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Abjure
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Renounce upon oath
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Accoutre
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Equip
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Acerbity
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Bitterness of speech and temper
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Acrimonious
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Bitter in words or manner
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Adage
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Wise saying; Proverb
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Adherent (n.)
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Supporter; Follower
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Adjuration
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Solemn urging
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Adjutant
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Staff officer assisting the commander; Assistant
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Adventitious
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Casual; Accidental
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Advert
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Refer to
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Aegis
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Shield; Defence
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Agape
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Openmouthed
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Aggrandize
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Increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor
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Agnostic
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One who is skekptical about the existence of a God or any ultimate reality
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Agog
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Highly excited; intensely curious
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Agrarian
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Pertaining to land or its cultivation
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Alimentary
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Supplying nutrition
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Allegory
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A story where characters are used as symbols; Fable
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Alloy (v.)
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Mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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Alluvial
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Pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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Aloft
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Upward
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Altruistic
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Unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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Amenable
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Readily managed; Answerable or accountable legally
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Amity
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Friendship
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Amnesty
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Pardon
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Amock/Amuck
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In a state of rage
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Analgesic
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Causing insensitivity to pain
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Anathema
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Solemn curse; Somone or something regarded as a curse
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Ancillary
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Serving as an aid or accessory; Auxiliary
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Animadaversion
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Critical remark
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Animus
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Hostile feeling or intent
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Anneal
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Reduce brittleness and increase toughness by heating and cooling
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Annex
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Attach; Take possession of
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Annuity
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Yearly allowance
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Anodyne
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Drug that relieves pain; Opiate
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Anoint
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Consecrate
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Antediluvian
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Antiquated; extremely ancient
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Antrhopoid
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Manlike
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Antrhopomorphic
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Having human form or characteristics
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Aphasia
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Loss of speech due to injury or illness
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Aphorism
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Pithy maxim; saying (philosophical or scientific)
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Aplomb
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Poise; Assurance
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Apocalyptic
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Prophetic
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Apocryphal
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Untrue; made up
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Apogee
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Highest point
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Apologist
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One who writes in defence of a cause or an institution
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Apostate
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One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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Apothegm
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Pithy, compact saying
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Apotheosis
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Elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
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Appellation
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Title; name
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Application
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Diligent attention
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Apposite
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Appropriate; fitting
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Appurtenances
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Subordinate possessions
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Apropos
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With reference to; regarding
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Arable
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Fit for growing crops
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Arboretum
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Place where different varieties of shrubs and tress are studied and exhibited
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Argot
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Slang
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Array
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Clothe; adorn
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Arrears
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Being in debt
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Arroyo
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Gully
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Artifice
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Deception; trickery
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Asinine
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Stupid
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Asperity
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Sharpness (of temper)
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Aspersion
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Slanderous remark
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Aspirant
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seeker after position or status
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Assumption
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Something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of
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Astringent
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Harsh or severe; binding; causing contraction
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Asunder
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Into parts; apart
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Atavism
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Resemblance to remote ancestors rather than parents; revertion to an earlier type; throwback
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Attrition
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Gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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Augury
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Omen; prophecy
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August
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Impressive; Majestic
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Aureole
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Sun's corona; halo
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Aurhoritarian
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Subordination of an individual to the state; Completely dominating another's will
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Avarice
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Greediness of wealth
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Avocation
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Secondary occupation
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Avow
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Declare openly
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Avuncular
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Like an uncle
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Awl
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Pointed tool used for piercing
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Axiom
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Self-evident truth requiring no proof
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Bacchanalian
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Drunken
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Badinage
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Teasing conversation
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Baleful
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Deadly; a malign influence; ominous
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Bandy
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Discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly
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Barefaced
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Shameless boldness; unconcealed
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Baroque
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Highly ornate
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Bastion
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Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection
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Bate
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To let down; restrain
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Beatific
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Giving bliss; blissful
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Beatitude
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Blessedness; in a state of bliss
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Bedizen
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Dress with vulgar finery
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Beguile
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Mislead or delude; cheat; pass time
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Behemoth
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Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
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Beholden
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Obligated; indebted
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Behoove
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Be suited to; incumbent upon
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Belabour
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Explain or go over a point excessively or to a ridiculous extent; assail verbally
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Beleaguer
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Beseige or attack; harass
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Bellicose
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Warlike
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Bemoan
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Lament; express disapproval of
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Benison
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Blessing
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Bent
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Determined; show talent or inclination
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Beset
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Harass or trouble; hem in
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Betoken
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Signify; indicate
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Bevy
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Large group
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Bicameral
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Two-chambered
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Bigotry
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Stubborn intolerance
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Bilious
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Suffering from indigestion; irritable
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Bilk
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Swindle; cheat
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Bivouac
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Temporary encampment
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Blithe
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Gay; joyous
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Blowhard
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Talkative boaster
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Bluster
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Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully
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Bohemian
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Unconventional
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Bouillon
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Clear beef soup
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Bourgeois
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Middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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Bowdlerize
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Expurgate
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Brackish
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Somwhat saline
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Braggadocio
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Boasting
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Braggart
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Boaster
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Brindled
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Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
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Brocade
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Rich, figured fabric
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Browbeat
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Bully; intimidate
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Brunt
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Main impact; shock
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Bucolic
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Rustic; pastoral
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Buffet (v.)
