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1
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Abate

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To decrease; reduce

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Abdicate

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To give up a position, right, or power

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Aberrant

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Deviating from what is normal

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Abeyance

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Temporary suppression or suspension

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Abject

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Miserable; pitiful

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Abjure

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To reject; abandon formally

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Abscission

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N. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant, v. to cut off or away (abscise)

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

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Abstemious

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Moderate in appetite

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Abstinence

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The giving up of certain pleasures

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Abysmal

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Very bad

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Accretion

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Growth in size or increase in amount

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Accrue

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To accumulate; grow by additions

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Adamant

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Uncompromising; unyielding

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Adjunct

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Something added, attached, or joined

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Admonish

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To caution or reprimand

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Adulterate

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To corrupt or make impure

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Aesthetic

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Adj. relating to beauty or art, n. a conception of what is artistically beautiful

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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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To make larger or greater

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Aggregate

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Adj. amounting to a whole; total, v. to collect into a mass, n. collective mass or sum

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Alacrity

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Cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

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Alchemy

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Medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation

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Allay

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To lessen; ease; soothe

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Alleviate

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To relieve; improve partially

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Alloy

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A combination; a mixture of two or more metals

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Allure

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The power to entice by charm

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Amalgamate

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To combine into a unified whole

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Ambiguous

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Unclear or doubtful in meaning

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Ambivalence

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The state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

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Ambrosia

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Something delicious; the food of the gods

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Ameliorate

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To improve

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Amenable

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Agreeable; cooperative; suited

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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 a charm against evil spirits

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Anachronism

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Something out of the proper time

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Analgesic

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Medication that reduces or elimates pain

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Analogous

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Adj. comparable, n. a similarity in some ways between things that are otherwise dissimilar (analogy)

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Anarchy

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N. absence of government; state of disorder, adj. lacking order or control (anarchic)

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Anodyne

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N. something that calms or soothes pain, adj. relaxing, or capable of soothing pain

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Anomalous

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Irregular; deviating from the norm

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Anomie

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A social condition marked by a breakdown of social norms

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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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Antipathy

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Dislike; hostility

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Apathy

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Indifference

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Apex

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The highest point

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Apogee

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The point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point

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Apothegm

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A terse, witty saying

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Appease

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To calm; pacify; placate

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Appellation

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Name

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Apposite

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Strinkingly appropriate and relevant

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Apprise

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To inform

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Approbation

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Praise; approval

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Appropriate

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To take possession for one’s own use; confiscate

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Apropos

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Relevant

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Arabesque

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Ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body

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Archeology

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The study of material evidence of past human life

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Ardor

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Great emotion or passion

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Arduous

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Extremely difficult; laborious

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Argot

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A specialized vocabulary used by a group

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Arrest

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To stop; to seize

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Artifact

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Item made by human craft

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Artless

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Guileless; natural

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Ascetic

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N. one who practices self-denial, adj. self-denying or austere

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Asperity

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Severity; harshness; irritability

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Aspersion

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Slander; false rumor

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Assiduous

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Diligent; hard-working

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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, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence

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Attenuate

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To weaken

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Audacious

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Bold; daring

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Austere

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Stern; unadorned

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Autonomous

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Self-governing; independent

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Avarice

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Greed

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Aver

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To affirm; declare to be true

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Avocation

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Secondary occupation

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Avuncular

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Like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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Axiomatic

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Taken for granted

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Bacchanalian

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Pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry

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Banal

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Commonplace; trite

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Banter

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Playful conversation

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Bard

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Poet

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Bawdy

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Obscene

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Beatify

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To sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to

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Bedizen

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To dress in a vulgar; showy manner

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Behemoth

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Huge creature; anything very large and powerful

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Belie

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To contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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Beneficent

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Kindly; doing good

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Bifurcate

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To divide into two parts

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Bionics

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The application of biological principles to the the design of electrical or engineering systems

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Blandishment

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N. flattery, v. to coax with flattery (blandish)

