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1-200 Flashcards

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Abase

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To lower, demean, degrade

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Abate

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To lessen, to reduce in severity

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Abbreviate

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To shorten, reduce

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Abduct

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To kidnap

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Aberration

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A deviation from expected course

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Abhor

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To hate, loathe

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Abide

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To put up with, tolerate

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Abject

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Of the most miserable or contemptible kind

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Abort

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To give up unfinished

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Abridged

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To shorten, cut down

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Abrogate

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To abolish, often by authority

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Abscond

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To sneak away and hide

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Abundant

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In great numbers

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Accede

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To agree

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Accentuate

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To emphasise, to highlight

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Accommodating

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Obliging , helpful

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Accost

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To approach or confront aggressively

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Acumen

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Keen insight

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Acute

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Sharp, severe

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Affable

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Friendly, amiable

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Affluent

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Rich, wealthy

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Aggrandize

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To increase or make greater

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Aggregate

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To gather, amass

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Aghast

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Struck by amazement or terror

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Agoraphobia

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An abnormal fear of open or public places

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Akimbo

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With hands on hips and elbows extending outward

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Alacrity

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Speed, readiness

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Algid

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Frigid, cold

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Allay

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To sooth, assuage

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Alleviate

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To relieve

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Aloof

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Reserved, distant

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Altercation

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An argument, dispute

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Amalgamation

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A union, a merger

e.g. Dads new company is an *Amalgamation of five smaller companies

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Ambivalent

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Having contradictory feelings

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Amble

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To stroll, walk

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Ameliorate

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To improve, to make better

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Amend

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To change for the better, improve

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Amiable

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Friendly, Affable

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Amorous

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Relating to or showing love

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Amorphous

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Without shape or borders

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Anomaly

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Something that does not fit into the normal order

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Antechamber

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A waiting room

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Anxiety

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Uneasiness

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Aphorism

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A short saying

e.g Practice makes perfect

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Apocalypse

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Total devastation, the end of the world

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Apprational

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Ghostly, spectral

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Arbitrator

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One who settled controversy between two sides

e.g In baseball, Arbitrator’s are used to settle salary disputes

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Ascetic

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One who practices retrain as a means of self discipline, usually religious
e.g The monk was an *Ascetic who only ate one meal a day

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Assauge

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To Ease, Pacify

e.g the father *Assuaged the mother who’s kid was in an accident

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Atone

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To apologize, make amends

e.g Henry *Atoned his tardiness to practice by running ten laps

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Audacious

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Excessively bold

e.g Henry was very *Audacious asking for a ride this morning after promising that he would never need a ride

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Augment

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To increase or make larger

e.g My father *Augmented his salary by working two jobs

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Austere

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Very rare, bleak, simple

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Baleful

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Harmful, threatening

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Bard

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A poet, often a singer aswell

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Battery

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An assault or an array of simial things intended for use together

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Belligerent

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Contentious, ready to fight

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Benevolent

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Kind , good , caring

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Benign

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Non threatening, innocuous

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Berate

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To scold severely

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Bereft

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Without , devoid of

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Bide

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To wait, or remain in a condition

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Bilk

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To cheat, to swindle

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Blandish

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To coax through flattery

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Blated

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Swollen, bigger than desired

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Boisterous

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Loud, energetic

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Bourgeois

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Middle class

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Brash

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Hasty or lacking in sensitivity

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Brazen

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Excessively bold, brash

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Brumal

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Wintry, relating to winter

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Brusque

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Short, abrupt, dismissive

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Buffet

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To hit or strike

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Buffet

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Spread of food involving choices

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Burgeon

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To come forth, blossom

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Cacophony

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Noise, discordant sound

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Cadence

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Rhythm

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Cajole

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To urge, coax

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Callous

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Harsh, cold, unfeeling

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Calumny

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An attempt to defame anothers reputation

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Camaraderie

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Cheerful unity defame anothers reputations

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Canvas

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A piece of cloth on which an artist paints

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Capricious

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Impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim

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Captivate

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To hold the interest of, to gain the attention of

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Carouse

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To revel, to party

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Cavity

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A hole

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Cavort

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To frolic, leap, prance

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Celestial

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Relating to the sky or the heavens

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Chastise

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To criticize, to scold

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Choreographed

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Arranged, as in dance

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Circumlocution

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Indirect language

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Circumspect

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Cautious

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Clairvoyant

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Able to see things that other cannot

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Claustrophobia

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An abnormal fear of closed or crowed spaces

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Cliche

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A trite, overused expression

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Coalesce

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To combine into one

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Cogent

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Intelligent, viable

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Collusion

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A conspiracy, a secret agreement

