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DAUNT
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to discourage, intimidate
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DEARTH
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lack, scarcity, insufficiency
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DEBASE
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to degrade or lower in quality or stature
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DEBILITATE
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to weaken enfeeble
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DEBUNK
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to discredit, disprove
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DECIDUOUS
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falling off or shed seasonally, short-lived, temporary
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DECORUM
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proper behavior, etiquette
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DECRY
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to belittle, openly condemn
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DEFACE
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to mar the appearance of, vandalize
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DEFAMATORY
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slanderous, injurious to the reputation
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DEFERENTIAL
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respectful and polite in a submissive way
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DEFLATION
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decrease, depreciation
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DEFUNCT
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no longer existing, extinct
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DELECTABLE
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appetizing, delicious
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DELEGATE(V.)
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to give powers to another
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DAUNT
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to discourage, intimidate
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DEARTH
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lack, scarcity, insufficiency
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DEBASE
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to degrade or lower in quality or stature
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DEBILITATE
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to weaken enfeeble
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DEBUNK
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to discredit, disprove
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DECIDUOUS
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falling off or shed seasonally, short-lived, temporary
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DECORUM
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proper behavior, etiquette
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DECRY
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to belittle, openly condemn
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DEFACE
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to mar the appearance of, vandalize
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DEFAMATORY
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slanderous, injurious to the reputation
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DEFERENTIAL
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respectful and polite in a submissive way
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DEFLATION
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decrease, depreciation
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DEFUNCT
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no longer existing, extinct
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DELECTABLE
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appetizing, delicious
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DELEGATE(V.)
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to give powers to another
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DELETERIOUS
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harmful, destructive, detrimental
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DELUGE
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flood
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DEMAGOGUE
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leader, rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice
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DEMEAN
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to degrade, humiliate, humble
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DEMOGRAPHICS
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data relating to study of human population
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DEMOTE
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to reduce to a lower grade or rand
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DEMUR
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to express doubts or objections
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DENIGRATE
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to slur someone's reputation
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DEPLETE
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to use up, exhaust
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DEPLORE
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to express or feel disapproval of, regret strongly
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DEPLOY
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to spread out strategically over an area
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DEPRAVITY
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sinfulness, moral corruption
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DEPRECATE
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to belittle, disparage
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DEPRECIATE
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to lose value gradually
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DERIDE
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to mock, ridicule, make fun of
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DERIVATIVE
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copied or adapted, not original\
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DESICCATE
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to dry completely, dehydrate
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DESIST
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to stop doing something
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DESPONDENT
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feeling discouraged and dejected
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DESPOT
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tyrannical ruler\
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DESULTORY
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at random, rambling, unmethodical
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DETER
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to discourage, prevent from happening
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DEVIATE
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to stray, wander
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DEXTEROUS
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skilled physically or mentally
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DIALECT
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regional style of speaking
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DIAPHANOUS
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allowing light to show through, delicate
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DIATRIBE
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bitter verbal attack
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DICTUM
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authoritative statement, popular saying\
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DIDACTIC
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excessively instructive
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DIFFIDENCE
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shyness, lack of confidence
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DIFFUSE
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widely spread out
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DIGRESS
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to turn aside, to stray from the main point
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DILAPIDATED
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in disrepair, run down neglected
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DILATE
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to enlarge, swell, extend
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DILATORY
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slow, tending to delay
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DIPLOMACY
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discretion, tact
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DIGRESS
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funeral hymn
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DISARRAY
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clutter, disorder
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DISBURSE
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to pay out
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DISCERN
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to perceive something obscure
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DISCONCERTING
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bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing
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DISCORDANT
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harsh-sounding, badly out of tune
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DISCREDIT
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to dishonor or disgrace
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DISCREPANCY
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difference between
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DISDAIN
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to regard with scorn and contempt
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DISGORGE
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to vomit, discharge violently
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DISHEVELED
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untidy, disarranged, unkempt
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DISPARAGE
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to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
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DISPARATE
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dissimilar, different in kind
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DISPASSIONATE
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free from emotion, impartial, unbiased
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DISPEL
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to drive out or scatter
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DISPENSE
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to distribute, administer
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DISPERSE
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to break up, scatter
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DISPIRIT
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to dishearten, make dejected
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DISREPUTE
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disgrace, dishonor
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DISSEMBLE
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to pretend, disguise one's motives
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DISSEMINATE
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to spread far and wide
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DISSIPATE
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to scatter, to pursue pleasure to excess
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DISSUADE
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to persuade someone to alter original intentions\
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DISTRAUGHT
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very worried and distressed
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DITHER
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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose\
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DIURNAL
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daily
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DIVINE
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to foretell or know by inspiration
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DIVISIVE
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creating disunity or conflict
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DOCILE
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tame, willing to be taught
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DOCTRINAIRE
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rigidly devoted to theories
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DOGMATIC
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rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated
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DOLEFUL
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sad, mournful
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DORMANT
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at rest, inactive, in suspended animation
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DOTING
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excessively fond, loving to excess
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DOUR
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sullen and gloomy, stern and severe
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DRIVEL
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stupid talk, slobber
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DROLL
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amusing in a wry, subtle way
