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103 Cards in this Set
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Abdicate
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V. to step down from a position of power or responsibility
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Aberration
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N. something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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Abridge
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V. to shorten; to condense
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Absolve
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V. to forgive or free blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
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Accolade
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N. an award; an honor
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Acerbic
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ADJ. sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone
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Acquiesce
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V. to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree
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Abomination
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N. something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing
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Accede
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V. to give in; to yield; to agree
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Accrue
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V. to accumulate over time
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Acrid
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ADj. harshly pungent; bitter
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Acute
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ADJ. sharp; shrewd
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Adamant
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ADJ. stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible
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Adherent
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N. follower; supporter; believer
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Admonish
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V. to scold gently; to warn
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Adulation
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N. wild or excessive admiration
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Adverse
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ADJ. unfavorable; antagonistic
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Aesthetic
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ADJ. having to do with artistic beauty; artistic
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Affinity
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N. sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity
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Affluent
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ADJ. rich; prosperous
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adjunct
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N. something added to or connected with something else; an assistant
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advocate
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N. a person who argues in favor of a position
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affiliate
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V. to become closely associated with
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aftermath
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N. consequence; events following some occurrence or calamity
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aghast
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ADJ. terrified; shocked
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allegiance
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N. loyalty
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alacrity
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N. cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
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allege
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N. to assert without proof
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alleviate
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V. to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen
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allocate
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V. to distribute; to assign; to allot
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altruism
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N. selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others
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ambivalent
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ADJ. undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously
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ameliorate
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V. to make better or more tolerable
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amendable
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ADJ. obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable
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amoral
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ADJ. lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings
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altercation
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N. a heated fight, argument, or quarrel
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amid
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PREP. in the middle of
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anathema
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N. something or someone loathed or detested
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angst
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N. anxiety; fear; dread
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antipodal
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ADJ. situated on opposite sides of the Earth; exactly opposite
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amorphous
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ADJ. shapeless; without a regular or stable shape; bloblike
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anarchy
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N. absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder
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antipathy
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N. firm dislike; a dislike
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apotheosis
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N. elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something
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apposite
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ADJ. distinctly suitable; pertinent
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anachronism
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N. something out of place in time or history; an incongruity
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anecdote
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N. a short account of a humorous or revealing incident
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anthesis
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N. the direct opposite
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appellation
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N. a ghost or ghostly object
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apprise
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V. to give notice to; to inform
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analogy
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N. a comparison of one thing to another; similarity
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anomaly
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N. an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation
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apocalypse
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N. a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world
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apportion
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V. to distribute proportionally; to divide into portions
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armistice
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N. truce
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appreciate
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V. to increase in value
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approbation
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N. approval; praise
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appropriate
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V. to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use
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arbiter
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N. one who decides, a judge
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arbitrary
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ADJ. random; capricious
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arcane
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ADJ. mysterious; known only to a select few
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archetype
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N. an original model or pattern
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arduous
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ADJ. hard; difficult
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artful
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ADJ. crafty; wily; sly
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artifice
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N. a clever trick; cunning
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ascetic
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ADJ. hermitlike; practicing self-denial
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assiduous
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ADJ. hardworking; busy; quite diligent
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assimilate
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V. to take in; to absorb; to learn thoroughly
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articulate
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V. to pronounce clearly; to express clearly
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ascribe
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V. to credit to or assign; to attribute
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aspersion
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N. a slanderous or damning remark
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astringent
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ADJ. harsh; severe; withering
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atone
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V. to make amends
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atrophy
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V. to wither away; to decline from disuse
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attest
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V. to give proof of; to declare to be true or correct; to give testimony
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attribute
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V. to credit to or assign; to ascribe
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assuage
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V. to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve
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astute
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ADJ. shrewd; keen in judgement
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augment
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V. to make bigger; to add to; to increase
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auspicious
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ADJ. favorable; promising; pointing to a good result
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autocratic
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ADJ. ruling with absolute authority; extremely bossy
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avarice
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N. greed; excessive love of riches
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avow
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V. to claim; to declare boldly; to admit
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axiom
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N. a self-evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying
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augur
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V. to serve as an omen or be a sign; to predict or foretell
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august
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ADJ. inspiring admiration or awe
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balm
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N. something that heals or soothes
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bandy
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V. to toss back and forth; to exchange
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baroque
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ADJ. extravagantly ornate; flamboyant in style
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beleaguer
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V. to surround; to besiege; to harass
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belie
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V. to give a false impression of; to contradict
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bemused
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ADJ. confused; bewildered
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benevolent
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ADJ. generous; kind; doing good deeds
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beset
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V. to harass; to surround
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blithe
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ADJ. carefree; cheerful
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blatant
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ADJ. unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring
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bourgeois
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ADJ. middle class, usually in a pejorative sense; boringly conventional
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broach
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V. to open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject
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bemoan
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V. to mourn about; to lament
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bombast
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N. pompous or pretentious speech or writing
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behest
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N. command; order
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benighted
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ADJ. ignorant; unenlightened
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boon
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N. a blessing; a benefit
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