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abstruse
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(adj.) - Concealed, hidden, recondite; difficult to understand.
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abject
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(adj.) - of the most miserable or contemptible kind
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abscond
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(v.) - to sneak away and hide
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abrogate
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(v.) - to abolish, often by authority
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accede
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(v.) - to agree
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acumen
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(n.) - keen insight
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affable
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(adj.) - friendly, amiable
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akimbo
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(adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
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alacrity
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(n.) - speed, readiness
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algid
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(adj.) - frigid, cold
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aloof
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(adj.) - reserved, distant
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altercation
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(n.) - an argument, dispute
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amble
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(v.) - to stroll, walk
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ameliorate
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(v.) - to improve, to make better
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anomaly
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(n.) - something that does not fit into the normal order
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antechamber
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(n.) - a waiting room
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aphorism
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(n.) - a short saying
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ascetic
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(n.) - one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
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baleful
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(adj.) - harmful
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battery
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(n.) - an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
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benign
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(adj.) - non-threatening
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bereft
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(adj.) - without
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bilk
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(v.) - to cheat
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blandish
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(v.) - to coax through flattery
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buffet
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(v.) - to hit or strike
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burgeon
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(v.) - to come forth
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cajole
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(v.) - to urge
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calumny
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(n.) - an attempt to defame another’s reputation
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capricious
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(adj.) - impulsive
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carouse
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(v.) - to revel
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cavort
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(v.) - to frolic
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circumlocution
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(n.) - indirect language
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circumspect
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(adj.) - cautious
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coalesce
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(v.) - to combine into one
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cogent
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(adj.) - intelligent
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collusion
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(n.) - a conspiracy
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commodious
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(adj.) - spacious
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complicit
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(adj.) - being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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conciliatory
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(adj.) - agreeable
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concord
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(n.) - agreement
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confluence
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(n.) - a convergence
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convalescence
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(n.) - the gradual return to health after illness
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copious
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(adj.) - abundant
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cosmopolitan
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(adj.) - worldly
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cursory
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(adj.) - brief to the point of being superficial
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daft
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(adj.) - insane
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daunting
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(adj.) - intimidating
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dearth
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(n.) - a lack
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defame
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(v.) - to destroy the reputation of
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deft
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(adj.) - skilled
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defunct
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(adj.) - no longer used or existing
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deleterious
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(adj.) - harmful
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delude
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(v.) - to deceive
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deluge
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(n.) - a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood
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derelict
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(adj.) - run-down
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desolate
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(adj.) - deserted
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despondent
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(adj.) - discouraged
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destitute
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(adj.) - impoverished
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diaphanous
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(adj.) - transparent
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dictate
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(v.) - to pronounce
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differentiate
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(v.) - to distinguish
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dilapidated
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(adj.) - in a state of disrepair
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diligent
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(adj.) - careful
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diminish
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(v.) - to decrease or make smaller
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diminutive
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(adj.) - miniature
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discreet
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(adj.) - prudent or inconspicuous
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discrete
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(adj.) - separate
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disparage
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(v.) - to criticize
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dissonance
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(n.) - lack of harmony or agreement
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divergent
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(adj.) - different
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diverse
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(adj.) - varied
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divisive
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(adj.) - causing conflict
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domicile
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(n.) - a residence
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doppelganger
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(n.) - a ghostly double of a living person
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douse
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(v.) - to drench
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dutiful
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(adj.) - careful to fulfill obligations
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dynamic
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(adj.) - characterized by continuous change or activity
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elocution
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(n.) - the art of public speaking
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elucidate
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(v.) - to clarify
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empathetic
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(adj.) - feeling another’s pain as one’s own
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empathy
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(n.) - the experience of another’s feelings as one’s own
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enervate
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(v.) - to weaken
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enervated
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(adj.) - lacking energy
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entity
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(n.) - something that exists as a discrete unit
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entomology
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(n.) - the study of insects
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envious
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(adj.) - jealous
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erect
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(v.) - to construct
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erroneous
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(adj.) - mistaken
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espouse
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(v.) - to support
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espy
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(v.)– - catch sight of
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ethereal
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(adj.) - heavenly
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euphoric
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(adj.) - elated
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exacerbate
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(v.) - to make more violent
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excursion
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(n.) - a trip
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exemplary
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(adj.) - serving as an example
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exigent
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(adj.) - critical
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existential
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(adj.) - relating to existence
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exorbitant
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(adj.) - excessive
