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ABASH

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To make ashamed
To embarrass

To disconcert- to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone)

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ABATE

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To subside, to reduce

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ABDICATE

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To step down from a position of power or responsibility

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ABERRATION

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A deviation from the standard, something not typical

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ABORTIVE

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Unsuccessful

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ABJECT

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Hopeless; extremely sad and servile, defeated

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ABNEGATE

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to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce

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ABHOR

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To hate very, very much, to detest,

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ABRIDGE

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to condense, to shorten

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ABSOLUTE

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Unlimited, total,

Perfect

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ABSOLVE

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to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation

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ABSTRACT

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Theoretical; impersonal

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ABYSMAL

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extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless

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ACCOLADE

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an award; an honour

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ACCOST

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To approach and speak to someone aggressively

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ACERBIC

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Sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone

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ACQUIESCE

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To comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree

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ACRID

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Harshly pungent, bitter,

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ACRIMONIOUS

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full of spite, bitter; Nasty,

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ACUMEN

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Keenness of judgment; mental sharpness

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ACUTE

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Sharp, shrewd,

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ADAMENT

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Stubborn, unyielding; completely inflexible

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ADDRESS

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To speak to; to direct one’s attention to

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ADHERENT

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follower; supporter; believer

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ADMONISH

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To scold gently; to warn

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ADULATION

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wild or excessive admiration; flattery

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ADROIT

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skillful; clever, dexterous; shrewd; socially at ease

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ADULTERATE

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To contaminate; to make impure

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ADVERSE

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Unfavourable; antagonistic

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AESTHETIC

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Having to do with artistic beauty; artistic

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AFFABLE

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Adj.

friendly, easy to talk to

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AFFINITY

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Sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity

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AFFLUENT

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rich; prosperous

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AGENDA

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program; the things to be done

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AGGREGATE

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sum total, a collection of separate things mixed together

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AGRARIAN

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Relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land

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ALACRITY

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n

Cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

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ABSTINENT

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Abstaining, voluntarily not doing something, especially something that’s pleasant that’s bad for you or has a bad reputation

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ABSTRUSE

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Hard to understand

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AFFECTATION

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Unnatural or artificial behaviour , usually intended to impress

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ALEDGE

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V. To assert without proof

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ALLEVIATE

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To relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely. To make bearable, to lessen

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ALLOCATE

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To distribute; to assign; to allot

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ALLOY

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A combination two or more things, usually metal

Bronze is an alloy of zinc and copper

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AMBIENCE

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Atmosphere, mood, feeling

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ALOOF

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Uninvolved, standing off, keeping one’s distance

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ALLUSION

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An indirect reference, (often to a literary work), a hint

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AMBIGUOUS

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unclear in meaning; confusing, capable of being interpreted in different ways.

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AMBIVALENT

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Undecided, having opposed feelings simultaneously

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AMELIORATE

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To make better, more tolerable

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AMENABLE

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Obedient, agreeable, willing to give in to the wishes of others

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AMENITY

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Pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature

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AMIABLE

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Friendly, agreeable

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AMNESTY

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An official pardon given to a group of people who have violated a law of policy

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AMORAL

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Lacking a sense of right and wrong, neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral. Without moral feelings

Also-
One who disregards if something is moral or immoral

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AMORPHOUS

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Without regular or stable shape, blob-like, shapeless, formless

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AMOROUS

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Feeling loving, especially in a sexualized sense, in love, relating to love

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AFFECTATION

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unnatural or artificial behaviour, usually intended to impress

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AGNOSTIC

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one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

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ALLEGE

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to assert without proof

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ALLEVIATE

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to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen

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ALLOCATE

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to distribute; to assign; to allot

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ALLOY

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a combination of two or more things, usually metals

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ALLUSION

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n an indirect reference (often to a literary work); a hint

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ALOOF

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adj uninvolved; standing off; keeping one’s distance

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ALTRUISM

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selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others

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AMBIENCE

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n atmosphere; mood; feeling

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AMBIGUOUS

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unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways

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AMBIVALENT

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adj undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously

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AMELIORATE

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v to make better or more tolerable

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AMENABLE

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adj. obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of others; agreeable

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AMENITY

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n. pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature

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AMIABLE

vs. AMICABLE

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adj. friendly; agreeable

politely friendly or not hostile

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AMNESTY

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n. an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy

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AMORAL

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adj. lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings

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AMOROUS

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adj. feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love; relating to love

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AMORPHOUS

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adj. shapeless; without a regular or stable shape; bloblike

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ANACHRONISM

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n. something out of place in time or history; an incongruity

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ANALOGY

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n. comparison of one thing to another; similarity

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ANARCHY

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n. absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

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ANECDOTE

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n. a short account of an humorous or revealing incident

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ANGUISH

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n. agonizing physical or mental pain

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ANIMOSITY

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n. resentment; hostility; ill will

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ANOMALY

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n. an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation

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ANTECEDENT

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n. someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it

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ANTIPATHY

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n. a firm dislike

my feelings on these matters are quite antipathetic; My antipathies are the things I don’t like

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ANTITHESIS

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n. the direct opposite

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APARTHEID

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n. the former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa

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APATHY

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n. lack of interest; lack of feeling

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APHORISM

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n. a brief, often witty saying; a proverb

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APOCAPYPSE

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n. a prophetic revelation; especially one concerning the end of the world

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APOCRYPHAL

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n. of dubious authenticity; fictitious; spurious

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APOTHEOSIS

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n. elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something

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APPEASE

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v. to soothe; to pacify by giving into

n. appeasement

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APPRECIATE

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v. to increase in value

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APPREHENSIVE

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adj. worried; anxious

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MISAPPREHENSION

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a misunderstanding

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APPROBATION

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n. approval; praise (a fancy word for approval)

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DISSAPPROBATION

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disapproval

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APPROPRIATE

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v. to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use

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MISAPPROPRIATE

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dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one’s own use

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EXPROPRIATE

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to deprive of possession or proprietary rights

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APTITUDE

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n capacity for learning; natural ability

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