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antipodal

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being exactly opposite, situated on opposite side of earth

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Acquit

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to find not guilty; to conduct oneself

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apocryphal

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false

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Adjure

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to command or urge solemnly and earnestly

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apoplexy

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a stroke resulting from loss of blood of the brain

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Adumbrate

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to suggest partly; to give a hint of things to come

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aposta

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Aegis

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protection; patronage

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Aggrieve

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to distress; to mistreat

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Akimbo

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having one’s hands in a bent position on the hips

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Alacrity

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cheerful readiness; liveliness or eagerness

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Alchemy

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a process of transformation that is seemingly magical

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Ambulatory

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able to walk or move about

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Ameliorate

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to make better; to ease or improve

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Anathema

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something or someone loathed or intensely dislike

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Ancillary

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subsidiary; subordinate

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Anomie

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instability caused by an erosion of value or lack of purpose

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Antipodal

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situated on opposite side of the earth or being exactly opposite

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Apocryphal

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false; spurious; of doubtful origin

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Apoplexy

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a stroke resulting from loss of blood of the brain

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Apostasy

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a judge; one who decides

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Ascetic

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hermitlike; self-denial; austere

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Assiduous

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hardworking; busy; diligent

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Assignation

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a secret meeting; a tryst; or something assigned

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Bacchanal
a drunken reveler or orgy
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Bandy
to toss and forth; to exchange; to use in a glib way
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Bathos
a transition from the illustrious to the commonplace; overdone pathos
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Behemoth
something that is enormous; or monstrous in size and power
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Belie
to run counter to; to show something as false
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Besmirch
to stain or soil ( commonly as to reputation )
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Bilious
ill-tempered; cranky; angry
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Bivouac
a temporary encampment
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Bon Vivant
someone who enjoys luxurious living
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Bowdlerize
to censor prudishly
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Brook
to tolerate; to put up with something
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Bumptious
pushy; conceited; noisily self-assertive
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Byzantine
extremely intricate or complicated in structure
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Cabal
a secret group of conspirators; a clique
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Cachet
a mark of distinction; a quality that “says” prestige
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Calumny
slander; deliberate false statements
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Capricious
whimsical; fanciful; impulsive
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Castigate
to punish; chastise; criticize severely
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Cataclysm
a violent upheaval; an earthquake; a flood
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Cavil
to quibble; to raise trivial objections
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Chary
careful; cautious; wary
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Chicanery
deception or trickery
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Chimerical
wildly fanciful; absurd
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Circumlocut
wordy language; an indirect; roundabout expression
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Clout
influence; a forceful blow
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Cogitate
to ponder over; to mediate; to think
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Comport
to behave
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Compunction
remorse; feeling uneasy after having done something
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Concomitant
accompanying; attending; going along with
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Conflagrati
a large; disastrous fire
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Contentious
argumentative over a point; quarrelsome
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Cortege
a procession; a group of attendants
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Coterie
an intimate group of people with a common interest
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Covet
to wish for with envy
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Debacle
a disaster or violent breakdown
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Decimate
to kill or destroy a large part of
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Deleterious
harmful
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Depredate
to prey upon; to plunder with violence if necessary
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Descry
to discern; to see something; to teach sight of
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Desiccate
to dry out
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Dichotomy
division into two often contradictory parts
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Dilettante
a dabbler; someone with a superficial knowledge (usually of the arts)
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Discomfit
to confuse; deceive
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Disquiet
to make uneasy
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Dissipate
to break up; to squander; to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure
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Diurnal
occurring during the day; happens everyday
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Doff
to take off (usually clothing) as a sign of greeting
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Doggerel
comic; sometimes crude; informal verse
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Dossier
a file of documents; letters and records
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Draconian
severe; exceedingly harsh
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Dulcet
having a nice; agreeable; melodious sound
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Effete
exhausted; lost vitality; over refined
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Élan
vigor; distinctive; elegant style
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Elliptical
oval; obscure in expression
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Encomium
a eulogy or expression of high praise
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Endemic
native; belonging to a specific region
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Enervate
to weaken; to sap the strength
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Ennui
boredom; listlessness; lack of interest
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Ensconce
to settle in snugly; to hide in a secure place
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Ersatz
an inferior substitute
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Erudite
scholarly; deeply learned; well read
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Espy
to glimpse; to descry; to catch sight of
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Ethnocentri
the belief in the superiority of one’s race or ethnic group
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Evanescent
vanishing; happening for the briefest moment
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Exemplar
an excellent model; a typical example
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Exigent
urgent; demands prompt action
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Extirpate
to rip up by the roots; to abolish; to annihilat
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Facetious
humorous; joking in a somewhat inappropriate or clumsy manner
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Fauna
animals
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Feckless
lacking responsibility; ineffective
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Fecund
fertile; productive; fruitful
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Feral
wild; like a wild animal; savage
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Fetter
to impede; restrain; hamper

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