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1
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implicate

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incriminate; show to be involved

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supplicate

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petition humbly; pray to grant a favor

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explicate

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explain; interpret; clarify

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prevaricate

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lie

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fabricate

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build; lie

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intricate

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complex; knotty; tangled

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extricate

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free; disentangle

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authenticate

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prove genuine

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inculcate

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teach; instill

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truncate

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cut the top off

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allocate

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assig

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reciprocate

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repay in kind

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advocate

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urge; plead for

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equivocate

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lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

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obfuscate

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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex

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sedate

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composed; grave

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elucidate

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explain; enlighte

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validate

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confirm; ratify

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invalidate

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weaken; destroy

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intimidate

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frighte

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liquidate

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settle accounts; clearup

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mandate

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order; charge

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inundate

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overwhelm; flood; submerge

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accommodate

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oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt

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permeate

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pass through; spread

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delineate

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portray; depict; sketch

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nauseate

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cause to become sick; fill with disgust

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propagate

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multiply; spread

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relegate

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banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign

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negate

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cancel out; nullify; deny

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aggregate

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gather; accumulate

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profligate

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dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral

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mitigate

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appease; moderate

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castigate

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criticize severely; punish

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instigate

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urge; start; provoke

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promulgate

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proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publicatio

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abrogate

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abolish

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interrogate

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question closely; cross-examine

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surrogate

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substitute

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expurgate

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clean; remove offensive parts of a book

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subjugate

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conquer; bring under control

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depreciate

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lessen in value

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appreciate

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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

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enunciate

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speak distinctly

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mediate

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settle a dispute through the services of an outsider

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repudiate

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disown; disavow

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palliate

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lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses

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defoliate

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destroy leaves

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opiate

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medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction

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expiate

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make amends for (a sin)

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excoriate

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scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off

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appropriate

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acquire; take possession of for one’s own use

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expropriate

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take possession of

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expatriate

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exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land

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infuriate

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enrage; anger

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ingratiate

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become popular with

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satiate

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satisfy fully

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initiate

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begin; originate; receive into a group

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propitiate

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appease

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substantiate

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establish by evidence; verify; support

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obviate

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make unnecessary; get rid of

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deviate

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turn away from (a principle, norm); depart; diverge

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alleviate

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relieve

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abbreviate

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shorte

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prelate

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church dignitary

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annihilate

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destroy

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assimilate

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absorb; cause to become homogeneous

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oscillate

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vibrate pendulumlike; waver

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scintillate

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sparkle; flash

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collate

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examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

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desolate

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unpopulated

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desolate

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rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake

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disconsolate

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sad

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immaculate

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spotless; flawless; absolutely clea

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matriculate

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enroll (in college or graduate school)

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articulate

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effective; distinct

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inarticulate

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speechless; producing indistinct speech

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modulate

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tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another

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coagulate

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thicken; congeal; clot

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emulate

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imitate; rival

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simulate

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feig

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dissimulate

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pretend; conceal by feigning

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granulate

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form into grains

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manipulate

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operate with one’s hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc

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stipulate

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make express conditions; specify

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capitulate

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surrender

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recapitulate

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summarize

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postulate

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essential premise; underlying assumptio

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amalgamate

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combine; unite in one body

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stalemate

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deadlock

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decimate

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kill, usually one out of te

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acclimate

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adjust to climate

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inanimate

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lifeless

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ultimate

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final; not susceptible to further analysis

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intimate

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hint; suggest

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emanate

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issue forth

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alienate

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make hostile; separate

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rejuvenate

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make young agai

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magnate

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XX person of prominence or influence

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cognate

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related linguistically: allied by blood: similar or akin in nature

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subordinate

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occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive

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inordinate

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unrestrained; excessive

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disseminate

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distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)

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incriminate

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accuse

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indiscriminate

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choosing at random; confused

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germinate

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cause to sprout; sprout

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indeterminate

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uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite

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illuminate

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brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighte

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ruminate

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chew over and over (mentally, or, like cows, physically); mull over; ponder

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indoctrinate

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instruct in a doctrine or ideology

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procrastinate

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postpone; delay or put off

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obstinate

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stubborn; hard to control or treat

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innate

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inbor

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dispassionate

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calm; impartial

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hibernate

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sleep throughout the winter

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ornate

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excessively or elaborately decorated

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importunate

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urging; demanding

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inchoate

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recently begun; rudimentary; elementary

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emancipate

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set free

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dissipate

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squander; waste; scatter

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exculpate

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clear from blame

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spate

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sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount

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disparate

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basically different; unrelated

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desecrate

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profane; violate the sanctity of

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dehydrate

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remove water from; dry out

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berate

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scold strongly

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deliberate

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consider; ponder

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incarcerate

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impriso

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accelerate

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move faster

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decelerate

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slow dow

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enumerate

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list; mention one by one

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generate

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cause; produce; create

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degenerate

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become worse; deteriorate

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venerate

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revere

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exonerate

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acquit; exculpate

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temperate

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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature

