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abandon (n)
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total lack of inhibition
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abase
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to humble, disgrace
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abash
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to embarrass
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abatement
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decrease, reduction
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abet
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to aid, act as accomplice
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abeyance
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temporary suppression or suspension
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abiding
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enduring, continuing
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abject
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miserable, pitiful
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abjure
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to reject, abandon formally
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ablution
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act of cleansing
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abnegation
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to deny, renounce
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abominate
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to hate
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abortive
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interrupted while incomplet
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abrogate
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to abolish or invalidate by authority
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
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accede
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to express approval, agree to
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone
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accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount
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acidulous
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sour in taste or manner
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acme
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highest point, summit
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acrid
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harsh, bitter
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acrimony
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bitterness, animosity
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adumbrate
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to sketch, outline ina shadowy way
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adventitious
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accidental
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aerial
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having to do with air
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affable
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friendly, easy to approach
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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allay
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to lessen, ease, or soothe
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allusiveness
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quality of making many indirect references
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amity
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friendship
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amortize
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dimish by installment payments
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anachronistic
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outdated
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analgesia
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a lessening of pain
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anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
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anoint
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to apply oil to, esp. as a sacred rite
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antedate
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dated prior to the actual occurrence
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antediluvian
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prehistoric, ancient beyond measure
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antepenultimate
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third from last
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anterior
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preceding, previous, before, prior
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antipathy
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dislike, hostility; extreme opposition or aversion
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apace
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done quickly
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aperture
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an opening or hole
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aphelion
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point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
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aphorism
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old saying or short pithy statement
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aplomb
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poise, confidence
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apocryphal
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not genuine, fictional
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apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith
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apostrophe
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speech to the reader or someone not present; a superscript sign '
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apothegm
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a short, instructive saying
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apprise
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to give notice of; inform
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appropriate (v)
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to take possession of
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arcane
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secret, obscure, known only to a few
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arrogate
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to demand, claim arrogantly
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artless
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open and honest
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ascertain
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to determine, discover, make certain of
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ascetic
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self-denying, abstinent, auster
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asinine
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lacking intelligence or sound judgment
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askance
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scornfully
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asperity
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harshness, roughness
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aspersion
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false rumor, damaging report, slander
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assail
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to attack, assault
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assay
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to analyze or estimeat
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assent
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to express agreement
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assiduous
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diligent, persistent, hardworking
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assignation
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appointment for lovers' meeting; assignemtn
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assonance
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resemblance in sound, especially in vowle sounds; partial rhyme
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assuage
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to make less sever, ease, relieve
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astral
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exalted, elevate in position: relating to the starst
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asunder
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into differnt parts
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attenuate
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to make thin or slender; weaken
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augury
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prophecy, prediction of event
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august
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dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable
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autocrat
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dictator
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aver
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to declare to be true, to affirm
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avow
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to state openly or declare
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baleful
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harmful, with evil intentions
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bane
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something causing ruin, deathk, or destruction
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bay
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to bark, especialy in a deep prolonde way
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beatific
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appearing to be sainlty , engelic
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beguile
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to deceive, mislead; charm
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beleaguer
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to harras, plague
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benefactor
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someone giving aid or money
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beneficent
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kindly charitable; doing good deeds; producing good effects
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benighted
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unenlightend
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benison
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blessing
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bevy
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group
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deleterious
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harmful, destructive, detrimental
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delineation
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depiction, representation
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deluge
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n:flood
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demise
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death
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demur
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to express doubts or objections
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denounce
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to accuse, blame
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denude
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to make bare, uncover, undress
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denunciation
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public condemnation
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depose
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to remove from a high position, as from a throne
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deprecate
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to belittle, disparage
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derisive
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expressing ridicule or scorn
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derogate
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to belittle, disparage
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descry
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to discover or reveal
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despondent
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feeling discourage and dejected
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diaphanous
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allowing light to show through; delicate
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diatribe
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bitter verbal attack
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didactic
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excessibely instructive
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diffidence
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shyness, lack of confidence
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diffract
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to cause to separate into parts, esp light
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dilatory
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slow, tending to delay
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diluvial
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relating to a flood
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disabuse
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to free form a misconception
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disclaim
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to deny, disavow
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discomfit
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to cause perplexity and embarrassment
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discompose
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to disturb the composure or serenity
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disonsolate
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unable to be consoled; extremely sad
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discordant
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harsh-sounding, badly out of tune
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discursive
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wandering from topic to topic
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dissemble
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to pretend, disguise one's motives
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dissension
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difference of opinion
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distaff
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the female branch of a family
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diurnal
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daily
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doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories
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dogged
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persistent, stubborn
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dolor
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sadness
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dotage
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senile condition, mental decline
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dotard
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senile old person
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doughty
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courageous
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dudgeon
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angry indignation
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dulcet
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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
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exult
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to rejoice
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facetious
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witty in an inappropriate way
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fastidious
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careful with details
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fatuous
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stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
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fecund
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fertile, fruitful, productive
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felicitous
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suitable, appropriate; well-spoken
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felicity
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feeling great happiness
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fell (adj)
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cruel
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fervid
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passionate, intense zealous
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fetid
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foul-smelling,putrid
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fictive
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fictional, imaginary
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filial
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appropriate for a child
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fixity
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being fixed or stable
