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Aesthetic

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Relating to beauty

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Acquire

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To come into the possession of

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Amiable

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Friendly

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Antagonize

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To provoke or display hostility

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Arrogant

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Having feelings of excessive pride and self-worth

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Aspiration

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A desire to succeed

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Astute

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Intelligent and clever

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Autonomy

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Independence

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Avid

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Enthusiastic

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Benevolent

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Charitable; kind

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Bewilder

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To puzzle

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Callous

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Insensitive; emotionally hardened

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Camaraderie

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Friendship

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Candid

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Open and straightforward

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Cantankerous

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Ill-tempered and unwilling to cooperate

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Capricious

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Apt to change suddenly

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Censure

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Strong disapproval

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Coherent

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Clear and logical

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Collaborate

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To work together

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Complacent

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Contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions

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Conciliate

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To win over; to make peace

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Concise

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Expressing much in few words

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Condescend

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To behave as if lowering oneself to an inferior level

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Convoluted

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Complicated

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Cunning

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Deceptive and sly

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Cynical

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Distrusting and pessimistic

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Dearth

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A lack in supply

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Diligent

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Detailed and persistent

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Diminish

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To decrease in size, extent, or range

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Disillusion

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To free from false beliefs

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Disingenuous

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Insincere

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Disparate

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Different and distinct

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Dogmatic

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Characterized by assertion of unproved and unprovable principles

Strong expression of opinions as if they were facts

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Dubious

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Doubtful; questionable

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Eccentric

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Peculiar; odd

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Elite

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Selected as the best

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Eloquent

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Expressing oneself powerfully and effectively

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Elucidate

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To make clear by explanation

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Empathy

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The understanding of another’s feelings

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Emphatic

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Expressed with emphasis

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Eradicate

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To destroy

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Erroneous

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Mistaken; containing errors

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Exacerbate

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To increase the harshness or bitterness of

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Exasperate

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To intensely irritate

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Exploit

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To use for one’s own advantage

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Flagrant

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Shockingly obvious

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Frugal

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Characterized by the avoidance of excessive spending

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Gullible

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Easily deceived or tricked

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Hierarchy

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A ranking system

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Idiosyncrasy

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A characteristic that is peculiar to a specific person

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Impetuous

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Impulsive

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Incompetent

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Incapable; not qualified

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Incontrovertible

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Unquestionable; impossible to deny

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Incredulous

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Skeptical; not willing to believe

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Indulgent

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Yielding; lenient; tolerant

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Inherent

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Existing as a natural and essential characteristic

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Irrelevant

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Unrelated; not connected

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Liberated

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Free; unrestrained

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful and precise with details

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Modest

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Displaying a moderate or ordinary opinion of one’s own talents or abilities

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Mundane

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Ordinary and somewhat boring

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Naïve

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Inexperienced and gullible

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Negligent

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Careless ad neglectful

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Notorious

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Well known for unfavorable reasons

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Obsolete

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No longer in use

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Oppress

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To keep down

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Orthodox

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Customary; traditional

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Overwhelming

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Overpowering; intense

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Partisan

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Tending to favor one group or one way of thinking

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Perpetuate

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To cause to continue

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Petty

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Of little importance; minor

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Phenomenon

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An occurrence, often which is impressive or unusual

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Precedent

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An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

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Prevalent

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Widespread; commonly occurring

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Prominent

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Important; noticeable

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Propaganda

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Information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

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Provincial

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Unsophisticated and limited; associated with the country

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Provocative

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Tending to rouse feelings of excitement, irritation, or anger

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Prudent

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Careful and sensible

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Reprehensible

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Deserving of punishment

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Resilient

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Easily recovering or rebounding

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Reticent

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Inclined to keep quiet and private

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Rhetoric

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Skill in using language to persuade; empty talk

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Rigorous

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Rigidly accurate; strict

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Scrupulous

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Abiding by morals or strict rules

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Smug

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Marked by excessive self-satisfaction

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Somber

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Gloomy and serious

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Spontaneous

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Unplanned; impulsive

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Superficial

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On the surface; shallow; not significant

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Superfluous

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Having more than needed or wanted; excessive

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Temperate

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Moderate; not extreme

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Tenacious

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Unyielding; stubborn

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Trivial

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Small and of little importance

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Tyranny

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Dominance through threat of punishment an violence