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extol
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(v.) - to praise
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fabricate
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(v.) - to invent
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fabulist
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(n.) - a teller of fables; a liar
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facile
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(adj.) - easy
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fallacious
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(adj.) - incorrect
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familial
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(adj.) - relating to family
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fatuous
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(adj.) - silly
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fecund
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(adj.) - fertile
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feign
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(v.) - to fake or pretend to
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feral
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(adj.) - savage
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fetter
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(v.) - to restrain
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fey
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(adj.) - magical
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fickle
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(adj.) - characterized by changeableness
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figurative
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(adj.) - symbolic
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firmament
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(n.) - the sky
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flabbergasted
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(adj.) - astounded
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flaccid
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(adj.) - limp
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flattery
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(n.) - compliments
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flout
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(v.) - to scorn
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fluctuate
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(v.) - to vary irregularly
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flux
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(n.) - a state of constant change or a flow
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forage
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(v.) - to rummage
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forestall
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(v.) - to delay
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forlorn
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(adj.) - lonely
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formidable
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(adj.) - arousing fear or alarm
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forsake
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(v.) - to abandon
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fortify
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(v.) - to strengthen
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fortitude
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(n.) - strength
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fortuitous
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(adj.) - lucky
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foster
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(v.) - to stimulate
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frenetic
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(adj.) - frenzied
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gape
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(v.) - to open the mouth and stare stupidly
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gay
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(adj.) - happy
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gluttonous
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(adj.) - insatiable in appetite
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goad
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(v.) - to urge
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gourmand
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(n.) - one who likes eating and drinking
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grandiose
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(adj.) - extraordinary
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gregarious
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(adj.) - sociable
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grotto
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(n.) - a small cave or cavern
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guile
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(n.) - deceitful actions or behavior
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hail
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(v.) - to come from
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hapless
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(adj.) - unlucky
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harmony
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(n.) - agreement
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harrowing
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(adj.) - agonizing
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hedonist
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(n.) - one whose primary pursuit is pleasure
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henchman
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(n.) - a trusted follower
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hiatus
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(n.) - an interruption in continuity
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hiemal
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(adj.) - wintry
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hierarchy
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(n.) - a ranking system of groups or individuals
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histrionic
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(adj.) - excessively dramatic or emotional
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idolatrous
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(adj.) - worshiping excessively an object or person
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illusory
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(adj.) - deceptive
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immaculate
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(adj.) - impeccably clean
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immutable
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(adj.) - not susceptible to change
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impecunious
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(adj.) - excessively poor
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impervious
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(adj.) - unable to be penetrated
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impudent
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(adj.) - rude
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incessant
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(adj.) - without interruption
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incisive
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(adj.) - clear
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inclement
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(adj.) - stormy
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inclination
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(n.) - a tendency
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indictment
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(n.) - accusation of wrongdoing
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indignation
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(n.) - anger due to an unfair situation
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inextricable
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(adj.) - hopelessly confused or tangled
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infuse
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(v.) - to inject
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ingenious
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(adj.) - marked by special intelligence
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inimical
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(adj.) - hostile
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iniquity
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(n.) - a wicked act
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innate
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(adj.) - inborn
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innocuous
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(adj.) - harmless
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inquisitor
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(n.) - someone who asks questions or makes an inquiry
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inundate
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(v.) - to flood
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invariable
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(adj.) - not susceptible to change
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invective
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(n.) - a verbal attack
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inveterate
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(adj.) - habitual
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irascible
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(adj.) - easily angered
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jubilant
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(adj.) - joyful
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judicious
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(adj.) - of sound judgment
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juvenile
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(adj.) - young or immature
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juxtapose
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(v.) - to put next to each other
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labyrinthine
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(adj.) - intricate
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laceration
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(n.) - a cut
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lachrymose
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(adj.) - tearful
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latent
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(adj.) - present but hidden
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laud
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(v.) - to applaud or praise
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laudatory
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(adj.) - admiring
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lavish
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(adj.) - extravagant
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lethargic
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(adj.) - sluggish
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lewd
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(adj.) - vulgar
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libel
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(n.) - a statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing
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licentious
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(adj.) - amoral
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limber
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(adj.) - bending or flexing readily
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limpid
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(adj.) - clear
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linchpin
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(n.) - something that holds separate things together
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lithe
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(adj.) - graceful
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loquacious
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(adj.) - talkative
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lull
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(n.) - a relatively calm interval
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luminescence
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(n.) - light from non-thermal sources
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magnanimous
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(adj.) - generous
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malaise
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(n.) - vague feeling of discomfort
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malevolent