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DULCET
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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
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DUPE
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to deceive, trick, a fool or pawn
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DUPLICITY
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deception, dishonesty, double-dealing
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DYSPEPTIC
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suffering from indigestion, gloomy and irritable
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EBB
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to fade away, recede
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EBULLIENT
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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
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ECLECTIC
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selecting from various sources
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ECSTATIC
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joyful
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EDICT
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law, command, official public order
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EDIFICE
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building
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EDIFY
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to instruct morally and spiritually
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EFFACE
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to erase or make illegible
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EFFERVESCENT
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bubbly, lively
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EFFIGY
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stuffed doll, likeness of a person
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EFFRONTERY
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impudent boldness, audacity
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EFFULGENT
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brilliantly shining
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EFFUSIVE
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expressing emotion without restraint
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EGOCENTRIC
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acting as if things are centered around oneself
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EGREGIOUS
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conspicuously bad
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ELATION
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exhilaration, joy
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ELEGY
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mournful poem
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ELICIT
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to draw out, provoke
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ELOQUENCE
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fluent and effective speech
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EMACIATED
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skinny, scrawny, gaunt, especially from hunger
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EMANCIPATE
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to set free, liberate
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EMBELLISH
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to ornament, make attractive with decoration or details, add details to a statement
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EMBEZZLE
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to steal money in violation of a trust
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EMINENT
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celebrated, distinguished, outstanding , towering
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EMOLLIENT
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having soothing qualities, especially for skin
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EMPATHY
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identification with another's feelings
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EMULATE
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to copy, imitate
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ENDEMIC
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belonging to a particular are, inherent
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ENERVATE
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to weaken, sap strength from
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ENGENDER
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to produce, cause, bring about
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ENIGMATIC
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puzzling, inexplicable\
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ENJOIN
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to urge, order, command, forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order
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ENMITY
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hostility, antagonism, ill-will
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ENNUI
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boredom, lack of interest and energy
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ENORMITY
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state of being gigantic or terrible
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ENSCONCE
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to settle comfortable into a place
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ENTHRALL
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to captivate, enchant, enslave
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ENTREAT
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to plead, beg
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ENUNCIATE
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to pronounce clearly
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EPHEMERAL
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momentary, transient, fleeting
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EPICURE
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person with refined taste in food and wine
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EPIGRAM
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short, witty saying or poem
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EPILOGUE
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concluding section of a literary work
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EPITOME
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representative of an entire group, summary
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EQUANIMITY
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calmness, composure
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EQUINE
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relating to horse
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EQUIVOCAL
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ambiguous, open to more than one interpretation\
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EQUIVOCATE
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to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally
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ERADICATE
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to erase or wipe out
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ERRANT
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straying, mistaken roving
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ERUDITE
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learned, scholarly
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ESCHEW
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to abstain from avoid
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ESOTERIC
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understood by only a learned few
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ESPOUSE
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to support or advocate to marry
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ESTRANGE
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to alienate, keep at a distance
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ETHEREAL
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not earthly, spiritual, delicate
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EULOGY
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high praise, often I a public speech
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EUPHEMISM
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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EUPHONY
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pleasant, harmonious sound
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EUPHORIA
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feeling of well-being or happiness
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EVADE
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to avoid, dodge
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EVANESCENT
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momentary,. Transitory, short-lived
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EVICT
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to put out or force out
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EXACERBATE
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to aggravate, intensify the bad qualities of
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EXASPERATION
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irritation
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EXCERPT
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selection from a book or play
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EXCRUCIATING
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agonizing, intensely painful
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EXCULPATE
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to clear of blame or fault, vindicate
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EXECRABLE
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utterly detestable, abhorrent
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EXHILARATION
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state of being energetic or filled with happiness
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EXHORT
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to urge or incite by strong appeals
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EXONERATE
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to clear of blame, absolve
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EXORBITANT
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extravagant, greater than reasonable
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EXPEDIENT(ADJ.)
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convenient, efficient, practical\
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EXPIATE
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to atone for, make amends for
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EXPLICIT
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clearly defined, specific, forthright in express
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EXPONENT
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one who champions or advocates
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EXPOUND
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to elaborate, to expand or increase
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EXPUNGE
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to erase, eliminate completely
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EXPURGATE
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to censor
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EXTEMPORANEOUS
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unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment
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EXTENUATE
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to lessen the seriousness, strength, or effect of
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EXTOL
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to praise
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EXTRICATE
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to free from, disentangle
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EXTRINSIC
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not inherent or essential, coming from without
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EXUBERANT
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lively, happy, and full of good spirits
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EXUDE
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to give off, ooze
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EXULT
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to rejoice
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FABRICATE
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to make or devise, construct
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FAÇADE
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face, front, mask, superficial appearance
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FACILE
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very easy
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FALLACIOUS
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wrong, unsound, illogical
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FALLOW
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uncultivated, unused
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FANATICISM
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extreme devotion to a cause
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FARCICAL
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absurd, ludicrous
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FASTIDIOUS
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careful with details
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FATHOM (v.)
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to measure the depth of, gauge
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FATUOUS
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stupid, foolishly self-satisfied
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FAWN (v.)
