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* Abate
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v. subside or moderate
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*Aberrant
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adj. abnormal or deviant
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* Abeyance
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n. suspended action
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* Abscond
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v. depart secretly and hide
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*Abstemious
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking, temperate
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*Adulterate
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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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*Aesthetic
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adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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*Aggregate
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v. gather; accumulate
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*Alacrity [uh-lak-ri-tee]
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n. cheerful promptness; eagerness
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*Alleviate
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v. relieve
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*Ambiguous
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adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
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*Ambivalence
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n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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*Ameliorate
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v improve
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*Anachronism
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n something or someone misplaced in time
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*Analogous
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adj. comparable
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*Anarchy
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n. absence of governing body; state of disorder
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*Anomalous
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adj abnormal; irregular
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*Antipathy
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v. aversion; dislike
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*Apathy
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n. lack of caring; indifference
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*Appease
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v. pacify
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*Apprise
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v. inform
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*Approbation
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n approval
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*Appropriate
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v acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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*Arduous
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adj. hard; strenuous
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*Artless
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adj. without guile; open and honest
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*Ascetic
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adj. practicing self denial; austere
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*Assiduous
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adj. diligent
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*Assuage
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v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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*Attenuate
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v make thinner; weaken or lessen (intensity, force, degree)
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*Audacious
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adj daring; bold
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*Austere
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adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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*Autonomous
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adj. self-governing
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*Aver
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v assert
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*Banal
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adj. hawneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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*Beneficent
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adj. kindly; doing good
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*Bolster
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v support; reinforce
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*Bombastic
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adj pompous; using inflated language
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*Boorish
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adj rude; insensitive
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*Burgeon
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v grow forth; send out buds
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*Burnish
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v. make very shiny by rubbing; polish
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*Buttress
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v. support; prop up
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*Cacophonous [kuh-kof-uh-nuhs]
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adj. discordant; inharmonious
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*Capricious [kuh-prish-uhs]
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adj. unpredictable; fickle
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*Castigation
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n. punishment; severe criticism
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*Catalyst
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n. agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction while it remains unaffected and unchanged; person or thing that causes action
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*Caustic
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adj. burning; sarcastically biting
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*Chicanery [shi-key-nuh-ree]
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n. trickery; deception
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*Coagulate
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v. thicken; congeal; clot
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*Coda
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n. concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that rounds out, summarizes or concludes
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*Cogent
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adj. convincing
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*Commensurate
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adj. corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc.; proportionate
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*Compendium
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v brief, comprehensive summary
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*Complaisant
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adj. trying to please; overly polite; obliging
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*Compliant
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adj. yielding; conforming to requirements
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*Conciliatory
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adj. reconciling; soothing
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*Condone
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v. overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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*Confound
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v. confuse; puzzle
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*Connoisseur
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n person competent to act as a judge of art, etc; a lover of an art
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*Contention
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n. claim; thesis
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*Contentious
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adj. quarrelsome
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*Contrite
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adj. penitent; remorseful
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*Conundrum
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n. riddle; difficult problem
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*Converge
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v. approach; tend to meet; come together
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*Convoluted
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adj. coiled around; involved; intricate
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*Craven
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adj. cowardly
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*Daunt
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v intimidate; frighten
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*Decorum
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n. propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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*Default
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n failure to act
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*Deference
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n courteous regard for another's wish
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*Delineate
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v. portray; depict; sketch
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*Denigrate
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v. blacken
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*Deride
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v. ridicule; make fun of
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*Derivative
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adj. unoriginal; obtained form another source
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*Desiccate
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v. dry up
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*Desultory
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adj. aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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*Deterrent
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n something that discourages; hindrance
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*Diatribe
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n bitter scolding; invective
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*Dichotomy
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n split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
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*Diffidence
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n. shyness
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*Diffuse
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adj wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)
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*Digression
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n. wandering away from the subject
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*Dirge
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n lament with music
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*Disabuse
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v. correct a false impression; undeceive
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*Discerning
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adj. mentally quick and observant; having insight
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*Discordant
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adj. not harmonious; conflicting
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*Discredit
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v. defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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*Discrepancy
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n difference; inconsistency
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*Discrete
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adj. separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
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*Disingenuous
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adj. lacking genuine candor; ; insincere
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*Disinterested
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adj unprejudiced; impartial; indifferent