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(adj.) - having intent to harm others
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malicious
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(adj.) - malevolent
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malign
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(v.) - to slander
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malleable
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(adj.) - easily shaped or formed
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mandatory
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(adj.) - required
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manifest
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(v.) - to show clearly
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manifold
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(adj.) - many
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masticate
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(v.) - to chew
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matrimony
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(n.) - marriage
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maudlin
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(adj.) - sentimental
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maxim
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(n.) - a common saying of advice or virtue
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meager
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(adj.) - lacking in quality stature
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mediate
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(v.) - to intervene
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melodramatic
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(adj.) - exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic
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mendacious
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(adj.) - inclined to lie or mislead
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mercurial
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(adj.) - quick and changeable in temperament
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meritorious
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(adj.) - deserving of praise or merit
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metamorphosis
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(n.) - a change of form
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mimic
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(v.) - to imitate
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misogyny
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(n.) - hatred of women
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modicum
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(n.) - a small amount of something
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mollify
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(v.) - to soften in temper
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monogamy
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(n.) - having only one spouse at a time
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mores
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(n.) - moral attitudes
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morose
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(adj.) - gloomy or sullen
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munificent
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(adj.) - generous
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mutability
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(n.) - capability of change
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myopic
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(adj.) - short-sighted
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myriad
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(adj.) - consisting of a very great number
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narrate
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(v.) - to tell a story
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nebulous
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(adj.) - indistinct
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nefarious
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(adj.) - horribly villainous
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neologism
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(n.) - the creation of new words
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neonate
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(n.) - a newborn baby
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noisome
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(adj.) - foul
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notoriety
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(n.) - infamy
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novel
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(adj.) - strikingly new
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noxious
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(adj.) - harmful
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obdurate
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(adj.) - unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
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obfuscate
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(v.) - to render incomprehensible
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obsequious
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(adj.) - excessively compliant or submissive
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odious
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(adj.) - meriting strong displeasure
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officious
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(adj.) - offering unwanted help or service
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olfactory
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(adj.) - relating to the sense of smell
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ominous
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(adj.) - foreboding or foreshadowing evil
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oration
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(n.) - a dignified and formal speech
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ostracize
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(v.) - to exclude from a community
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pacify
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(v.) - to sooth
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paragon
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(n.) - model of perfection
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pariah
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(n.) - an outcast
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parody
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(n.) - a satirical imitation
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patent
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(adj.) - clear
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pedagogue
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(n.) - a schoolteacher
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pellucid
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(adj.) - clear
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penchant
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(n.) - a tendency
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peregrinate
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(v.) - to travel from place to place on foot
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perfunctory
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(adj.) - showing little enthusiasm
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permeate
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(v.) - to spread out
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persevere
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(v.) - to persist
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pertinacious
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(adj.) - stubbornly persistent
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peruse
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(v.) - to examine carefully
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pervasive
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(adj.) - to spread throughout
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petulance
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(n.) - irritability
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physiognomy
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(n.) - the art of judging human character from facial features
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pique
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(v.) - to provoke or to cause indignation
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pithy
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(adj.) - succinctly meaningful
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pittance
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(n.)– - very small amount
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placate
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(v.) - to soothe
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placid
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(adj.) - calm
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plethora
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(n.) - a great number
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pliable
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(adj.) - flexible
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poach
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(v.) - to hunt or fish illegally
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poised
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(adj.) - balanced
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polygamy
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(n.) - having more than one spouse at a time
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portentous
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(adj.) - foreboding or foreshadowing evil
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portly
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(adj.) - fat
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precarious
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(adj.) - dangerously lacking in security or stability
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predestination
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(n.) - the concept of destiny or fate
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premonition
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(n.) - a presentiment of the future
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preponderance
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(n.) - a great amount or frequency
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presage
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(n.) - an omen
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prestidigitation
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(n.) - a sleight of hand
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presumptuous
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(adj.) - disrespectfully bold
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profane
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(adj.) - indecent
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profuse
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(adj.) - abundant
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propensity
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(n.) - an inclination
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propriety
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(n.) - decency
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protean
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(adj.) - readily taking on various shapes or forms
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prudent
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(adj.) - cautious
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puerile
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(adj.) - immature
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pugnacious
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(adj.) - belligerent
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pulchritude
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(n.) - physical beauty
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punctilious
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(adj.) - eager to follow rules
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pungent
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(adj.) - having a sharp
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purport
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(v.) - to present an intention that is often FALSE
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putrid
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(adj.) - rotten
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quaint
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(adj.) - old-fashioned
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quid pro quo
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(n.