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to flatter excessively, seek the favor of
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FAZE
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to bother, upset, or disconcert
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FECKLESS
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ineffective, careless, irresponsible
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FEIGN
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to pretend, give a false impression, to invent falsely
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FELICITOUS
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suitable, appropriate, well-spoken
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FELL
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to chop, cut down
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FERVID
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passionate, intense, zealous
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FETID
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foul-smelling, putrid
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FIASCO
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disaster, utter failure
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FIDELITY
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loyalty
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FINICKY
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fussy, difficult to please
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FLACCID
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limp, flabby, weak
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FLAGRANT
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outrageous, shameless
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FLAMBOYANT
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flashy, garish, exciting, dazzling
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FLAUNT
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to showoff
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FLORA
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plants
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FLORID
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gaudy, extremely ornate, ruddy, flushed
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FLOUNDER
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to falter, waver, to muddle, struggle
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FLOUT
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to treat contemptuously, scorn
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FLUCTUATE
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to alternate, waver
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FOIBLE
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minor weakness or character flaw
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FOIL
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to defeat, frustrate
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FOMENT
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to arouse or incite
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FORD
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to cross a body of water at a shallow place
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FOREBODING
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dark sense of evil to come
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FORESTALL
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to prevent, delay, anticipate
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FORETHOUGHT
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anticipation, foresight
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FORGO
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to go without, refrain from,
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FORLORN
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dreary, deserted, unhappy, hopeless, despairing
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FORSWEAR
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to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
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FORTE
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strong point, something a person does well
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FORTUITOUS
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happening by luck, fortunate
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FOSTER
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to nourish, cultivate, promote
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FOUNDER
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to fall helplessly, sink, fail
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FRACAS
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noisy dispute
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FRACTIOUS
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unruly, rebellious
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FRAUDULENT
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deceitful, dishonest, unethical
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FRAUGHT
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full of, accompanied by
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FRENETIC
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wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
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FULSOME
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sickeningly excessive, repulsive
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FUNERAL
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mournful, appropriate to a funeral
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FURTIVE
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secret, stealthy
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GARGANTUAN
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giant, tremendous
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GARNER
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to gather and store
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GARRULOUS
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very talkative
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GAUNT
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thin and bony
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GENRE
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type, class, category
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GERMINATE
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to begin to grow (as with a seed or idea)
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GESTATION
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growth process from conception to birth
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GIBE
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to make heckling, taunting remarks
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GIRTH
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distance around something
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GLIB
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fluent in an insincere manner, offhand, casual
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GLUTTONY
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eating and drinking to excess
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GOAD
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to prod or urge
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GRANDILOQUENCE
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pompous talk, fancy but meaningless language
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GRANDIOSE
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magnificent and imposing, exaggerated and pretentious
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GRATIS
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free, costing nothing
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GRATUITOUS
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free, voluntary, unnecessary and unjustified
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GREGARIOUS
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outgoing, sociable
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GRIEVOUS
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causing grief or sorrow, serious and distressing
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GRIMACE
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facial expression showing pain or disgust
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GROVEL
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to humble oneself in a demeaning way
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GUILE
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trickery, deception
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GULLIBLE
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easily deceived
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GUSTATORY
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relating to sense of taste
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HABITAT
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dwelling place
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HACKNEYED
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worn out by overuse
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HAPLESS
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unfortunate, having bad luck
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HARBINGER
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precursor, sign of something to come
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HARDY
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robust, vigorous
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HAUGHTY
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arrogant and condescending
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HEDONISM
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pursuit of pleasure as a goal
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HEGEMONY
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leadership, domination, usually by a country
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HEINOUS
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shocking, wicked, terrible
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HEMORRHAGE
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heavy bleeding, to bleed heavily
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HETEROGENEOUS
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composed of unlike parts, different, diverse
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HEW
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to cut with an ax
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HIATUS
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break, interruption, vacation
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HOMAGE
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public honor and respect
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HOMOGENEOUS
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composed of identical parts
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HONE
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to sharpen
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HUSBAND (V.)