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*Disjointed
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adj lacking coherence; separated at the joints
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*Dismiss
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v. eliminate form consideration; reject
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*Disparage
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v. belittle
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*Disparate
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adj. basically different; unrelated
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*Dissemble
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v. disguise; pretend
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*Disseminate
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v distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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*Dissolution
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n disintegration, looseness in morals
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*Dissonance
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n discord; opposite of harmony
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*Distend
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v. expand; swell out
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*Disinterested
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adj unprejudiced
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*Disjointed
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adj lacking coherence; separated at the joints
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*Dismiss
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v. eliminate form consideration; reject
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*Disparage
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v. belittle
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*Disparate
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adj. basically different; unrelated
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*Dissemble
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v. disguise; pretend
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*Disseminate
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v distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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*Dissolution
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n disintegration, looseness in morals
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*Dissonance
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n discord; opposite of harmony
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*Distend
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v. expand; swell out
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*Distill
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v. purify; refine; concentrate
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*Diverge
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v. vary; go in different directions from the same point
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*Divest
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v. strip; deprive
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*Document
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v. provide written evidence
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*Dogmatic
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adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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*Dormant
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adj. sleeping; lethargic; latent
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*Dupe
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n someone easily fooled
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*Ebullient
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adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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*Eclectic
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adj. selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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*Efficacy
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n. power to produce desired effect
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*Effrontery
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n. impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuous
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*Elegy
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n poem or song expressing lamentation
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*Elicit
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v. draw out by discussion
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*Embellish
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v. adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story
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*Empirical
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adj. based in experience
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*Emulate
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v. imitate; rival
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*Endemic
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adj. prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
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*Enervate
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v. weaken
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*Engender
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v. cause; produce
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*Enhance
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v. increase; improve
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*Ephemeral
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adj. short-lived; fleeting
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*Equanimity
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adj. tranquil; steady; uniform
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*Equivocate
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v. lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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*Erudite
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adj. learned; scholarly
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*Esoteric
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v hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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*Eulogy
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n. expression of praise, often on the occasion of one's death
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*Euphemism
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n. mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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*Exacerbate
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v. worsen; embitter
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*Exculpate
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v. clear form blame
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*Exigency
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n. urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention
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*Extrapolation
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N. projection, conjecture
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*Facetious
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adj. joking (often inappropriately; humorous
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*Fallacious
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adj. false; misleading
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*Fatuous
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adj. brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
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*Fawning
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adj. trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering or cringing
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*Felicitous
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adj. suitably expressed; well chosen
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*Fervor
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n. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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*Flag
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v. droop; grow feeble
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*Fledgling
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adj. inexperienced
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*Flout
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v. reject; mock; show contempt for
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*Foment
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v. stir up; instigate
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*Forestall
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v. prevent by taking action in advance
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*Frugality
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n. thrift; econommy
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*Futile
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adj. useless; hopeless; ineffectual
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*Gainsay
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v. deny
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*Garrulous
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adj. loquacious; wordy; talkative
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*Goad
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v. urge on
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*Gouge
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v. overcharge
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*Grandiloquent
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adj. pompous; bombastic; using high sounding language
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*Gregarious
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adj. sociable
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*Guileless
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adj. without deceit
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*Gullible
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adj. easily deceived
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*Harangue
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n. long, passionate and vehement speech
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*Homogeneous
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adj. of the same kind
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*Hyperbole
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n. exaggeration; overstatement
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*Iconoclastic
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adj. attacking cherished traditions
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*Idolatry
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n. worship of idols; excessive admiration
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*Immutable
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adj. unchangeable
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*Impair
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v. injure; hurt
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*Impassive
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adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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*Impede
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v. hinder; block
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*Impermeable
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adj. impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
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*Imperturbable
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adj. Calm; placid
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*Impervious
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adj. impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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*Implacable
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adj. incapable of being pacified
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*Implicit
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adj. understood but not stated
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*Implode
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adj. burst inward
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*Inadvertently
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adj. unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
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*Inchoate [in-koh-it]
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adj. recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
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*Incongruity
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n. lack of harmony; absurdity
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*inconsequential
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adj. insignificant; unimportant
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*Incorporate
