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abase

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humiliate, degrade

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abdicate

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relinquish

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aberration

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not normal, eccentricity

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abet

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aid, help

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abhor

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hate

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abject

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miserable, utter

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abjure

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reject, renounce

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abnegation

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rejection

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abrogate

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abolish, repeal

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abscond

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hide, escape

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absolution

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pardon, forgiveness

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abstruse

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obscure

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accede

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agree

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acclaim

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high praise, approbation, adulation

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accost

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confront, waylay

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accretion

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lump, small growth

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acerbic

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bitter, mordant

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acquiesce

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agree without protesting, assent

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acrimony

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bitterness, discord

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adept

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extremely skilled

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adroit

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skillful, dexterous

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aesthetic

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artistic, beauty

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affable

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friendly, amiable

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affinity

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empathy, attraction

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affront

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insult, slur

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aggrandize

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increase, exaggerate

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aggregate

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whole

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aggrieved

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distressed, wronged

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alacrity

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eagerness, speed

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allay

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soothe, ease

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aloof

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reserved, distant

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amalgamate

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unite

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ambiguous

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uncertain, equivocal

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ambivalent

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unsure

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ameliorate

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improve

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amenable

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willing, acquiescence

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amenity

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facility, comfort

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amiable

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friendly, amicable

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amorous

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showing love, ardent, enamored

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amorphous

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formless, nebulous

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anachronistic

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outdated

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analgesic

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painkilling, palliative

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analogous

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similar, akin

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anathema

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cursed, loathing

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antecedent

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precursor, forefunner

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antediluvian

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ancient

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anthology

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collection, omnibus

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antipathy

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repugnance, aversion

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antiquated

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old, outdated

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apathetic

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emotionless, listless

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apocryphal

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fictitious, false

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appropriate

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suitable

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arbiter

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mediator

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arbitrary

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random, capricious

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arbitration

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settlement

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arcane

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secret, esoteric

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ardor

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vigor, energy

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arid

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dry, unfertile

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arrogate

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claim, annex

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artisan

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craftsman

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ascetic

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austere, frugal

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ascribe

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assign credit to

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aspersion

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curse

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assail

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attack - who was the assailiant?

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assiduous

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hard working, diligent

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assuage

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to ease, pacify

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atrophy

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decay

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audacious

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impudent, bold

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auspicious

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positive, propitious

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austere

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bare, bleak

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avarice

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greed

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aversion

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dislike, loathing

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banal

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dull

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bane

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burden

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bard

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poet, singer

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beguile

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trick

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benevolent

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kind, benign

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benign

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mild

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bequeath

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give, bestow - I bequeath this to you