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to farm, manage carefully and thriftily
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HUTCH
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pen or coop for animals, shack, shanty
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HYGIENIC
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clean, sanitary
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HYPERBOLE
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purposeful exaggeration for effect
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HYPOCHONDRIA
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unfunded belief that one is often ill
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HYPOCRITE
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person claiming beliefs or virtues he or she doesn't really possess
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HYPOTHESIS
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assumption subject to proof
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ICONOCLAST
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one who attacks traditional beliefs\
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IDEALISM
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pursuit of noble goals
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IDIOSYNCRASY
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peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
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IGNOMINIOUS
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disgraceful and dishonorable
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ILLICIT
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illegal, improper
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ILLUSORY
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unreal, deceptive
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ILLUSTRIOUS
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famous, renowned
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IMMACULATE
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spotless, free from error
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IMMERSE
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to bate, dip, to engross, preoccupy
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IMMUNE
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exempt, protected from harm or disease, unresponsive to
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IMMUTABLE
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unchangeable, invariable
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IMPAIR
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to damage, injure
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IMPASSE
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blocked path, dilemma with no solution
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IMPASSIVE
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showing no emotion
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IMPEACH
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to charge with misdeeds in public office, accuse
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IMPECCABLE
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flawless, without fault
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IMPECUNIOUS
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poor, having no money
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IMPEDIMENT
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barrier, obstacle, speech disorder
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IMPERIOUS
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arrogantly self-assured, domineering, overbearing
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IMPERTINENT
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rude
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IMPERVIOUS
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impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected
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IMPETUOUS
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quick to act without think
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IMPLACABLE
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inflexible, incapable of being pleased
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IMPLICATE
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to involve in a crime, incriminate
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IMPLICIT
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implied, not directly expressed
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IMPORTUNE
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to ask repeatedly, beg
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IMPOTENT
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powerless, ineffective, lacking strength
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IMPOVERISH
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to make poor or bankrupt
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IMPRECATION
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curse
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IMPREGNABLE
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totally safe from attack, able to resist defeat
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IMPUDENT
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arrogant, audacious
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IMPUGN
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to call into question, attack verbally
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INANE
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foolish, silly, lacking significance
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INAUGURATE
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to begin or start officially, to induct into office
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INCANDESCENT
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shining brightly
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INCARCERATE
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to put in jail, to confine
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INCENDIARY
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combustible, flammable, burning easily
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INCENSE (V.)
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to infur8iate, enrage
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INCEPTION
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beginning
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INCESSANT
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continuous, never ceasing
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INCHOATE
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imperfectly formed or formulated
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INCIPIENT
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beginning to exist or appear, in an initial stage
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INCISIVE
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perceptive, penetrating
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INCOGNITO
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in disguise, concealing one's identity
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INCONTROVERTIBLE
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unquestionable, beyond dispute
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INCORRIGIBLE
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incapable of being corrected
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INCREDULOUS
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skeptical, doubtful
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INCULCATE
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to teach, impress in the mind
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INDEFATIGABLE
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never tired
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INDELIBLE
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permanent, not erasable
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INDIGENOUS
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native occurring naturally in an area
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INDIGENT
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very poor
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INDIGNANT
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angry, incensed, offended
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INDOLENT
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habitually lazy, idle
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INDOMITABLE
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fearless, unconquerable
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INDUBITABLE
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unquestionable, beyond dispute
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INDUCE
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to persuade, bring about
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INEPT
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clumsy, awkward
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INERT
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unable to move, tending to inactivity
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INEVITABLE
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certain, unavoidable
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INEXORABLE
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inflexible, unyielding
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INFAMY
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reputation for bad deeds
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INFER
|
to conclude, deduce
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INFINITESIMAL
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extremely tiny
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INFIRMITY
|
disease, ailment
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INGENIOUS
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original, clever, inventive
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INGENUOUS
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straightforward, open, naïve and unsophisticated
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INGRATE
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ungrateful person
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INGRATIATE
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to bring oneself purposely into another's good graces
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INHIBIT
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to hold back, prevent, restrain
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INIMICAL
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hostile, unfriendly
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INJUNCTION
|
command, order
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INNATE
|
natural, inborn
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INNOCUOUS
|
harmless, inoffensive
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INNOVATE
|
to invent, modernize, revolutionize
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INNUENDO
|
indirect and subtle criticism, insinuation
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INSATIABLE
|
never satisfied
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INSCRUTABLE
|
impossible to understand fully
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INSIDIOUS
|
sly, treacherous, devious
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INSINUATE
|
to suggest, say indirectly, imply
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INSIPID
|
bland, lacking flavor, lacking excitement
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INSOLENT
|
insulting and arrogant
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INSTIGATE
|
to incite, urge, agitate
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INSULAR
|
isolated, detached
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INSURGENT (ADJ.)
|
rebellious, insubordinate
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INSURRECTION
|
rebellion
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INTEGRAL
|
central, indispensable
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INTEGRITY
|
decency, honesty, wholeness
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INTEMPERATE
|
not moderate
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INTER
|
to bury
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INTERLOPER
|
trespasser, meddler in other's affairs
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INTERMITTENT
|
starting and stopping
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INTERROGATE
|
to question formally
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INTIMATION
|
clue, suggestion
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INTRACTABLE
|
not easily managed
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INTRANSIGENT
|
uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
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INTREPID
|
fearless,
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INTRINSIC
|
inherent, internal
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INTROSPECTIVE
|
contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings
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INTROVERT
|
someone given to self-analysis
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INUNDATE
|
to cover with water, overwhelm
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INURE
|
to harden, accustom, become used to
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INVECTIVE
|
verbal abuse
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INVETERATE
|
confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted
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INVIDIOUS
|
envious, obnoxious
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INVINCIBLE
|
invulnerable, unbeatable
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IOTA
|
very tiny amount
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IRASCIBLE
|
easily angered
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IRIDESCENT
|
showing many colors
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ITINERANT
|
wandering from place to place, unsettled
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ITINERARY
|
route of a traveler's journey
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JADED
|
tired by excess or overuse, slightly cynical
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JARGON
|
nonsensical talk, specialized language
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JETTISON
|
to cast off, throw cargo overboard
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JINGOISM
|
belligerent support of one's country
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JOCULAR
|
jovial, playful, humorous
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JUNCTURE
|
point where two things are joined
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KERNEL
|
innermost, essential part, seed grain, often in a shell
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KINETIC
|
relating to motion, characterized by movement
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KNELL
|
sound of a funeral bell
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KUDOS
|
fame, glory, honor
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LABYRINTH
|
maze
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LACHRYMOSE
|
tearful
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LACKADAISICAL
|
idle, lazy, apathetic, indifferent
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LACONIC
|
using few words
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LAGGARD
|
dawdler, loafer, lazy person
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LAMENT (V.)
