051-100

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Aqueous

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[Adj] Similar to or containing or dissolved in water

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Arduous

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[Adj] Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

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Articulate

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[Verb] Express or state clearly

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Ascetic

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[Noun] Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

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Ascribe

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[Verb] Attribute or credit to

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Asperity

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[Noun] Harshness of manner

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Aspersion

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[Noun] (To cast aspersions on) a disparaging remark

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Aspiration

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[Noun] A cherished desire

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Assess

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[Verb] Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

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Assuage

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[Verb] Provide physical relief, as from pain

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Astringent

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[Adj] Tending to constrict soft organic tissue; (of a remark) clever but unkind; having a dry, sour, slightly bitter taste or smell

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Astute

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[Adj] Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

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Attentive

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[Adj] Listening or watching carefully; helpful and taking care

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Attenuate

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[Verb] Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

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Audacious

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[Adj] Disposed to venture or take risks

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Augment

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[Verb] Enlarge or increase

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Auspicious

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[Adj] Indicating favorable circumstances and good luck

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Austere

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[Adj] Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; plain and without decoration or unnecessary details; very simple

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Avarice

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[Noun] Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth

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Aver

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[Verb] Declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

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Averse

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[Adj] Strongly opposed

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Avert

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[Verb] Turn away or aside

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Avid

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[Adj] Marked by active interest and enthusiasm

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Baleful

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[Adj] Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; ominous; harmful

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Balk

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[Verb] Refuse to proceed or comply

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Banal

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[Adj] Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; hackneyed

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Baneful

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[Adj] Causing harm or trouble

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Banter

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[Noun] Conversation that is funny and not serious

[Verb] To talk to someone in a friendly and humorous way

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Barefaced

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[Adj] With no effort to conceal

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Bask

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[Verb] Expose oneself to warmth and light, as for relaxation

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Belie

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[Verb] Be in contradiction with; to show something to be false; to hide something such as an emotion

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Belicose

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[Adj] Having or showing a ready disposition to fight

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Benevolent

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[Adj] Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

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Benign

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[Adj] Kind in disposition or manner

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Bilk

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[Verb] To get money from someone unfairly or dishonestly

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Bizarre

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[Adj] Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

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Blandishment

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[Noun] Flattery intended to persuade

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Bleak

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[Adj] Unpleasantly cold and damp

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Blithe

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[Adj] Carefree and happy and lighthearted

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Bogus

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[Adj] Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

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Bolster

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[Verb] Support and strengthen

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Bombast

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[Noun] Pompous or pretentious talk or writing

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Boor

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[Noun] A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking refinement