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bereft

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without, bereaved

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bilk

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cheat

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blight

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plague, disease

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bombastic

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confident, pompous

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boon

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gift

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bourgeois

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staid, middle-classed

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brusque

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short, dismissive

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buffet

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attack, pound

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burnish

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polish

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buttress

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support

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cacophony

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disharmony, strident

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cajole

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urge, coax

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calumny

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slander, libel

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candor

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honesty

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canny

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shrewd

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capitulate

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surrender, cede

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carouse

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party

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carp

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annoy, grouse

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catalyze

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inspire

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caucus

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conclave, group

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caustic

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bitter, acidic

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cavort

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frolic, gambol

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censure

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criticism, disapproval

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cerebral

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intellectual

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chide

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reproach, reprimand

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circumlocution

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periphrasis, indirectness

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circumscribed

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marked off, bounded

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circumspect

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cautious, prudent

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clairvoyant

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intuitive, psychic

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clamor

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loud noise

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cleave

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slice, smite

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cloying

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syrupy, saccharine

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coalesce

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amalgamate, merge

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cogent

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forceful, clear, lucid

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colloquial

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idiomatic, conversational

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collusion

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conspiracy, involvement

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commodious

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roomy

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compunction

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regret, scruple

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conciliatory

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friendly, agreeable

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concomitant

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associated

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concord

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agreement

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condone

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overlook, pardon

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conflagration

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inferno

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confluence

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convergence, union

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confound

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frustrate, confuse

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congenial

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amiable, friendly

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consonant

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harmony

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constituent

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essential, voter

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contemporaneous

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concurrent

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contentious

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quarrel, dispute

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contrite

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penitent, remorseful

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convivial

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pleasant, genial

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copious

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profuse, abundant

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cordial

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warm, affectionate

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corpulence

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fatness

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corroborate

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validate, support

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coup

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overthrow

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credulity

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gullible, imprudence

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culpable

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blame

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cultivate

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improve, refine

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cupidity

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greed, avarice

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curt

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abrupt, terse

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dearth

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scarcity, drought

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debauch

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degrade

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decorous

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appropriate

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decry

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disparage, criticize

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defamatory

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insulting

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deferential

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respectful, obsequious

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deft

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skillful, capable

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defunct

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obsolete, invalid

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deleterious

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harmful

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delineate

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outline, explain

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demarcation

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delineation, separation

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demure

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quiet

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denigrate

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belittle, deprecate

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depravity

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wickedness

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derelice

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abandoned

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deride

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scorn

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desiccated

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dehydrated

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despondent

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discouraged, hopeless

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despot

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dictator, tyrant

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diaphanous

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light, transparent

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didactic

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moral, instructional

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diffident

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shy

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diffuse

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scatter

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dilatory

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delay

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dirge

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elegy, song

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disaffected

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rebellious

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discomfit

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thwart, baffle

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discordant

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not agreeing

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discursive

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rambling

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disdain

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scorn

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disparate

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differing

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dissemble

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fake, conceal

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dissent

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disagreement, discord

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distend

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swell, bloat

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dither

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hesitate, vacillate, irresolute