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Slap; Batter; Knock about
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Bulwark
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Earthwork or other defence; person who defends
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Burlesque
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Imitation that ridicules
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Cabal
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A small group of people secretly united to promote their own interests
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Callow
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Youthful; Immature; Inexperienced
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Calorific
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Heat producing
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Calumny
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Malicious misrepresentation; slander
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Cameo
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Shell or jewel carved in relief; a star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
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Canard
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Unfounded rumour; exaggerated report
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Candor
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Frankness; open honesty
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Canker
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Any ulcerous sore; any evil
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Canon
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A collection or authoritative list of books; rule or standard set by ecclesiastical authorities
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Cant
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Insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves
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Capacious
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Spacious
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Capitulate
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Surrender
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Captious
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Faultfinding
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Careen
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Lurch; sway from side to side
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Carousal
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Drunken revelery
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Carping
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Petty criticisms; faultfinding
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Categorical
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Without exception; unqualified; absolute
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Catharsis
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Purging or cleansing any passage in the body
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Cathartic
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Purgatory
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Cavalier
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Casual or offhand; arrogant
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Cavil
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Make frivolous objections
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Celerity
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Rapidity; speed
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Censorious
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Critical
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Censure
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Criticize; blame
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Cerebration
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Thought
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Certitude
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Certainity
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Cession
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Yielding to; cede
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Chaffing
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Laughing; joking
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Charlatan
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Pretender to knowledge; Quack
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Chary
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Cautious; Sparing or restrained about giving
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Chase
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Ornament a metal surface by indentation
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Chauvinist
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Blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group or cause
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Chimerical
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Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
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Choleric
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Hot-tempered
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Churlish
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Boorish; rude
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Cipher
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Code; non-entity; worthless person or thing
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Circumlocution
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Indirect or roundabout expression
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Circumscribe
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Limit; confine
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Clarion
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Shrill trumpetlike sound
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Clavicle
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Collarbone
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Cloister
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Monsatery or convent
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Cloying
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Distasteful; excessively sweet or sentimental
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Coeval
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Living at the same time as; contemporary
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Cogitate
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Think over
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Cognate
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Linguistically related; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
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Cognizance
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Knowledge
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Cohere
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Stick together
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Coin
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Make coins; invent or fabricate
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Collation
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Light meal
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Colloquy
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Informal discussion
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Collusion
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Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
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Comestible
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Something fit to be eaten
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Comity
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Courtesy; Civility
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Compact (n.)
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Agreement; contract
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Complicity
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Involvement; participation
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Compunction
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Remorse
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Condign
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Adequate; deservedly severe
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Confluence
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Flowing together; crowd
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Conjecture
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Surmise; guess
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Connivance
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Pretence to ignorance of something wrong; assist; permission to offend
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Consequential
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Pompous; self-important
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Constituent
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Supporter
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Construe
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Interpret; explain
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Contend
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Struggle; compete; assert earnestly
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Continence
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Self-restraint; sexual chastity
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Contingent
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Group that makes up part of a gathering
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Contraband
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Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods
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Contravene
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Oppose; contradict; infringe on or transgress
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Controvert
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Oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict
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Contumacious
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Disobedient; resisting authority
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Contusion
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Bruise
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Conversant
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Familiar with
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Conveyance
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Vehicle; transfer
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Convivial
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Festive; gay; characterised by joviality
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Convoke
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Call together
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Coquette
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Flirt
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Cornucopia
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Horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
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Corollary
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Consequence; Accompaniment
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Corporeal
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Bodily; material
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Corpulent
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Very fat
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Countenance
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Approve; tolerate
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Countermand
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Cancel; revoke
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Covenant
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Agreement
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Covetous
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Avaricious; eagerly desirous of
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Cow
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Terrorize; intimidate
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Cozen
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Cheat; swindle; hoodwink
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Crabbed
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Sour; peevish
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Crass
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Unrefined; grossly insensible
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Credulity
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Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete
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Crotchety
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Eccentric; whimsical
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Cupidity
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Greed
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Curmudgeon
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Churlish; miserly individual
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Cursive
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Flowing; running
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Dapper
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Neat and trim
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Dappled
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Spotted
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Daub
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Smear
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Deadlock
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Standstill; stalemate
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Deadpan
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Wooden; impassive
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Dearth
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Scarcity
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Debase
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Lower in esteem; degrade; reduce the quality or value
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Debauch
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Corrupt; seduce from virtue
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Debonair
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Friendly; aiming to please
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Debunk
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Expose as false, exaggerated etc; ridicule
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Decimate
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Kill, usually one in ten
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Declivity
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Downward slope
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Decry
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show strong disapproval of; disparage
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Defection
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Desertion
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Deplore
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Reject
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Defray
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Provide the payment for
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Deft
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Neat; skillful
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Deify
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Turn into a god; idolize
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Deign
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Condescend; stoop
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Deluge
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Flood; rush
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Delusive
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Deceptive; raising vain hopes
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Demagogue
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Person who appeals to people's prejudices; false leader
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Demotic
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Pertaining to the people
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Demur
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Object (due to scruples or doubts); hesitate
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Denizen
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Inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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Denouement
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Outcome; Final development of the plot of a play or literary work
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Depose
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Dethrone; remove from office
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Deprecate
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Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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Depredation
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Plundering
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Derelict
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Abandoned; negligent
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Descry
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Catch sight of
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Desolate (v.)
