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Absolve
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G
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Abridge
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To shorten or condense
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Abysmal
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D
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Acquiesce
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Agreement
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Advocate
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To support or favor
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Aesthetic
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Concerned with the appreciation of beauty
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Affinity
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Kinship, sympathy
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Agenda
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A
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Aggrandize
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S
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Allusion
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An indirect reference
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Altruistic
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Unselfish
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Amnesty
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An official pardon for a group of people who violate law
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Animosity
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A
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Anomalous
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A
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Arduous
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A
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Augment
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A
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Austere
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A
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Aversion
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Dislike
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Banal
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Unoriginal, hackneyed
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Baroque
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Extravagantly ornate, flamboyant
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Begrudge
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To envy other’a possession , to concede reluctantly
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Benediction
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Blessing
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Benign
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Kind, gentle
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Blanch
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To turn pale
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Blithe
Happily, joyful, lighthearted
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Botch
To bungle, to foul up
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Bracing
To prepare
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Broach
To open up a subject for discussion
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Buffoon
Clown or fool
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Bulwark
Something used as Defense
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Cache
A hiding place, something hidden in a secret place
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Callous
Insensitive, indifferent
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Candor
Truthfulness, great honesty
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Capitulate
To surrender, stop resistance
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Catharsis
Am emotional purification
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Cauatic
Biting in humor
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Censure
Act of blaming or condemning
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Chastise
To critisize severely
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Chronic
Constant last a long tome
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Circumspect
Careful, thought through
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Clemency
Disposition towards mercy , mildness
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Clique
An exclusive group
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Coalesce
To come together as one, to fuse or unite
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Coherent
Making sense, organize and logical
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Colloquial
Conversational, used in informant speech
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Convey
To transport, conduct,
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Conviction
Determination,
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Copious
Abundant, lavish
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Corroborate
To confirm
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Craven
Cowardly
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Criterion
Standard for judging
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Cursory
Brief, without much attention to detail
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Dearth
Small number, shortage
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Deference
Respect courtesy
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Deft
Skillfull
