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abase

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(v) Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem

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abeyance

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(n) temporary suspension, inactivity

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abreast

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(adj) Side-by-side. The more common “abreast of” means keeping up with, staying aware of, or remaining equal in progress with.

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abscission

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(n) Cutting off; sudden termination; the separation of leaves, petals, or other parts from a plant or animal

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abscond

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(v) Depart suddenly and secretively

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abyss

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(n) A deep and vast space or cavity; anything profound or infinite

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accede

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(v) Agree, give consent; assume power (usually as “accede to”)

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accretion

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(n) Gradual increase; an added part or addition

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acerbic

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(adj) Sour; harsh or severe

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acidulous

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(adj) Slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic

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acumen

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(n) Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment

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adulterate

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(v) Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients

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adumbrate

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(v) Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure

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aerie

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(n) Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff

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albeit

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(conj) Although, even though

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aloof

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(adj) Distant physically or emotionally; reserved; indifferent

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amalgamate

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(v) Blend, merge, or unite

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ameliorate

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(v) Improve; make better or more bearable

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amortize

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(v) Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset

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anachronism

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(n) Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period

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analgesia

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(n) Pain relief; inability to feel pain

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annul

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(v) Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)

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anodyne

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Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj)

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antedate

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(v) Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date

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antithetical
(adj) Directly opposed, opposite; involving antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two phrases opposite one another for contrast, as in love me or hate me)
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apostate
(n, adj) Person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.
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apostle
(n) Pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of Jesus)
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apposite
(adj) Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant
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apprise
(v) Inform, give notice to
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approbation
(n) Praise or approval, especially formal approval
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appropriate
(v) Set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one's own use
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arbiter
(n) Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand
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ardent
(adj) Very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic
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arrogate
(v) Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so
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ascribe
(v) Assign or credit to a certain cause or source
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aseptic
(adj) Free from germs
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asperity
(n) Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface
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aspersions
(n) Damaging remarks, defamation, slander
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assail
(v) Attack violently, assault
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assiduous
(adj) Persevering, diligent, constant
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attenuate
(v) Weaken or thin out
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attuned
(adj) In harmony; in sympathetic relationship
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augury
(n) Telling the future, such as through supernatural means
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august
(adj) Venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration
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avarice
(n) Insatiable greed; a miserly desire to hoard wealth
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axiom
(n) Self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle
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balloon
(v) Swell or puff out; increase rapidly
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banal
(adj) Lacking freshness and originality; cliché
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bane
(n) Something that ruins or spoils
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baying
(adj) Howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf
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beneficent
(adj) Doing good
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bent
(n) Personal inclination or tendency
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besiege
(v) Attack, overwhelm, crowd in on or surround
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bevy
(n) Group of birds or other animals that stay close together; any large group
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bifurcate
(v,adj) To fork into two branches or divide into two halves
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bilk
(v) Cheat or defraud
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blight
Disease that kills plants rapidly, or any cause of decay or destruction (noun); ruin or cause to wither (verb)
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blithe
(adj) Joyous, merry; excessively carefree (so as to ignore more important concerns)
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bombastic
(adj) (Of speech or writing) far too showy or dramatic than is appropriate; pretentious
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bonhomie
(n) Friendliness, open and simple good heartedness
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brandish
(v) Shake, wave, or flourish, as a weapon
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brook
(v) Suffer or tolerate
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bucolic
(adj) Pertaining to shepherds; suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life
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burnish
(v) Polish, make smooth and lustrous
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calumny
(n) Malicious lie intended to hurt someone's reputation; the act of telling such lies
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canard
(n) Rumor, a false or baseless story
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cardinal
(a) Chief, most important
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catholic
(adj) Universal, broad-minded
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chicanery
(n) Trickery, deception by knowingly false arguments
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circumscribe
(v) Strictly limit a role, range of activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible
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circumspect
(adj) Cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences
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clamber
(v) Climb awkwardly or with difficulty, scramble
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cloying
(adj) Disgustingly or distastefully sweet
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coagulate
(v) Cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid
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coda
(n) Final part of a musical composition; an ending, esp. one that sums up what has come before
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coffer
(n) Chest for storing valuables; financial resources, a treasury
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collude
(v) Conspire; cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purposes
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compendium
(n) Concise but complete summary; a list or collection
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complaisant
(adj) Eager to please; cheerfully complying
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confound
(v) Confuse, frustrate; mix up or make worse
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connote
(v) Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning
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contraries
(n) Things that are opposing; either of two opposite things
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contrite
(adj) Remorseful; feeling sorry for one's offenses or sins
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contumacious
(adj) Rebellious; stubbornly disobedient
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convoke
(v) Call together, as to a meeting
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cosset
(v) Treat as a pet, pamper
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coterie
(n) Close or exclusive group, clique
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cupidity
(n) Greed, great or excessive desire
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curmudgeon
(n) Bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch
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declaim
(v) Speak in an impassioned, pompous, or oratorical manner; give a formal speech
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declivity
(n) Downward slope
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delimit
(v) Fix, mark, or define the boundaries of
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demagogue
(n) A leader who lies and gains power by arousing the passions and especially prejudices of the people
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demur
(v) Show reluctance or object, especially for moral reasons
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desultory
(adj) Lacking consistency or order, disconnected, sporadic; going off topic
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diaphanous
(adj) Very sheer, fine, translucent
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dichotomy
(n) Division into two parts or into two contradictory groups
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dictum
(n) Formal or authoritative pronouncement; saying or proverb
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diffident
(adj) Lacking confidence, shy
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diffuse
Spread widely, disseminate (verb); dispersed, widely spread out, or wordy and going off-topic (adj)

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