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flair
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a natural inclination towards something
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florid
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gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed
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foist
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to pass off as genuine
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foment
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to arouse or incite
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forbearance
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patience, restraint, leniency
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forswear
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to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
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founder
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to sink
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fracas
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a noisy dispute
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fractious
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unruly, rebellious
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fulminate
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to explode with anger
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fulsome
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excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant
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gainsay
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to deny
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gallant
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a very fashionable young man
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gambol
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to dance or skip around playfully
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game
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courageous
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gauche
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crude, socially awkward
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gaucherie
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a tactless or awkward act
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genteel
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stylish, elegant in manner or appearance
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gibe
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to make heckling, tauntin remarks
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gnarl
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to make knotted, deform
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gnostic
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having to do with knowledge
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gossamer
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something light, delicate, or tenuous
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gratis
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free, costing nothing
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gratuitous
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free, voluntary; unnecessary and unjustified
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gregarious
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outgoing, sociable
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guile
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trickery deception
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gustatory
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relating to sense of tast
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hallow
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to make holy, treat as sacred
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hapless
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unfortunate, having bad luck
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harangue
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a pompous speech
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headlong
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recklessly
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hector
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a bully, braggart
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hemicycle
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semicircular form or structure
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hemorrhage
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heavy bleeding
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heretical
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oppesed to an established religious orthodoxy
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hermetic
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tightly sealed
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heterodox
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unorthodox, not widely accepted
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hew
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to cut with an ax
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hiatus
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a gap or a break
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hidebound
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excessively rigid; dry and stiff
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hinterland
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wilderness
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hoary
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very old; whitish or gray from age
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holocaust
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widespread destruction, usually by fire
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humane
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merciful, kindly
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hutch
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pen or coop/ shack, shanty
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hypochondria
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unfounded belief that one is often ill
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iconoclast
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one who attacks traditional beliefs
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ignoble
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dishoborable, not noble in character
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ignominious
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disgraceful and dishonorable
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ilk
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type or kind
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illicit
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illegal, improper
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illimitable
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limitless
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illusory
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unreal, deceptive
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illustrious
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famous, renowned
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imbue
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to infuse; dye, wet
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immaterial
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extraneous, inconsequential/ not consiting of matter
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impassive
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showing no emotion
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impeccable
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flawless, without fault
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impecunious
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poor, having no money
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imperious
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arrogantly self-assured, domineering, overbearin
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impertinent
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rude
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imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate/be affected
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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impious
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not devout in religion
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implacable
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inflexible, incapable of being pleased
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impolitic
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unwise
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importune
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ask repeatedly, beg
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imprecation
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curse
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impregnable
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totally safe from attack
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impressionable
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easily influenced
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improvident
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without planning or foresight, negligent
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imprudent
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unwise
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impudent
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arrogant and rude
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impugn
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to call into question, attack verballoy
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incandescent
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shining brightly
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incarnadine
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blood-red in color
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incarnate
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having bodily form
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incendiary
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combustible, flammable
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incense
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to infuriate
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incisive
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perceptive, penetrating
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incontrovertible
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unquestionable, beyond dispute
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incorrigible
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incapable of being corrected
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incredulous
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skeptical, doubtful
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inculcate
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to teach, impress in the mind
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inculpate
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to blame, charge with a crime
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indefatigable
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never tired
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indefensible
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inexcusable, unforgivable
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indelible
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permanent, not erasable
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indigent
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very poor
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indolent
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lazy
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indomitable
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fearless, unconquerable
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mote
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small particle, speck
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motley
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many colored, compsesd of diverse parts
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mottle
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to mark with spots
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multifarious
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diverse
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munificent
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generous
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myopic
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near sighted
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myriad
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immense number
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nadir
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lowest point
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natal
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relating to birth
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necromancy
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black magic
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neonate
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newborn child
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neophyte
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novice, beginner
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nettle
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to irritate
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niggardly
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stingy
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noisome
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stinking, putrid
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novitiate
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period of being a beginner or novice
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noxious
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harmful, unwholesome
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nuptial
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relating to marriage
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nutritive
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relating to nutrition or health
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obeisance
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a show of respect or submission
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objurgate
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scold
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obloquy
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abusive language; ill repute
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obsequy
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funeral ceremony
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obstinate
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stubborn
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obstreperous
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troublesome, boisterous
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obtrusive
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pushy, too conspicuous
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obtuse
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insensitive, stupid
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occlude
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to shut, block
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odious
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hateful, contemptible
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officious
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too helpful, meddlesome
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onerous
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burdensome
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ontology
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theory about the nature of existence
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opalescent
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iridescent, displaying colors
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opine
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to express an opinion
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opportune
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appropriate, fitting
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opprobrious
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disgraceful, contemptuous
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opulence
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wealth
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orotund
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pompous
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oscillate
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to move back and forth
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ostentatious
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showy
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ouster
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expulsion, rejection
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overture
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musical introduction; proposal, offer
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overweening
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arrogant
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overwrought
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agitated, overdone
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pacific
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calm, peaceful
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paean
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a song of praise or thanksgiving
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palaver
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idle talk
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palisade
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fence made up of stakes
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pall (n.)
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covering that darkens or obscures; coffin
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pall v.
