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exultant
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cheerful
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exult
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to rejoice greatly
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rejoice
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to be joyful
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rejoin
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to respond; to answer
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enjoin
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to command; to order
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exalt
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to praise highly
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pretentious
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not modest
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assuming
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pretentious
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unassuming
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modest, not pretentious
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presumptuous
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1)over-confident
2)arrogant |
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diffident
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lacking in confidence
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pontitical
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1)to speak or behave arrogantly
2)to preside over a catholic mass |
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supercilious
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arrogant
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pontiff
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Pope
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pompous
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arrogant
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stilted
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artificially formal or dignified; pompous
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flatulent
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arrogant
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ostentation
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arrogant in appearance; showy
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grandiloquent
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arrogant in speech
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vain
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1)worthless
2)conceited |
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conceited
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arrogant
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haughty
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arrogant
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bombastic
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bragging
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imperious
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commanding
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indigenous
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original, native
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enigma
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mystery
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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enigmatize
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to mystify; to confuse
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mystify
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to confuse
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bewilder
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to confuse
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bemuse
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to confuse
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befuddle
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to confuse
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bedazzle
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to confuse
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confound
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to confuse
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disconcert
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to confuse
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disorient
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to confuse
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fluster
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to be nervous and confused
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faze
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to confuse
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muddle
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to confuse
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perplex
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to confuse
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obfuscate
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to darken; to confuse
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baffle
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to confuse
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becloud
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to confuse
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quandary
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perplexity
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foreshadow
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to fortell; to be a sign or warning of
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forebode
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to fortell; to be a sign or warning of
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portend
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to be a sign or warning of
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portent
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sign; omen; warning
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portentous
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ominous
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ominous
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of bad omen; threatening
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harbinger
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to fortell; to be a sign or warning of
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augur
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v)to foretell
n)(ancient Rome)officials who foretells the future events |
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presage
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to fortell; to be a sign or warning of
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bespeak
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to fortell; to be a sign or warning of
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augury
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sign; warning
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soothsayer
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fortune teller
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misnomer
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wrong use of a name
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malapropism
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wrong use of a word
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obliterate
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to destroy; to remove by rubbing out
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subvert
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to destroy or overthrow a government
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decimate
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to kill or destroy the large part of
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desiccate
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to dry out
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desiccant
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substance that absorbs moisture
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raze
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to destroy buildings, towns, etc.
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fell
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to cut down trees
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demolish
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to destroy
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annihilate
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to destroy
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dilapidate
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to destroy
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mar
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to damage
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ravage
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to damage
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impair
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to damage
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immortal
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never dying
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mortal
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be to die
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morbid
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diseased
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moribund
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dying; at the point of death
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moratorium
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suspension of activity
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mortuary
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morgue
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indulge
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to overlook the fault of
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extrapolate
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to guess
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speculate
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to guess
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surmise
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to guess
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conjecture
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to guess
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"sanguinea"
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blood
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sanguinary
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bloody
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sanguine
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optimistic
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reticent
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saying little; briefly expressed; expressed in few words
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taciturn
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quiet; saying little
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laconic
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saying little; briefly expressed; expressed in few words
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pithy
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brief to the point
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pith
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core; essence
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tacit
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without words; silent
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sententious
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1)saying, by using a proverb, etc, in such way that is moralizing
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epigram
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a short, wise saying
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loquacious
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talkative
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garrulous
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talkative
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concise
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saying little; briefly expressed; expressed in few words
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terse
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saying little; briefly expressed; expressed in few words
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essential
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saying little; briefly expressed; expressed in few words
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sontentious
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saying little; briefly expressed; expressed in few words
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succint
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saying little; briefly expressed; expressed in few words
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epigramatic
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saying little; briefly expressed; expressed in few words
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verbose
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saying much; expressed in many words
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voluble
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saying much; expressed in many words
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prolix
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saying much; expressed in many words
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circumlocutory
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saying much; expressed in many words
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copious
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1)abundant in language, etc
2)wordy |
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"loque"
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talk
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interlocutor
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on who takes a part in conversation, etc
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circumlocutory
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roundabout in speech, writing
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candid
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saying freely about one thinks
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candar
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noun for candid
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querulous
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complaining much; fretful
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fretful
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worried & nervous
