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99 Cards in this Set
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abdicate
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(v.) to give up power, esp. a royal position
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abet
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(v.) to aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)
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abhor
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(v.) to regard with extreme disgust; detest utterly, loathe
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abrade
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(v.) to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing
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abridge
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(v.) to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents
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absolve
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(v.) to free from guilt or blame on their consequences
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abstruse
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(adj.) hard to understand
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abyss
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(n.) a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm
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accede
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(v.) to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent
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accommodate
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(v.) to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige
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accord
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(n.) an agreement; harmony
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accost
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(v.) to approach and speak to aggressively
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acerbic
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(adj.) sour or astringent in taste; sour or bitter in personality or language
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acquiesce
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(v.) to comply; submit
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acquisitive
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(adj.) eager to acquire and retain ideas or information
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acrimonious
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(adj.) caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.
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acumen
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(n.) quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight
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adage
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(n.) a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb
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adamant
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(adj.) utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
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adept
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(adj.) very skilled; proficient; expert
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adhere
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(v.) to stick together; to remain devoted to; to be in accordance with something such as rules
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adjunct
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(n.) something added to another thing but no essential to it; (adj.) joined or associated, esp. in a subordinate relationship
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admonish
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(v.) to caution, advise, or counsel against something
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adroit
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(adj.) expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
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advent
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(n.) a coming into place, view, or being; arrival
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advocate
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(n.) a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc.; (v.) to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly
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aesthetic
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(adj.) pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts
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affable
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(adj.) pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite
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affiliate
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(v.) to bring into close association or connection
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affluence
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(n.) abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth
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aggravate
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(v.) to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome
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aggregate
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(adj.) formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined
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agile
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(adj.) quick and well-coordinated in movement
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allege
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(v.) to assert to be true, esp. in a formal manner, as in court
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alleviate
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(v.) to make easier to endure; lessen in severity
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allot
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(v.) to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out
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allude
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(v.) to refer to incidentally, or by suggestion
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aloof
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(adv.) at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart; (adj.) reserved; indifferent
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altercation
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(n.) angry or zealous confrontation
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altruism
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(n.) the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others
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ambidextrous
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(adj.) able to use both hands equally well
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ambiguous
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(adj.) open to having several possible meanings or interpretations
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ambivalence
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(n.) uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
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amble
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(v.) to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll
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amenable
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(adj.) ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive
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amiable
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(adj.) having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities
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amicable
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(adj.) characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable
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amorous
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(adj.) strongly attracted or disposed to showing physical affection; indicating love or sexual affection
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anarchy
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(n.) a state of society without government or law
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annex
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(n.) a building added to a larger one; (v.) to add or affix at the end; to add territory
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annihilate
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(v.) to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly
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annotation
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(n.) note created to explain or cite
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antecedent
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(n.) a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc.; (adj.) preceding; prior
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antidote
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(n.) a medicine or other remedy for counteracting to the effects of poison, disease, etc.; (v.) to counteract with an antidote
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antipathy
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(n.) expression of antagonism or deep dislike
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antiquated
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(adj.) continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned
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antithesis
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(adj.) opposite of an assertion; direct contrasting statement
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apathy
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(n.) absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement
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appall
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(v.) to fill or overcome with horror or fear; dismay
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appease
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(v.) to soothe by quieting anger or indignation
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appraise
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(v.) to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess
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apprehensive
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(adj.) uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
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arable
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(adj.) farmable; capable of producing crops
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arbitrate
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(v.) to make a judgment or help to resolve differences, esp. as a mediator between two groups or persons
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archaic
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(adj.) marked by the characteristics of an earlier period
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ardent
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(adj.) having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent
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argumentative
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(adj.) fond of or given to argument and dispute
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arraign
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(v.) to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment
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array
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(v.) to place in proper or desired order
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assiduous
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(adj.) constant; unremitting; hard-working
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assimilate
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(v.) to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb
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assuage
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(v.) to make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe; to calm
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astute
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(adj.) of keen penetration or discernment; insightful
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atone
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(v.) to make amends, as for an offense, a crime, or a sin
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atrocity
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(n.) a cruel act that causes pain and suffering; behavior that is wicked and inhumane
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atrophy
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(n.) wasting away from lack of use, as in a part of the body or the mind
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attribute
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(v.) to assign as a characteristic to be associated with any person, place, thing, or idea
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audacious
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(adj.) fearless, often recklessly daring
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augment
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(v.) to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase
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auspicious
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(adj.) promising success; highly favorable
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austere
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(adj.) severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding
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autonomous
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(adj.) self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only
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aversion
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(n.) a mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing
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avow
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(v.) to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit
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baleful
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(adj.) full of menacing or threatening influences
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banal
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(adj.) devoid of freshness or originality
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baneful
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(adj.) destructive
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banter
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(n.) light and humorous chat; good-natured conversation
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barbarous
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(adj.) uncivilized; wild; savage; crude
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barrage
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(n.) overwhelming quantity or explosion of words, blows, or criticisms
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bashful
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(adj.) uncomfortably shy and easily embarrassed; timid
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bask
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(v.) to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth
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begrudge
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(v.) to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone)
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beguile
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(v.) to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude
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belie
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(v.) to show to be false; contradict
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bellicose
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(adj.) inclined to eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent
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bemoan
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(v.) to express distress or grief over
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benediction
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(n.) a solemn blessing; an expression of good wishes
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benefactor
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(n.) a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper
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