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Abate

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Decrease

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Abdicate

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Giving up power

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Aberrant

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Away from normal

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Abeyance

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Suppression/suspension

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Abject

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Miserable

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Abjure

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Reject/abandon

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Abscission

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Cut off

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

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Abstemious

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Moderate appetite

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Abstinence

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Giving up Pleasures

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Aesthetic

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Appreciating/concerned with beauty

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Alacrity

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Cheerful readiness

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Alleviate

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Make problem less severe

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Amalgamate

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Unite to form one organization

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Ambiguous

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Unclear, doubtful in meaning
Open to all opinions

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Ambivalence

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Mixed feelings/ contradictory ideas

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Ameliorate

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Make something bad better

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Anachronism

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A place/thing in wrong time period

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Analogous

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Comparable

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Anarchy

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Disorder due to lack of authority

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Anomalous

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Not following general rule/method

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Antipathy

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Strong feeling of dislike

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Apathy

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Lack of interest

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Apprise

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Inform someone

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Approbation

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Approval/praise

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Appropriate

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Verb: take something for own use/ by force

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Arcane

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Knowing a secret

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Arduous

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Difficult to accomplish

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Artless

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Without cunning or deceit

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Ascetic

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Practising self denial

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Aspersion

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Damaging accusation

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Assiduous

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Care and persistent effort

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Attenuate

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Thin consistency, diluted (become weak)

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Audacious

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Bold in social situations (take risks)

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Austere

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Harsh temper, stern, strict, bare

Used to describe person or thing

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Aver

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Affirm. Only declare

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Abysmal

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Very bad

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Accretion

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Growth in size
(Acceleration)

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Accrue

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Accumulate, grow by additions

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Adamant

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Uncompromising
Not negotiable

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Adjunct

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Something added, attached, joined

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Admonish

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Caution or reprimand

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Adulterate

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Corrupt or make impure

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Affected

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Pretentious, phony

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Affinity

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Fondness, liking, similarity

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Aggrandize

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Make something larger, greater

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Alchemy

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Changing metal into gold

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Allay

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To lessen, ease, soothe

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Alloy

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Combination, mixture of 2+ metals

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Allure

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Power to entice by charm

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Ambrosia

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Something delicious

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Amenable

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Agreeable, cooperative

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Amenity

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Something that increases comfort

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Amulet

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Ornament worn as charm against evil spirits

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Analgesic

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Medication that reduces pain

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Anodyne

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Something that calms/soothes pain

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Antecedent

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Something that comes before

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Antediluvian

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Prehistoric

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Apex

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Highest point

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Apogee

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Point in orbit most distant from body being orbited

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Apothegm

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Witty saying

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Appease

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Calm, pacify, placate

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Appellation

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Name

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Apposite

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Appropriate and relevant

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Apropos

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Relevant

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Archeology

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The study of material of past human life

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Ardor

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Great emotion or passion

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Arabesque

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Design with intertwined curves
Ballet position when one leg is extended and other supports body

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Argot

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Specialized vocabulary used by a group

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Arrest

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Stop, seize

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Artifact

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Item made by human craft

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Asperity

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Severity, harshness

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Assuage

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To make less severe

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Astringent

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Harsh, severe

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Asylum

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Place of refuge or shelter

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Atavism

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In biology, a reappearance of characteristics over generations

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Avarice

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Greed

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Avocation

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Secondary occupation

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Avuncular

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Like an uncle, tolerant

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Axiomatic

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Taken for granted

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Axiom

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Established principle

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