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v. introduce something new into a larger whole; combine; unite
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*Indeterminate
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adj. uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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*Indigence
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n. poverty
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*Indolent
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adj. lazy
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*Inert
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adj. inactive; lacking power to move
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*Ingenuous
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adj. naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid
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*Inherent
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adj. firmly established by nature or habit
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*Innocuous
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adj. harmless
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*Insensible
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adj. unconscious; unresponsive
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*Insinuate
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v. hint; imply
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*Insipid
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adj. lacking in flavor; dull
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*Insularity
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n narrow-mindedness; isolation
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*Intractable
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adj. stubborn; unyielding; unruly
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*Intransigence
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n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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*Inundate
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v. overwhelm; flood; submerge
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*Inured
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adj. hardened; accustomed
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*Invective
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n. abuse
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*Irascible
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adj. irritable; easily angered
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*Irresolute
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adj. weak; uncertain how to act
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*Itinerary
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n. plan of a trip
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*Laconic
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adj. brief and to the point
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*Lassitude
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n. languor, weariness
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*Latent
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adj. undeveloped potential; dormant; hidden
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*Laud
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v. praise
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*Lethargic
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adj. drowsy; dull
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*Levee
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n. earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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*Levity
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n. frivolity;lack of seriousness or steadiness
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*Log
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n. record of a voyage, flight or daily activities
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*Loquacious
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adj talkative
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*Lucid
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adj. clear; intelligible; easily understood
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*Luminous
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adj. shining; giving light
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*Magnanimity
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n. generosity
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*Malingerer
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n. one who feigns illness to escape duty
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*Malleable
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n. impressionable; able to be shaped by pounding (as with soft metals)
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*Maverick
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n. rebel; nonconformist
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*Mendacious
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adj. lying; habitually dishonest
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*Metamorphosis
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n. change of form
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*Meticulous
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adj. excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
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*Misanthrope
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n one who hates mankind
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*Mitigate
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v. lessen in intensity; moderate; appease
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*Mollify
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v soothe
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*Morose
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adj. ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
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*Mundane
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adj. worldly vs spiritual; everyday
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*Negate
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v. cancel out; nullify; deny
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*Neophyte
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n beginner, recent convert
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*Obdurate
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adj. stubborn
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*Obsequious [uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
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adj. slavishly attentive;servile;sycophantic; fawning; dutiful
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*Obviate [ob-vee-eyt]
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v. make unnecessary; get rid of
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*Occlude
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v. shut; close
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*Officious
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adj. meddlesome; pushy in offering one's services
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*Onerous
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adj. burdensome
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*Opprobrium
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n. infamy; villification
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*Oscillate
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v. vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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*Ostentatious
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adj. showy; pretentious
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*Paragon
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n. model of perfection
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*Partisan
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adj. one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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*Pathological
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adj. pertaining to disease
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*Paucity
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n. scarcity
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*Pedantic
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adj. showing of learning; bookish
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*Penchant
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n. strong inclination; liking
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*Penury
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n. severe poverty
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*Perennial
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n. something longlasting
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*Perfidious
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adj. treacherous; disloyal
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*Perfunctory
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adj. superficial; not thorough
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*Permeable
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adj. penetrable; porous
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*Pervasive
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adj. spread throughout
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*Phlegmatic
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adj. calm; not easily disturbed
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*Piety
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n. devoutness; reverence for God
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*Placate
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v. pacify; conciliate
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*Plasticity
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n. ability to be molded
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*Platitude
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n. trite remark; commonplace statement
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*Plethora
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n. excess; overabundance
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*Plummet
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v. fall sharply
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*Porous
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adj. full of pores; like a sieve
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*Pragmatic
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adj. practical (as opposed to idealistic)
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*Preamble
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n introductory statement
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*Precarious
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adj. uncertain; risky
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*Precipitate
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1- adj. rash; premature, hasty; sudden
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*Precursor
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n. forerunner
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*Presumptuous
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adj. arrogant; taking liberties
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*Prevaricate
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v. lie (as in to tell a)
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*Pristine
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adj. primitive; unspoiled; characteristic of earlier times
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*Probity
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n. uprightness; incorruptability
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*Problematic
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adj. doubtful; unsettled; questionable
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*Prodigal
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adj. wasteful; reckless with money
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*Profound
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adj. deep; not superficial; complete
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*Prohibitive
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adj. tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; preventative
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*Proliferate
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v. grow rapidly; spread; multiply
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*Propensity
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n. natural inclination
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*Propitiate
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v. appease
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*Propriety
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n. fitness; correct conduct
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*Proscribe
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v. ostracize; banish; outlaw