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intemperate

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immoderate; excessive; extreme

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exasperate

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vex

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recuperate

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recover

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commiserate

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feel or express pity or sympathy for

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reiterate

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repeat

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obliterate

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destroy completely

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adulterate

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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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grate

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make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred

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integrate

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make whole; combine; make into one unit

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denigrate

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blacke

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ingrate

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ungrateful perso

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irate

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angry

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collaborate

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work together

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confirm; support

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perforate

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pierce; put a hole through

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invigorate

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energize; stimulate

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ameliorate

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improve

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commemorate

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honor the memory of

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incorporate

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introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite

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prate

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speak foolishly; boast idly

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perpetrate

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commit an offense

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infiltrate

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pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily

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prostrate

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stretch out full on ground

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frustrate

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thwart; defeat

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obdurate

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stubbor

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inaugurate

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start; initiate; install in office

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commensurate

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equal in extent

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saturate

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soak thoroughly

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sate

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satisfy to the full; cloy

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incapacitate

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disable

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premeditate

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plan in advance

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agitate

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stir up; disturb

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cogitate

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think over

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rehabilitate

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restore to proper conditio

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debilitate

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weaken; enfeeble

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facilitate

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help bring about; make less difficult

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decapitate

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behead

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precipitate

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rash; premature; hasty;

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precipitate

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throw headlong; haste

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palpitate

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throb; flutter

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levitate

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float in the air (especially by magical means)

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potentate

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monarch; sovereig

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annotate

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comment; make explanatory notes

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apostate

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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

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amputate

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cut off part of body; prune

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attenuate

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make thin; weake

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extenuate

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weaken; mitigate

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insinuate

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hint; imply; creep i

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actuate

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motivate

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fluctuate

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waver; shift

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perpetuate

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make something last; preserve from extinctio

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accentuate

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emphasize; stress

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captivate

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charm or enthrall

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renovate

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restore to good condition; renew

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enervate

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weake

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delete

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erase; strike out

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decollete

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having a low-necked dress

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obsolete

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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated

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deplete

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reduce; exhaust

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replete

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filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied

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secrete

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hide away; produce and release a substance into an organism

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discrete

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separate; unconnected

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naivete

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quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility

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cite

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quote; command

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incite

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arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist

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expedite

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haste

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erudite

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learned; scholarly

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satellite

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small body revolving around a larger one

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mite

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very small object or creature; small coi

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ignite

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kindle; light

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respite

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interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment

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sybarite

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lover of luxury

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trite

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hackneyed; commonplace

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parasite

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animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant

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requisite

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necessary requirement

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perquisite

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any gain above stipulated salary

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apposite

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appropriate; fitting

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requite

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repay; revenge

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debutante

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young woman making formal entrance into society

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dote

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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline

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anecdote

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short account of an amusing or interesting event

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antidote

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medicine to counteract a poison or disease

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mote

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small speck

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promote

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help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize

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rote

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repetitio

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forte

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strong point or special talent

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chaste

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pure

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palette

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board on which painter mixes pigments

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vignette

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picture; short literary sketch

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coquette

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flirt

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tribute

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tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect

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attribute

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essential quality

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attribute

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ascribe; explai

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acute

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quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe

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execute

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put into effect; carry out

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refute

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disprove

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absolute

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complete; totally unlimited; certai

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irresolute

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uncertain how to act; weak

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dissolute

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loose in morals

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transmute

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change; convert to something different

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minute

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extremely small

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compute

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reckon; calculate

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statute

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law enacted by the legislature

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destitute

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extremely poor

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astute

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wise; shrewd; kee

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neophyte

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recent convert; beginner

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residue

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remainder; balance

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harangue

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noisy speech

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demagogue

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person who appeals to people’s prejudice; false leader of people

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epilogue

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short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

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prologue

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introduction (to a poem or play)

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vogue

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popular fashio

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hue

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color; aspect

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ingenue

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an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts

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retinue

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following; attendants

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opaque

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dark; not transparent

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oblique

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indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line)

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clique

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small exclusive group

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unique

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without an equal; single in kind

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pique

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irritation; resentment

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pique

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provoke or arouse; annoy

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baroque

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highly ornate

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burlesque

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give an imitation that ridicules

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picaresque

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pertaining to rogues in literature

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grotesque

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fantastic; comically hideous

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brusque

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blunt; abrupt

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rue

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regret; lament; mour

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accrue

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come about by additio

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misconstrue

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interpret incorrectly; misjudge

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virtue

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goodness, moral excellence; good quality

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concave

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hollow

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cleave

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split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to

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enclave

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territory enclosed within an alien land

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knave

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untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel

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rave

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overwhelmingly favorable review