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Colossus

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An enormous stucture

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Comastose

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Lethargic

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Commendable

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Worthy of praise

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Commodious

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Spacious, roomy

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Compel

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To force

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Complicit

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Being an accomplice in a wrongful act

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Compliment

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An expression of esteem or approval

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Concede

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To give in, to accept

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Conciliatory

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Agreeable, friendly

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Concoct

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To make up or invent

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Concord

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Agreement

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Conduit

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A pipe, passage, channel

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Confluence

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A convergence, a coming together

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Confound

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To frustrate

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Connotation

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A meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition

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Contusion

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Bruise, injury

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Convalescence

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The gradual return to health after illness

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Copious

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Abundant, plentiful

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Corpulent

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Very fat

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly, sophisticated

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Credulity

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Readiness to believe

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Cursory

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Brief to the point of being superficial

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Daft

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Insane, foolish

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Daunting

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Intimidating

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Dearth

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A lack, scarcity

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Defame

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To destroy the reputation of

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Deft

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Skilled, adept

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Defunct

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No longer used or existing

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Delude

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To decieve, to mislead

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Deluge

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A great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood

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Derelict

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Rundown, abandonned

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Desolate

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Deserted, lifeless

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Despondent

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Discouraged, hopeless, depressed

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Destitute

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Impoverished

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Diaphanous

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Transparent, light,airy

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Dictate

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To pronounce, command, prescribe

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Differentiate

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To distinguish, to make different

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Dilapidated

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In a state of disrepair

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Diligent

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Careful, showing care

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Diminish

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To decrease or make smaller

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Diminutive

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Miniature, small

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Discreet

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Prudent or inconspicuous

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Discrete

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Separate, distinct, individual

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Disparage

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To criticize, degrade, belittle

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Dissonance

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Lack of harmony or agreement

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Divergent

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Different, deviating, contrary

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Diverse

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Varied

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Divisive

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Causing conflict, opposition

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Domicile

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A residence, a home

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Doppelganger

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A ghostly double of a living person

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Douse

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To drench, saturate

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Dutiful

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Careful to fulfill obligations

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Dynamic

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Characterized by continuous change or activity

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Elocution

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The Art of public speaking

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Elucidate

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To clarify

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Empathetic

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Feeling another’s pain as one’s own

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Empathy

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The Experience of another’s feelings as one’s own

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Enervate

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To weaken, make weary

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Enervated

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Lacking energy, weakened exhausted

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Entity

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Something that exists as a discrete unit

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Entomology

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The study of insects

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Envious

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Jealous

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Erect

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To construct, to raise

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Erroneous

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Mistaken, incorrect

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Espouse

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To support, or to marry

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Espy

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Catch sight of, glimpse

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Ethereal

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heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined

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Euphoric

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Elated, overjoyed

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Exacerbate

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To make more violent, intense

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Excursion

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A trip, an outing

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Exemplary

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Serving as an example

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Exigent

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Critical, urgent

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Existential

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Relating to existence

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Exorbitant

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Excessive

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Extol

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To praise

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Extravagant

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Excessive, over the top

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Fabricate

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To invent, make up, concoct

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Fabulist

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A teller of fables; a liar

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Facile

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Easy

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Fallacious

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Incorrect, misleading

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Familial

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Relating to family

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Fatuous

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Silly, foolish

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Fecund

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fertile, fruitful

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Feign

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To fake or pretend to

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Feral

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Savage, wild, untamed

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Fetter

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To restrain, chain, tie

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Fey

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Magical

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Fickle

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Characterized by changeableness, whimsical

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Figurative

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Symbolic

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Firmament

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The sky, the heavens

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Flabbergasted

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Astounded, stupefied

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Flaccid

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Limp

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Flattery

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Compliments, Sycophancy

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Flout

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To scorn, ignore, showing contempt for

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Fluctuate

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To vary irregulary

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Flux

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A state of constant change or flow

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Forage

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To rummage ,scavenge, graze for food

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Forestall

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To delay, impede

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Forlorn

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Lonely, hopeless

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Formidable

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Arousing fear or alarm

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Forsake

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To abandon, forget

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Fortify

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To strengthen

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Fortitude

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Strength, Bravery

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Fortuitous

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lucky, occurring by chance

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Foster

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To stimulate promote, encourage

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Frenetic

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Frenzied, Hectic, Frantic

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Gape

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To open the mouth and stare stupidly

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Gay

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Happy, cheery, or homosexual

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Gluttonous

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Insatiable in appetite

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Goad

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To urge, to provoke into action

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Courmand

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One who likes eating and rinking

