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apothegm

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pithy; compact saying

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apotheosis

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elevation to godhood; ideal example of something

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appease

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pacify or soothe

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application

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diligent attentiont

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apposite

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appropriate

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apprise

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inform

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approbation

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approval

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appurtenances

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subordinate possessions

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aquiline

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curved; hooked

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arbiter

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person with power to decide a matter in dispute

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arbitrary

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unreasonable or capricious

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arcane

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esoteric; secret

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ardor

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heat; passion; zeal

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arraign

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charge in court

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array

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marshal; draw up in order

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arrears

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being in dept; money that should have been paid

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arrhythmic

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lacking rhythm or regularity

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arroyo

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gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater

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articulate

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effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly

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artifice

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deception; trickery

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artless

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without guile; open and honest

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ascendancy

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controlling influence

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts

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ascribe

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refer; attribute

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askance

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with a sideways or indirect look

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asperity

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sharpness; roughness; severity

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aspersion

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slanderous remark

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assay

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analyze

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assiduous

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diligent

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astringent

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binding; causing contraction

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astute

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wise; shrewd; keen

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asunder

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into parts; apart

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atavism

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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type

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atrophy

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wasting away

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attenuate

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make thin; weaken

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attest

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testify; bear witness

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attrition

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rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength

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audit

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examination of accounts of a business

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augury

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omen; prophecy; sign of coming events

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august

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impressive; majestic

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aureole

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sun’s corona; halo

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auspicious

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favoring success; gicing signs of future success

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austere

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forbiddingly stern; ascetic

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autonomous

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self-governing

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auxiliary

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offering or providing help

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aver

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state confidently; declare as true

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avid

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greedy; extremely eager for

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avocation

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secondary or minor occupation

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avow

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declare openly

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awl

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pointed tool used for piercing

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awry

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distorted; crooked; bent

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axiom

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self-evident truth requiring no proof

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bacchanalian

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drunken

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badinage

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teasing conversation; banter; joking talk

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baleful

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evil; malignant in intent or effect

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balk

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stop short, as if faced with an obstacle and refuse to continues; foil; stop or gen in the way of

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ballast

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heavy substance used to add stability or weight

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pang

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sudden sharp feeling of pain

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bandy

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discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner

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bane

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poison; cause of ruin

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bantering

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joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing

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barefaced

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shameless and noticeable; blatant

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unregenerate

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making no attempt to change one’s bad practices

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barrage

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barrier laid down by artillery fire

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barrister

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counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law

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solicitor

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lawyer in the lower court of law

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bask

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luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

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bate

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let down; lessen the force of

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bauble

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trinket; cheap jewel; trifle

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trifle

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unimportant thing

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bawdy

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indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way

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bedizen

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dress with vulgar finery

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finery

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beautiful clothes for a special occasion

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bedraggle

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wet thoroughly

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beeline

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direct quick route

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beget

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father; produce; give rise to

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begrudge

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envy; give or allow unwillingly

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beguile

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deceive; mislead or delude

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beholden

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obligated; indebted; owing thanks

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behoove

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be suited to; be incumbent upon

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belabor

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harp on; dwell on tediously

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beleaguer

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besiege or attack; harass

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bellicose

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warlike

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belligerent

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quarrelsome

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bemoan

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lament; moan for

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benison

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blessing

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bent

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determined

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bequeath

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leave to someone by means of will

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berate

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scold strongly

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bereavement

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state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved

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beseech

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beg; plead with

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beset

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harass or trouble from all directions

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hem

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surround tightly so that movement is impossible

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besmirch

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soile; defile

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bestow

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confer

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betoken

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signify; indicate

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betroth

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become engaged to marry

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bevy

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large group

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bicameral

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two-chambered as a legislative body

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bifurcated

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divided into two branches; forked

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bilious

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suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile

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bilk

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swindle; cheat

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bivouac

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temporary encampment

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blandishment

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flattery

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blasé

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bored with pleasure or dissipation

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blatant

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extremely (offensively) obvious

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blighted

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suffering from a disease; destroyed

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blithe

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gay; joyous

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blowhard

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talkative boaster; braggart

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bluff

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pretense; deception

SAT (13 decks)

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