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AUSPICIOUS

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Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious

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AURA

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A distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person or thing; atmosphere

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AUTOMATON

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A self-operating machine or mechanism, especially a robot

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AUTONOMY

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The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence

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AVANT-GARDE

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A group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts

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AVARICE

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Immoderate desire for wealth; greed

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ABHORRENCE

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A feeling of repugnance or loathing

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ABSTEMIOUS

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Sparingly used or consumed; restricted to bare necessities

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ABUNDANCE

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A great or plentiful amount

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ACERBIC

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Sour or bitter, as in taste, character, or tone

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ACOLYTE

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A devoted follower or attendant

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ACQUAINTANCE

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Knowledge of a person acquire by a relationship less intimate than friendship

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ADAMANT

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Impervious to pleas, appeal, or reason; stubbornly unyielding

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ADEPT

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Very skilled; proficient

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ADHERE

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To carry out a plan, a scheme, or an operation without deviation

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ADORNING

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To lend beauty to; decorate

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ADROIT

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Dexterous; deft, skillful and adept under pressing conditions

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ADVENTUROUS

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Inclined to undertake new and daring enterprises

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AEON

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An indefinitely long period of time; an age

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AESTHETICS

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An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance; a conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful

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AFFABILITY

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Sociability; a readiness to chat

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AFFECTATION

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Behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality

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AGRARIANISM

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A movement for equitable distribution of land and for agrarian reform

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ALOOF

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Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

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ALTRUISM

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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness

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AMALGAM

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A combination of diverse elements; a mixture

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AMBIVALENT

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Having opposite attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, an object, or an idea

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AMELIORATE

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To make or become better; improve

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AMENABLE

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Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; tractable

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ANECDOTE

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A short account of an interesting or humorous incident

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ANIMUS

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A feeling of animosity; ill will

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ANOMALIES

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Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule

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ANONYMOUS

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Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency

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ANTECEDENT

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One that precedes another

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ANTEDILUVIAN

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Extremely old and antiquated

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ANTHROPOLOGY

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The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of human beings

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ANTISEPTIC

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Capable of preventing infection by inhibiting growth of microorganisms

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ANTISOCIAL

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Hostile to or disruptive of the established social order; marked by or engaging in behavior that violates accepted mores

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APATHY

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Indifference

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APLOMB

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Self-confident assurance; poise

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APOPLECTIC

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Extremely angry; furious

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APPALLED

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To fill with consternation or dismay

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APPROBATION

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An expression of warm approval; praise

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APROPOS

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At an appropriate time; opportunely

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ARCANE

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Known or understood by only a few

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ARCHAIC

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Of, relating to, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive time

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ARDENT

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Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate

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ARDUOUS

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Demanding great effort or labor; difficult

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ARTICULATE

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Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

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ARTIFICE

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An artful or crafty expedient; a stratagem; a subtle but base deception

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ASSIDUOUS

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Constant in application or attention; diligent

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ASSUAGE

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To satisfy or appease; to pacify or calm

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ASTUTE

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Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one’s own concerns

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ATAVISM

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Reversion to an earlier type; the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations

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ATONALITY

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A lack of tonality

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ATYPICAL

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Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular

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AMBITIOUS

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Full of, characterized by, or motivated by ambition

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BANALITY

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Something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace

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BANE

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A cause of death, destruction, or ruin

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BEGUILE

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To deceive by guile; delude

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BEHEMOTH

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Something enormous in size or power

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BELLIGERENT

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Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive

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BENEFICIARY

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The recipient of funds, property, or other benefits, as from an insurance policy or will

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BEQUEATHED

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To pass (something) on to another; hand down

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BIPARTISAN

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Supported by two political parties

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BOG

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A wetland

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BOLSTER

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To support or prop up with or as of with a long, narrow pillow or cushion

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BOMBASTIC

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Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing

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BOON

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A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request

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BOWLDERIZE

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To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner

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BRAGGART

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One given to loud, empty boasting; a bragger

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BRASH

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Hasty and unthinking; impetuous

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BREVITY

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The quality or state of being brief in duration

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BRUSQUE

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Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt

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BURGEON

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To grow and flourish

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CAMOUFLAGE

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The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

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CARNIVALESQUE

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Like or relating to merrymaking, revelry, or a festival

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CARP

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To find fault in a disagreeable way; complain fretfully

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CARTOGRAPHY

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The art or technique of making maps or charts

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CASTIGATE

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To inflict severe punishment on or criticize severely

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CAUSTIC

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Corrosive and bitingly trenchant; cutting, causing a burning or stinging sensation, as from intense emotion

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CENSOR

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One that condemns or censures

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CEREBRAL

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Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect; intellectual rather than emotional

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CHAGRIN

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A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event

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CHAOTIC

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Great disorder or confusion

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CHARACTERIZATION

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A description of qualities or peculiarities

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CHARISMATIC

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Possessing personal magnetism or charm

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CHICANERY

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Description by trickery or sophistry, a trick; a subterfuge

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CHRONOLOGICAL

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Arranged in order of time of occurrence

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CHURLISHNESS

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Having a bad disposition; surly, difficult to work with; intractable

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