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to lose strength or interest
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palliate
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to make less serious, ease
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pallid
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lacking color or liveliness
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panache
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flamboyance, verve
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panegyric
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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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panoply
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impressive array
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paragon
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model of excellence or perfection
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paramount
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supreme, dominant, primary
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parity
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equality
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parley
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discussion, usually between enemies
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parochial
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of limited scope or outlook, privincial
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pastiche
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piece of literature or music imitating other works
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pathogenic
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causing disease
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pathos
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pity, compassion
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patrician
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aristocrat
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paucity
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lack, scarcity
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pauper
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very poor person
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peccadillo
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minor sin or offense
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peculation
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theft of money or goods
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pedagogue
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teacher
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pedant
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one who pays undue attention to book learning and rule; on who displays learning ostentatiously
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pediment
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triangular gable on a roof or facade
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pellucid
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transparent; translucent; easily understood
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penance
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voluntary suffering to repent for a wrong
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penitent
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expressing sorrow for sins or offesnses, repentant
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penumbra
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partial shadow
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penury
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extremepoverty
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perambulate
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walk about
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percipient
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discerning, able to perceive
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perdition
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complete and utter loss; damnation
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peregrinate
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to wonder from place to place
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peremptory
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imperative; dictatorial
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perennial
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present throughout the years; persistent
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perfidious
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faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
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perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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perihelion
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point in orbit nearest to the sun
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peripatetic
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moving from place to place
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periphrastic
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containing too many words
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pernicious
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very harmful
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perspicacious
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shrewd, astute, keen-witted
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pert
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lively and bold
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pertinacious
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persisten, stubborn
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perusal
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close examination
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pestilence
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epdemic, plague
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pettish
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fretful
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petulance
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rudeness, peecishness
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philistine
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narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture
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phlegm
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coldness or indefference
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phlegmatic
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calm in temperament; sluggish
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picayune
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petty, of little value
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pillory
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ridicule and abuse
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pique
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fleeting feeling of hurt pride
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pithy
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profound, substantial; concise, succinct, to the point
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placid
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calm
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plaintiff
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injured person in a lawsuit
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow
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plait
|
to braid
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plangent
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loud sound; waling sound
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platitude
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stale, overused expression
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plaudit
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applause
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plenitude
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abundance, plenty
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plethora
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excess, overabundance
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pliant
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pliable, yielding
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plucky
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courageous, spunky
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ply
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to use diligently; to engage; to join together
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pneumatic
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relating to air; worked by compressed air
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politic
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shrewd and practical; diplomatic
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pompous
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self-important
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ponderous
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weighty, heavy large
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pontificate
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to speak in a pretentious manner
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pore
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to study closely
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portent
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omen
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posit
