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abated

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(-) lessen, to become less intense

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abdicate

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(-) fail, give up, resign

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abhorred

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(-) disgust, hatred

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abject

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(-) miserable

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abstemious

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(0) moderate, normal

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abstract

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(0) conflicting

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abstruse

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(-) difficult to understand, profound, obscure

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abysmal

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(-) extremely bad, appalling

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accelerate

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(+) increase

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acceptance

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(+) to be accepted

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acclamation

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(+) approval, applause, ovation

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accolade

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(+) praise

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accosted

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(-) approach with hostility

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accounterment

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(0) equipment, outfit

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acerbic

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(-) harsh

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acquainted

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(0) to know, informed

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acquisition

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(+) gain, attainment, procurement

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acquitted

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(+) free someone from criminal charge, not guilty

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acrimonious

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(-) angry, bitter, pungent

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activist

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(0) promote change

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acute

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(0) minor, small

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adjacent

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(0) next to each other, adjoining, contigious

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admonition

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(+) warning, firm advice, rebuke, reprimand

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adorable

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(+) cute, loved

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adulation

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(+) excessive admiration, praise, flattery

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advanced

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(+) high level, forward, progressive

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advantageous

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(+) giving an advantage

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adverse

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(-) harmful, contrary, hostile, unfavorable, inimical

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advocate

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(+) promote

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affable

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(+) polite, friendly, amiable, courteous

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affectation

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(0) display, simulation, pretense

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affinity

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(+) natural liking, relationship

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affirmation

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(+) confirming, favouring

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affluence

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(+) abundant wealth, rich, profuse, opulent, copious

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aggravated

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(-) made more serious

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aggregate

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(0) combined together, accumulate

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agnostic

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(0) realistic, non-believer

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alienate

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(-) isolate, estrange

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alleviate

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(+) lessen impacts, relieve, mitigate, palliate

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alliteration

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(0) similar sounding words

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allotment

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(0) assignment, distribution, quota

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allusion

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(0) refering to something, innuendo, insinuating

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aloof

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(-) remote, distant, not friendly

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ambitious

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(+) big dreams, aspiring

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amenable

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(+) open to suggestion, obedient, docile, liable

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amphibious

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(0) both land and water

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amplify

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(+) project, expand, enlarge

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analogy

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(0) comparison, similarity, parity

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analytic

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(0) to analyse

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anathema

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(-) dislike, curse, imprecation, malediction

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ancillary

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(+) provides support to something, subsidiary, subordinate

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annulment

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(-) canceled, annuled

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anomaly

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(-) irregularity, abnormality, aberration

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antebellum

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(0) occurring before a war

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antecedent

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(0) existed before, prior, preceding, anterior, foregoing

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anterior

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(0) previous, antecedent, preceding

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antipathy

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(-) deep feeling of dislike, aversion, repugnance, repulsion

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antiquate

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(-) old fashioned, outdated, obsolete

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antisocial

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(-) unsociable, don’t want to be with others

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apathethic

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(-) showing no feeling, no interest, listless, indifferent

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apathy

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(-) lack of interest, enthusiasm, torpor, listless

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apex

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(+) maximum point, top, summit, peak, pinnacle

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aplomb

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(+) self-confidence, self-assurance,

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apocryphal

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(0) many ppl believe its true, but doubtful

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apogee

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(+) climax, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination

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appalling

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(-) awful, terrible, horrible

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appease

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(+) allowing, granting

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appraise

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(+) to value

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appropriate

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(+) proper, suitable, fit

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arable

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(+) suitable for growing crops

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arbiter

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(0) umpire, judge, moderator, arbitrator

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arcane

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(-) understood by few, occult, secret, mysterious, dark, esoteric

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archaic

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(-) old fashioned, obsolete, antiquated, ancient

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archeological

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(0) digging things, egypt, pyramid explorers

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ardent

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(+) enthusiastic, passionate

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aristocratic

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(0) noble, high status

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arrogant

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(-) violent, haughty, proud, conceited, lofty

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articulate

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(0) to pronounce, clear

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ascended

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(+) go up, climb

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aspersed

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(-) attack, criticize

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assertion

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(0) saying something confidently, affirmation, claim, allegation

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assiduous

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(+) showing great care, perseverance, diligent, sedulous, industrious, studious

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assignation

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(0) appointment to meet someone in secret, rendezvous, appointment

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assimilation

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(0) different people coming together

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assured

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(+) reconfirm, confident, certain, secure, safe

