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1
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abate

A

decrease

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aberrant

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abnormal

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abet

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incite

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abhorrent

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despicable

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abjure

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withdraw

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abreast of

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aware

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abrogate

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annul

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abstruse

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perplexing

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accord

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deal

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accrue

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accumulate

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acculturation

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acclimatization

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acerbic

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harsh

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acumen

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awareness

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addle

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puzzle

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15
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addlepated

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empty-headed

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adduce

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cite

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adjudicator

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mediator

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admonish

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advise

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adroit

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masterful

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adulatory

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approving

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adumbrate

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foreshadow

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22
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agglomerate

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bunch

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aggrandize

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boost

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agog

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enthralled

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alacrity

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liveliness

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albatross

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burden

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aleatory

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accidental

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amity

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friendship

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amortize

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to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund.

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analeptic

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therapeutic

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anathema

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hated

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32
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anodyne

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painkiller

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33
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anomie

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lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group.

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antediluvian

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prehistoric

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antithetical

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contradictory

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ape

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mimic

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apocryphal

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questionable; fake

38
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apollonian

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relating to the rational, ordered, and self-disciplined aspects of human nature

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appellations

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name

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apprising

A

tell

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approbation

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praise

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arcadian

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pastoral

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ardor

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enthusiasm

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arduous

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strenuous

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arrant

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flaunting

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artifice

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hoax

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asinine

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senseless

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askance

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sceptically

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asperity

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harshness

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assent

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agreement

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assiduousness

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diligence

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assuage

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soothe

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astute

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perceptive

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auspicious

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encouraging

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austere

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rigid

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autodidact

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self-taught

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avarice

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extreme greed

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averred

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maintain

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balkanize

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divide

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ballast

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equilibrium

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baneful

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injurious

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banter

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tease

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baroque

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baroque

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bask

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sunbathe

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baying

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bark

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bedazzle

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bedazzle

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bedizen

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beautify

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bedlam

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chaos

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beguile

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deceive

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bile

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malice

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belletristic

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belletristic

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bellicose

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antagonistic

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belligerent

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nasty

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berate

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criticize harshly

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besmirch

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besmirch

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besotted

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very drunk

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blandishments

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flattery

78
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blather

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babble

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bleat

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whine

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blithe

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happy

81
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boon

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blessing

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boondoggle

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betrayal

83
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boor

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barbarian

84
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boosterism

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enthusiastic promotion

85
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bootless

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useless

86
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botch

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err

87
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brusque

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blunt

88
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bucolic

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rural

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burgeon

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prosper

90
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buttress

A

buttress

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<p>rife</p>

A

<p>widespread</p>

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