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Intimidation |
fear, restraint, or discouragement caused by threat; the act of causing such |
damnation domination |
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personification |
giving human qualities to an inanimate object or idea; any example of such; |
fiction person |
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Antipathy |
a feeling of aversion or strong dislike; the opposite of sympathy; the object of such |
angry anti |
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Scalpel |
a small, light, straight knife with a very sharp blade, used in surgery & anatomical dissections |
scalp scrape |
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sedulous |
steadily busy or attentive; diligent; assiduous |
studious seductive |
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levity |
lack of seriousness; inappropriate lightheartedness; frivolity |
evil tv |
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amenable |
responsible & responsive to what is right; willing to comply with; persuadable; submissive |
able amiable |
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decrepitude |
weakness because of advanced age or infirmity; feebleness; a state of being worn out or nearly useless |
decrease crypt |
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Malfeasance |
misconduct or wrongful action, especially while in a position of trust
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mal false |
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Filial |
pertaining to the relationship between children and their parents |
father family |
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Invidious |
arousing dislike or ill will; offensive because of discrimination |
insidious vicious |
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obsolescent |
becoming obsolete; growing useless, becoming unused, going out of fashion |
obsolete ancient |
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parody |
a humorous and ridiculing imitation; a farce; a poor imitation; to act in such a manner |
parrot rappers |
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Schizophrenic |
suffering from a mental disorder characterized by withdrawal from reality, often incorrectly defined as having split personality; one with such a condition |
schism frantic |
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Moribund |
near death or termination; dying |
morbid mortal |
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Candelabrum |
one large candle holder with branches supporting several candles; ( singular form of candelabra) |
candle menorah |
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Anachronism |
something out of place in time; such a representation |
acronym chronological |
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Latent |
existing but not energized; capable of later full development dormant |
talent late |
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Extemporary |
spoken or performed without prior practice or memorization; off the tope of ones head
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off the dome improv |
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Infer |
to conclude or derive from something assumed, known, or implied |
reference inform |
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Cognomen |
the family surname; a name by which one is known; a nickname |
nome code name |
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Filament |
a thin, threadlike object |
file filet |
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Obtrusive |
pushing forwrd or outward; intruding or forcing in an intruding way |
protrude obvious |
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affront |
a challenging insult; an insolent confrontation; to offend by such |
confront offense |
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Alimentary |
pertaining to nourishment or food; nourishing |
dairy complimentary |
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Morose |
gloomy; dejected; sullen; ill-humored |
mourn remorse |
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calumny |
a false and injurious accusation or statement; slander or defamation |
calamity libel |
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morass |
a marsh or bog; a difficult place or situation to get out of |
mess grass |
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Extirpated |
eradicated; exterminated; erased; uprooted |
expired extinct |
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infamous |
famous for bad qualities; notorious; vile |
mafia sin |
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Adage |
an old saying of instructive value; a proverb |
sage age |
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filch |
to steal slyly, usually something of little value |
shop lifting thief |
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Obsequious |
excessively servile; overly obedient or attentive; fawning |
obedient obsessive |
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Affluence |
great material abundance; wealth; opulence |
fluent immense |
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Alacrity |
eager and cheerful willingness or readiness |
laugh elated |
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Motif |
a dominant recurrent, and characterizing theme, pattern, or feature |
motive motto |
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Motley |
of many different colors or varied characteristics; heterogeneous |
multi |
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Callow |
inexperienced; immature |
shallow coward |
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Aperture |
Hole; opening |
puncture tear |
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Essence |
the most essential & characterizing aspect; the deep and true character; a concentrated and stable substance; a perfume |
scent presence |
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estranged |
changed from a close & friendly relationship to a distant and hostile one; alienated; separated |
stranger range |
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Estruary |
the wide mouth of a river where it merges with an ocean or sea |
tributary sea |
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Misanthrope |
one who hates or constantly mistrusts mankind |
miserable misery |
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Miscegenation |
intermixing of races by marriage or sexual relations |
congregation integration |
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Mitigate |
to make or become milder, less painful, less severe, less blameworthy
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mediate
arbitrate |
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Subsume |
to put into or include within a larger class or category
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sum
assume |
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Ethereal |
light and airy; celestial; heavenly
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cathedral
feather |
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Ethical |
conforming to accepted or prescribed standards of conduct
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ethics think |
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Blight |
a disease which destroys plants; anything destructive of growth, hopes, character, etc; to cause such effects |
plight no light |