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attrition

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(-) gradual reduction and deterioration, abrasion, wear, friction

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augment

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(+) to make greater, increase, enlarge, enhance, amplify, increment

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auspicious

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(+) success, favourable, propitious, fortunate

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austerity

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(0) strict, stern, stringent, rigor

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authorize

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(+) to allow, official permision, empower, warrant, enable

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automation

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(0) use of largely automatic equipment, use machines to manufacture

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avarice

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(-) extreme greed for wealth, greedy, cupidity, avidly, rapacious

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avaricious

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(-) showing greed

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aversion

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(-) strong dislike, disinclination, repugnance, disgust, anitpathy

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awesome

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(+) extremely impressive, formidable, terrific

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ballistic

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(0) overwrought, irrational

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bankruptcy

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(-) being bankrupt, failure, insolvency

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bantered

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(0) speak and tease playfully

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barren

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(-) empty, infertile, arid

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bastion

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(0) stronghold, fortress, bulwark, rampart

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bedazzle

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(+) greatly impress

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begrudge

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(-) envy, grudge, jealous

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beguile

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(+) charm and enchant deceptively, cheat, trick, swindle

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beleaguered

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(-) harass, bother, annoy

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belied

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(-) fail to fulfill or justify

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belligerent

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(-) hostile, aggressive, warring, bellicose

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bemused

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(-) puzzle, confuse, bewilder

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beneficial

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(+) advantage

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benefit

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(+) advantage, avail

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benevolence

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(+) charitable, kind, good-hearted

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benign

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(+) gentle, kind, genial

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berated

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(-) scold, criticize

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beset

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(-) trouble and threaten consistently

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bland

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(-) uninteresting, plain

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blandishments

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(+) flatter and please to persuade gently

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blandness

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(-) showing no emotions

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bleak

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(-) lacking vegetation, gloomy, dismal, desolate

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blithe

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(+) cheerful, joyful, jocund

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bithesome

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(+) carefree, happy, lighthearted

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blunder

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(-) stupid careless mistake, error

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boastful

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(-) show off, ostentatious

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boisterous

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(-) loud, noisy, tumlutous, tempetuous

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bolster

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(0) support, hold, back

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bountiful

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(+) large in quantity, generous, profuse, munificent

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bravado

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(+) bold manner to impress or intimidate

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bristle

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(0) stiff short hair

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broach

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(0) bring up subject for discussion or debate

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brooding

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(-) showing unhappy thoughts

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bucolic

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(0) rural, pastoral, countryside

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buffoon

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(0) clown, ridiculous but amusing

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bulwark

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(0) stronghold, rampart, bastion

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burdensome

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(-) hard to deal with

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burnish

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(0) polish by rubbing, buff, glaise

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burrow

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(0) small hole, rabbit!

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cabal

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(0) secret group, conspiracy

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cache

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(0) secret storage, hiding

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calamity

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(-) disaster, distress

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calculation

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(0) calculate, compute, estimate

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callous

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(-) insensitive, heartless

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callow

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(-) inexperienced, immature, veridant

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candid

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(+) honest, frank, sincere, open, straightforward

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canon

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(0) general rule or principle

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capitulate

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(-) surrender, give in, succumb, yield, submit

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capricious

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(+) emotional, bi-polar, whimsical, fickle, wayward, freakish

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castigated

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(-) scold severely, reprimand

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catalyst

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(+) booster, accelerator

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caustic

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(-) severely critical or sarcastic

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censured

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(-) express sever disapproval, criticize, condemn, blame, denounce, reprehend

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charismatic

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(+) charming

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charlatan

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(-) fraud, impostor

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chicanery

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(-) deceit, tricking to achieve purpose

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chine

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(0) intersection

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chivalrous

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(+) gentlemen, knight, gallant, courteous

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churlish

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(-) rude, coarse, boorish, unmannerly

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circuitous

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(-) longer route, devious, indirect, oblique

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circulated

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(0) move freely and continiously

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circumscribe

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(0) restrict within limits

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circumvent

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(0) overcome, deceive, cheat

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clairvoyant

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(0) can see the future

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clandestine

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(0) secret, surreptitious, furtive, undercover

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clarification

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(0) interpret and explain, make more clear

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classicism

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(0) follow old traditions

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coalesced

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(+) come together as one

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coerced

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(-) forced

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cognizant

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(+) know, aware

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coherent

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(+) agreement, consistent

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coloquial

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(-) informal, spoken language