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divisive

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discorn, troublesome

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docile

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quiet, submissive

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dogmatic

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rigid, inflexible

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dour

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stern joyless

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duplicity

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crafty, dishonest

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ebullient

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lively, effervescent

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eclectic

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heterogeneous, varied

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edict

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order, decree

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efface

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obliterate

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efficacious

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effective

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effrontery

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impudence, nerve

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effulgent

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radiant

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egregious

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bad

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elegy

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eulogy

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elicit

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evoke, draw out

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elucidate

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explain

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emaciated

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thin

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eminent

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distinguished, conspicuous

195
Q

emollient

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soothing

196
Q

empathy

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understanding

197
Q

empirical

A

pragmatic, observed

198
Q

encumber

A

burden

199
Q

enervate

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exhause, weaken

200
Q

engerder

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create, generate

201
Q

enigmatic

A

mystifying, cryptic

202
Q

ennui

A

boredom

203
Q

enthrall

A

charm

204
Q

ephemeral

A

fleeting

205
Q

equanimity

A

composure

206
Q

equivocal

A

ambiguous, uncertain

207
Q

erudite

A

learned

208
Q

eschew

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shun, avoid

209
Q

esoteric

A

obscure

210
Q

espouse

A

support

211
Q

ethereal

A

heavenly

212
Q

evanescent

A

fleeting, momentary

213
Q

evince

A

reveal

214
Q

exacerbate

A

intense

215
Q

exasperate

A

irritate, irk

216
Q

exculpate

A

exonerate

217
Q

exevrable

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loathsome, detestable

218
Q

exhort

A

urge, spur

219
Q

exigent

A

urgent, critical

220
Q

exorbitant

A

excessive

221
Q

expedient

A

advisable, advantageous

222
Q

expiate

A

atone, compensate

223
Q

expurgate

A

purge

224
Q

extant

A

existing

225
Q

extol

A

revere, praise

226
Q

exult

A

rejoice

227
Q

facile

A

easy

228
Q

fallacious

A

incorrect, mileading

229
Q

fastidious

A

meticulous, demanding

230
Q

fatuous

A

silly, foolish

231
Q

fecund

A

fruitful, fertile

232
Q

felicitous

A

apt, delightful

233
Q

feral

A

wild, savage

234
Q

fervent

A

ardent, passionate

235
Q

fetid

A

rotten, fusty

236
Q

fetter

A

restrain

237
Q

fickle

A

inconstant

238
Q

fidelity

A

devotion

239
Q

figurative

A

symbolic

240
Q

flout

A

disreguard

241
Q

forbearance

A

patience, tolerance

242
Q

forestall

A

prevent

243
Q

forlorn

A

lonely, abandoned

244
Q

foster

A

stimulate, promote

245
Q

fractious

A

irritable

246
Q

fraught

A

tense, anxious

247
Q

frivolous

A

little importance, trifling

248
Q

furtive

A

secretive, sly

249
Q

garish

A

gaudy, in bad taste

250
Q

garrulous

A

talkative

251
Q

genial

A

friendly, affable

252
Q

goad

A

to urge, spur

253
Q

gourmand

A

fond of eating and drinking

254
Q

grandiloquence

A

lofty, pompouse language

255
Q

grandiose

A

exaggerated scale

256
Q

gratuitous

A

uncalled for, unwarranted

257
Q

gregarious

A

sociable

258
Q

grievous

A

injurious, hurtful

259
Q

guile

A

deceitful, cunning

260
Q

hackneyed

A

unoriginal, trite

261
Q