|
to deplore, grieve
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LAMPOON
|
to attack with satire, mock harshly
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|
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LANGUID
|
lacking energy, indifferent, slow
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LARDER
|
place where food is stored
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LARGESS
|
generosity, gift
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LASSITUDE
|
lethargy, sluggishness
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LATENT
|
present but hidden, potential
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LAUDABLE
|
deserving of praise
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LAXITY
|
carelessness
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LEGERDEMAIN
|
trickery, deception
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LEGIBLE
|
readable
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LENIENT
|
easygoing, permissive
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LETHARGY
|
indifferent inactivity
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|
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LEVITATE
|
to rise in the air or cause to rise
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|
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LEVITY
|
humor, frivolity, gaiety
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|
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LEXICON
|
dictionary, list of words
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|
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LIBERAL
|
tolerant, broad-minded, generous, lavish
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LIBERTINE
|
one without moral restraint
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LICENTIOUS
|
immoral, unrestrained by society
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LIMPID
|
clear, transparent
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LIONIZE
|
to treat as a celebrity
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LISSOME
|
easily flexed, limber, agile
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LISTLESS
|
lacking energy and enthusiasm
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LITERATE
|
able to read and write, well-read and educated
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LITHE
|
moving and bending with easy, graceful
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LIVID
|
discolored from a bruise, reddened with anger
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LOITER
|
to stand around idly
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LOQUACIOUS
|
talkative
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|
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LUCID
|
clear and easily understood
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|
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LUDICROUS
|
laughable, ridiculous
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|
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LUGUBRIOUS
|
sorrowful, mournful, dismal
|
|
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LUMBER (V.)
|
to move slowly and awkwardly
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|
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LUMINOUS
|
bright, brilliant, glowing
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|
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LURID
|
harshly shocking, sensational, glowing
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|
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LUXURIANCE
|
elegance, lavishness
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|
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LYRICAL
|
suitable for poetry and song, expressing feeling
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|
|
Question
|
Answer
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|
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MAELSTROM
|
whirlpool, turmoil, agitated state of mind
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|
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MAGNANIMOUS
|
generous, noble in spirit
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|
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MAGNATE
|
powerful or influential person
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|
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MALADY
|
illness
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|
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MALAPROPISM
|
humorous misuse of a word
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|
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MALCONTENT
|
discontented person, one who holds a grudge
|
|
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MALEFACTOR
|
evil-doer, culprit
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|
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MALEVOLENT
|
ill-willed, causing evil or harm to others
|
|
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MALICE
|
animosity, spite, hatred
|
|
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MALINGER
|
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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MANDATORY
|
necessary, required
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|
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MANNERED
|
artificial or stilted in character\
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MAR
|
to damage, deface, spoil
|
|
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MARITIME
|
relating to the sea or sailing
|
|
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MARTIAL
|
warlike, pertaining to the military
|
|
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MARTINET
|
strict disciplinarian, one who rigidly follows rules
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|
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MARTYR
|
person dying for his or her beliefs
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|
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MAUDLIN
|
overly sentimental
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|
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MAWKISH
|
sickeningly sentimental
|
|
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MEDIEVAL
|
relating to the Middle Ages (about A.D. 500-1500)
|
|
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MELANCHOLY
|
sadness, depression
|
|
|
MENAGERIE
|
various animals kept together for exhibition
|
|
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MENDACIOUS
|
dishonest
|
|
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MENDICANT
|
beggar
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|
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MENTOR
|
experienced teacher and wise adviser
|
|
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MERCURIAL
|
quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
|
|
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MERETRICIOUS
|
gaudy, falsely attractive
|
|
|
MERITORIOUS
|
deserving reward or praise
|
|
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METAMORPHOSIS
|
change, transformation
|
|
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METAPHOR
|
figure of speech comparing two different things
|
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METICULOUS
|
extremely careful, fastidious painstaking
|
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METTLE
|
courageousness, endurance
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|
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MILITATE
|
to operate against, work against
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|
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MISANTHROPE
|
person who hates human beings
|
|
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MISCONSTRUE
|
to misunderstand, fail to discover
|
|
|
MISERLINESS
|
extreme stinginess
|
|
|
MISNOMER
|
an incorrect name or designation
|
|
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MISSIVE
|
note or letter
|
|
|
MITIGATE
|
to soften, or make milder
|
|
|
MNEMONIC
|
relating to memory, designed to assist memory
|
|
|
MOLLIFY
|
to calm or make less severe
|
|
|
MOLT (V.)