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colluded

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(-) evil plot, conspire

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commendable

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(+) deserving praise, laudable

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commensurate

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(0) correspond in proportion, adequate

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communicable

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(0) able to communicate, infectious

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commute

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(0) travel

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compatriot

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(0) fellow citizen

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compellation

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(0) force that motivates

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compelled

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(-) forced to do, coerce, constrain, oblige, impel

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compendious

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(0) concise, succinct, brief, laconic

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complacent

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(+) satisfied, pleased, contented

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complementary

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(+) serve as a compliment, additional

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complicit

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(-) involved in illegal things

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complied

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(+) followed orders

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composite

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(0) made up of different things, compound

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compost

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(0) decayed organic material, rotten vegetables

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composure

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(+) calm, serene, in control

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compromise

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(0) agreement, come to terms, concliation

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compulsion

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(-) forced to do, coercion, constraint

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compulsory

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(0) required by law, obligatory, mandatory,

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compunction

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(-) guilt after doing something bad, regret, remorse, contrition

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conceding

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(0) admit true after first denying it, conceded defeat

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concession

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(0) granting in response to demands, give

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concourse

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(0) crowd, confluence

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conducive

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(+) cause to bring about, favorable, contributory, instrumental, helpful - good eating habits are conducive to good health

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confer

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(+) grant, bestow, give, accord

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confluence

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(0) junction, meeting, merging, come together

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conformation

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(0) structure, to conform, follow

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confutative

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(0) able to prove wrong

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congenial

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(0) having same tastes, habits, agreeable, suitable

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congregate

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(0) gather, assemble, collect, aggregate

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conjoined

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(0) gather, combine

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conjugated

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(0) change to combine, united

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conjure

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(0) make something appear, call to mind, conjure a hypothesis

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connoisseur

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(0) expert judge, adept

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consequential

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(0) following as a result, but not immediately and directly, consequence

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conservative

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(0) holding to traditions

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consolidation

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(0) to come together, agree, combine, unify

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consonant

A

(0) concordant, harmonious, compatiable

206
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contemplate

A

(0) think about thoughtfully, review, look back, mediate, think, reflect, muse

207
Q

contempt

A

(-) regarding others as inferior to you

208
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contemptous

A

(-) show contempt, scornful, disdainful

209
Q

contented

A

(+) happy, at ease, satisfy, complacent

210
Q

contentions

A

(-) heated disagreement

211
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contentious

A

(-) causing an argument, controversial, litigious

212
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contingency

A

(0) future event that cannot be predicted with certainty, chance, accident, fortuity, possibility

213
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contradict

A

(-) oppose each other, belie, deny, refute, rebut

214
Q

contrite

A

(-) expressing remorse, affected by guilt, regret

215
Q

contrived

A

(-) unnatural, artificial

216
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controversial

A

(-) likely public disagreement, contentious, debatable

217
Q

converge

A

(-) come together

218
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conviction

A

(-) belief, condemnation, opinion, charge guilty

219
Q

copious

A

(+) abundant in supply, plentiful, profuse, ample, rich

220
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corollary

A

(0) propositing following one already proved, conclusion, consequence, inference

221
Q

corral

A

(0) enclosure

222
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correlative

A

(0) mutual relationship, correspond, correlate

223
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corroborate

A

(+) confirm, give support, affirm, verify, certify

224
Q

corrosive

A

(-) gradually destructive

225
Q

corrupt

A

(-) act dishonestly, venal, deprave, putrid

226
Q

cosmopolitan

A

(-) new, global

227
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counteract

A

(0) act against, oppose, to neutralize

228
Q

coveted

A

(0) wanting to have, wish for

229
Q

cow

A

(-) intimidate, scare, frighten, appal

230
Q

craven

A

(-) coward

231
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credence

A

(+) accept as true, belief, trust, faith, confidence

232
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credible

A

(+) believable, trustworthy

233
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creditable

A

deserves praise, commendable, laudable

234
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credulous

A

(-) gullible, naive, easily changed

235
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cryptic

A

(-) secret, mysterious, occult, enigmatic, privy, obscure

236
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culminated

A

(0) reach climax, reach highest point

237
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cunning

A

(-) achieve by deceit, sly, cheat, clever, cunning fox

238
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curtailed

A

(-) reduce, restrict, cut off

239
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cynical

A

(-) not believing in others, thinking people are motivated by self-interest, sardonic

Bosendorfer's SAT Vocabulary & Idioms (17 decks)

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