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To rob of joy; to lay waste; forsake
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Desperado
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Reckless outlaw
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Despoil
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Plunder
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Despot
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Tyrant; harsh; authoritarian ruler
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Detraction
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Slandering; aspersion
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Devious
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Roundabout; erratic; not straightforward
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Devolve
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Deputise; pass on to others
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Dexterous
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Skillful
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Diabolical
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Devilish
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Dialectical
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Mutual or reciprocal; relating to the art of debate
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Dictum
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Authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim
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Didactic
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Teaching; instructional
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Dilatory
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Delaying
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Dilettante
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Aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
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Dint
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Means; effort
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Disaffected
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Disloyal
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Disburse
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Pay out
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Discombobulated
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Confused; discomposed
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Discomfit
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Disconcert; defeat; put to rout
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Disconsolate
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Sad
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Discriminating
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Able to see differences; prejudiced
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Discursive
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Digressing; rambling
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Disgorge
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Surrender something; eject; vomit
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Disjunction
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Act or state of separation; Disunity
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Disport
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Amuse
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Disquietude
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Anxiety; Uneasiness
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Dissident
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Dissenting; rebellious
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Dissimulate
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Pretend; conceal by feiging
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Distrait
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Absentminded
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Diurnal
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Daily
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Doff
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Take off
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Doggerel
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Poor verse
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Doldrums
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Blue; listlessness; slack period
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Doctrinaire
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Unable to compromise on points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
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Domicile
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Home
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Draconian
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Extremely severe
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Droll
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Queer and amusing
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Dulcet
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Sweet sounding
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Duplicity
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Double-dealing; hypocrisy
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Earthy
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Unrefined; coarse
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Edify
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Instruct; correct morally
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Efface
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Rub out
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Effusion
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Pouring forth
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Egregious
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Notorious; Conspicuously bad or shocking
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Elliptical
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Oval; Ambiguous, either on purpose or because key words have been left out
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Elysian
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Relating to paradise; blissful
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Emissary
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Agent; messenger
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Emollient
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Soothing or sofetening remedy
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Emolument
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Salary; compensation
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Encomiastic
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Praising; Eulogistic
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Encomium
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High praise; eulogy
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Endue
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Provide with a quality; endowed
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Engage
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Attract; hire; to pledge oneself; confront
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Enjoin
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Command; order; forbid
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Ensconce
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Settle comfortably
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Enumerate
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List; mention one by one
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Environ
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Surround; enclose
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Epicure
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Connoisseur of food and drink
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Epigram
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Witty thought or saying, usually short
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Episodic
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Loosely connected
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Epitaph
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Inscription in the memory of a dead person
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Epithets
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Words or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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Epoch
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A period of time
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Equable
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Tranquil; steady; uniform
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Equipoise
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Balance; balancing force; equilibrium
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Equitable
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Fair; impartial
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Equity
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Fairness; justice
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Errant
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Wandering
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Escapade
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Prank; flighty conduct
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Eschew
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Avoid
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Equivocal
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Ambiguous; intentionally misleading
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Espouse
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Adopt; support
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Ethos
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Underlying character of a culture or group
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Eugenic
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Pertaining to the improvement of race
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Eulogistic
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Praising
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Euphony
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Sweet sound
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Evanescent
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Fleeting; vanishing
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Evince
|
Show
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Exacting
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Extremely demanding
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Exceptionable
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Objectionable
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Exchequer
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Treasury
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Excoriate
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Scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off
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Execrable
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Very bad
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Execrate
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Curse; express abhorrence for
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Exegesis
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Explanation, especially of biblical passages
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Exhort
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Urge
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Exiguous
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Small; minute
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Expansive
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Outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
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Expatiate
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Talk at length
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Expatriate
|
Exile; someone who has withdrawn from their native land
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Expedient
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Suitable; practical; politic
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Expedite
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Hasten
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Expiate
|
Make amends for
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Expository
|
Explanatory; serving to explain
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Expostulation
|
Protest; remonstrance
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Expropriate
|
Take possession of
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Expunge
|
Cancel; remove
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Extant
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Still in existence
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Extemporaneous
|
Not planned; impromptu
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Extenuate
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Weaken; mitigate
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Extirpate
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Root up
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Factitious
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Artificial; Sham
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Extol
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Praise; glorify
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Extraneous
|
Not essential; superfluous
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Extrude
|
Force or push out
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Exude
|
Discharge; give forth
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Factious
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Inclined to form factions; causing dissention
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Fallible
|
Liable to err
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Farce
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Broad comedy; mockery
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Fatalism
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Belief that events are determinded by forces out of one's control
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Felicity
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Happiness; appropriateness
