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abase

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to humiliate, degrade

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abate

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to reduce, lessen

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abdicate

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to give up a position, usually one of leadership

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abduct

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to kidnap, take by force

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aberration

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something that differs from the norm

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abet

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to aid, help, encourage

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abhor

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to hate, detest

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abide

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to put up with

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abort

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to give up on a half-finished project or effort

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abridge

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to cut down, shorten

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abrogate

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to abolish, usually by authority

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absolution

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freedom from blame, guilt, sin

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abstain

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to freely choose not to commit an action

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abstruse

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hard to comprehend

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accede

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to agree

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accentuate

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to stress, highlight

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acclaim

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high praise

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accolade

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high praise, special distinction

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accost

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to confront verbally

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accretion

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slow growth in size or amount

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acerbic

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biting, bitter in tone or taste

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abjure

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to reject, renounce

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acrimony

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bitterness, discord

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acumen

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keen insight

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acute

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sharp, severe

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abnegation

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denial of comfort to oneself

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abject

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wretched, pitiful

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adamant

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impervious, immovable, unyielding

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adhere

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to stick to something

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admonish

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to caution, criticize, reprove

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adorn

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to decorate

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adulation

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extreme praise

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adumbrate

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to sketch out in a vague way

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adverse

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antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous

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aerial

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somehow related to the air

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affluent

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rich, wealthy

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affront

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an insult

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aggrandize

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to increase or make greater

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aggregate

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a whole or total

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aggrieved

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distressed, wronged, injured

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agile

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quick, nimble

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agnostic

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believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven

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alacrity

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eagerness, speed

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alias

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a false name or identity

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allay

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to soothe, ease

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allege

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to assert, usually without proof

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alleviate

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to relieve, make more bearable

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allocate

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to distribute, set aside

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aloof

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reserved, distant

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altercation

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a dispute; fight

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amalgamate

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to bring together, unite

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ameliorate

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to improve

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amenable

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willing, compliant

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amenity

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an item that increases comfort

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amiable

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disposed to please

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amicable

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friendly

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amorous

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showing love, particularly sexual

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amorphous

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without definite shape or type

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anachronistic

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belonging to a time other than the one being represented

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analgesic

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something that reduces pain

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analogous

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similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn

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anathema

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a cursed, detested person

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anesthesia

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loss of sensation

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anguish

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extreme sadness, torment; be extremely distressed

severe mental or physical pain or suffering:

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animated

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lively

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annex

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to incorporate territory or space

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annul

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to make void or invalid

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anomaly

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something that does not fit into the normal order

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antediluvian

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ancient

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anthology

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a selected collection of writings, songs, etc

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antipathy

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a strong dislike, repugnance

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antiseptic

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clean, sterile

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antithesis

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the absolute oposite

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apocryphal

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fictitious, false, wrong

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appraise

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to assess the worth or value of

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apprehend

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to seize, arrest

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approbation

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praise

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appropriate

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to take, make use of

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arable

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suitable for growing crops

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arbiter

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one who can resolve a dispute, make a decision

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arbitrary

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based on factors that appear random

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arbitration

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the process or act of resolving a dispute

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arcane

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obscure, secret, known only by a few

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archetypal

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the most representative or typical example of something

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ardor

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extreme vigor, energy, enthusiasm

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arrogate

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to take without justification

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ascertain

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to perceive, learn

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ascetic

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practicing restraint, as a means of self-discipline, usually religious

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ascribe

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to assign, credit, attribute to

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aspersion

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a curse, expression of ill-will

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assail

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to attack

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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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atone

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to repent, make amends

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atrophy

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to wither away, decay

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audacious

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excessively bold

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augment

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to add to, expand

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auspicious

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favorable, indicative of good things

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austere

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very bare, bleak

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avarice

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excessive greed

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aversion

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a particular dislike for something

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balk

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to stop, block abruptly

hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

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abominable

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exceptionally bad or displeasing

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abound

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be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

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abrade

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wear away

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