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abate

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to diminish in intensity

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aberrant

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diverging from the standard type

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abjure

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to reject or renounce

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abscond

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. to leave secretly, evading detection

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abstain

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to voluntarily refrain from doing something

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acumen

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keen judgment and perception

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admonish

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scold or to advise firmly

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adulterate

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to contaminate or make impure by introducing inferior elements

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advocate

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to recommend, support, or advise

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aesthetic

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concerned with the nature of beauty and art

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affectation

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fake or artificial behaviour, often meant to impress or
conceal the truth

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aggrandize

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enlarge or increase, esp. wealth, power, reputation

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alacrity

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promptness and eagerness

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alleviate

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to relieve a problem or ease a burden

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amalgamate

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To combine or mix together

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ambiguous

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unclear

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ambivalent

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having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or
something

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ameliorate

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to improve or mitigate a situation

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amenable

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easily convinced or persuaded

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anachronism

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something old-fashioned

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analogous

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comparable

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anoint

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to choose for a particular office or position

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anomaly

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an exception or unusual case

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antipathy

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strong dislike or hatred

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antithetical

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Mutually incompatable

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apathy

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state of total disinterest or unenthusiasm

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appease

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to placate/calm/soothe

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arbitrary

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seemingly chosen or designated without reason or purpose

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arcane

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secret or known only to a select group

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archaic

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old-fashioned

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arduous

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difficult, taxing, requiring considerable effort

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articulate

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exhibiting considerable communication skills, well-spoken

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artless

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without artifice/ Natural

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ascetic

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austere or self-denying

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assuage

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to provide relief from an unpleasant feeling

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astonishment

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total surprise, shock

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audacious

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very bold or presumptuous

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austere

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severe, unadorned

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avarice

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greed

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aver

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to assert or allege

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banal

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boring, cliché

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belie

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give a false impression (intentional or unintentional) in word,
appearance, or deed

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benign

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gentle, harmless

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biased

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prejudiced, displaying partiality

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bolster

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to shore up or support

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bombastic

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overblown, theatrical

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brazen

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bold or open to the point of shocking

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bucolic

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pastoral, rustic, countrified

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burgeon

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flourish, bloom, expand or increase quickly

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cacophony

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loud and chaotic noise

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calumny

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lie or slander

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candid

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honest, open

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canon

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accepted rules and tenets of a discipline

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capacity

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the capability to perform a particular action or fulfill a given
function
n. the total amount a container can hold
n. a particular position or role (i.e. “she served in an advisory
capacity”)

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capricious

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mercurial, unpredictable, whimsical

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castigate

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to scold or berate strongly

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catalyst

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something that speeds up a process or causes action

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caustic

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corrosive
adj. bitterly sarcastic

59
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censure

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to express intense condemnation

60
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chauvinist

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someone who believes prejudicially that their own group is the
superior one

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chicanery

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trickery or deception

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chronological

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ordered by time

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coalesce

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to come together, especially from disparate parts

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cogent

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clearly laid out and persuasive

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commensurate

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in accordance with, proportional

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compelling

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captivating

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comprehensive

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complete and thorough

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