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Fell
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Deadly; cruel
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Ferment
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Agitation; commotion
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Ferret
|
Drive or hunt out of hiding
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Fervid
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Ardent
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Fete
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Honor at a festival
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Fetter
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Shackle
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Fiat
|
Command
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Filial
|
Relating to a son or daughter
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Firebrand
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Hot-headed; troublemaker
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Flagrant
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Conspicuously wicked; outrageous; blatant
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Flail
|
Slap or Strike; toss about
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Fitful
|
Spasmodic; Intermittent
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Fleece
|
Rob; plunder
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Flippant
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Lacking proper seriousness
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Florid
|
Ruddy; reddish; flowery
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Flux
|
Flowing; series of changes
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Foible
|
Weakness; slight fault
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Foil (n)
|
Contrast
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Foist
|
Insert inappropriately; palm off
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Foray
|
Raid
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Forensic
|
Suitable to debate or the courts of law
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Forswear
|
Renounce
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Founder
|
Fail rapidly; sink
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Fractious
|
Unruly
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Franchise
|
Right granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
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Fritter
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Waste away
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Fructify
|
Bear fruit
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Fruition
|
Bearing fruit; fulfillment; realisation
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Fugitive
|
Roving; fleeting or transitory
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Fulminate
|
Thunder, explode
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Fulsome
|
Distastefully excessive
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Funereal
|
Sad; solemn
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Gaffe
|
Social blunder
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Gall
|
Bitterness; nerve; annoy; chafe
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Galvanize
|
Stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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Gambol
|
Romp; skip about; leap playfully
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Garner
|
Gather; store up
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Gauche
|
Clumsy; coarse; uncouth
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Germane
|
Pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
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Germinal
|
Pertaining to a germ; creative
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Gestate
|
Evolve, as in prenatal growth
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Gibe
|
Mock
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Glib
|
Fluent; Facile; Slick
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Gourmand
|
Epicure; someone who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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Gourmet
|
Connoisseur of food and drink
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Grandiose
|
Pretentious, high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated
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Gratis
|
Free
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Gratuitous
|
Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
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Grotto
|
Small cavern
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Grouse
|
Fuss; complain
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Grovel
|
Creep or crawl on the ground; remain prostrate
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Gull
|
Trick; hoodwink
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Gustatory
|
Affecting the sense of taste
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Gusto
|
Enjoyment; enthusiasm
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Haggard
|
Wasted away; gaunt
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Halcyon
|
Calm; peaceful
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Hale
|
Healthy
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Hap
|
Luck; chance
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Hapless
|
Unfortunate
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Harbinger
|
Forerunner
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Harry
|
Harass; annoy; torment; raid
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Heckler
|
Person who harasses verbally
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Hedonist
|
One who believes pleasure is the sole aim in life
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Hegemony
|
Dominance, especially of one nation over others
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Heterodox
|
Unorthodox, unconventional
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Heyday
|
Time of greatest success; prime
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Hiatus
|
Gap; pause
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Hibernal
|
Wintry
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Hilarity
|
Boisterous mirth
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Hinterlands
|
Back country
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Hirsute
|
Hairy
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Histronic
|
Theatrical
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Hoary
|
White with age
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Homily
|
Sermon; serious warning
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Hovel
|
Shack; wretched, small house
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Hubris
|
Arrogance; Excessive self-conceit
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Hue
|
Colour; aspect
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Husband
|
Use sparingly; save; conserve
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Husbandry
|
Thrift; Agriculture
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Hydrophobia
|
Fear of water; rabies
|
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Hypercritical
|
Excessively exacting
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Hypochondriac
|
A person unduly concerned about his health
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Hypocritical
|
Preteding to be virtuous; Deceiving
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Idiom
|
A phrase whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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Idyllic
|
Charmingly carefree; simple
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Ignoble
|
Unworthy; not noble
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Ignominy
|
Deep disgrace; shame or dishonour
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Illimitable
|
Infinite
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Imbecility
|
Weakness of the mind
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Imbibe
|
Drink in
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Imbroglio
|
Complex situation; paniful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass
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Imbue
|
Saturate; fill
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Immolate
|
Offer as a sacrifice
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Immure
|
Imprison; keep in confinement
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Impassable
|
Not able to be travelled or crossed
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Impasse
|
Predicament from which there is no escape
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Impecunious
|
Without money
|
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Imperious
|
Domineering; haughty
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Impetuous
|
Violent; hasty; rash
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Impolitic
|
Not wise
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Imponderable
|
Weightless
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Import
|
Significance
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Importunate
|
Urging; demanding
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Importune
|
Beg persistently
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Imposture
|
Assuming a false identity; facade
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Imprecation
|
Curse
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Improvident
|
Thriftless
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Imprudent
|
Lacking caution; injudicious
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Impudence
|
Impertinence; insolence
|
|
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Impugn
|
Dispute or contradict; challenge; gainsay
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Inalienable
|
Not to be taken away; nontransferable
|
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Impuissance
|
Feebleness; powerlessness
|
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Impunity
|
Free from punishment or harm
|
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Impute
|
Attribute; ascribe
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Incandescent
|
Strikingly bright; shining with intense heat
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Incendiary
|
Arsonist
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Incipient
|
Beginning; in the early stages
|
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Inclement
|
Stormy; unkind
|
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Incommodius
|
Not spacious; inconvenient
|
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Incontrovertible
|
Indisputable; not open to question
|
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Incorporeal
|
Lacking a material body; insubstantial
|
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Incorrigible
|
Uncorrectable
|
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Incubus
|
Burden; mental care; nightmare
|
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Inculcate
|
Teach
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|
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Incumbent
|
Obligatory; currently holding office
|
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Incursion
|
Temporary invasion
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Indefatigable
|
Tireless
|
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Indelible
|
Not able to be erased
|
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Indemnify
|
Secure against loss; compensate for loss
|
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Indenture
|
Bind as a servant or apprentice to a master
|
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|
Indices
|
Signs; indications
|
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Indite
|
Write; compose
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Indomitable
|
Unconquerable; unyeilding
|
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Indubitable
|
Undoubtable; unquestionable
|
|
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Inductive
|
Pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general
|
|
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Industrious
|
Diligent; hard working
|
|
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Ineffable
|
Unutterable; cannot be expressed
|
|
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Ineluctable
|
Irresistable; not to be escaped
|
|
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Inerrancy
|
Infallibility
|
|
|
Inexorable
|
Relentless; unyielding; implacable
|
|
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Infernal
|
Pertaining to hell; devilish
|
|
|
Infirmity
|
Weakness
|
|
|
Ingrate
|
Ungrateful person
|
|
|
Ingratiate
|
Become popular with
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Inimical
|
Unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
|
|
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Iniquitous
|
Wicked; immoral; unrighteous
|
|
|
Insensate
|
Without feeling
|
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Insidious
|
Treacherous; stealthy; sly
|
|
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Insolvent
|
Lacking money; bankrupt
|
|
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Insouciant
|
Indifferent; uncaring
|
|
|
Insuperable
|
Insurmountable; unbeatable
|
|
|
Insurgent
|
Rebel
|
|
|
Insurrection
|
Rebellion; uprising
|
|
|
Inter
|
Bury
|
|
|
Interdict
|
Prohibit; forbid
|
|
|
Internecine
|
Mutually destructive
|
|
|
Interpolate
|
Insert in between
|
|
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Intrepid
|
Fearless
|
|
|
Inveigh
|
Denounce; utter censure or invective
|
|
|
Inveigle
|
Lead astray; wheedle
|
|
|
Inveterate
|
Deep rooted; habitual
|
|
|
Invidious
|
Designed to create ill will or envy
|
|
|
Irreproachable
|
Blameless; immaculate
|
|
|
Itinerant
|
Wandering; travelling
|
|
|
Jaded
|
Fatigued; surfeited
|
|
|
Jaundiced
|
Prejudiced; yellowed
|
|
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Jaunty
|
Lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree
|
|
|
Jibe
|
Agree; be in harmony
|
|
|
Jingoist
|
Extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist
|
|
|
Jocular
|
Said or done in jest
|
|
|
Jocund
|
Merry
|
|
|
Juggernaut
|
Irresistable crushing force
|
|
|
Junta
|
A group of people involved in political intrigue
|
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Ken
|
Range of knowledge
|
|
|
Knave
|