hallowed

A

revered, consecrated

262
Q

hapless

A

unlucky

263
Q

harangue

A

speech

264
Q

hardy

A

robust

265
Q

harrowing

A

distressing, vexing

266
Q

haughty

A

disdainfully proud

267
Q

hegemony

A

dominate

268
Q

heinous

A

wicked, repugnant

269
Q

heterogeneous

A

varied

270
Q

iconoclast

A

attacks common beliefs

271
Q

idiosyncratic

A

individualized

272
Q

idolatrous

A

worshipping one object

273
Q

ignominious

A

humiliating

274
Q

illicit

A

forbidden

275
Q

immerse

A

absorb

276
Q

immutable

A

not changeable

277
Q

impassive

A

stoic, not susceptible to suffering

278
Q

impecunious

A

poor

279
Q

imperious

A

commanding

280
Q

impertinent

A

rude, insolent, impudent

281
Q

impervious

A

impenetrable

282
Q

impetuous

A

rash, hastily done

283
Q

impinge

A

impact, affect

284
Q

implacable

A

cant be appeased

285
Q

implement

A

utensil, tool; to put into effect

286
Q

implicit

A

implied

287
Q

impudent

A

casually rude, insolent, impertinent

288
Q

impute

A

ascribe, blame

289
Q

inane

A

silly and meaningless

290
Q

incarnate

A

embodied

291
Q

incediary

A

person who agitates; inflammatory

292
Q

incessant

A

unending

293
Q

inchoate

A

unformed

294
Q

incisive

A

clear

295
Q

inclination

A

tendency, propensity

296
Q

incontrovertible

A

indisputable

297
Q

incorriglible

A

incapable of correction, delinquent

298
Q

increment

A

an enlargement

299
Q

incumbent

A

one who holds an office; obligatry

300
Q

indefatigable

A

incapable of defeat, failure, decay

301
Q

indigenous

A

originating in a region

302
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indigent

A

poor, improverished

303
Q

indignation

A

anger by unfairness

304
Q

indolent

A

lazy, malinger

305
Q

indomitable

A

not conquerable

306
Q

ineffable

A

unspeakable

307
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inept

A

unqualified

308
Q

inexorable

A

not persuaded

309
Q

inextricable

A

entangled

310
Q

infamy

A

notoriety

311
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ingenuous

A

not devious

312
Q

inimical

A

hostile

313
Q

iniquilty

A

wickedness or sin

314
Q

injunction

A

official warning

315
Q

innate

A

inborn, native

316
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innocuous

A

harmless

317
Q

innuendo

A

insinuation

318
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inoculate

A

vaccinate

319
Q

inquisitor

A

inquire

320
Q

insatiable

A

cant be satisfied

321
Q

insidious

A

harmful, seductive

322
Q

insinuate

A

suggest indirectly

323
Q

insipid

A

dull

324
Q

insolent

A

rude, arrogant

325
Q

goad

A

instigate

326
Q

insular

A

narrow-minded, closed-off

327
Q

interlocutor

A

participates in conversation

328
Q

interminable

A

not ending

329
Q

intimation

A

an indirect suggestion

330
Q

intractable

A

unmanageable

331
Q

intransigent

A

refusing to compromise

332
Q

intrepid

A

brave

333
Q

inundate

A

flood with abundance

334
Q

inure

A

become accustomed to

335
Q

invective

A

angry verbal attack

336
Q

inveterate

A

habit

337
Q

inviolable

A

secure from assault - The batcave is inviolable

338
Q

irascible

A

easily angered

339
Q

irreverence

A

disrespect

340
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judicious

A

exercising sound judgement

341
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knell

A

solemn sound of a bell

342
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laconic

A

terse in speech or writing

343
Q

languid

A

sluggish

344
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largess

A

giving lavish gifts

345
Q

latent

A

hidden but can be exposed

346
Q

laudatory

A

praise

347
Q

legerdemain

A

deception

348
Q

lenient

A

tolerance

349
Q

lethargic

A

state of sluggishness or apathy

350
Q

licentious

A

dissolute, profligate, lack of moral restraint

351
Q

limpid

A

clear, transparent

352
Q

lithe

A

graceful, flexible

353
Q

litigant

A

plantiff, accuser

354
Q

lucid

A

clear, easily understandable

355
Q

lurid

A

ghastly, sensational

356
Q

maelstrom

A

destructive whirlpool

357
Q

magnanimous

A

noble, generous

358
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malediction

A

a curse

359
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malevolent

A

wanting harm on others

360
Q

malleable

A

shaped or transformed

361
Q

manifest

A

obvious

362
Q

manifold

A

diverse, varied

363
Q

maudlin

A

weakly sentimental

364
Q

mawkish

A

sick sentimentality

365
Q

medley

A

mixture of different things

366
Q

mendacious

A

lying, false character

367
Q

mercurial

A

rapid change or temperamental

368
Q

modicum

A

small amount

369
Q

mollify

A

to soften in temper

370
Q

morass

A

wet swampy bog

371
Q

mores

A

moral attitudes of a group of people

372
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morose