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*Pungent
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adj. stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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*Qualified
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adj. limited; restricted
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*Quibble
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n. minor objection or complaint
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*Quiescent
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adj. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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*Rarefied
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adj. made less dense (of a gas)
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*Recalcitrant
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adj. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
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*Recant
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v disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement
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*Recluse
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n hermit; loner
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*Recondite
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adj. abstruse; profound; secret
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*Refractory
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adj. stubborn; unmanageable
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*Refute
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v disprove
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*Relegate
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v banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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*Reproach
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v. express disapproval or disappointment
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*Reprobate
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n. person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency
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*Repudiate
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v disown; disavow
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*Rescind
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v. cancel
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*Resolution
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n. determination
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*Resolve
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n. determination
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*Reticent
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adj. reserved
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*Reverent
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adj. respectful; worshipful
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*Sage
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n. a person viewed as wise
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*Salubrious
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adj. healthful
*Salad is healthy* |
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*Sanction
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v approve
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*Satiate
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v. satisfy
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*Saturate
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v. soak thoroughly
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*Savor
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v enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell or quality
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*Secrete
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v. hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
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*Shard
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n. fragment, generally of pottery
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*Skeptic
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n. doubter; person who suspends judgment until there is evidence to support it
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*Solicitous
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adj. worried; concerned
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*Soporific [sop-uh-rif-ik]
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adj. sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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*Specious
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adj. seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
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*Spectrum
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n. colored band produced when light passes through a prism
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*Sporadic
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adj. occurring irregularly
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*Stigma
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n. token of disgrace; brand
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*Stipulate
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v. make express conditions; specify
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*Stolid
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adj. dull; impassive
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*Striated
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adj. marked with parallel bands; grooved
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*Strut
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n. supporting bar; pompous walk
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*Subpoena
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n. writ summoning a witness to appear
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*Subside
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v. settle down; descend; grow quiet
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*Substantiate
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v. establish by evidence; verify; support
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*Supersede
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v. cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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*Supposition
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n. hypothesis
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*Tacit
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adj. understood; not put into words
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*Tenuous
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adj. thin; rare; slim
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*Tirade
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n. extended scolding; denunciation, harangue
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*Torpor
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n. lethargy; sluggishness
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*Tortuous
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adj. winding; full of curves
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*Tractable
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adj. docile;easily managed
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*Transgression
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n. violation of a law; sin
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*Truculence
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n. aggressiveness; ferocity
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*Vacillate
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v. waver; fluctuate
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*Venerate
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v. revere
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*Veracious
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adj. truthful
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*Verbose
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adj. wordy
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*Viable
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adj. practical and workable; capable of maintaining life
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*Viscous
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adj. sticky; gluey
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*Vituperative [vahy-too-per-uh-tiv]
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adj. abusive; scolding
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*Volatile
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adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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*Warranted
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adj. justified, authorized
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*Wary
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adj. very cautious
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*Welter
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n. turmoil; bewildering jumble
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*Whimsical
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n. capricious, fanciful
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*Zealot
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n. fanatic; overzealous person
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amalgamate
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v. combine; unite in one body
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Panacea
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A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.
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Cleft
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N. Split
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Chasm
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N. Abyss
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Acrimoneous
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Adj. Bitter in words or manner
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Arcane
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Adj- Secret, mysterious, known only to the initiated
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Boon
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-A benefit bestowed, especially one
bestowed in response to a request. -A timely blessing or benefit: |
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Bumptious
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adj. Crudely or loudly assertive; pushy.
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Consonance
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N Harmony, agreement
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Cronyism
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n.
Favoritism shown to old friends without regard for their qualifications, as in political appointments to office. |
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Culpable
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Adj. Deserving blame
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Eschew
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V. Avoid
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Fallible
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Adj. Liable to err
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Imbroglio
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N. Complicated situation, painful or complex misunderstanding, entanglement, confused mass (as of papers)
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Impecunious
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Adj. Without money
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Jingoism
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n.
Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism. |
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Moribund
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Adj. Dying
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Parable
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N. Short, simple story teaching a moral
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Portend
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V. Foretell, presage
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Poseur
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N Person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant etc
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Reverence
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An act showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy.
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Turgid
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Muddy, having the sediment disturbed
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Venerable
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Adj. Deserving high respect
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Vestige
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N Trace, remains
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Vestigial
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-Of, relating to, or constituting a vestige
Biology Occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure. |
