULARITY; A DEVIATION

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ANTECEDENT

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SOMEONE OR STH THAT WENT BEFORE; STH THAT PROVIDES A MODEL FOR STH THAT CAME AFTER IT

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ANTIPATHY

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FIRM DISLIKE; A 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; LACK OF FEELING

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APHORISM

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A BRIEF, OFTEN WITTY SAYING; A PROVERB

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APOCALYPSE

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A PROPHETIC REVOLUTION, especially one concerning the end of the world

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APOCRYPHAL

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OF DUBIOUS AUTHENTICITY; FICTITIOUS(IMAGINERY/MADE UP; SPURIOUS

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APOTHEOSIS

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ELEVATION TO DIVINE STATUS; THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF STH

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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 W/O PERMISSION; TO SET ASIDE FOR A PARTICULAR USE

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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; CAPRICIOUS

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ARCANE

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MYSTERIOUS; KNOWN ONLY TO A SELECT FEW

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ARCHAIC

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EXTREMELY OLD; ANCIENT; OUTDATED

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ARCHETYPE

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AN ORIGINAL MODEL OR PATTERN

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ARDENT

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PASSIONATE; ENTHUSIASTIC

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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; WILY; 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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HERMITLIKE; PRACTICING SELF-DENIAL

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ASSIDUOUS

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HARDWORKING; BUSY; QUITE DILIGENT

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ASSIMILATE

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TO TAKE IN; TO ABSORB; TO LEARN THOROUGHLY

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ASSUAGE

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TO SOOTHE; TO PACIFY; TO EASE THE PAIN OF; TO RELIEVE

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ASTUTE

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SHREWD; KEEN IN JUDGMENT

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ATHEIST

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ONE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THE EXISTENCE OF ANY GOD OR DIVINE BEING

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ATTRITION

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GRADUAL WEARING AWAY, WEAKENING, OR LOSS; A NATURAL OR EXPECTED DECREASE IN NUMBERS OR SIZE

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AUDACITY

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BOLDNESS; RECKLESS DARING; IMPERTINENCE

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AUGMENT

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TO MAKE BIGGER; TO ADD TO; TO INCREASE

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AUSPICIOUS

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FAVORABLE; PROMISING; POINTING TO A GOOD RESULT

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AUSTERE

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UNADORNED; STERN; FORBIDDING; W/O EXCESS

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AUTOCRATIC

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RULING WITH ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY; EXTREMELY BOSSY

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AUTONOMOUS

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ACTING INDEPENDENTLY

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AVARICE

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GREED; EXCESSIVE LOVE OF RICHES

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AVOW

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TO CLAIM; TO DECLARE BOLDLY; TO ADMIT

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AVUNCULAR

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LIKE AN UNCLE, ESPECIALLY A NICE UNCLE

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AWRY

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OFF COURSE; TWISTED TO ONE SIDE

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AXIOM

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A SELF-EVIDENT RULE OR TRUTH; A WIDELY ACCEPTED SAYING