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Grandiose

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Extraordinary, Grand in scope

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Gregarious

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Sociable, Outgoing

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Grotto

A

A small cave or cavern

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Guile

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Deceitful actions or behavior

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Hail

A

To come from

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Hapless

A

Unlucky

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Harmony

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Agreement, often of sound

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Harrowing

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Agonizing, distressing

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Hedonist

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One who primary pursuit is pleasure

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Henchman

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A trusted follower, goona

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Hiatus

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An interuption in continuity, a break

221
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Hiemal

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Wintry, relating to winter

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Hiearchy

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A ranking system of groups or individuals

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Histrionic

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Excessively dramatic or emotional

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Idolatrous

A

Worhiping excessively an object or person

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Idolatrous

A

Worshiping excessively an object or person

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Immaculate

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Impeccably, clean, spotless, pure

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Immutable

A

not susceptible to change

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Impencunious

A

Excessively poor

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Impervious

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Unable top be penetrated, unaffected

230
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Impudent

A

Rude, improper

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Incessant

A

Without interruption

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Incisive

A

Clear, sharp, direct

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Inclement

A

Sotrmy, bad, severe

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Inclination

A

A tendency, propensity

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Indictment

A

Accusation of wrongdoing

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Indignation

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Anger due to an unfair situation

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Inextricable

A

Hopelessly confused or tangled

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Infuse

A

To inject

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Ingenious

A

Marked by special intelligence

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Inimical

A

Hostile, threatening

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Inquity

A

A wicked act, a sin

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Innate

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Inborn, native, inherent

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Innovious

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Harmless

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Inquistor

A

Someone who asks questions or makes and inquiry

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Inundate

A

To flood

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Invariable

A

Not susceptible to change

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Invective

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A verbal attack

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Inveterate

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Habitual, Natural

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Irascible

A

Easily Angered

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Jubilant

A

Joyful, happy

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Judicious

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Of sound of judgement

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Juvenile

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Young or immature

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Juxtapose

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To put next to each other

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Labyrinthine

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Intricate, maze-like

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Laceration

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A cut, a rip

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Lachrymose

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Tearful

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Latent

A

Present but hidden

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Laud

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To applaud or praise

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Laudatory

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Admiring, praising

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Lavish

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Extravagant

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Lethargic

A

Sluggish, weary, apathetic

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Lewd

A

Vulgar, offensive, rude

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Libel

A

A statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing

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Licentious

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Amoral, lawless, lewd

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Limber

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Bending or flexing readily, pliable

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Limpid

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Clear, easily understood

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Linchpin

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Something that holds separate things together

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Lithe

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Graceful, flexible, supple

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Loquacious

A

Talkative

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Lull

A

A relatively calm interval, as in a storm

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Luminescence

A

Light from non-thermal sources

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Magnanimous

A

Generous, noble

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Malaise

A

Vague feeling of discomfort

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Malevolent

A

having intent to harm others

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Malicious

A

Malevolent, harmful

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Malign

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To slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of

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Malleable

A

Easily shaped or formed

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Mandatory

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Required, not optional

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Manifest

A

To show clearly

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Manifold

A

Many

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Masticate

A

To chew

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Matrimony

A

Marriage

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Maudlin

A

Sentimental

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Maxin

A

A common saying of advice or virtue

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Meager

A

Lacking in quality stature

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Mediate

A

To intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out

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Melodramatic

A

Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; Histrionoc

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Mendacious

A

Inclined to lie or mislead

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Mercurial

A

Quick and changeable in temperament

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Meritorious

A

Deserving of priase or merit

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Metamorphosis

A

A change of form, shape, substance

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Mimic

A

To imitate, to copy

293
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Misogyny

A

Hatred of women

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Modicum

A

A small amount of something

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Molligy

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To soften in temper

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Monogamy

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Having only one spouse at a time

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Mores

A

Moral attitudes

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Morose

A

Gloomy or sullen

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Monuficent

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Generous, benevolent

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Mutability

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Capability of change

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Myopic

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Short sighted

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Myriad

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Consisting of a very greater number

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Narrate

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To tell a story

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Nebulous

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Indistinct, hazy

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Nefarious

A

Horribly villainous

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Neologism

A

The creating of new words, or a new word

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Neonate

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A newborn baby

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Noisome

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Foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell

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Notoriety

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Infamy, known in bad regar

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Novel

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Strikingly new, unusual, Or different

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Noxious

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Harmful, toxic

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Obdurate

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Unyielding to persuasion or moral influences

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Obfuscate

A

To render incomprehensible

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Obsequious

A

Excessively compliant or submissive

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Odious

A

Meriting strong displeasure

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Officious

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Offering unwanted help or service