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to put in position; to suggest an idea
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posterior
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bottom, rear
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potentate
|
monarch or ruler with great power
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precarious
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uncertain
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precept
|
principle, law
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precipice
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edge, steep overhang
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precipitate (adj)
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sudden and unexpected
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precipitate (v)
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to throw down from a height; to cause to happen
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precipitous
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hasty, quickly, with too little caution
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pre/cis
|
short summary of facts
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preclude
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rule out
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precocious
|
unusually advanced at an early age
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predicate
|
to found or vase on
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predilection
|
preference, liking
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premonition
|
forewarning; presentiment
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preponderance
|
majority in number; dominance
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prepossessing
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attractive, engagin, appealing
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presage
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to foretell
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prescient
|
having foresight
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presentiment
|
premonition, sense of foreboding
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prestidigitation
|
sleight of hand
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presumptuous
|
rude, improperly bold
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prevaricate
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to lie, evade the truth
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primeval
|
ancient, primitive
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primordial
|
original, existing from the beginning
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privation
|
lack of usual necessities or comforts
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probity
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honesty, high-mindedness
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prodigal
|
wasteful, extravagant, lavish
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prodigious
|
vast, enormous, extraordinary
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profundity
|
great depth
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profuse
|
lavish extravagent
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prolix
|
tedious; wordy
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promontory
|
piece of land or rock higher than its surroundings
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promulgate
|
to make known publicly
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propagate
|
to breed
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propinquity
|
nearness
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propitiate
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to win over, appease
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propitious
|
favorable, advantageious
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propriety
|
appropriateness
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prosaic
|
relating to prose; dull, commonplace
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proscribe
|
to condemn; to forbid, outlaw
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proselytize
|
to convert to a particular belief or religion
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prostrate
|
lying facedownward, lying flat on the ground
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protean
|
readily assuming different forms or character
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protestation
|
declaration
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protract
|
to prolong, draw out, extend
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provident
|
prudent, frugal
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providential
|
prudent, lucky
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prowess
|
bravery; skill
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prurient
|
lustful, exhibiting lewd desires
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pugilism
|
boxing
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pulchritude
|
beauty
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punctilious
|
careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony
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pungent
|
strong or sharp in smell or taste
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pusillanimous
|
cowardly
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quaff
|
to drink heartily
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quagmire
|
marsh; difficult situation
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quandary
|
dilemma, difficulty
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quaternary
|
consisting of or relating to four units or members
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querulous
|
inclined to complain, irritable
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quicken
|
to hasten, arouse, excite
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quiescence
|
inactivity, stillness
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quiescent
|
innactive, at rest
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quintessence
|
most typical example; concentrated essence
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quixotic
|
overly idealistic, impractical
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raconteur
|
wiyy, skillful storyteller
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rail
|
to scold with bitter or abusice language
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raillery
|
lighthearted jesting
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ramshackle
|
likely to collapse
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rapacious
|
greedy, predatory
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rapprochement
|
having a cordial relationship
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rarefy
|
to make thinner, purer, or more refined
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ratiocination
|
methodical, logical reasoning
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ravenous
|
extremely hungry
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raw
|
vulgar, coarse
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rebarbative
|
irritating; repellent
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rebuke
|
to reprimand, scold
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recalcitrant
|
resisting authority or control
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recapitulate
|
to review with a brief summary
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recidivism
|
tendency to repeat previous behavior
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recondite
|
relating to obscure learning; known ot only a few
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recreant
|
disloyal; cowardly
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rectitude
|
moral uprightness
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redress (n)
|
relef from wrong or injury
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refectory
|
room where meals are served
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refract
|
to deflect sound or light
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refractory
|
obstinately resistant
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relegate
|
to assign to a class, especially to an inferior one
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remit
|
to send (usually money) as payment
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remonstrate
|
to protest or object
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renascent
|
reborn, coming into being again
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renegade
|
traitor, person abandinging a cause
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renege
|
to go back on one's word
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renitent
|
resisting pressure, obstinate
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renounce
|
to give up or reject a right, title, etc
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rent (adj)
|
torn appart
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repast
|
meal or mealtime
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reproach (v)
|
to find ault with; blame
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reprobate
|
morally unprincipled person
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reprove
|
to criticize or correct
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repudiate
|
to reject as having no authority
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requiem
|
hymns or religious service for the dead
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requite
|
to return or repay
