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200 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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to reduce in amount,degree,severity..
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Abyss
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an extremely deep hole
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Aggrandize
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increase in power,influence, and reputation..
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Analogous
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similar or alike in some way; equivalant to..
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Apathy
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lack of interest or emotion..
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Archaic
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ancient, old fashion..
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Assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe..
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Attenuate
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to reduce in force or degree; weaken..
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Austere
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severe or stern in apperarance; undecorated..
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Bolster
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to support; to prop up
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Candid
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impartial and honest in speech...
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Capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often..
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Catalyst
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something that brings about a change in something else..
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Caustic
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biting in wit
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Chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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Cogent
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convincing and wll reasoned...
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Convoluted
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intricate and complicated
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Corroborate
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to provide supporting evidence
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Crescendo
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steadily increasing volume
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Deference
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respect, courtesy
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Deride
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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock...
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Desiccate
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to dry out thoroughly..
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Desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; dissconnected..
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Dilatory
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intended to delay
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Dilenettante
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someone with an ameteurish and superficial interest in a topic..
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Dirge
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a funeral hymm or mournful speech..
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Disabuse
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to set right;to free from error..
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Discern
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to perceive; to recognize
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Disparate
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fundamentally different; entirely unlike...
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Dissemble
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character..
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Dissonance
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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds..
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Eclectic
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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources..
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Efficacy
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effectiveness
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Elegy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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Eloquent
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persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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Engender
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to produce, cause, or bring about..
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Enumerate
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to count, list, or itemize
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Ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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Equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead..
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Erratic
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wandering and unpredictable..
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Erudite
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learned, scholarly, bookish
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Esoteric
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known or understood by only a few
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Estimable
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admirable
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Exculpate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent..
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Exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate attention..
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Exonerate
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to clear of blame
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Fanatical
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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled w/ extreme, unquestionable devotion..
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Fervid
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intensely emotional, feverish..
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Foment
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to arouse or incite
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Iconoclast
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions..
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Imperturbable
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not capable of being disturbed..
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Impetuous
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quick to act without thinking..
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Inchoate
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not fully formed; disorganized
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Ingenuous
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity..
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Innocuous
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harmless
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Intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to reconcile..
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Inundate
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to overwhelm; to cover w/ water..
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Irascible
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easily made angry..
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Lament
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to express sorrow; to grieve..
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Laud
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to give praise; to glorify..
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Lethargic
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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner.....
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Malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill...
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Obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please...
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Obstinate
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stubborn, unyielding..
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Occlude
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to stop up; too prevent the passage of..
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Opaque
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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light.
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Opprobrium
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public disgrace
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Ostentation
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excessive showiness
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Paradox
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a contridiction or dilemma..
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Pedant
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someone who shows off learning...
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Perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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Perfunctory
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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Plastic
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able to be molded, altered, or bent...
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Plethora
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excess
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Pristine
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fresh and clean; uncorrupted...
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Prodigal
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lavish; wasteful..
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Proliferate
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to increase in number quickly...
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Propitiate
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to increase in number quickly...
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Propitiate`
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concililate; to appease
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Propriety
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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs..
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Prudence
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wisdom, caution, or restraint..
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Quiescent
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motionless
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Rarefy
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to make thinner or sparser..
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Repudiated
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to reject the validity of..
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Reticent
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silent reserved..
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Rhetoric
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effective writing or speaking..
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Satiate
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to satisfy fully or overindulge...
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Soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy..
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Specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious..
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Stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit...
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Sublime
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lofty or grand..
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Taciturn
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silent, not talkative...
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Tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack..
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Torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness..
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Transitory
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temporary, lasting a brief time...
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Vex
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to annoy
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Volatile
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive..
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Whimsical
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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable..
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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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Aberrant
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atypical, not normal
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aberration
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something differnt from the usual or normal.
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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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mierable,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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Abnegate
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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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interupt while incomplete
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Abrogate
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to abolish or invalidate by authorty.
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Abut
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to touch or be in contact with
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abyss
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an extremely great depth
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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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accrue
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to accumulate, grow by additions
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Acme
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highest point, summit
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Aquiesce
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to agree, comply quietly
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Acuity
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sharpness
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Acumen
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sharpness of insight
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Adage
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old saing of proverb
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Adroit
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skillful, accomplished, highly competent.
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Adumbrate
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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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Adversarial
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antagonistic, competitive
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Aerial
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having to do with the air
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Aerie
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nook or nest built in the air
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Affected
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pretentious, phony
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Aerodynamic
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relating to objects moving through the air.
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Affront
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personal offense, insult
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Aggrieve
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to afflict, distress
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Agile
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well coordinated, nimble
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Agrarian
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relating to farming or rural matters.
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Alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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Alchemy
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medival chemical philosophy based on quest to change metal into gold.
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Algorithm
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mechanical problem-solving procedure
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Allay
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to lesson, to ease, or soothe
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Allocation
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allowence, portion, share
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Amalgam
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mixture, combination, allow
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Ambuatory
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related to walkin around.
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Anecdote
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short, usually funny account of an event.
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Anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
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Antecedent
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coming before in place or time
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Antediluvian
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prehistoric, ancient beyond measure
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Antepenultimate
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third to last
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Anthology
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collection of literary works..
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Anthropomorphic
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attributing human qualities to nonhumans..
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Antiquated
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outdated, obsolete..
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Antiquity
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ancient times; the quality of being old or ancient..
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Antithesis
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exact opposite or direct contrast..
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Apace
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done quickly
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Apathetic
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indifferent, unconcerned.
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Aperture
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an opening or hole
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Aphasia
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inability to speak or use words
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Aphelion
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point in a planets 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; superscript sign.
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Apotheosis
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glorification
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Append
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to attach
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Aprise
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to give notice of, to inform
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Approbation
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praise
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Appropriate
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to take possession of
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Arbitrary
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depending soley on individual will
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Arboreal
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relating to trees
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Arboretum
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place where trees are studied
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Arcane
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secret
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Archipelago
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large group of islands
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Ardent
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passionate
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Arrogate
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to demand
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Artisan
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craftsperson
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Artless
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open
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Ascetic
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self-denying
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Ascribe
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to attribute to
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Ashen
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resembling ashes, deafly pale
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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
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Assail
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to attack
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Assay
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to analyze
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Assent
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to express agreement
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Assiduous
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diligent, hardworking
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Assignation
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appointment for lovers meeting
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Assonance
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resemblance in sound
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Astral
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relating to the stars,exalted
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Asunder
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into different parts
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Atone
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to make amends for a wrong
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Attentuate
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to make thin or weaken
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Augment
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to expand
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Augury
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prophecy
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August
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dignified
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Autonomous
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sepereate, independent
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Auxiliary
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supplementary, reserve
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Avarice
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greed
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Awry
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crooked
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Axion
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self-evident truth
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