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quotidian
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(adj.) - daily
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radiant
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(adj.) - bright
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rancid
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(adj.) - rotten
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ratiocinate
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(v.) - to think
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raze
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(v.) - to demolish
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recalcitrant
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(adj.) - defiant
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recalibrate
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(v.) - to readjust or make corrections to
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recapitulate
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(v.) - to repeat
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rectify
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(v.) - to set right
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redact
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(v.) - to revise
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redoubtable
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(adj.) - formidable
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redress
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(v.) - to set right or remedy
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reel
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(v.) - to be thrown off balance or feel dizzy
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refrain
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(v.) - to hold oneself back
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reiterate
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(v.) - to repeat
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relish
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(v.) - to take zestful pleasure in
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remiss
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(adj.) - negligent
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render
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(v.) - to say
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renovate
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(v.) - to restore
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repose
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(n.) - rest
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reprehensible
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(adj.) - deserving criticism
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repudiate
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(v.) - to reject
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repulse
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(v.) - to cause disgust or distaste
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requisition
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(n.) - a demand for goods
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restitution
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(n.) - compensation
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retaliation
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(n.) - revenge
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retract
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(v.) - withdraw
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retribution
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(n.) - vengeance
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revel
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(v.) - to enjoy
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rife
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(adj.) - abundant
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ruddy
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(adj.) - having a healthy
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ruse
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(n.) - a trick
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rustic
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(adj.) - relating to country life
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saccharine
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(adj.) - overly sweet
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sacrosanct
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(adj.) - sacred
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sagacious
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(adj.) - shrewd
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salient
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(adj.) - significant
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salutation
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(n.) - a greeting
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sanguine
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(adj.) - cheery
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sate
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(v.) - to satisfy (an appetite) fully.
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satiate
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(v.) - to satisfy excessively
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savor
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(v.) - to appreciate fully
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scathing
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(adj.) - hurtful
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scourge
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(n.) - a plague
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scurrilous
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(adj.) - crude
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sedate
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(v.) - to calm
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sedentary
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(adj.) - sitting
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seer
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(n.) - a fortune teller
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seminal
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(adj.) - original
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serendipity
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(n.) - the act of finding things not sought
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slander
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(n.) - a FALSE statement to damage the reputation of another
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sobriety
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(n.) - moderation from excess
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somnolent
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(adj.) - sleepy
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soothsayer
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(n.) - a fortune teller
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sordid
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(adj.) - dirty
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spectral
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(adj.) - ghostly
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spurious
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(adj.) - FALSE but intended to seem believable or possible
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stagnant
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(adj.) - still
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stagnate
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(v.) - to be idle
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static
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(adj.) - not moving
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steadfast
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(adj.) - fixed or unchanging
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strenuous
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(adj.) - requiring tremendous strength or energy
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strife
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(n.) - conflict
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stupefy
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(v.) - to astound
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submissive
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(adj.) - easily yielding to authority
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subsist
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(v.) - to live
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succinct
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(adj.) - marked by compact precision
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suffice
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(v.) - to meet needs
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supplant
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(v.) - to displace and substitute for another
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surfeit
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(n.) - an excess
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surmise
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(v.) - to guess
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surreptitious
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(adj.) - done in a secret
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swarthy
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(adj.) - of dark color or complexion
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sybarite
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(n.) - someone devoted to pleasure and luxury
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sycophant
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(n.) - a self-serving flatterer
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sympathetic
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(adj.) - compassionate
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sympathy
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(n.) - an expression of pity for another
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synopsis
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(n.) - a summary
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taciturn
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(adj.) - not inclined to talk
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tantamount
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(adj.) - equivalent in value or significance
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tedious
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(adj.) - boring
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telepathic
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(adj.) - capable of reading minds
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tenuous
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(adj.) - having little substance or strength
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terrestrial
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(adj.) - relating to the land
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terse
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(adj.) - abrupt
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timorous
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(adj.) - fearful
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tome
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(n.) - a large book
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toothsome
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(adj.) - delicious
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torpid
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(adj.) - lazy
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torrid
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(adj.) - giving off intense heat
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tortuous
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(adj.) - winding
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tragedy
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(n.) - a disastrous event
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tranquil
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(adj.) - calm
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travesty
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(n.) - a grossly inferior imitation
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trek
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(v.) - to walk
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trite
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(adj.) - overused
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truculent
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(adj.) - eager to fight
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ubiquitous
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(adj.) - existing everywhere
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ultimate
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(n.) - the last part
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umbrage
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(n.) - anger
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uncanny
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(adj.) - of supernatural character or origin
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undulate