A

gloomy

373
Q

multifarious

A

diverisity

374
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mundane

A

concerned with the world rather than heaven, commonplace

375
Q

munificent

A

generosity

376
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mutable

A

able to change

377
Q

myraid

A

big

378
Q

nadir

A

lowest point of something

379
Q

nascent

A

process of being born

380
Q

nebulous

A

vaguely defined, cloudy

381
Q

nefarious

A

villainous

382
Q

neophyte

A

young, inexperienced

383
Q

noisome

A

unpleasant

384
Q

nomadic

A

wandering from place to place

385
Q

nominal

A

trifling, insignificant

386
Q

nondescript

A

lacking distinctive character

387
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nuance

A

slight variation in meaning, tone, expression

388
Q

obdurate

A

unyielding to moral influences

389
Q

obfuscate

A

render incomprehensible

390
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oblique

A

diverging from a straight line

391
Q

obsequious

A

submissive

392
Q

obstinate

A

stubborn

393
Q

obstreperous

A

noisy, unruly

394
Q

obtuse

A

lacking sensibility or intellect

395
Q

odious

A

instilling hatred or displeasure

396
Q

officious

A

meddlesome, obtrusive, intrusive

397
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onerous

A

burdensome

398
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oration

A

formal speech

399
Q

ornate

A

elaborate, decorated

400
Q

oscillate

A

sway

401
Q

ostensible

A

seemingly, apparent, sham

402
Q

ostentatious

A

glitzy

403
Q

ostracism

A

exclusion from group

404
Q

pacific

A

soothing

405
Q

palliate

A

to reduce the severity of, deoderize, extenuate

406
Q

pallid

A

lacking color

407
Q

panacea

A

elixir, nostrum

408
Q

paradigm

A

mold, standard, paragon

409
Q

paradox

A

anomaly, puzzle

410
Q

paragon

A

paradigm, mold

411
Q

pariah

A

outcast

412
Q

parsimony

A

frugality

413
Q

partisan

A

follower, adherent

414
Q

patent

A

understood, clear

415
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pathology

A

deviation from normal

416
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pathos

A

pity, commiseration

417
Q

paucity

A

small in quantity

418
Q

pejorative

A

derogatory

419
Q

pellucid

A

easily intelligible, clear

420
Q

penchant

A

preference

421
Q

penitent

A

remorseful, regretful

422
Q

penultimate

A

next to last

423
Q

penurious

A

miserly, stingy

424
Q

perfidious

A

disloyal

425
Q

perfunctory

A

showing little interest

426
Q

permeate

A

spread throughout

427
Q

pernicious

A

destructive

428
Q

perspicacity

A

shrewdness, perceptiveness

429
Q

pert

A

flippant, bold

430
Q

pertinacious

A

persistent

431
Q

perusal

A

review

432
Q

pervasive

A

permeant, to spread throughout

433
Q

petulance

A

rudeness

434
Q

phlegmatic

A

uninterested, unresponsive

435
Q

pithy

A

meaningful

436
Q

pittance

A

small amount

437
Q

placate

A

sooth

438
Q

placid

A

calm, peaceful

439
Q

platitude

A

cliche

440
Q

plaudit

A

applause

441
Q

poignant

A

deeply affecting, moving

442
Q

portent

A

omen, augury, presage

443
Q

potentate

A

great power, leader

444
Q

pragmatic

A

practical

445
Q

precipice

A

face of cliff

446
Q

precocious

A

advanced

447
Q

preclude

A

to prevent

448
Q

predilection

A

a preference

449
Q

preponderance

A

superiority

450
Q

prepossessing

A

occupying the mind

451
Q

presage

A

omen, augury, portent

452
Q

prescient

A

have foreknowledge of

453
Q

presumptuous

A

disrespectfully bold

454
Q

pretense

A

shamming, mask

455
Q

privation

A

lacking basic necessities

456
Q

probity

A

virtue, integrity

457
Q

proclivity

A

bent, disposition

458
Q

profligate

A

dissolute, extravagant

459
Q

promulgate

A

proclaim

460
Q

propagate

A

multiply, spread out

461
Q

propensity

A

preference

462
Q

propitious

A

favorable

463
Q

propriety

A

decent, etiquiette

464
Q

prosaic

A

plain

465
Q

proscribe

A

to condemn, outlaw

466
Q

protean

A

variable

467
Q

prowess

A

extraordinary ability

468
Q

prudence

A

cautious, circumspect

469
Q

puerile

A

juvenile, immature

470
Q

pugnacious

A

quarrelsome, combative

471
Q

pulchritude

A

physical beauty

472
Q

punctilious

A

precise, demeaning, conscientious

473
Q

pungent

A

pointed, sharp quality

474
Q

punitive

A

involving punishment

475
Q

putrid

A

rotten, foul

476
Q

quagmire

A

difficult situation

477
Q

quaint

A

charmingly old-fashioned

478
Q

quandary

A

perplexed state

479
Q

quell

A

suppress, extinguish

480
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querulous

A

whiny, complaining

481
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quixotic

A

idealistic, impractical

482
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quotidian

A

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