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adulation

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excessive praise or flattery

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adventitious

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accidental nonessential

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agoraphobia

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fear of open places

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aegis

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a shield, protection

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affable

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friendly, agreeable

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ague

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a fever, plague

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affront

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an insult

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abrade

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to wear away

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abrogate

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abolish

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abscond

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to flee, leave secretly

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absolve

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free from responsibility

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abstemious

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sparing in eating or drinking

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abstruse

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hard to understand

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abut

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to touch, to rest on or against

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askance

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(to look) sideways, suspiciously

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asperity

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harshness roughness

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aspersion

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a damaging remark

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assail

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attack assault

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assay

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to test, to try

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assiduity

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diligence, care

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asunder

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into separate parts

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atavistic

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going back to behavior found in a remote ancestor

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attenuated

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decreased, weakened

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apposite

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appropriate

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approbation

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approval

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apropos

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relevant, appropriate, fitting

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aquiline

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like an eagle, curved, hooked

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arable

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good for farming

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arbor

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shaded area

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arcane

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mysterious

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arrant

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notorious, downright

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arroyo

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deep ditch formed by running water

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artifice (artful)

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trick, deception (tricky)

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aphorism

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brief saying, proverb

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aplomb

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self confidence, poise

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apocryphal

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doubtful, not authentic

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apogee

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farthest point away from earth

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apoplexy

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sudden loss of consciousness, paralysis

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apostate

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one who gives up his belief

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apothegm

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brief instructive saying

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apotheosis

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glorification of a person to the ranking of a god

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appall

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to frighten, to cause loss of courage

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anneal

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to heat then cool, to toughen

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anon

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soon

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anoxia

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lack of oxygen

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antediluvian

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very old fashion, primitive

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anthropomorphic

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attributing human form to objects

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antipathy

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intense dislike

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antipodes

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opposite sides

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aperture

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an opening, gap

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aphasia

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loss of the ability to speak

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ambuscade

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hidden or secret attack

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ameliorate

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to improve, make better

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amity

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friendship

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anachronism

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something out of place or time

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anathema

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a curse, person to be avoided

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anent

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regarding, concerning

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animadversion

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criticism, comment that opposes

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animus

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hostile feeling

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alacrity

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liveliness, willingness

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albeit

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although

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allay

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to relieve or calm

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amalgamate

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to combine, unite, blend

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ambrosial

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pleasing to taste or smell

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alluvial

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deposit of sand formed by water

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alimentary

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nourishment

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acclivity

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upward slope

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accretion

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an increase or addition

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acerbic

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sharp or bitter taste or words

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acrimonious

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sharp in speech or behavior

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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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addled

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confused

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adduce

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give an example in proving something

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ado

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fuss, trouble

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adroit

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skillful, clever

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abase

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humiliate, humble, lower

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aberration

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abnormality, deviation

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abet

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to aid, encourage

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abeyance

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a temporary postponement

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abject

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miserable, wretched

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abjure

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to give up rights

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ablution

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a washing, cleansing

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au courant

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up to date, fully informed

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augur

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to predict

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auroral

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rosy, pertaining to the dawn

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auspices

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approval, support

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auspicious

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favorable

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autocratic

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unlimited in authority

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automaton

A

self operating machine, robot

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avarice

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greed

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aver

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to declare, state firmly

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avoirdupois

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heaviness, weight

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avow

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to declare openly

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avuncular

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like an uncle

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axiom

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true statement, established principle

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bacchanalian

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wild with drunkenness

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badinage

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playful, teasing talk

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bagatelle

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thing of little value, trifle

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baleful

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harmful, menacing pernicious

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balk

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to stop short

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banal

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common, ordinary, trite

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bandy

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to exchange

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bane

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cause of ruin harm distress

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bard

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a poet

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bastion

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a strong defense, a fort

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bauble

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trinket

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beatitude

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state of bliss

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beget

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to produce

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beguile

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to deceive, charm

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beleaguer

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to encircle, to annoy

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belligerent

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quarrelsome

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benignant

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kindly, gentle

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beseech

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to beg, appeal to

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beset

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to attack

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besmirch

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to make dirty

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bestride

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to mount

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bevy

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a large group

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bibulous

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absorbent, fond of alcoholic beverages

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bilious

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bad tempered, cross

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bilk

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to cheat, swindle

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biped

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two legged

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bivouac

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temporary shelter

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blandishment

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flattery

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blazon

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to display, proclaim

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blight

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destruction, withering, disease

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blithe

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carefree lighthearted

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bluster

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to speak noisily, to boast

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bode

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to indicate in advance

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bombastic

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using impressive but meaningless language

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bon mot

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witty remark

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boon

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a benefit, blessing, favor

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boor

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rude or impolite person

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borne

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carried or put up with

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bowdlerize

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to censor

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brandish

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to wave a weapon aggressively

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brigand

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a robber

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browbeat

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to bully, intimidate

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bruit

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to spread the news

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bugbear

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something causing fear

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bulwark

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a strong defense

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bumptious

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conceited, arrogant

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burgeon

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to flourish, grow rapidly

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burnish

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to polish

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