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abstruce
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difficult to understand
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debunk
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to make known the falseness of myth, etc
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divulge
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to make known; to show
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intimate
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to show; to suggest or indicate
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betray
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to make known; to show
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reveal
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to make known; to show
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lay bare
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to expose; to make known
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paucity
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smallness in number
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snippet
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a small amount of piece
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modicum
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a small amount of piece
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iota
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a small number
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plethora
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a great amount
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myriad
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a great number
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vituperate
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to scold by cursing
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anathematize
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to curse
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anathem
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1)curse
2)object of hatred |
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revile
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to curse
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imprecate
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to invoke evil on someone or something; to curse
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solemn
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very serious, sad
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defer
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1)to respect
2)to postpone duty, responsibility, payment, etc |
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revere
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to respect
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venerate
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to respect
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esteem
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to respect
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reverence
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respect
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deference
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respect
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veneration
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respect
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homage
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respect
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respectful
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showing respect
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reverential
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showing respect
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deferential
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showing respect
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respectable
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deserving respect
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venerable
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deserving respect
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estimable
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deserving respect
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reverent
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deserving respect
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respective
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each
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flippant
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showing no respect
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impertinent
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showing no respect
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flippancy
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lack of respect
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impertinent
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1)not related
2)showing no deserved respect |
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pertinent
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related
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relevant
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related
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cognate
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related
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germane
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related
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impertinent
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not related
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irrelevant
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not related
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extraneous
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not related
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tangential
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not related
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plaintive
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sorrowful
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lugubrious
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sad; sorrowful
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woeful
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sad; sorrowful
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rueful
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sad; sorrowful
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mournful
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sad; sorrowful
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doleful
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sad; sorrowful
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lementable
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sad; sorrowful
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plaintift
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one who sues
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lachrymose
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sad; sorrowful
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gloomy
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sad; sorrowful
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glum
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sad; sorrowful
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dismal
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sad; sorrowful
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melancholy
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sad; sorrowful
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pathetic
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sad; sorrowful
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elegiac
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sad; sorrowful
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elegy
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sad music or literature
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"lacrima"
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tear
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lachrymal
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of tears
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overcast
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dark and sad
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murky
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dark and sad
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somber
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longing for; sad
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wistful
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longing for; sad
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levity
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lack of seriousness
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grave
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serious
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gravity
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seriousness
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness
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congruous
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harmonious
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compatible
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harmonious
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consonant
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harmonious
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accordant
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harmonious
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incongruous
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not harmonious
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incompatible
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not harmonious
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dissonant
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not harmonious
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discordant
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not harmonious
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emancipate
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to free; to literate
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emaciate
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to make thin
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attenuate
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to make thin or weak; to weaken
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tenuous
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thin
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emaciated
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thin
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lean
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thin
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meager
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thin
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slender
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thin
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haggard
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1)[face]looking thin because of lack of sleep, tiredness, etc
2)tired |
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gaunt
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thin
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wispy
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thin
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spare
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thin
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corpulent
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fat
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obese
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fat
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plump
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fat
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portly
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thick in girth
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rotund
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round and fleshy
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corpulence
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fatness
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obesity
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fatness
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girth
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thickness or a round, cylindrical thing
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"corp"
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body
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opulent
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rich; wealthy
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corpulent
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fat
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corporeal
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1)of or related to body
2)that has a bodily shape 3)physical; sexual |
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"somatokis"
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body
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somatic
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of or related to body
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somatology
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a field in anthropology in which human races are classified by their body characteristics such as color of skin, hair, ey, etc
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tangible
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that has a bodily shape; that can be touched
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palpable
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that has a bodily shape; that can be touched
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tactile
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that has a bodily shape; that can be touched
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incorporeal
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that does not have a bodily shape; that cannot be touched
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intangible
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that does not have a bodily shape; that cannot be touched
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impalpable
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that does not have a bodily shape; that cannot be touched
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amorphous
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shapeless; formless
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lascivious