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Blase

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Bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned

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Bolster

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To give a boost to; prop up; support

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Bombastic

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Pompous; using inflated language

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Boorish

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Rude; insensitive

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Bovine

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Cowlike

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Brazen

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Bold; shameless

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Broach

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To mention for the first time

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Bucolic

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Characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral

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Burgeon

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To flourish

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Burnish

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To polish

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Buttress

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To reinforce; support

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Cacophonous

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Unpleasant or harsh-sounding

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Cadge

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To beg; sponge

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Callous

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Thick-skinned; insensitive

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Calumny

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False and malicious accusation; slander

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Canard

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False, deliberately misleading story

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Canon

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An established principle; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works

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Cant

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Insincere talk; language of a particular group

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Cantankerous

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Irritable; ill-humored

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Capricious

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Adj. fickle, n. inclination to change one’s mind compulsively

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Captious

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Faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument

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Cardinal

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Of foremost importance

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Carnal

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Of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites

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Carping

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To find fault; complain

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Cartography

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Science of making maps

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Caste

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Any of the hereditary social classes of hindu society; social stratification

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Castigation

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Punishment; chastisement; criticism

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Cataclysm

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A violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

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Catalyst

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Something causing change

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Categorical

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Absolute; without exception

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Caucus

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Smaller group within an organization

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Causal

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Involving a cause

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Caustic

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Sarcastically biting; burning

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Celestial

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Concerning the sky or heavens; sublime

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Centrifugal

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Moving away from a center

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Centripetal

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Moving or directed toward a center

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Champion

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To defend or support

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Chasten

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To correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue

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Chicanery

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Trickery; fraud

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Chivalry

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The qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women

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Churlish

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Rude; boorish

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Circuitous

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Roundabout

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Clairvoyant

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One who can predict the future; psychic

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Clamor

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Noisy outcry

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Clique

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A small, exclusive group

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Cloister

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V. to confine; seclude, n. monastery or convent, adj. shut away from the world (cloistered)

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Coagulate

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Thicken; congeal

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Coalesce

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To cause to beome one

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Coda

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Concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes

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Codify

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Systematize

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Cognizant

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Informed; conscious; aware

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Collage

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Artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements

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Commensurate

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Proportional

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Compendium

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Brief, comprehensive summary

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied

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Complaisant

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Overly polite; willing to please; obliging

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Complement

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Something that completes or makes up a whole

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Compliant

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Yielding

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Compunction

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Uneasiness caused by guilt

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Concave

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Curving inward

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Conciliatory

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Overcoming distrust or hostility

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Concoct

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Invent

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Concomitant

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Existing concurrently

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Condone

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To overlook volutarily; forgive

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Confound

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To baffle; perplex; mix up

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Congenial

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Similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to

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Conjugal

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Pertaining to marriage agreement

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Connoisseur

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A person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed and discriminating taste

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Conscript

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N. person compulsorily enrolled for military service, v. to enroll a person for military service

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Consecrate

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To declare sacred

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Contend

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V. to assert, n. an assertion (contention)

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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Contiguous

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Touching, neighboring; connecting without a break

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Continence

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Self-control; abstention from sexual activity

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Contrite

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Very sorrowful for a wrong

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Contumacious

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Disobedient; rebellious

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Conundrum

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Riddle; puzzle with no solution

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Convention

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N. practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device, adj. customary or commonplace (conventional)

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Converge

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To approach; come together; tend to meet

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Convex

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Curved outward

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Convivial

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Sociable

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Convoluted

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Twisted; complicated

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Copious

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Abundant; plentiful

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Coquette

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Woman who flirts

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Cornucopia

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Horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

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Cosmology

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Study of the universe as a totality;theory of the origin and structure of the universe

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Covert

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Hidden; secret

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Covetous

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Desiring something owned by another

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Cozen

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To mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Credence

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Acceptance of something as true

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Credo

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Statement of belief or principle; creed

GRE words 817 (10 decks)

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