Untrustworthy; rogue; scoundrel
|
|
|
Lachrymose
|
Producing tears
|
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|
Laggard
|
Slow; sluggish
|
|
|
Laity
|
Layperson; person not involved in the clergy
|
|
|
Lambaste
|
Beat; thrash verbally or physcially
|
|
|
Lampoon
|
Ridicule
|
|
|
Languid
|
Weary; sluggish
|
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|
Languish
|
Lose animation or strength
|
|
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Languor
|
Lassitude; depression
|
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Lank
|
Tall and thin
|
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Larceny
|
Theft
|
|
|
Juncture
|
Crisis; joining point
|
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Lascivious
|
Lustfull
|
|
|
Largess
|
Generous gift
|
|
|
Latitude
|
Freedom from narrow limitations
|
|
|
Leaven
|
Cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven
|
|
|
Lechery
|
Gross lewdness; lustfulness
|
|
|
Leery
|
Cautious; suspicious
|
|
|
Leonine
|
Like a lion
|
|
|
Levy
|
Impose; collect
|
|
|
Lexicon
|
Dictionary
|
|
|
Libel
|
Defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears someone's reputation
|
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Libertine
|
Debauched person; roue
|
|
|
Libidinous
|
Lustful
|
|
|
Licentious
|
Amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
|
|
|
Limn
|
Draw; outline; describe
|
|
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Limpid
|
Clear
|
|
|
Lineaments
|
Features, especially of the face
|
|
|
Lionize
|
Treat as a celebrity
|
|
|
List
|
Tilt; lean over
|
|
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Lofty
|
Very high
|
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Lout
|
A clumsy person
|
|
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Lucre
|
Money
|
|
|
Lugubrious
|
Mournful
|
|
|
Lumen
|
A unit of light energy, one candle's worth
|
|
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Lurid
|
Graphic; wild; sensational; gruesome
|
|
|
Macerate
|
Soften by soaking in liquid; waste away
|
|
|
Machiavellian
|
Double dealing; crafty
|
|
|
Maculated
|
Spotted; stained
|
|
|
Magisterial
|
Authoritative; imperious
|
|
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Magnate
|
Person of prominence or influence
|
|
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Magniloquent
|
Pompous; boastful
|
|
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Maladroit
|
Clumsy; bumbling
|
|
|
Malediction
|
Curse
|
|
|
Malefactor
|
Evildoer; criminal
|
|
|
Malefeasance
|
Wrongdoing
|
|
|
Manifold
|
Numerous; varied
|
|
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Mannered
|
Affected; not natural
|
|
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Manumit
|
Emancipate; free from bondage
|
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|
Marshal
|
Put into order
|
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|
Masochist
|
One who takes pleasure in his own pain
|
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|
Matriculate
|
Enroll
|
|
|
Maudlin
|
Effusively sentimental
|
|
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Mawkish
|
Mushy-gushy; sentimental; maudlin
|
|
|
Mayhem
|
Injury to the body
|
|
|
Mealymouthed
|
Evasive; Hypocritical; indirect in speech
|
|
|
Medium (n)
|
Compromise
|
|
|
Mellifluous
|
Melodious; sweet sounding
|
|
|
Mendicant
|
Beggar
|
|
|
Mercurial
|
Capricious; changing; fickle
|
|
|
Meretricious
|
Flashy; tawdry
|
|
|
Meteoric
|
Swift; momentarily brilliant
|
|
|
Miasma
|
Swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere emnating from decaying matter; pervasive corruptive influence
|
|
|
Militant
|
Combative; bellicose
|
|
|
Militate
|
Work against
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Minatory
|
Menacing; threatening
|
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|
Mincing
|
Affectedly dainty
|
|
|
Minutiae
|
Petty details
|
|
|
Misapprehension
|
Misunderstanding; error
|
|
|
Misnomer
|
Wrong name; incorrect title
|
|
|
Milieu
|
Environment; means of expression
|
|
|
Misogamy
|
Hatred of marriage
|
|
|
Misogyrist
|
Hater of women
|
|
|
Mite
|
Very small object or creature; small coin
|
|
|
Mnemonic
|
Pertaining to memory
|
|
|
Mode
|
Prevailing style; manner; the way of doing something
|
|
|
Modicum
|
Limited quantity
|
|
|
Modish
|
Fashionable; Stylish
|
|
|
Mollycoddle
|
Indulge excessively; spoil
|
|
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Monolithic
|
Solidly uniform; unyielding
|
|
|
Monotheism
|
Belief in one God
|
|
|
Moratorium
|
A legal delay in payment
|
|
|
Mordant
|
Biting; sarcastic; stinging
|
|
|
Mores
|
Conventions; moral standards; customs
|
|
|
Moribund
|
Dying
|
|
|
Mote
|
Small speck
|
|
|
Motif
|
Theme; pattern
|
|
|
Mountebank
|
Charlatan; quack
|
|
|
Mulct
|
Defraud a person of something
|
|
|
Multifarious
|
Greatly diversified; varied
|
|
|
Munificient
|
Very generous
|
|
|
Mutinous
|
Rebellious; uruly
|
|
|
Myopic
|
Short-sighted; lacking foresight
|
|
|
Nadir
|
Lowest point
|
|
|
Natation
|
Swimming
|
|
|
Natty
|
Smartly dressed
|
|
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Nebulous
|
Vague; cloudy; hazy
|
|
|
Nefarious
|
Very wicked
|
|
|
Nemesis
|
Someone seeking revenge
|
|
|
Neologism
|
New or newly coined word or phrase
|
|
|
Nettle
|
Annoy or vex
|
|
|
Nexus
|
Connection
|
|
|
Nicety
|
Precision; minute distinction
|
|
|
Niggardly
|
Meanly stingy; parsimonious
|
|
|
Niggle
|
Carp; spend too much time on minor points
|
|
|
Nihilist
|
A person who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist
|
|
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Nip
|
Stop something's growth or development; bite; snip; make numb with cold
|
|
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Noisome
|
Foulsmelling; Unwholesome
|
|
|
Nondescript
|
Undistinctive; ordinary
|
|
|
Nonplus
|
Bring to a halt by confusion; perplex
|
|
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Nostrum
|
Questionable medicine
|
|
|
Nubile
|
Marriageable
|
|
|
Nugatory
|
Futile; useless
|
|
|
Obeisance
|
Bow
|
|
|
Obfuscate
|
Muddle; confuse; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
|
|
|
Obelisk
|
A tall column tapering off and ending in a pyramid
|
|
|
Obstreperous
|
Boisterous; noisy
|
|
|
Obloquy
|
Slander; disgrace; infamy
|
|
|
Obsequy
|
Funeral ceremony
|
|
|
Obtrude
|
Push forward; Intrude; butt in; stand out or extrude
|
|
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Occident
|
The West
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Occult
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Mysterious; secret; supernatural
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Odium
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Detestation; Hatefulness; Disrespect
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Odoriferous
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Giving off an odour
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Oligarchy
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Government made of a priveledged few
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Omniscient
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All knowing
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Opus
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Work
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Oracular
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Prophetic; mysterious or ambiguous; uttered as if with divine authority
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Ordinance
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Decree
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Orgy
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Wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence
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Orthography
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Correct spelling
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Osseous
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Made of bone; boney
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Ostensible
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Apparent; professed; pretended
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Outmoded
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Out of fashion; not stylish
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Outstrip
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Outdo; surpass
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Overt
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Open to view
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Overweening
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Pretenious; arrogant
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Ovoid
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Egg shaped
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Pachyderm
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Thick skinned animal
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Paean
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Song of joy or praise
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Palatial
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Magnificant
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Pallid
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Pale; wane
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Pan
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Criticize harshly
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Panacea
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Cure all; remedy for all diseases
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Panache
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Flair; flamboyance
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Pandemic
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Widespread; affecting majority of people
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Pandemonium
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Wild tumult
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Pander
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Cater to people's low desires
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Panegyric
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Formal praise
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Panoramic
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Denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view
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Pariah
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Social outcast
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Parity
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Equality; close resemblance
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Parlance
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Language; idiom
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Parley
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Conference
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Parochial
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Narrow-minded outlook; provincial; relating to parishes
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Paroxysm
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Fit or attack of pain, laughter or rage
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Parsimony
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Frugality; excessive stinginess
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Passe
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Old-fashioned; past its prime
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Pastiche
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Imitation of anothers style in musical composition or literary work
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Pastoral
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Rural
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Patent
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Obvious; open to public
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Pathos
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Tender sorrow, pity; quality of art or literature that produces these feelings
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Patois
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Local or provincial dialect
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Patrician
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Noble; aristrocratic
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Peccadilo
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Slight offense
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Pecuniary
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Pertaining to money
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Pedagogue
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Teacher
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Pedant
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Scholar who emphasises book learning and technicalities
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Pedestrian
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Ordinary; unimaginative
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Pejorative
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Negative in connotation; having a belittling effect
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Pellucid
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Transparent; limpid; easy to understand
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Penumbra
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Partial shadow
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Perdition
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Damnation; complete ruin
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Peregrination
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Journey
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Peremptory
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Demanding and leaving no choice
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Peripatetic
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Walking; moving about
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Perjury
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False testimony under oath
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Pernicious
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Very destructive
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Peroration
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Conclusion to an oration
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Perquisite
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Any gain above stipulated salary