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(v.) - to move in a smooth wavelike motion
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uniform
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(adj.) - unvarying
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unilateral
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(adj.) - having only one side
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unique
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(adj.) - being the only one of its kind
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upbraid
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(v.) - to criticize
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vacillate
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(v.) - to sway from one side to another
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variance
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(n.) - a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
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variegate
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(v.) - to diversify
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vast
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(adj.) - enormous
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veneer
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(n.) - a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance
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veracious
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(adj.) - honest
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verbose
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(adj.) - wordy
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vicarious
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(adj.) - experienced through another’s actions
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vicissitudes
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(n.) - the unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one’s life
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vigor
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(n.) - vitality and energy
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vim
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(n.) - and energy
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vivacious
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(adj.) - lively
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vocation
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(n.) - one’s work or professional calling
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volition
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(n.) - a conscious choice or decision
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voluminous
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(adj.) - large
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voluptuary
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(n.) - someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxury
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wane
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(v.) - to decrease gradually in size or degree
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wax
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(v.) - to increase gradually in size or degree
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weather
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(v.) - to withstand or survive a situation
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whet
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(v.) - to make more keen
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winsome
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(adj.) - charming
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Zeitgeist
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(n.) - the spirit of the time
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prevaricate
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(v.) Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
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iconoclast
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(n.) Someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
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dissemble
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(v.) Make believe with the intent to deceive, hide under a false appearance
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dilatory
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(adj.) Wasting time
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dilettante
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(adj.) Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
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dogmatic
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(adj.) Characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
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castigate
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(v.) Inflict severe punishment on
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equivocate
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(v.) Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
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credulous
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(adj.) Disposed to believe on little evidence
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desultory
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(adj.)Marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
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estimable
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(adj.) Deserving of respect or high regard
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diatribe
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(n.) Thunderous verbal attack
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bombastic
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(adj.) Ostentatiously lofty in style
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anachronism
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(n.) Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
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chicanery
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(n.) The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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desiccate
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(v.) Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless, Remove water from
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exculpate
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(v.) Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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sublime
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(adj.) Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
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prodigal
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(adj.) Recklessly wasteful
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impetuous
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(adj.) Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
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esoteric
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(adj.) Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
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torpor
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(n.) Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
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misanthrope
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(n.) Someone who dislikes people in general
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ingenuous
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(adj.) Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious, Lacking in sophistication or worldliness
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inchoate
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(adj.) Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
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pedant
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(n.) someone who shows off learning
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propitiate
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(v.) Make peace with; appease
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laconic
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(adj.) Brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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malinger
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(v.) Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
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soporific
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(adj.) Sleep inducing
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specious
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(adj.) Plausible but false, Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
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obviate
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(v.) Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening, Do away with
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opprobrium
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(n.) State of disgrace resulting from public abuse
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perfidious
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(adj.) Tending to betray
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proliferate
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(v.) Cause to grow or increase rapidly
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mitigate
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(v.) Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
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attenuate
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(v.) Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
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erudite
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(adj.) Having or showing profound knowledge
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aggrandize
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(v.) Add details to, to increase in power, influence and reputation
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precipitate
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(v.) Bring about abruptly
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caustic
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(adj.) Harsh or corrosive in tone, biting in wit
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rhetoric
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(n.) Using language effectively to please or persuade, or Loud and confused and empty talk
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engender
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(v.) Call forth, produce, cause, or bring about
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convoluted
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(adj.) Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
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decorum
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(n.) Propriety in manners and conduct
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florid
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(adj.) Elaborately or excessively ornamented
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onerous
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(adj.) Not easily borne; wearing
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austere
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(adj.) Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
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disparate
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(adj.) Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
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ephemeral
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(adj.) Lasting a very short time
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disabuse
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(v.) Free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
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bolster
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(v.) Support and strengthen
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transitory
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(adj.) Lasting a very short time
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diffident
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(adj.) Showing modest reserve, Lacking self-confidence
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intransigent
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(adj.) Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
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deride
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(v.) Treat or speak of with contempt
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insipid
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(adj.) Lacking interest or significance or impact or flavor
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tacit
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(adj.) Implied by or inferred from actions or statements
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reticent
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(adj.) Reluctant to draw attention to yourself, Cool and formal in manner
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adulterate
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(v.) Corrupt, debase, or make impure
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