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1
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Abase

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Degrade or humble

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Abate

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Reduce, diminish

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3
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Abdicate

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Formally give up the throne

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4
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Aberrant

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Abnormal, deviant

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5
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Abeyance

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Temporary suspension, inactivity

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Abhor

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Detest, regard with disgust

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Abjure

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Give up, renounce; shun

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Abrasive

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Rough, suitable for polishing

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Abreast

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Side-by-side, keeping up with

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Abridge

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Reduce or lessen; shorten by omitting parts

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11
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Abscission

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Cutting off; sudden termination; the separation of leaves or petals

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Abscond

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Depart suddenly and secretively

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13
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Abstain

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Hold back, refrain; decline to vote

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14
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Abyss

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A deep and vast space, anything profound or infinite

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Accede

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Agree, give consent; assume power

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16
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Accretion

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Gradual increase; an addition

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17
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Acerbic

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Sour; harsh or severe

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Acidulous

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Slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic

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Acme

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Summit, peak, highest point

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20
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Activism

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The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations

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21
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Acumen

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Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment

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22
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Adhere

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Stick (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or belief

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23
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Admonish

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Mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do someting

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24
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Adulterate

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Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients

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25
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Adumbrate

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Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure

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26
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Adverse

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Opposing, harmful

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27
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Advocate

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Speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun)

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Aerie

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Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey, such as an egal or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff

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Aesthetic

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Concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful (adj); a sense of beauty and taste of a particular time and place (noun)

30
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Affable

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Warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable

31
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Affectation

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Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression

32
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Aggrandize

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Make greater; exaggerate

33
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Aggregate

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Gather together, amount to (verb);
constituting a whole made up of constituent parts (adj)

34
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Alacrity

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Cheerful or speedy willingness

35
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Albeit

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Although, even though

36
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Alienate

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Cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant

37
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Alleviate

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Lessen, make easier to endure

38
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Aloof

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Distant physically or emotionally; reserved; indifferent

39
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Amalgamate

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Blend, merge, or unite

40
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Ambiguous

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Not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations

41
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Ambivalent

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Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once

42
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Ameliorate

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Improve, make better or more bearable

43
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Amortize

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Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset

44
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Anachronism

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Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period

45
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Analgesia

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Pain relief; inability to feel pain

46
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Analogous

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Comparable, corresponding in some
particular way (making a good analogy)

47
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Anarchy

A

Absence of law or government; chaos,
disorder

48
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Annul

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Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)

49
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Anodyne

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Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj)

50
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Anoint

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Rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by a ceremony that includes applying oil to someone

51
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Anomaly

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Deviation from what is common;
inconsistency

52
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Antagonize

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Make hostile or unfriendly

53
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Antedate

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Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date

54
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Antithetical

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Directly opposed, opposite; involving
antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two phrases opposite one another for contrast, as in love me or hate me)

55
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Apathy

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Not caring; absence of feeling; lac of interest or concern

56
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Apocryphal

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Of questionable authenticity; false

57
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Apostate

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Person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.

58
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Apostle

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Pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of Jesus)

59
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Apposite

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Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant

60
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Apprise

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Inform, give notice to

61
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Approbation

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Praise or approval, especially formal approval

62
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Appropriate

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Set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one’s own use

63
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Arbiter

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Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand

64
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Arcane

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Known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret

65
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Archaic

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Characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive

66
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Ardent

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Very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic

67
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Arduous

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Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure

68
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Arrogate

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Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so

69
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Articulate

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Using language in a clear, fluent way (adj); speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (verb)

70
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Artifact

A

Any object made by humans, especially those from an earlier time, such as those excavated by archaeologists

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