|
to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
|
|
|
MONASTIC
|
extremely plan or secluded (as in a monastery)
|
|
|
MONOLOGUE
|
dramatic speech performed by on actor
|
|
|
MONTAGE
|
composite picture
|
|
|
MOOT
|
debatable, purely academic, deprived of practical significance
|
|
|
MORBID
|
gruesome, relating to disease, abnormally gloomy
|
|
|
MORIBUND
|
dying , decaying
|
|
|
MOROSE
|
gloomy, sullen, or surly
|
|
|
MORSEL
|
small bit of food
|
|
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MOTE
|
small particle, speck
|
|
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MOTLEY
|
many colored, composed of diverse parts
|
|
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MOTTLE
|
to mark with spots
|
|
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MUNDANE
|
worldly, commonplace
|
|
|
MUNIFICENT
|
generous
|
|
|
MUTABILITY
|
changeability
|
|
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MYRIAD
|
immense number, multitude
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|
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NADIR
|
lowest point
|
|
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NASCENT
|
starting to develop, coming into existence
|
|
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NEBULOUS
|
vague, cloudy
|
|
|
NEOPHYTE
|
novice, beginner\
|
|
|
NETTLE (V.)
|
to irritate
|
|
|
NICHE
|
recess in a wall, best position for something\
|
|
|
NIHILISM
|
belief that existence and all traditional values are meaningless
|
|
|
NOCTURNAL
|
pertaining to night, active at night
|
|
|
NOISOME
|
stinking, putrid
|
|
|
NOMADIC
|
moving from place to place
|
|
|
NOMINAL
|
existing in name only, negligible
|
|
|
NOTORIETY
|
unfavorable fame
|
|
|
NOVICE
|
apprentice, beginner
|
|
|
NOVITIATE
|
state of being a beginner for novice
|
|
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NOXIOUS
|
harmful, unwholesome
|
|
|
NUANCE
|
shade of meaning
|
|
|
NULLIFY
|
to make legally invalid, to counteract the effect of
|
|
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OBDURATE
|
stubborn
|
|
|
OBFUSCATE
|
to confuse, obscure
|
|
|
OBLIQUE
|
indirect, evasive, misleading, devious
|
|
|
OBLIVIOUS
|
unaware, inattentive
|
|
|
OBSEQUIOUS
|
overly submissive, brownnosing
|
|
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OBSOLETE
|
no longer in use\
|
|
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OBSTINATE
|
stubborn
|
|
|
OBSTREPEROUS
|
troublesome, boisterous, unruly
|
|
|
OBVIATE
|
to make unnecessary, to anticipate and prevent
|
|
|
OCCLUDE
|
to shut, block
|
|
|
ODIOUS
|
hateful, contemptible
|
|
|
OFFICIOUS
|
to0 helpful, meddlesome
|
|
|
OMINOUS
|
menacing, threatening, indicating misfortune
|
|
|
OMNISCIENT
|
having infinite knowledge, all-seeing
|
|
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ONEROUS
|
burdensome
|
|
|
OPAQUE
|
impervious to light, difficult to understand
|
|
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OPINE
|
to express an opinion
|
|
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OPPORTUNE
|
appropriate, fitting
|
|
|
OPPROBRIOUS
|
disgraceful, contemptuous
|
|
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OPULENCE
|
wealth
|
|
|
ORATION
|
lecture, formal speech
|
|
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OSCILLATE
|
to move back and forth
|
|
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OSSIFY
|
to turn to bone, to become rigid
|
|
|
OSTENTATIOUS
|
showy
|
|
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OSTRACISM
|
exclusion, temporary banishment
|
|
|
OUSTER
|
exclusion, ejection
|
|
|
OVERWROUGHT
|
agitated, overdone
|
|
|
PACIFY
|
to restore calm, bring peace
|
|
|
PALATIAL
|
like a palace, magnificent
|
|
|
PALAVER
|
idle talk
|
|
|
PALL (N.)
|
covering that darkens or obscures, coffin
|
|
|
PALL (V.)
|
to lose strength or interest\
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|
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PALLIATE
|
to make less serious, ease
|
|
|
PALLID
|
lacking color or liveliness
|
|
|
PALPABLE
|
obvious, real, tangible
|
|
|
PALTRY
|
pitifully small or worthless
|
|
|
PANACEA
|
cure-all
|
|
|
PANACHE
|
flamboyance, verve
|
|
|
PANDEMIC
|
spread over a whole area or country
|
|
|
PANEGYRIC
|
elaborate praise, formal hymn of praise
|
|
|
PANORAMA
|
road view, comprehensive picture
|
|
|
PARADIGM
|
idea example, model
|
|
|
PARADOX
|
contradiction, incongruity, dilemma, puzzle
|
|
|
PARAGON
|
model of excellence or perfection
|
|
|
PARAMOUNT
|
supreme, dominant, primary
|
|
|
PARAPHRASE
|
to reward, usually in simpler terms
|
|
|
PARASITE
|
person or animal that lives at another's expense
|
|
|
PARCH
|
to dry or shrivel
|
|
|
PARIAH
|
outcast
|
|
|
PARITY
|
equality
|
|
|
PAROCHIAL
|
of limited scope or outlook, provincial
|
|
|
PARODY
|
humorous imitation
|
|
|
PARRY
|
to ward off or deflect
|
|
|
PARSIMONY
|
stinginess
|
|
|
PARTISAN
|
strong supporter, biased in favor of
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|
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PASTICHE
|
piece of literature or music imitating other works
|
|
|
PATHOS
|
pity, compassion\
|
|
|
PATRICIAN
|
aristocrat
|
|
|
PATRONIZE
|
to condescend to, disparage, to buy from
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|
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PAUCITY
|
scarcity, lack
|
|
|
PAUPER
|
very poor person
|
|
|
PEDAGOGUE
|
teacher
|
|
|
PEDANT
|
boring academic, nit-picker
|
|
|
PEDESTRIAN (ADJ.)
