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Abandon

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complete lack of inhibition or restraint

She sings and sways with total abandon

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Abrasive

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Showing little concern for the feeling of others; harsh

Her abrasive and arrogant friendship style won her new friends

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Abreast

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Up to date with the latest news, ideas or info; alonside

Boobies

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Abridge

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Shorten(a piece of writing) without losing it’s sense

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand; obscure

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Accentuate

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to make(something) more prominent or noticeable

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Accord

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An official agreement or treaty

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Acerbic

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Sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic or ironic in temper, mood or tone

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Acquisitive

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Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things

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Activism

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The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change

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Acumen

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Superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgement, especially in practical matters

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Acute

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Present of experienced to a severe or intense degree/ having or showing a perspective understanding or insight, shrewd.

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Adroit

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Clever or skilful in using the hands or mind

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Adulation

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Excessive admiration or praise

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Aesthetic

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Beauty

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Affable

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Friendly, good-natured or easy to talk to

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Affectation

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Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress

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Aghast

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Filled with horror or shock

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Alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful readiness

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Alienate

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Cause(someone) to feel isolated or estranged

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Aloof

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Not friendly or forthcoming/conspicuously uninvolved

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Ambiguity

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The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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Ameliorate

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Make something bad or unsatisfactory better, improve/placate/pacify/attenuate/assuage

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Amiable

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Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

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Amuse

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Cause(someone) to find something funny; entertain

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Anachronism

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Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed

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Antagonistic

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Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something

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Antedate

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Precede in time; come before(something) in date

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Antiquity

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The ancient past, especially the period before the middle ages

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Antithesis

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A contrast or opposition between two things

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Apathy

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Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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Aplomb

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Complete and confident composure or self-assurance

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Apologist

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A person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial

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Apposite

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Apt in the circumstances or relation to something

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Appropriate

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Take(something) for one’s own use, typically without the ower’s permission

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Arbitrary

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Based on random choice or personal whim, rather any reason or system

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Arcane

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Understood by few, mysterious or secret

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Arduous

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involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

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Articulate

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(of a person or a person’s words)having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently

She’s an intelligent and articulate speaker

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Assertive

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Having or showing a confident and forceful personality

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Assiduous

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Showing great care and perseverance

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Astonish

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Surprise or impress(someone)greatly

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Astound

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Shock or greatly surprise

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Attainment

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A thing achieved, especially a skill or educational achievement

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Attribute

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Regard something as being caused by(someone or something)

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Augment

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Make/9/something)greater by adding to it

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Austerity

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Extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance

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Aversion

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A strong dislike or disinclination

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Avert

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Prevent or ward off (danger averted)

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Banal

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obvious and boring

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Banish

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Send(someone)away from a country or place as an official punishment

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Bearing

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Relation;relevancy

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Befriend

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Act as a friend to(someone)

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Beguile

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Charm or enchant(someone), sometimes in a deceptive way/trick someone into doing something/help time pass pleasantly

She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.

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Beholden

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Owing thanks

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Belie

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Fail to justify or give true impression of something; disguise or contradict

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Bemuse

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Puzzle, confuse or bewilder(someone)

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Benign

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Harmless, kind, gentle

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Betray

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Unintentionally reveal;be evidence of

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Bias

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Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

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Blemish

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Spoil the appearance of (something) that is otherwise aesthetically perfect

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Blight

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Spoil the appearance of(something) that is otherwise aesthetically perfect

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Blithe

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Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

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Blunt

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uncompromisingly forthright

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Bogus

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fake

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Bolster

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support or strengthen;prop up

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Boon

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Thing that is useful or beneficial

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Braggart

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A person who brags about achievements or possessions

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Brandish

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Wave or flourish(something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement

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Brazen

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Bold and without shame. Endure an embarrassing situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame

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Brevity

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Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

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Bridle

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Bring(something)under control; curb

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Bucolic

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Countryside

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Buoyancy

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An optimistic and cheerful disposition

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Calamitous

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Involving calamity

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Callous

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Feeling or showing no sympathy for others

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Calumny

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False and slanderous statement against someone

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Canny

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Showing shrewdness and good judgement

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Canonize

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treat as of great significance

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Caprice

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A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior

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Catastrophe

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An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster

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Cerebral

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Intellectual rather than physical

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Check

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Stop or slow down the progress of(something undesirable)

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Cherish

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Protect and care

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Circumscribe

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Restrict something within limits

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Circumstantial

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pointing indirectly toward someone’s guilt but not conclusively proving it.

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Clangor

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A continuous loud banging or ringing sound

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Clearheaded

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alert and thinking logically

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Clerical

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(of a job or person) concerned with or relating to work in an office, especially routine documentation and administrative tasks.

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Cloak

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Hide, cover or disguise

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Coalesce

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come together to form one mass or whole

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Cogent

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Clear, logical and convincing

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Coherent

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(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.

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Collusion

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secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others

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Commensurate

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in proportion

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Commonplace

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A trite saying or topic; a platitude

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Compel

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Force or oblige(someone) to do something

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied

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Complementary

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acting or serving to complete; completing

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Compliance

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Unworthy or excessive acquiescence

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Conditional

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Subject to terms

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Condone

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accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.

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Confound

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cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations.

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consesus

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a general agreement

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Conspicuous

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Standing out to be clearly visible

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Contemporary

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Living or occurring at the same itme

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Contemptuous

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Feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful

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Contend

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Struggle to surmount(a difficult or danger)/assert something as a position in an argument/engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve something

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Contentment

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being content; a state of happiness

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Conundrum

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A confusing and difficult problem or question

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Convoluted

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Complex

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Cope

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Deal with

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Copious

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Abundant in supply

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Corroborate

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Publicly recommend or support

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Counterfeit

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A fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery

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Counterintuitive

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contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation

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Counterproductive

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Having the opposite of the desired effect

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Cow

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Cause(someone)to submit to one’s wishes by intimidation

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Crafty

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Clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods

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Crestfallen

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Sad and disappointed

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Cunning

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Deceitful

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Cursory

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Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

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Curtail

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to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part

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Cynical

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Believing that people are motivated by self-interest;distrustful of human sincerity or integrity

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Daunt

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make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive

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Debacle

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Downfall

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ebase

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to reduce in value

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Debunk

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prove wrong

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Deceit

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the act. or practice of misleading, tricking or cheating

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Deceptive

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able to trick

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Defamatory

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causing or tending to cause injury to another’s reputation

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Deferential

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Respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgements of others

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Deft

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Capable, quick and clever in action

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Defy

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To resist or challenge

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Deleterious

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Harmful or injurious s to health

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Delineate

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to describe or portray

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Demur

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Show reluctance or raise doubts

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Denigrate

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Criticize unfairly, disparage

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Derivative

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Derived from

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Detrimental

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Causing harm

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Devious

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Not the straightest, most direct way, winding;roundabout

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Devolve

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(of duties or responsibility) pass to ( a body or person at a lower level)

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Didactic

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instructive in a patronizing way

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Diffident

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Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

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Diffuse

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Spread out

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Disaffection

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A state or feeling of being dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them

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Disapprobation

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Strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds

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Discern

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To perceive, make out, or detect

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Discomfit

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Make(someone) feel uneasy or embarassed

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Discount

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regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.

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Discredit

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Harm the reputation of

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Discrepancy

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Lack o agreement;difference

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Disentangle

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To free or become free from entanglement or involvement; extricate

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Disgruntle

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To make irritably dissatisfied or discontent

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