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sexual; physical
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lewd
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sexual; physical
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prurient
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sexual; physical
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sensual
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sexual; physical
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voluptuous
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arousing sensual pleasure
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solacious
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obscene; sexual
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lecherous
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sexual; physical
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obscene
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morally disgusting; sexual
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lecher
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one who like sex
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lustful
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sexual; physical
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lust
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desire
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carnal
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sexual; physical
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wanderlust
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excessive desire to travel
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"carn"
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meat; flesh
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carnal
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1)of meat or flesh
2)physical; sexual |
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haggard
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tired; lacking in energy
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languid
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tired; lacking in energy
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lethargic
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`tired; lacking in energy
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effete
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tired; lacking in energy
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listless
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too tired to show interest or to do something
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exhausted
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1)tired; out of energy
2)completely consumed or used up |
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exhaustive
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thorough; comprehensive
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prostrate
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1)to exhausted completely
2)to lie face downward |
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phlegmatic
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tired; lacking in energy
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haggardness
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tiredness; lack of energy
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languor
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tiredness; lack of energy
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lethargy
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tiredness; lack of energy
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effeteness
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tiredness; lack of energy
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listlessness
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tiredness; lack of energy
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exhaustion
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tiredness; lack of energy
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prostration
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1)complete exhaustion
2)physical weakness |
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phlegm
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not enthusiastic
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prone
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1)tending to
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pronate
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to turn or lie face downward
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sapine
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lying face upward
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sapinate
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to turn or lie face upward
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phagmatic
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1)tired
2)not enthusiastic |
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lassitude
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lack of vigor
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latitude
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freedom of speech, opinion, etc
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constrict
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to make or become tight or smaller
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intrigue
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1)to arouse a great interest or curiosity of
2)to make and carry out a secret plan or plot; to conspire |
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oust
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to fire; to kick out; to eliminate
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ouster
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1)one who oust
2)elimination |
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vaciliate
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to hesitate
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dither
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to hesitate
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waver
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to hesitate
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baggle
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to hesitate
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demur
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to hesitate
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demure
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modest
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hesitant
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hesitating
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unassuming
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modest
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self-effacing
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modest
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self-efface
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to be modest
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lowly
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modest
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prudish
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overly modest to an annoying degree
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prude
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a prudish person
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thrive
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to prosper
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burgeon
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to prosper
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flourish
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to prosper
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auspicious
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of the future success; prosperous; favorable
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propitious
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prosperous
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hinder
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to block
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deter
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to block
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impede
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to block
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stymie
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to block
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restrain
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to block
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traverse
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1)to cross
2)to block |
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occlude
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to block
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obstruct
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to block
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hamper
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to block
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thwart
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to block
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stunt
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to block
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blight
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to block; to discourage
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inhibit
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to block
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hindrance
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something that blocks; blocked situation
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deterence
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something that blocks; blocked situation
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impediment
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something that blocks; blocked situation
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stymie
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something that blocks; blocked situation
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restraint
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something that blocks; blocked situation
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traverse
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something that blocks; blocked situation
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occlusion
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something that blocks; blocked situation
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obstruction
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something that blocks; blocked situation
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obstacle
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something that blocks; blocked situation
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inhibition
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something that blocks; blocked situation
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engender
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to be the cause of
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recur
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to happen again
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concure
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1)to agree
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consent
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to agree
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assent
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to agree
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flout
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to disagree
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deprecate
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to disagree
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dissent
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to disagree
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flout
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to oppose; to disagree
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flount
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to show off
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deprecate
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to consider as not important of valueble; to depreciate; to disapprove
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dissident
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a dissenter
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languish
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to become languid
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transcendent
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surpassing; super
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transcendental
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that cannot be explained by real world practice, happening, etc
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surpass
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to exceed
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preclude
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to prevent; to make impossible
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forstall
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to prevent; to do something forced in order to prevent
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proclaim
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to announce officially and publicly
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condone
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to forgive; to overlook
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vindicate
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to prove the truth; to justify; to defend against
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vindictive
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uncondoning; unforgiving
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"ver"
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truth
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verify
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truth
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aver
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to say positively that something is true
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veritable
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true; rightly named
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veracious
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truthful; honest
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veracity
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truthfulness
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