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repire
|
to breathe
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reticent
|
not speaking freely, reserved
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retinue
|
group of attendants with an important person
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retiring
|
shy modest reserved
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revile
|
to criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse
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rhapsody
|
emotional literary or musical work
|
|
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ribald
|
humorous in a vulgar way
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riposte
|
a retort
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rococo
|
very highly ornamented
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roil
|
to disturb or cause disorder
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root
|
to dig with a snout
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rostrum
|
stage for public speaking
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rue
|
to regret
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ruffled
|
irritated
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rustic
|
rural
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saccharine
|
excessively sweet or sentimental
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sacrosanct
|
extremely sacred; beyond criticism
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sagacious
|
shrewd, wise
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salacious
|
lustful
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sallow
|
sickly yellow in color
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salutation
|
greeting
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sanguine
|
ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
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sap
|
wo weaken gradually
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sapient
|
wise
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sardonic
|
cynical, scornfully mocking
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saunter
|
to amble; walk in a leisurely manner
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savant
|
learned person
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savory
|
agreeable in taste or smell
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scabbard
|
sheath for sword or dagger
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scabrous
|
dealing with indecent things; blemished
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scantiness
|
barely enough, meager
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scintilla
|
very small amount
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scintillate
|
to sparkle, flash
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scion
|
descendent, child
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scoff
|
to deride, ridicule
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scrivener
|
professional copyist
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scrupulous
|
restrained; careful and precise
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scurrilous
|
vulgar, low, indecent
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secant
|
straight line intersecting a curve at two points
|
|
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secede
|
to withdraw formally from an organization
|
|
|
sectarian
|
narrow-minded; relating to a group or sect
|
|
|
sedition
|
behavior promotin rebellion
|
|
|
seminal
|
relating to the beginning or seeds of something
|
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senescent
|
aging, growing old
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sententious
|
having a moralizing tone
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sepulchral
|
typical of a place of burial
|
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seraphic
|
angelic, pure, sublime
|
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servile
|
submissive, obedient
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sidle
|
to cause to turn sideways; to move along one side
|
|
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simian
|
apelike; relating to apes
|
|
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simper
|
to smirk, smile foolishly
|
|
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sinuous
|
winding; intricate, complex
|
|
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skulk
|
to move in a stealthy or cautious manner; sneak
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slake
|
to calm down or moderate
|
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slovenly
|
untidy, messy
|
|
|
sluggard
|
lazy, inactive person
|
|
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smelt
|
to melt metal in order to refine it
|
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sobriety
|
seriousness
|
|
|
sobriquet
|
nickname
|
|
|
sodden
|
thoughroughly soaked
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sojourn
|
visit, stay
|
|
|
solace
|
comfort in distress; consolation
|
|
|
solarium
|
room or glassed in area exposed to the sun
|
|
|
solecism
|
grammatical mistake
|
|
|
solicitous
|
concerned, attentive; eager
|
|
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solipsism
|
belief that the self is the only reality
|
|
|
solstice
|
shortest or longest day of the year
|
|
|
soluble
|
capable of being solved or dissolved
|
|
|
somber
|
dark and gloomy; melancholy, dismal
|
|
|
somnolent
|
drowsy, sleepy; inducing sleep
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|
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sonic
|
relating to sound
|
|
|
sonorous
|
producing a full, rich soudn
|
|
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sophist
|
person good at arguing deviously
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soporific
|
sleepy or tending to cause sleep
|
|
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sordid
|
filthy; contemptible and corrupt
|
|
|
sovereign
|
having supreme power
|
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specious
|
deceptively attractive
|
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sportive
|
frolicsome, playful
|
|
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spurious
|
lacking authenticity; countereit, false
|
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squalid
|
filthy; morally repulsive
|
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squander
|
waste
|
|
|
staid
|
self-restrained to the point of dullness
|
|
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stalwart
|
strong, unwavering
|
|
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stark
|
bare, empty, vacant
|
|
|
steadfast
|
immovable
|
|
|
stentorian
|
extremely loud
|
|
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stilted
|
stiff, unnatural
|
|
|
stint (v)
|
to be sparing or frugal
|
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stockade
|
enclosed area forming defensive wall
|
|
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stoic
|
indifferent to or unaffected by emotions
|
|
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stolid
|
having or showing little emotion
|
|
|
stratagem
|
trick designed to deceive an enemy
|
|
|
stricture
|
something that restrains; negative criticism
|
|
|
strident
|
loud harsh, unpleasantly noisy
|
|
|
stripling
|
an adolescent boy
|
|
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stultify
|
to impair or reduce to uselessness
|
|
|
sublimation
|
to repress impulses
|
|
|
sublime
|
awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value
|
|
|
subterfuge
|
trick or tactic used to avoid something
|
|
|
subvert
|
to undermine or corrupt
|
|
|
sufferable
|
bearable
|
|
|
suffragist
|
one who advoactes extended voting rights
|
|
|
sullen
|
brooding, gloomy
|
|
|
sumptuous
|
lavish, splendid
|
|
|
superannuated
|
too old, obsolete, outdated
|
|
|
supercilious
|
arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
|
|
|
supererogatory
|
nonessential
|
|
|
supersede
|
to take the place of; replace
|
|
|
supplant
|
to replace, substitute
|
|
|
supple
|
flexible, pliant
|
|
|
supplicant
|
one who asks humbly and earnestly
|
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surfeit
|
excessive amount
|
|
|
surly
|
rude and bad-tempered
|
|
|
surmise
|
to make an educated guess
|
|
|
surreptitious
|
characterized by secrecy
|
|
|
swarthy
|
having a dark complexion
|
|
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sybarite
|
person devoted to plearue and luxury
|
|
|
symposium
|
meeting with short presentations on related topics
|
|
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tableau
|
vivid description, striking incident or scene
|
|
|
taciturn
|
uncommunicative, not inclined to speak much
|
|
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talisman
|
something producing a magical effect
|
|
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tang
|
sharp flavor or odor
|
|
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tawdry
|
gaudy, cheap, showy
|
|
|
taxonomy
|
science of classification
|
|
|
technocrat
|
strong believer in technology; technical expert
|
|
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temerity
|
recklessness
|
|
|
tempered
|
moderated, restrained
|
|
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tenable
|
defensible, reasonable
|
|
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tendentious
|
biased
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tenet
|
belief, doctine
|
|
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tensile
|
capable of withstanding physical stress
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tenuous
|
weak, insubstantial
|
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terrestrial
|
earthly; commonplace
|
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testament
|
statement of belief; will