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Personable
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Attractive
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Perspicacious
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Having insight; penetrating; astute
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Perspicuity
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Clearness of expression; Not ambiguous
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Perspicuous
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Plainly expressed
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Pert
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Impertinent; forward
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Pertinacious
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Stubborn; persistant
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Perverse
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Stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and unacceptable
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Pestilential
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Causing plague; baleful
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Petrify
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Turn to stone
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Petulant
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Touchy; peevish
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Parisaical
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Pertaining to the Pharsees who paid scrupulous attention to traditions; hypocritical; self-righteous
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Philanderer
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Faithless lover; flirt
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Philantrhopist
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Lover of mankind; doer of good
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Phillistine
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Narrow-minded individual; uncultured and exclusively materialistic
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Physiognomy
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Face
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Piecemeal
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Part by part; gradually
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Pied
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Multicoloured; variegated
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Pillory
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Punish by placing in a wooden frame; subject to criticism and ridicule
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Pinion
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Restrain
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Piquant
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Pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating
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Pith
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Core or marrow; Essence; substance
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Pithy
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Concise; meaningful; meaty; substantial
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Plaintive
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Mournful
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Platonic
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Purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire
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Plaudit
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Round of applause; enthusiastic approval
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Plebeian
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Common; pertaining to the common people
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Plenary
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Full; complete
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Plenitude
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Completeness; abundance
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Pluck
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Courage
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Plumb
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Vertical
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Plutocracy
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Society ruled by the rich
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Polemic
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Controversy; an arguement in support of a point of view
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Polemical
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Aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
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Politic
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Expedient; well devised; prudent
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Polyglot
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Speaker of many languages
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Pontifical
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Pertaining to the pope of bishop; pretenious or pompous
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Poseur
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Someone who pretends to be sophisticated or elegant to impress others
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Posterity
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Descendants; forthcoming generation
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Postulate
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Self-evident truth
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Posture
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Assume an affected pose; act artificially
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Potable
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Drinkable
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Poturri
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Heterogeneous mixtures; medley
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Prate
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Speak foolishly; boast idyly
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Precept
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Practical rule guiding conduct
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Preclude
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Make impossible; eliminate
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Precocious
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Advanced in development
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Predilection
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Partiality; preference
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Prefatory
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Introductory
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Preponderance
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Superiority of power; quantity etc
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Prerogative
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Unquestionable right; privelege
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Presage
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Foretell
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Presentiment
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Feeling that something is about to happen; premonition; anticipatory fear
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Prevail
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Induce; triumph over
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Privation
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Hardship; want
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Privy
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Hidden; secret; not public
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Proclivity
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Inclination; natural tendency
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Prodigious
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Marvelous; enormous
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Profligate
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Wasteful; wildly immoral; dissipated
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Prolixity
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Verbose; tedious wordiness
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Promulgate
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Proclaim a doctrine or a law; make known by official publication
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Propinquity
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Nearness; kinship
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Propitious
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Favourable; fortunate; advantageous
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Propound
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Put forth for analysis
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Quorum
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The number of people needed to conduct a meeting
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Prosaic
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Dull; unimaginative; matter of fact; factual
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Proselytize
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Induce someone to convert to a religion or faith
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Protean
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Versatile; able to take on many forms
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Protract
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Prolong
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Provenance
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Origin or source of something
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Provident
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Thrifty; displaying foresight; preparing for emergencies
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Prude
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Excessively modest or proper person
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Prurient
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Having or causing lustful feelings or desires
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Puerile
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Childish
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Pugnacity
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Combativeness; disposition to fight
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Puissant
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Powerful; strong; potent
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Pulchritude
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Beauty; comliness
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Punctilious
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Stressing niceties of manner and conduct
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Purgatory
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Place of spiritual expiation
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Pusillanimous
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Cowardly; fainthearted
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Quaff
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Drink with relish
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Querulous
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Fretting; whining
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Quip
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Taunt
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Quisling
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Traitor who aids invaders
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Quixotic
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Idealistic but impractical
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Quizzical
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Teasing; bantering; mocking; curious
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Quotidian
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Commonplace; daily; customary
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Rabid
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Like a fanatic; furious
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Rail
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Scold; rant
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Raiment
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Clothing
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Rakish
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Stylish; sporty
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Rancor
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Bitterness; hatred
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Rapacious
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Excessively grasping; plundering
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Ratiocination
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Reasoning; drawing conclusions based on premises
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Ravel
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Fall apart in tangles; untangle or untwist; entangle
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Raze
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Destroy completely
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Reactionary
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Opposing progress; politically ultraconservative
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Recidivism
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Habitual return to crime
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Reconnaisance
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Survey of the enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering
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Rectitude
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Uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgement
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Recumbent
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Reclining; lying down completely or partially
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Redolent
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Fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odour