|
commonplace
|
|
|
PEER (N.)
|
contemporary, equal, match
|
|
|
PEERLESS
|
unequaled
|
|
|
PENCHANT
|
inclination
|
|
|
PENSIVE
|
thoughtful
|
|
|
PENURY
|
extreme poverty
|
|
|
PERENNIAL
|
present throughout the years, persistent
|
|
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PERFIDIOUS
|
faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
|
|
|
PERFUNCTORY
|
done in a routine, way, indifferent
|
|
|
PERIPATETIC
|
moving from place to place
|
|
|
PERJURY
|
to tell a lie under oath
|
|
|
PERMEABLE
|
penetrable
|
|
|
PERNICIOUS
|
very harmful
|
|
|
PERPETUAL
|
endless, lasting
|
|
|
PERTINENT
|
applicable, appropriate
|
|
|
PERUSAL
|
close examination
|
|
|
PESTILENCE
|
epidemic, plague
|
|
|
PETULANCE
|
rudeness, peevishness
|
|
|
PHALANX
|
massed group of soldiers, people, or things
|
|
|
PHILANDERER
|
pursuer of casual love affairs
|
|
|
PHILANTHROPY
|
love of humanity, generosity to worthy causes
|
|
|
PHILISTINE
|
narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture
|
|
|
PHLEGMATIC
|
calm in temperament, sluggish
|
|
|
PHOBIA
|
exaggerated, illogical fear
|
|
|
PIETY
|
devoutness
|
|
|
PILFER
|
to steal
|
|
|
PINNACLE
|
peak, highest point of development
|
|
|
PIQUE (N.)
|
fleeting feeling of hurt pride
|
|
|
PITHY
|
profound, substantial, concise, succinct, to the point
|
|
|
PLACATE
|
to soothe or pacify
|
|
|
PLACID
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calm in temperament, sluggish
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PLAGIARIST
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one who steal words or ideas
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PLAINTIFF
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injured person I a lawsuit
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PLATITUDE
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stale overused expression
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PLENITUDE
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abundance, plenty
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PLETHORA
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excess, overabundance
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PLIANT
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pliable, yielding
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PLUCKY
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courageous, spunky
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PLUMMET
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to fall, plunge
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PLY (V.)
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to use diligently, to engage, to join together
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POIGNANT
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emotionally moving
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POLEMIC
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controversy, argument, verbal attack.
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POLYGLOT
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speaker of many languages
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PONTIFICATE
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to speak in a pretentious manner
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PORE (V.)
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to study closely or meditatively
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POROUS
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full of holes, permeable to liquids
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PORTENT
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omen
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POSTERITY
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future generations, all of a person's descendants
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POTABLE
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drinkable
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PRAGMATIC
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practical, moved by facts rather that abstract ideals
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PRATTLE (N.)
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meaningless, foolish talk
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PRECARIOUS
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uncertain
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PRECIPICE
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edge, steep overhang
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PRECIPITOUS
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hasty, quickly, with too little caution\
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PRECLUDE
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to rule out
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PRECOCIOUS
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unusually advanced at an early age
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PRECURSOR
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forerunner, predecessor
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PREDILECTION
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preference, liking
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PREFACE (N.)
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introduction to a book, introductory remarks to a speech
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PREMEDITATE
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to consider, plan beforehand
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PREPOSSESSING
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attractive, engaging, appealing
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PREPOSTEROUS
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absurd, illogical
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PRESAGE
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to foretell, indicate in advance
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PRESCIENT
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having foresight
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PRESUMPTUOUS
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rude, improperly bold
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PRETEXT
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excuse, pretended reason
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PREVALENT
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widespread
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PREVARICATE
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to lie, evade the truth
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PRISTINE
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untouched, uncorrupted
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PRIVATION
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lack of usual necessities or comforts
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PROBITY
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honesty, high-mindedness
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PROCLIVITY
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tendency, inclination\
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PROCRASTINATOR
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one who continually and unjustifiable postpones
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PRODIGAL (ADJ.)