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thrall
|
a person in servitude, enslaved
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threnody
|
a sad poem or song
|
|
|
tidings
|
news
|
|
|
timorous
|
timid, shy, full of apprehension
|
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tinge
|
to color slightly
|
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tirage
|
long violent speech; verbal assault
|
|
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toady
|
flatterer, hanger-on, yes-man
|
|
|
topography
|
art of making maps or charts
|
|
|
torpid
|
lethargic; unable to move; dormant
|
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|
torrid
|
buring hot; pasionate
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torsion
|
act of twisting and turning
|
|
|
tortuous
|
having many twists and turns; highly complex
|
|
|
tractable
|
obedient, yielding
|
|
|
trammel
|
to impede or hamper
|
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tranquil
|
to calm or steady
|
|
|
transgress
|
to trespass, violate a law
|
|
|
transitory
|
short-lived, existing only briefly
|
|
|
transmute
|
to change in appearance or shape
|
|
|
travesty
|
parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature
|
|
|
tremulous
|
tremblin, quivering; fearful, timid
|
|
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trenchant
|
acute, sharp, incisive; forceful, effective
|
|
|
trepidation
|
fear and anxiety
|
|
|
trite
|
shallow, superficial
|
|
|
truculent
|
savage and cruel; fierce; ready to fight
|
|
|
tryst
|
agreement between lovers to mett; rendezvous
|
|
|
tumult
|
state of confusion; agitation
|
|
|
turbid
|
muddled; unclear
|
|
|
turgid
|
swollen, bloated
|
|
|
turpitude
|
inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
|
|
|
tyro
|
beginner, novice
|
|
|
umbrage
|
offense, resentment
|
|
|
unavailing
|
hopeless, useless
|
|
|
unconscionable
|
unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
|
|
|
unctious
|
greasy, oily; smug and falsely earnest
|
|
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unequivocal
|
absolute, certain
|
|
|
unfailing
|
not likely to fail, constant, infallible
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unfrock
|
to strip of priesltly duties
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|
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ungracious
|
rude, disagreeable
|
|
|
unheralded
|
unannounced, unexpected
|
|
|
unimpeachable
|
beyond question
|
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|
unruffled
|
poised, calm
|
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|
unscrupulous
|
dishonest
|
|
|
unstinting
|
generous
|
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untoward
|
not favorable, unruly
|
|
|
untrammeled
|
unhampered
|
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unwitting
|
unconscious; unintentional
|
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upbraid
|
to scold sharply
|
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uproarious
|
loud and forceful
|
|
|
upsurge
|
sudden rise
|
|
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usurp
|
seize by force
|
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usury
|
practice of lending moeny at exorbitant rates
|
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utilitarian
|
efficient, functional useful
|
|
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vagrant
|
poor person with no home
|
|
|
vapid
|
tasteless, dull
|
|
|
variegated
|
varied; marked with different colors
|
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vaunted
|
boasted about, bragged about
|
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vehenently
|
strongly, urgently
|
|
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venal
|
willing to do wrong for money
|
|
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vendetta
|
prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility
|
|
|
venerable
|
respected because of age
|
|
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veracious
|
truthful, accurate
|
|
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verdant
|
green with vegetation; inexperienced
|
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verdure
|
fresh, rich vegetation
|
|
|
verisimilitude
|
quality of appearing true or real
|
|
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verity
|
truthfulness; belief viewed as true and enduring
|
|
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vernal
|
relating to spring
|
|
|
verve
|
energy vitality
|
|
|
vex
|
to iritate, annoy; confuse, puzzle
|
|
|
viaduct
|
series of elevated arches use to corss a valley
|
|
|
vicissitude
|
change or variation; ups and downs
|
|
|
vignette
|
decorative design; short literary composition
|
|
|
vilify
|
to slander defame
|
|
|
vindicate
|
to clear of blame; to support a claim
|
|
|
vindictive
|
spiteful, vengeful, unforgiving
|
|
|
vitiate
|
reduce in value or effectiveness
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vitriolic
|
burning, cuastic; sharp, bitter
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vituperate
|
to abuse verbally
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vociferous
|
loud, vocal and noisy
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volatile
|
explosive
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voluble
|
speaking much and seasily, talkative; glib
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voluminous
|
large; of great quantity; writing or speaking at great length
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wallow
|
to indulge oneself excessively, luxuriate
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wan
|
sickly pale
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waspish
|
rude, behaving badly
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waver
|
to show indecision
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wayward
|
erratic, unrestrained reckless
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welter
|
a confused mass; a jumble
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wily
|
clever, deceptive
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winsome
|
charming, happily engaging
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wizened
|
withered, shriveled, wringled
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woe
|
deep suffering or grief
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wraith
|
a ghost
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wrangle
|
loud quarrel
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writ
|
written document, usually in law
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wry
|
amusing, ironic
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yoke
|
to join together
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zealot
|
someone passionately devoted to a cause
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zenith
|
highst point suummit
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zephyr
|
gentl breeze
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manumission
|
release from slavery
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mar
|
to damage, deface; spol
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marginal
|
barely sufficeint
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martinet
|
strcit disciplinarian, one who rigidly follows rules
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masquerade
|
disguise; action that conceals the truth
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matriculate
|
to enroll as a menber of ceellge or university
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maudlin
|
overly sentimentl
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maverick
|
a person who resists adherence to a group
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mawkish
|
sickeningly sentimental
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megalith
|
huge stone used in prehistoric structures
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megalomania
|
mental state with delusions of wealth and power
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menagerie
|
various animals kept together for exhibition
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mendacious
|
dishonest
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mendacity
|
a lie, falsehood
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mendicant
|
beggar
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mercenary
|
motivated only by greed
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mercurial
|
quick shrewd and unpredictable
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meretriciuos
|
gaudy, falsely attractive
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meridian
|
circle passing through the two poles of the earth
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meritorious
|
deserving reward or praise
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mettle
|
couragousness, endurance
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militate
|
to operate against, work againts
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minatory
|
menacing, threatenging
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mirth
|
frivolity, gaiety, laughter
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misconstrue
|
to misunderstand, frail to discover
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miscreant
|
one who behaves criminally
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misgiving
|
apprehension, doubt, sense of foreboding
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moderate
|
to make less excessive, restrain; regulate
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modicum
|
a small amount
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mollify
|
to calm or make less sever
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montage
|
composite picture
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moot