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Olfactory

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Relating to the sense of smell

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Ominous

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Foreboding or foreshadowing evil, portentous

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Oration

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A dignified and formal speech

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Ostracize

A

to exclude from a community

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Pacify

A

To sooth, ease

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paragon

A

Model of perfection

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Pariah

A

An outcast

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Parody

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A satirical imitation

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Patent

A

Clear, Apparent

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Pedagogue

A

A schoolteacher

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Pullucid

A

Clear

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Penchant

A

A tendency, partiality, preference

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Peregrinate

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To travel from place to place on foot

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Perfunctory

A

Showing little enthusiasm, done as duty

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Permeate

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To spread out, to pervade

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Persevere

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To persist, remain constant

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Pertinacious

A

Stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position

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Peruse

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To examine carefully

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Pervasive

A

To spread throughout

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Sptulance

A

Irritability. impolitness

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Physiognomy

A

The art of judging human character from facial features

338
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Pique

A

To provoke or to cause indignation

339
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Pithy

A

Succinctly meaningful

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Pittance

A

Very small amount

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Placate

A

To soothe, appease

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Placide

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Calm, tranquil

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Plethora

A

A great number, an abundance

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Pliable

A

Flexible, bendable

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Poach

A

To hunt of fish illegally

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Poised

A

Balanced, readied

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Polugamy

A

Having more than one spouse at a time

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Portentous

A

Foreboding or foreshadowing evil, ominous

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Portly

A

Fat, chubby, round

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Precarious

A

Dangerously lacking in security

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Predistination

A

The concept of destiny or fate

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Premonition

A

A presentiment of the future

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Preponderance

A

A great amount or frequency

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Presage

A

An omen

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Prestidignation

A

A sleight of hand

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Presumptuous

A

Disrespectfully bold

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Profance

A

Indecent, blasphemous

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Profuse

A

Abundant, lavishing, prolific

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Propensity

A

An inclination, preference

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Propriety

A

Decency, state of being proper

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Protean

A

Readily taking on various shapes or forms

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Prudent

A

Cautious, careful

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Puerile

A

Immature

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Pugnacious

A

Belligerent

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Pulchritude

A

Physically beauty

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Punctilious

A

Eager to follow rules

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Pungent

A

Having a sharp, strong quality especially related to smell

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Purport

A

To present an intention that is often false

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Putrid

A

rotten, rancid, foul

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Quaint

A

Old fashined

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Quid

A

Pro/A mutually beneficial exchange

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Quotidian

A

Daily, everyday

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Radiant

A

Bright, beaming

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Rancid

A

Rotten, Spoiled, disgusting in smell or taste

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Ratiocinate

A

To think, contemplate

376
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Raze

A

To demolish

377
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Recalcitrant

A

Defiant

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Recalibrate

A

To readjust or make corrections to

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Recapitulate

A

To repeat, reiterate

380
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Rectify

A

To set right, correct

381
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Redact

A

To revise, edit

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redoubtable

A

Formidable, commanding respoect

383
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Redress

A

To set right or remedy

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Reel

A

To be thrown off balance or feel dizzy

385
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Refrain

A

To hold oneself back, forbear

386
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Reiterate

A

To repeat

387
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Relish

A

To take zestful pleasure in, enjoy the flavor of

388
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Remiss

A

Negligent, exhibiting carelessness

389
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Render

A

To say, or to make

390
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Renovate

A

To restore, return to orginal state

391
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Repose

A

Rest, sleep

392
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Reprehensible

A

Deserving criticism

393
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Repudiate

A

To reject, turn down

394
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Repulse