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wasteful, extravagant, lavish\
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PRODIGIOUS
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vast, enormous, extraordinary\
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PROFICIENT
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expert, skilled in a certain subject
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PROFUSE
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lavish, extravagant
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PROGENITOR
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originator, forefather, ancestor in a direct line
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PROGENY
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offspring, children
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PROGNOSIS
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prediction of disease outcome, any prediction
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PROLIFIC
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productive
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PROLOGUE
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introductory section of a literary work or play
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PROMONTORY
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piece of land or rock higher than its surroundings
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PROMULGATE
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to make known publicly
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PROPENSITY
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inclination, tendency
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PROPITIOUS
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favorable, advantageous
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PROPONENT
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advocate, defender, supporter
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PROSAIC
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relating to prose, dull, commonplace
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PROSCRIBE
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to condemn, to forbid, outlaw
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PROSTRATE
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lying face downward, lying flat on ground
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PROTAGONIST
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main character in a play or story, hero
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PROTEAN
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readily assuming different forms or characters
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PROTOCOL
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ceremony and manners observed by diplomats
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PROVINCIAL
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rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope
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PROWESS
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bravery, skill
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PROXIMITY
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nearness
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PRUDENT
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careful, cautious
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PRY
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to intrude into, force open
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PSEUDONYM
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pen name, fictitious or borrowed name
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PUERILE
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childish, immature, silly
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PUGNACIOUS
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quarrelsome, eager and ready to fight
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PULCHRITUDE
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beauty
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PUNCTILIOUS
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careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony
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PUNGENT
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strong or sharp in smell or taste
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PUNITIVE
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having to do with punishment
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PURGE
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to cleanse or free from impurities
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QUAGMIRE
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marsh, difficult situation\
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QUANDARY
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dilemma, difficulty
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QUARANTINE
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isolation period-originally of 40 days-to prevent spread of disease
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QUELL
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to crush or subdue
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QUERULOUS
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inclined to complain, irritable
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QUIBBLE
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to argue about insignificant and irrelevant details
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QUIESCENCE
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inactivity, stillness
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QUINTESSENCE
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most typical example, concentrated essence
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QUIXOTIC
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overly idealistic, impractical
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QUOTIDIAN
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occurring daily, commonplace
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RACONTEUR
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witty, skillful storyteller
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RAIL (V.)
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to scold with bitter or abusive language
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RAMBLE
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to roam, wander, to babble, digress
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RAMIFICATION
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an implication, outgrowth, or consequence
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RANCOR
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bitter hatred
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RANT
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to harangue, rave, forcefully scold
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RAPPORT
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relationship of trust and respect
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RAPT
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deeply absorbed
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RAREFY
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to make thinner, purer, or more refined
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RASH (ADJ.)
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careless, hasty, reckless
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RAUCOUS
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harsh sounding, boisterous
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RAVAGE
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to destroy, devastate
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RAVENOUS
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extremely hungry
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RAZE
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to tear down, demolish
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REACTIONARY
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marked by extreme conservatism, especially in politics
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REBUFF (N.)
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blunt rejection
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REBUKE
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to reprimand, scold
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REBUT
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to refute by evidence or argument
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RECALCITRANT
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resisting authority or control
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RECANT
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to retract a statement, opinion, etcetera
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RECLUSIVE
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shut off from the world
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RECONDITE
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relating to obscure learning, known to only a few
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RECOUNT
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to describe facts or events
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REDRESS
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relief form wrong or injury
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REDUNDANCY
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unnecessary repetition
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REFRACT
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to deflect sound or light
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REFUGE
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escape, shelter
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REGIMEN
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government rule, systematic plan
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REJOINDER
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response
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RELINQUISH\
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to renounce or surrender something
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RELISH (V.)
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to enjoy greatly
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REMUNERATION
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pay or reward for work, trouble, etcetera
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RENASCENT
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reborn, coming into being again
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RENEGADE
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traitor, person abandoning a cause
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RENEGE
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to go back on one's word
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RENOWN
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fame, widespread acclaim
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REPAST
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meal or mealtime
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REPEAL
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to revoke or formally withdraw (often a law)
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REPENTANT
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apologetic, guilty, remorseful
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REPLETE
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abundantly supplied
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REPOSE
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relaxation, leisure
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REPREHENSIBLE
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blameworthy, disreputable
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REPROACH
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to find fault with, blame
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REPROBATE
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morally unprincipled person
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REPROVE
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to criticize or correct
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REQUITE
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to return or repay
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RESCIND
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to repeal, cancel
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RESIDUE
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reminder, leftover, remnant
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RESILIENT
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able to recover quickly after illness or bad luck, able to bounce back to shape
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RESOLUTE
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determined, with a clear purpose
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RESPITE
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interval of relief
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RESPLENDENT
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splendid, brilliant
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RESTIVE
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impatient, uneasy, restless
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RETICENT
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not speaking freely, reserved
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RETORT (N.)
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cutting response
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RETROSPECTIVE
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review of the past
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REVELRY
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boisterous festivity
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REVERE
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to worship, regard with awe
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REVERT
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to backslide, regress
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REVILE
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to criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse
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RHETORIC
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persuasive use of language
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RIBALD
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humorous in a vulgar way
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RIDDLE (V.)
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to make many holds in, permeate
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RIFE
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widespread, prevalent, abundant
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RISQUE
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bordering on being inappropriate or indecent
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ROBUST
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strong and healthy, hardy
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ROSTRUM
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stage for public speaking
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ROTUND
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round in shape, fat
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RUE
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to regret
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RUMINATE
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to contemplate, reflect upon
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RUSTIC
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rural
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