|
debatable; previously decided
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morbid
|
gruesome; relating to disease; abnormally gloomy
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mordacious
|
caustic, biting
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mordant
|
sarcastic
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mores
|
customs or manner
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moribund
|
dying, decaying
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morose
|
gloomy, sullen, or surly
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lavish
|
to give plentiful amounts of
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laxity
|
carelessness
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leery
|
suspicious
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legerdemain
|
trickery
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legitimate
|
adhering to the law, rightful
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|
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libertarian
|
one who believes in unrestricted freedom
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libertine
|
one without moral restraint
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libidinous
|
lustful
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license
|
freedom to act
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licentious
|
immnoral; unrestrained by society
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lien
|
right to possess and sell the property of a debtor
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|
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limpid
|
clear and simple; serene; transparent
|
|
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liniment
|
medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
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|
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lionize
|
to treat as a celebrity
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|
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lissome
|
easily flexed, limber, agile
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listless
|
lacking energy and enthusiasm
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lithe
|
moving and bending with ease; graceful
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litigation
|
lawsuit
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|
|
livid
|
discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger
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loathe
|
to abhor, despise, hate
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|
lodged
|
fixed in one position
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|
lofty
|
noble, elevated in position
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loquacious
|
talkative
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|
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low(v)
|
to make a sound like a cow, moo
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|
|
lucid
|
clear and easily understood
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|
|
ludicrous
|
laughable, ridiculous
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|
|
lugubrious
|
sorrowful, mournful
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lull
|
to soothe
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lumber
|
to move slowly and awkwardly
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|
|
luminary
|
bright object; celebrity; source of inspiration
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|
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lurid
|
harshly shocking, sensational; glowing
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|
|
luscious
|
ver good-tasting
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|
|
luxuriance
|
elegance, lavishness
|
|
|
lyrical
|
suitable for poetry and song; expressing feeling
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|
|
macabre
|
gruesome, producing horror
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|
|
machination
|
plot or scheme
|
|
|
macrobiotics
|
art of prolonging life by special diet of organic, nonmeat substances
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|
|
macrocosm
|
system regarded as an entity with subsystems
|
|
|
maelstrom
|
whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
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|
|
magnanimous
|
generous, noble in spirit
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|
mainstay
|
chief support
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|
maladroit
|
clumsy, tactless
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|
|
malapropism
|
humorous misuse of a word
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|
|
malcontent
|
dicontented person, one who holds a grudge
|
|
|
malediction
|
curse
|
|
|
malefactor
|
evil-doer; culprit
|
|
|
malinger
|
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
|
|
|
malodorous
|
foul-smelling
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|
|
manifest
|
obvious
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|
manifold
|
diverse, varied, comprised of many parts
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|
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mannered
|
artificial or stilted in character
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|
|
bilious
|
badnatured
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|
|
billet
|
board and lodging from troops
|
|
|
blandish
|
to coax with flattery
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blithe
|
joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
|
|
|
bluster
|
to boast or make threats loudly
|
|
|
bombastic
|
using high-sounding but meaningless language
|
|
|
bonanza
|
extremely large amount; something profitable
|
|
|
bonhomie
|
good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
|
|
|
boon
|
blessing, something to be thankful for
|
|
|
boor
|
crude person, one lacking manners or tast
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|
|
bourgeois
|
middle class
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|
|
brazen
|
bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass
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|
|
brigand
|
bandit, outlaw
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|
|
broach
|
to mention or suggest for the first time
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|
|
bromide
|
a dull commonplace person or idea
|
|
|
buffet (v)
|
to strike, hit
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|
|
burnish
|
to polish, make smooth and bright
|
|
|
bursar
|
treasurer
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|
|
butt
|
person or thing that is object of ridicule
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|
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byway
|
backroad
|
|
|
cabal
|
a secret group seeking to overturn something
|
|
|
cacophonous
|
jarring, unpleasantly noisy
|
|
|
cadence
|
rhythmic flow of poetry; marching beat
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|
|
cajole
|
to flatter, coax, persuade
|
|
|
calamitous
|
disastrous, catastrophic
|
|
|
callous
|
thick-skinned, insensitive
|
|
|
callow
|
immature, lacking sophistication
|
|
|
calumny
|
false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
|
|
|
canard
|
a lie
|
|
|
canny
|
smart; founded on common sense
|
|
|
canonize
|
to declare a person a saint; raise to highest honors
|
|
|
capitulate
|
to submit completely, surrender
|
|
|
capricious
|
impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
|
|
|
careen
|
to lean to one side
|
|
|
carnal
|
of the flesh
|
|
|
carom
|
to strike and rebound
|
|
|
carp
|
to find fault, complain constantly
|
|
|
castigate
|
to punish, chastise, criticize severely
|
|
|
catholic
|
universal; broad and comprehensive
|
|
|
caucus
|
smaller group within an organization; a meeting of such a group
|
|
|
caulk
|
to make watertight
|
|
|
caustic
|
biting, sarcastic; able to burn
|
|
|
cavalcade
|
a procession
|
|
|
cavalier
|
carefree, happy; with lordly disdain
|
|
|
cavil
|
to raise trivial objections
|
|
|
cavort
|
to frolic, frisk
|
|
|
cede
|
to surrender possession of something
|
|
|
celerity
|
quick moving or acting
|
|
|
censorious
|
severly critical
|
|
|
censure
|
to criticize or find fault with
|
|
|
centripetal
|
directed or moving towards the center
|
|
|
certitude
|
assurance, certainty
|
|
|
cession
|
act of surrendering something
|
|
|
chagrin
|
shame, embarrassment, humiliation
|
|
|
champ (v)
|
chew noisily
|
|
|
chary
|
watchful, cuatious, extremely shy
|
|
|
chattel
|
piece of personal property
|
|
|
chauvinist
|
someone prejudiced in the belief of their kind's superiourity
|
|
|
cheeky
|
lacking prudence or descretion
|
|
|
cherubic
|
sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub angel
|
|
|
chicanery
|
tricker, fraud, deception
|
|
|
chide
|
to scold, express disapproval
|
|
|
chimerical
|
fanciful, imaginary, visionary; imposible
|
|
|
choleric
|
easily angered, short-tempered
|
|
|
churlish
|
rude
|
|
|
circumspect
|
cautious, wary
|
|
|
circumvent
|
to go around; avoid
|
|
|
cistern
|
tank for rainwater
|
|
|
civility
|
courtesy, politeness
|
|
|
clamor (v)
|
to make a noisy outcry
|
|
|
cleave
|
to split or separate; to stick, cling adhere
|
|
|
clemency
|
merciful leniency
|
|
|
clement
|
mild
|
|
|
cloister
|
to confine, seclude
|
|
|
cloying
|
indulging to excess
|
|
|
coalesce
|
to grow together or cause to unite as one
|
|
|
coffer
|
strongbox, large chest for money
|
|
|
cognate
|
related, similar, akin
|
|
|
cognomen
|
family name; any name, especially a nickname
|
|
|
collate
|
to arrange in an order
|
|
|
collateral
|
accompanying
|
|
|
colloquy
|
dialog or conversation, conference
|
|
|
comeliness
|
physical grace and beauty
|
|
|
commodious
|
roomy, spacious
|
|
|
communicable
|
transmittable
|
|
|
commute
|