A

To cause disgust or distaste, or to drive back, repel

395
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Requisition

A

A demand for goods, often by an authority

396
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Restitution

A

compensation, reimbursement

397
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Retaliation

A

Revenge, Punuishment

398
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Retract

A

Withdraw

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Retributiojn

A

Vengeance, revenge, payback

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Revel

A

To enjoy

401
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Rife

A

Abundant

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Ruddy

A

Having a healthy, reddish color

403
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Ruse

A

A trick

404
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Rustic

A

Relating to country life

405
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Saccharine

A

Overly sweet

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Sacrosanct

A

Sacred, holy

407
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Sagacious

A

Shrewd, Showing sound judgement

408
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SAlient

A

Significant, conspicuous

409
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Salutation

A

A greeting

410
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Sanguine

A

Cheery, optimistic, hopeful

411
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Sate

A

To satisfy, fully

412
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Satiate

A

To satisfy excessively

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Savor

A

To appreciate fully, enjoy

414
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Scathing

A

Hurtful, critical

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Scourge

A

A plague

416
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Scurrilous

A

Crude, vulgar

417
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Sedate

A

To calm, soothe

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Sedentary

A

Sitting

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Seer

A

A fortune teller

420
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Seminal

A

Original, ground breaking

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Serendipity

A

The act of finding things not sought, luck

422
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Slander

A

A FALSE statement to damage the reputation of another

423
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Sobriety

A

Moderation from excess, calm, tranquility

424
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Somnolent

A

Sleepy

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Soothsayer

A

A fortune teller

426
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Sordid

A

Dirty

427
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Spectral

A

Ghostly

428
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Spurious

A

FALSE but intended to seem believable or possible

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Stagnant

A

Still, not flowing

430
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Stagnate

A

To be idle, to be still

431
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Static

A

not moving, being at rest

432
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Steadfast

A

Fixed or unchanging

433
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Strenuous

A

Requiring temendous strength or energy

434
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Strife

A

Conflict

435
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stupefy

A

To astound

436
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Submissive

A

Easily yielding to authority

437
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Subsist

A

To live, exist

438
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Succinct

A

marked by compact precision

439
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Suffice

A

TO meet needs

440
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Supplant

A

To displace and substitute for another

441
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Surfeit

A

An excess, a surplus, an overabundance

442
Q

Surmise

A

To guess, infer, suppose

443
Q

Surreptitious

A

Done in a secret, or stealthy way

444
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Swarthy

A

Of dark color complexion

445
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Sybarite

A

Someone devoted to pleasure and luxury, a voluptuary

446
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Sycophant

A

A self serving flatterer

447
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Sympathetic

A

Compassionate

448
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Sympathy

A

An expression of pity for another, compassion

449
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Synopsis

A

A summary

450
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Taciturn

A

Not inclined to talk

451
Q

Tantamount

A

equivalent in value or significance

452
Q

Tedious

A

Boring, dull

453
Q

Telepathic

A

Capable of reading minds

454
Q

Tenuous

A

having little substance or strength

455
Q

Terrestrial

A

Relating to the land

456
Q

Terse

A

Abrupt, short, brief

457
Q

Timorous

A

Fearful, timid

458
Q

Tome

A

A large book

459
Q

Toothsome

A

Delicious, luscious

460
Q

Torpid

A

Lazy, lethargic, moving slowly

461
Q

Torrid

A

Giving off intense heat, passionate

462
Q

Toruous

A

Winding, twisted

463
Q

Tragedy

A

A disastrous event, or a work of art in which the hero meets a terrible fate

464
Q

Tranquil

A

Calm, serene, peaceful

465
Q

Travesty

A

A grossly inferior imitation

466
Q

Trek

A

To walk, travel by foot

467
Q

Trite

A

Overused, hackneyed

468
Q

Truculent

A

Eager to fight, violent

469
Q

Ubiquiotous

A

Existing everywhere, widespread

470
Q

Ultimate

A

The last part, or a fundamental element

471
Q

Umbrage

A

Anger, offense, resentment

472
Q

Uncanny

A

Of supernatural character or orgin

473
Q

Undulate

A

To move in a smooth wavelike motion

474
Q

Uniform

A

Unvarying, conforming

475
Q

Unilateral

A

Having only one side

476
Q

Unique

A

Being the only one of its kind

477
Q

Upbraid

A

To criticize, scold, reproach

478
Q

Vacillate

A

To sway from one side to another

479
Q

Variance

A

A difference between what is expected and what actually occurs

480
Q

Variegate

A

To diversify

481
Q

Vast

A

Enormous, immense

482
Q

Veneer

A

A superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade

483
Q

Veracious

A

honest, truthful

484
Q

Verbose

A

Wordy

485
Q

Vicarious

A

Experienced through another’s actions

486
Q

Vicissitudes

A

The unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one’s life

487
Q

Vigor

A

Vitality and energy, vim

488
Q

Vim

A

And energy, vigor

489
Q

Vivacious

A

Lively, spirited, full of life

490
Q

Vocation

A

One’s work or professional calling

491
Q

Volition

A

A conscious choice or decision

492
Q

Voluminous

A

Large, ample

493
Q

Vomuptuary

A

Someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxury, a sybraite

494
Q

Wane

A

To decrease gradually in size or degree

495
Q

Wax

A

To increase gradually in size or degree

496
Q

Weather

A

To withstand or survive a sityation

497
Q

Whet

A

To make more keen, stimulate

498
Q

Winsome

A

Charming, attractive

499
Q

Zeitgeist

A

The spirit of the time

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