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Abdicate

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To rejoice or relinquish a throne/power

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Abate

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To lessen/end something

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Abjure

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To retract/renounce, with formal solemnity

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Abstemious

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Moderate; not indulging

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Acclamation

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Public & enthusiastic display of approval

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Accord

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Agreement; treaty/settlement

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Accost

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Approach and stop

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Acerbic

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Bitter/sharp

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Acolyte

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Assistant/follower

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Acquiescence

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Agreement/compliance in a passive way

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Acumen

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Sharpness of mind

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Adamant

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Set in opinion; determined

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Admonish

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Rebuke someone/advise them (not to do something)

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Adroit

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Skillful

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Adulation

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Excessively admiring behavior

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Affable

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Easygoing, good natured, friendly

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affectation

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Behavior intended to impress

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Affliction

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Distress

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Affront

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Open insult

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Agnostic

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Someone denying something is knowable/understandable

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Airplay

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Broadcast of a recording

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Adjudicate

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Decide legally; judicial decision on something

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Alacrity

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Eager readiness

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Almanac

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Calendar

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Aloof

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Reserved/indifferent

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Altruism

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Selfishness

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Amalgamation

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Result of combining things

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Ambivalent

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Unsure

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Ameliorate

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Improve

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Amenable

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Willing to cooperate

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Analgesic

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Pain relieving

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Analogous

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Similar

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Ancillary

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Subordinate/assisting

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Anecdote

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Short, personal account

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Animus

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Strong dislike/hostility; animosity

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Antediluvian

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Outdated/old fashioned

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Anthropocentric

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Treating humans as preeminent

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Antipathy

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Strong negative feeling

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Antipode

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Exact opposite

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Antithetical

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Diametrically opposed; direct opposite

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Aphorism

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Concise comment expressing general truth

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Aplomb

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Confident poise

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Apologist

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Defender of belief

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Apoplectic

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Furious

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Appellation

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Name/ title

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Appropriation

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Use money for a particular purpose; take something for own use

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Arbitrary

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Based on personal whim; random

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Arbitration

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Process for resolution of disputes

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Arboreal

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Relating to trees

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Arcane

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Mysteriously obscure

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Ardent

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Enthusiastic

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Ardor

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Intense emotion

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Ascetic

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Someone who chooses an austere/strict life of self denial

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Assail

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Attack

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Assiduous

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Very careful

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Assuage

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Relieve something unpleasant

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Astute

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Clever and perceptive; shrewd & discerning

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Asylum

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Shelter/protection

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Atavism

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Throwback; reversion to earlier type

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Atrophy

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Wasting away

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Attenuated

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Long, narrow, & sometimes tapering

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Augment

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Increase

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Aural

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Relating to hearing/sound

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Austere

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Plain and simple

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Autocrat

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Ruler with absolute authority

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Avant-garde

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Artistically new/innovative

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Avaricious

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Greedy for wealth

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Averse

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Opposed to something

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Avuncular

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Resembling an uncle

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