to change a penalty to a less sever one
|
|
|
compendious
|
summarizing completly and briefly
|
|
|
complacent
|
self-satisfied, smug afable
|
|
|
complaisant
|
agreeable, friendly
|
|
|
compliant
|
submissive and yielding
|
|
|
composed
|
acting calm
|
|
|
composure
|
a calm manner or appearnace
|
|
|
compunction
|
feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret
|
|
|
compunctious
|
feeling guilty or having misgivings
|
|
|
concilliatory
|
overcoming distrust or hostility
|
|
|
concomitant
|
accompnaying something
|
|
|
concord
|
agreement
|
|
|
condone
|
to pardon or forgive; overlook justify or excuse a fault
|
|
|
conduit
|
tub pipe or similar passage
|
|
|
confection
|
something sweet to eat
|
|
|
conflagration
|
big, destructive fire
|
|
|
congenial
|
similar in tastes and habits
|
|
|
congress
|
formal meeting or assembly
|
|
|
connive
|
to conspire, scheme
|
|
|
consanguineous
|
of the same origin; related by blood
|
|
|
conscientious
|
governed by conscience; careful and torough
|
|
|
consecrate
|
to declare sacred; dedicate to a goal
|
|
|
consign
|
to commit, entrust
|
|
|
consonant
|
consistent with, in agreement with
|
|
|
construe
|
to explain or interpret
|
|
|
consummate (adj)
|
accomplished, complete, perfect
|
|
|
consummate(v)
|
to complete, fulfill
|
|
|
contend
|
to battle, clash; comptet
|
|
|
contentious
|
quarrelsome, disagrreble, belligerent
|
|
|
continence
|
self-control, self-restraint
|
|
|
contravene
|
to contradict, deny, act contrary to
|
|
|
contrie
|
deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
|
|
|
contumacious
|
rebellious
|
|
|
contusion
|
bruise
|
|
|
convalescence
|
gradual recovery after an illness
|
|
|
convivial
|
sociable; fond of eating, dringking and people
|
|
|
convoke
|
to call together, summon
|
|
|
coquette
|
woman who flirts
|
|
|
corporeal
|
having to do with the body; tangible, material
|
|
|
corpulence
|
obesity, fatness, builkiness
|
|
|
corrugate
|
to mold in a shape with parellel grooves
|
|
|
cosmography
|
science that deals with the nature of the univers
|
|
|
cosset
|
to pamper, treat with great care
|
|
|
countenance (n)
|
facial expression; look of approval or support
|
|
|
countenance (v)
|
to favor, support
|
|
|
countermand
|
to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
|
|
|
countervail
|
to counteract, exert force against
|
|
|
coven
|
group of witches
|
|
|
crass
|
crude, unrefined
|
|
|
craven
|
cowardly
|
|
|
credence
|
acceptance of somthing as true or real
|
|
|
credulous
|
gullible, trusting
|
|
|
cringe
|
to shrink in fear
|
|
|
cupidity
|
greed
|
|
|
curmudgeon
|
cranky person
|
|
|
cursory
|
hastily done, superficial
|
|
|
curt
|
abrupt, blunt
|
|
|
curtail
|
to shorten
|
|
|
cygnet
|
young swan
|
|
|
dally
|
to act playfully or waste time
|
|
|
daunt
|
to discourage, intimidate
|
|
|
debauch
|
to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty; indulge
|
|
|
decadence
|
decline or decay, deterioration
|
|
|
decamp
|
to leave suddenly
|
|
|
deciduous
|
losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary
|
|
|
declivity
|
downward slope
|
|
|
decorous
|
proper, tasteful, socially correct
|
|
|
decry
|
to bellittle, openly condemn
|
|
|
defamatory
|
slanderous, injurious to the reputation
|
|
|
deference
|
respect, honor
|
|
|
deferential
|
respectful and polite in a submissive way
|
|
|
indubitable
|
unquestionable
|
|
|
induce
|
to persuade
|
|
|
inept
|
clumsy awkward
|
|
|
inert
|
unable to move, tending to inactivity
|
|
|
inestimable
|
too great to be estimated
|
|
|
inexorable
|
inflexible, unyielding
|
|
|
inextricable
|
incapable of being disentangled
|
|
|
infernal
|
hellish, diabolical
|
|
|
infirmity
|
disease, ailment
|
|
|
ingenious
|
original, clever, inventive
|
|
|
ingenuous
|
straightforward, open; naive and unsophsticated
|
|
|
inglorious
|
lacking fame or honor, shameful
|
|
|
ingrate
|
ungrateful person
|
|
|
ingratiate
|
to bring oneself purposely into another's good graces
|
|
|
ingress
|
entrance
|
|
|
inimical
|
hostile, unfriendly
|
|
|
iniquity
|
sin, evil act
|
|
|
injurious
|
causing injury
|
|
|
injunction
|
command, order
|
|
|
inoperable
|
not operable; incurable by surgery
|
|
|
inquest
|
investigation; court or legal proceeding
|
|
|
inscrutable
|
impossible to understand fully
|
|
|
insentient
|
unfeeling, unconscious
|
|
|
insidious
|
sly, treacherous, devious
|
|
|
insipid
|
bland,k lacking flavor; lacking excitement
|
|
|
insolent
|
insulting and arrogant
|
|
|
insoluble
|
not able to be solved or explained
|
|
|
insolvent
|
bankrupt, unable to pay one's debts
|
|
|
instigate
|
to incite, urge, agitate
|
|
|
insuperable
|
insurmountable, unconquerable
|
|
|
insurgent (adj)
|
rebellious, insubordinate
|
|
|
insurrection
|
rebellion
|
|
|
integral
|
central, indispensable
|
|
|
integrated
|
unified
|
|
|
intemperate
|
not moderate
|
|
|
inter
|
to bury
|
|
|
interdict
|
to forbid, prohibit
|
|
|
interloper
|
trespasser; meddler in other's affairs
|
|
|
internecine
|
deadly to both sides
|
|
|
interpolate
|
to insert; change by adding new words
|
|
|
interpose
|
to insert; to intervene
|
|
|
interregnum
|
interval between reigns
|
|
|
interstice
|
a space between things
|
|
|
intimation
|
clue, suggestion
|
|
|
intramural
|
within an institution like a school
|
|
|
intransigent
|
uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
|
|
|
intrepid
|
fearless
|
|
|
inundate
|
to cover with water; overwhelm
|
|
|
inure
|
to harden; accustom; become used to
|
|
|
invective
|
verbal abuse
|
|
|
inveigh
|
protest strongly
|
|
|
investiture
|
ceremony conferring authority
|
|
|
inveterate
|
confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted
|
|
|
invidious
|
likely to provoke ill will, offfensive
|
|
|
invoke
|
to call upon, request help
|
|
|
irascible
|
easily angered
|
|
|
iridescent
|
showing many colors
|
|
|
irresolvable
|
unable to be resolved
|
|
|
irreverent
|
disrespectful
|
|
|
jaded
|
tired by excess or overuse; slightly cynical
|
|
|
jangling
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clashing, jarring; harshly unpleasant (in sound)
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jargon
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nonsensical talk; specialized language
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jaundice
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yellowish discoloration of skin
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jaundiced
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affected by jaundice; prefudiced or embittered
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jibe
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to shift suddenly from one side to the other
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jingoism
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belligerent support of one's country
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jocular
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jovial, playful, humorous
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jubilee
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special anniversary
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jurisprudence
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philosphy of law
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juxtaposition
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side-by-side placement
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kernel
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innermost, essential part; seed grain, often in a shell
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kindle
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to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
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kinetic
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relating to motion; characterized by movement
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kismet
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fate
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knell
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sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
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kudos
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fame, glory, honor
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lachrymose
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tearful
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lackadaisical
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idle, lazy; apathetic, indifferent
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laconic
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using few words
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laggard
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dawdler, loafer, lazy person
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languid
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lacking energy, indifferent, slow
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languor
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listlessness
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lapidary
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relating to precious stones
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larder
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place where food is stored
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largess
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generosity; gift
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lascivious
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lewd, lustful
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lassitude
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lethargy, sluggishness
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latitude
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freedom of action or choice
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