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Reprisal
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Retaliation
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Redoubtable
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Formidable; causing fear
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Redress
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Remedy; compensation
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Redundant
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Superfluous; repetitive; excessively wordy
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Refectory
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Food hall
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Refrain (n)
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Chorus
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Refulgent
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Brightly shining; gleaming
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Regale
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Entertain
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Regeneration
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Spiritual rebirth
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Rejoinder
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Retort; comeback; reply
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Renegade
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Desserter; traitor
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Renege
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Deny; go back on
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Rent
|
Rip; split
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Repine
|
Fretting; complaining
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Reprieve
|
Temporary stay
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Reprise
|
Musical repetition; repeat performance; reccurent event
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Repugnance
|
Loathing
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Requiem
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Mass for the dead; dirge
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Requisite
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Necessary requirement
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Requite
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Repay; revenge
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Residue
|
Remnant; balance
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Restitution
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Reparation; indemnification
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Restive
|
Restless impatience; obstinately resisting control
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Retiring
|
Modest; shy
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Retrograde
|
Go backwards; degenerate
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Rhapsodize
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Speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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Ribald
|
Wanton; profane
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Rife
|
Abundant; current
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Rigor
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Severity
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Rile
|
vex or irritate; muddy
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Rococo
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Ornate; highly decorated
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Roil
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Make liquid muddy by stirring the sediment; to disturb
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Roseate
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Rosy; optimistic
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Rote
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Repetition
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Rotundity
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Roundedness; sonorusness of speech
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Rout
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Stampede; drive out
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Rubric
|
Title or heading; directions for conducting religious ceremonies; protocol
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Rue
|
Regret; lament; mourn
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Ruminate
|
Chew over and over; mull over; ponder
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Runic
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Mysterious; set in an ancient language
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Rustic
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Pertaining to country people; uncouth
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Rusticate
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Dwell in the country; banish to the country
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Saccharine
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Cloying sweet
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Sacroscant
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Most sacred; inviolable
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Sadistic
|
Inclined to cruelty
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Sagacious
|
Perceptive; having insight; shrewd
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Salacious
|
Lascivious; lustful
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Salient
|
Prominent
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Sallow
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Yellowish; sickly in colour
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Salutary
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Tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
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Sanctimonious
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Displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
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Sanguinary
|
Bloody
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Sanguine
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Cheerful; hopeful
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Sap
|
Diminish; undermine
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Sardonic
|
Sarcastic; cynical; disdainful
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Saturine
|
Gloomy
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Savant
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Scholar
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Scad
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A great quantity
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Schism
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Division; split
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Scintilla
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Shred; a least bit of
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Scotch
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Stamp out; thwart; hinder
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Scourge
|
Severe punishment; lash; whip
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Scurrilous
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Obscene; indecent
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Scurvy
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Despicable; contemptible
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Scuttle
|
Sink
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Secular
|
Worldy; not related to church matters; temporal
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Sendentary
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Requiring sitting
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Sedition
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Insubordination; resistance to authority
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Sedulous
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Diligent
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Seminal
|
Germinal; influencing future developments; relating to seed or semen
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Seamy
|
Sordid; unwholesome
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Secession
|
Withdrawl
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Sententious
|
Terse; concise; aphoritic
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Sentient
|
Capable of sensation; aware; sensitive
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Sepulcher
|
Tomb
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Sere
|
Dry; parched
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Servile
|
Slavish; cringing
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Servitude
|
Slavery; compulsory labour
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Shrew
|
Scolding woman
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Shyster
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Lawyer using questionable methods
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Sibylline
|
Prophetic; oracular
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Sidereal
|
Relating to the stars
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Simian
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Monkeylike
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Sinecure
|
Well paid position with little responsibility
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Singular
|
Odd; extraordinary; unique
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Skinflint
|
Stingy person; miser
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Slapdash
|
Haphazard; sloppy; careless
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Sleazy
|
Flimsy; unsubstantial
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Sleeper
|
Something that was originally of little value or importance but over time has become very valuable
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Sleight
|
Dexterity
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Slew
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A large number, quantity
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Slipshod
|
Untidy or slovenly; shabby
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Smattering
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Slight knowledge
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Sojourn
|
Temporary stay
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Solecism
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Construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically
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Solvent
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Able to pay all debts
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Somnambulist
|
Sleepwalker
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Somnolent
|
Half-asleep
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Sonorous
|
Resonant
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Sophist
|
Teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employing fallacious reasoning
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Sophistry
|
Seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
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Spate
|
Sudden flood
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Sphix-like
|
Enigmatic; mysterious
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Spruce
|
Neat and trim
|
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Spry
|
Vigorously active; nimble
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Stalwart
|
Strong; brawny; steadfast
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Stentorian
|
Extremely loud
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Stilted
|
Bombastic; stiffly pompous
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Stock
|
Typical; standard; kept regularly on shelf
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Stratagem
|
Clever trick; deceptive scheme
|
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Strew
|
Spread randomly; scatter; sprinkle
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Stricture
|
Critical remark; severe and adverse criticism
|
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Strident
|
Loud and harsh; insisting
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Studied
|
Unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful
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Stultify
|
Cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
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Stupefy
|
Make numb; stun; amaze
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Stygian
|
Gloomy; hellish; deathly
|
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Subaltern
|
Subordinate
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Sublimate
|
Refine; purify
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Sublime
|
Exalted; noble and uplifting; utter
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Subliminal
|
Below the threshold
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Suborn
|
Persuade to act unlawfully
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Subservient
|
Act like a slave; servile; obsequious
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Subsidiary
|
Subordinate; secondary
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Subsidy
|
Direct financial aid from the government
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Subsistence
|
Existence; means of support; livelihood
|
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Substantive
|
Core; essential; pertaining to the substance
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Subsume
|
Include; encompass
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Subterfuge
|
Pretense; evasion
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Subtlety
|
Preceptiveness; delicacy; ingenuity
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Subversive
|
Tending to overthrow; destructive
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Succor
|
Aid; assist; comfort
|
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Suffragist
|
Advocate of vote rights (women's)
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Sundry
|
Various; several
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Superannuated
|
Retired or disqualified due to age
|
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Supercilious
|
Arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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Supererogatory
|
Superfluous; more than what is needed or demanded
|
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Superfluous
|
excessive; overabundant; unnecessary
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Supernumerary
|
Person or thing that is in excess of what is necessary; extra
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Supine
|
Lying down
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Supplant
|
Replace; usurp
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Suppliant
|
Entreating; beseeching
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Supplicate
|
Petition humbly; pray to be granted a favour
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Suppositious
|
Hypothetical; counterfeited; assumed
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Surfeit
|
Satiate; fill; indulge excessively
|
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Surrogate
|
Substitute
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Suture
|
Stitches on a wound; material used in sewing
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Swarthy
|
Dark and dusky
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Swill
|
Drink greedily
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Sybarite
|
Lover or luxury
|
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Tenacious
|
Holding fast
|
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Sycophant
|
Servile; yes man; bootlicker
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Syllogism
|
Logical formula that consists of a major surmise, a minor surmise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
|
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Sylvan
|
Pertaining to the woods; rustic
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Synoptic
|
Providing a general overview; Summary
|
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Tactile
|
Pertaining to the organs or the sense of touch
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Taper
|
Candle
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Tautological
|
Needlessly repetitive
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Tawdry
|
Cheap and gaudy
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Teetotalism
|
Practicing total abstinence from alcoholic drinks
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Temerity
|
Boldness; rashness
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Tempestuous
|
Stormy; violent; impassioned
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Temporal
|
Not lasting forever; limited in time; secular
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Temporize
|
unable to commit oneself; gain time
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Tendentious
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Having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause
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Tender
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Offer; extend
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Tenet
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Doctrine; dogma
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Tepid
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Lukewarm
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Tesselated
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Inlaid; mosaic
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Theocracy
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Goverment made of religious leaders
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Thespian
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Pertaining to drama
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Thrall
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Slave; bondage
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Timorous
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Fearful; demonstrating fear
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Tipple
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Drink a lot
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Titular
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Having the title of an office without its obligations
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Toady
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Servile flatterer; yes man
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Tome
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Large volumes
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Touchstone
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Stone used to measure the fineness of gold alloys; criteria
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Tout
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Publicise; praise excessively
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Tract
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Pamphlet; a region of indefinite size
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Traduce
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Expose to slander
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Transmute
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Change; convert to something else
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Transpire
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be revealed; happen
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Transport
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Strong emotion
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Trappings
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Outward decorations; ornaments
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Travail
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Painful labour
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Travesty
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Comic parody; treatment that aims to show something as ridiculous
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Trenchant
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Cutting; keen
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Tumid
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Swollen; bombastic; pompous
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Turbid
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Muddy; disturb the sediment
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Turpitude
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Depravity (excessive cruelty; wickedness)
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Tutelage
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Guardianship; training
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Tyro
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Beginner; novice
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Umbrage
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Resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult
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Unbridled
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Violent
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Unctuous
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Oily; bland; insincerely suave
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Unequivocal
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Plain; obvious
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Unguent
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Ointment
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Unilateral
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One-sided
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Unimpeachable
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Blameless and exemplary
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Unrequited
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Not reciprocated
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Untenable
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Indefensible; not able to be maintained
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Unwonted
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Unaccustomed
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Upbraid
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Severely scold; reproach
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Upshot
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Outcome
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Usury
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Lending money at illegal interest rates
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Uxorious
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Excessively devoted to one's wife
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Vacuous
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Empty; lacking ideas; stupid
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Vagabond
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Wanderer; tramp
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Vagary
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Caprice; whim
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Vagrant
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Stray; random
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Vainglorious
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Boastful; excessively conceited
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Vanguard
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Forerunner; advance force
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Vapid
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Dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavourless
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Vaunted
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Highly publicized; boasted; bragged
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Venal
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Able to be bribed
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Venial
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Forgiveable; trivial
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Venturesome
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Bold
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Verbatim
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Word for word
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Verdant
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Greenery; lush vegetation
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Verisimilar
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Probable or likely; having the appearance of being true
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Verismilitude
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Appearance of truth; likelihood
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Verve
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Enthusiasm; liveliness
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Vestige
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Remains; traces
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Viand
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Food
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Vicarious
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Acting as a substitute; done by a deputy
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Vicissitude
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Change of fortune
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Victuals
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Food
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Vilify
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Slander
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Viscid
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Adhesive; gluey
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Vitiate
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To make inoperative; spoil the effect of
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Vitriolic
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Corrosive; sarcastic
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Vogue
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Popular fashion
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Voluble
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Talkative; fluent; glib
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Vortex
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Whirlpool; whirlwhind; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged
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Vulpine
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Like a fox; crafty
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Waggish
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Mischievous; tricky; humorous
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Wanderlust
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Strong longing for travel
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Wane
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To decrease in size or power; gradually come to an end
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Wanton
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Unrestrained; unchaste; wilfully malicious
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Wastrel
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Profligate
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Waylay
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Lay in wait; ambush
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Whet
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Stimulate; sharpen
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Whit
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Smallest speck
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Winnow
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Sift; separate the good things from the bad things
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Wont
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Habitual procedure; custom
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Yen
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Longing; urge
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Yeoman
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Middle-class farmer; owner of a small estate
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Yoke
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Join together; unite
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Zephyr
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West wind; gentle breeze
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