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Venerated

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Highly respected

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Vigor

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Healthy; energetic strength

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Abstract

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To draw or take away

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Adversary

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An opponent or enemy

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Advocate

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To argue in favor of

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Allege

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To declare without proof

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Alleviate

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To provide relief; to make easier

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Allude

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To make an indirect reference to

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Ambiguous

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Open to more than one interpretation

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings

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Analogous

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Corresponding; similar

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Anecdote

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A short account if an amusing incident

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Anthropology

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The study of the origins, behavior, and culture of human beings

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Archeology

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The study of prehistoric people and their cultures

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Articulate

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Clearly pronounced; well-spoken

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Ascertain

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To make certain

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Assert

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To state confidently

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Assume

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To accept true without proof

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Augment

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To enlarge or increase

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Belie

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To misrepresent

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Bolster

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To support and strengthen

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Commend

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To praise

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Condemn

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To express strong disapproval of

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Condone

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To excuse, overlook, or make allowances for

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Constrain

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To hold back

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Contempt

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Scorn or open disrespect

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Conventional

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Following accepted customs and behaviors

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Corroborate

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To confirm or support with evidence

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Debunk

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To prove untrue

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Decry

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To express strong disapproval of

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Deject

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To lower someone’s spirits; make downhearted

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Denounce

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To openly speak out against

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Depict

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To represent or show

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Deride

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To ridicule

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Differentiate

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To mark as different

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Digress

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To wander away; especially from the main subject of writing or speaking

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Discern

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To perceive or understand with sight or other senses

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Disclose

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To reveal or uncover

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Disdain

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A lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

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Disparage

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To belittle or criticize

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Dispute

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To question the truth of

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Elicit

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To call or bring out

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Embellish

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To make better by adding details (especially false details)

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Emulate

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To imitate in order to match or excel

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Endure

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To continue despite difficulty

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Epitome

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A perfect example

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Equivocal

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Uncertain; open to multiple interpretations

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Evoke

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To call forth emotions, feelings, or responses

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Exemplary

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Serving as a worthy example

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Explicit

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Clearly expressed or demonstrated

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Extol

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To praise highly

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Foster

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To encourage or care for

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Fundamental

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Essential; basic

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Futile

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Useless; unproductive

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Generalization

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An opinion or conclusion formed from only a few facts or examples

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Hostile

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Openly opposed; showing ill-will

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Illuminate

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To make clear; to supply light

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Implausible

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Not believable

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Implicit

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Implied though not directly expressed

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Imply

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To suggest without directly stating

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Improvise

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To perform or manage without preparation or required materials

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Indifferent

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Showing lack of interest, concern, or bias

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Indignant

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Displaying anger due to unfairness

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Induce

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To lead or bring about

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Infer

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To conclude based on reasoning or evidence

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Insight

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A clear understanding of a situation

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Invoke

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To summon into action or bring into existence

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Lament

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To express grief; to mourn

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Mar

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To make imperfect; to disfigure

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Nostalgia

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A desire to return to the past

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Objective

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Not influenced by personal feelings or bias

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Obscure

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Not clearly understood or expressed

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Parenthetical

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Characterized by the use of parentheses

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Perplex

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To puzzle or confuse

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Pertinent

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Relevant

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Pragmatic

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Practical; guided by practice rather than theory

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Presume

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To accept as true without proof

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Pretense

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A false act intending to deceive

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Profound

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Deep; intense

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Quell

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To put an end to

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Query

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To ask

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Rebut

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To prove false using evidence

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Reconcile

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To make compatible; to being into harmony

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Refute

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To prove to be false; to deny as true

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Reiterate

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To say again

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Renounce

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To give up; to turn away from

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Revere

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To regard with respect and awe

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Sarcasm

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Cutting, ironic language intending to ridicule

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Satire

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The use of ridicule or a work intending to ridicule

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Scorn

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A lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

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Scrutinize

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To inspect carefully

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Skeptical

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Having doubt

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Subjective

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Influenced by personal feelings or bias

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Subsequent

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Coming later; following in order

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Substantiate

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To establish it strengthen

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Subtle

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Difficult to detect

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Supplant

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To replace or take the place of

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Suppress

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To stop; to control

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Sustain

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To uphold as valid

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Undermine

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To weaken

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Underscore

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To emphasize

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Vindicate

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To clear, justify, or prove

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Vulnerable

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Capable of being wounded or attacked

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Wary

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Watchful; distrustful

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Whimsical

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Characterized by free impulses

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Zealous

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Enthusiastic and devoted

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