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reprieve

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temporary stay

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retrieve

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recover; find and bring i

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waive

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give up temporarily; yield

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thrive

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prosper; flourish

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abrasive

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rubbing away; tending to grind dow

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evasive

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not frank; eluding

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invasive

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tending to spread aggressively; intrusive

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pervasive

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pervading; spread throughout every part

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incisive

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cutting; sharp

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propulsive

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driving forward

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expansive

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outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size

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offensive

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attacking; insulting; distasteful

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comprehensive

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thorough; inclusive

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pensive

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dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative

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corrosive

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eating away by chemicals or disease

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subversive

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tending to overthrow; destructive

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cursive

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flowing, running

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discursive

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digressing; rambling

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passive

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not active; acted upo

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impassive

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without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

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obsessive

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related to thinking about something constantly; preoccupying

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missive

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letter

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submissive

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yielding; timid

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abusive

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coarsely insulting; physically harmful

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effusive

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pouring forth; gushing

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inclusive

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tending to include all

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elusive

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evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

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unobtrusive

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inconspicuous; not blatant

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indicative

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suggestive; implying

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evocative

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tending to call up (emotions, memories)

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provocative

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arousing anger or interest; annoying

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prerogative

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privilege; unquestionable right

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cumulative

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growing by additio

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lucrative

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profitable

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remunerative

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compensating; rewarding

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imperative

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absolutely necessary; critically important

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vituperative

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abusive; scolding

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pejorative

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negative in connotation; having a belittling effect

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narrative

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related to telling a story

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figurative

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not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech

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authoritative

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having the weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

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derivative

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unoriginal; derived from another source

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innovative

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novel; introducing a change

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retroactive

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of a law that dates back to a period before its enactment

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objective

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not influenced by emotions; fair

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objective

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goal; aim

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subjective

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occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal

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retrospective

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looking back on the past

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introspective

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looking within oneself

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invective

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abuse

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vindictive

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out for revenge; malicious

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expletive

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interjection; profane oath

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fugitive

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fleeting or transitory; roving

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cognitive

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having to do with knowing or perceiving; related to the mental processes

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definitive

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final; complete

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punitive

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punishing

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substantive

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essential; pertaining to the substance

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incentive

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spur; motive

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retentive

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holding; having a good memory

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attentive

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alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful

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plaintive

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mournful

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receptive

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quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions, etc

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perceptive

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insightful; aware; wise

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abortive

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unsuccessful; fruitless

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sportive

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playful

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furtive

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stealthy; sneaky

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festive

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joyous; celebratory

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restive

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restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control

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exhaustive

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thorough; comprehensive

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delve

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dig; investigate

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absolve

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pardon (an offense)

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resolve

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determination; firmness of purpose

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resolve

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decide; settle; solve

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alcove

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nook; small, recessed section of a room

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grove

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group of trees (smaller than a forest); orchard

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reprove

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censure; rebuke

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reserve

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self-control; formal but distant manner

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verve

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enthusiasm; liveliness

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swerve

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deviate; turn aside sharply

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awe

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solemn wonder

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ewe

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female sheep

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faze

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disconcert; dismay

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glaze

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cover with a thin and shiny surface

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raze

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destroy completely

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ostracize

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exclude from public favor; ba

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aggrandize

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increase or intensify

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rhapsodize

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to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner

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jeopardize

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endanger; imperil; put at risk

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energize

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invigorate; make forceful and active

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verbalize

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put into words

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rationalize

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give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable one; offer an excuse

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tantalize

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tease; torture with disappointment

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galvanize

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stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize

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scrutinize

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examine closely and critically

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lionize

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treat as a celebrity

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patronize

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support; act superior toward; be a customer of

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fraternize

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associate in a friendly way

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plagiarize

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steal another’s ideas and pass them off as one’s ow

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polarize

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split into opposite extremes or camps

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bowdlerize

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expurgate

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mesmerize

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hypnotize

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pulverize

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crush or grind into dust

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vaporize

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turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc

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temporize

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avoid commiting oneself; gain time

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stigmatize

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brand; mark as wicked

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proselytize

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convert to a religion or belief

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sheaf

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bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together

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oaf

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stupid, awkward perso

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chaff

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worthless products of an endeavor

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quaff

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drink with relish

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whiff

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puff or gust (of air, scent, etc

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skiff

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small, light sailboat or rowboat

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scoff

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mock; ridicule

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doff

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take off

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rebuff

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snub; beat back

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bluff

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rough but good-natured

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bluff

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pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff

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gruff

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rough-mannered

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waif

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homeless child or animal

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motif

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theme

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aloof

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apart; reserved

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dwarf

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cause to seem small

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flag

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droop; grow feeble

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slag

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residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter

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rig

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fix or manipulate

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mincing

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affectedly dainty

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impending

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nearing; approaching

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foreboding

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premonition of evil

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chaffing

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bantering; joking

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engaging

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charming; attractive

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grudging

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unwilling; reluctant; stingy

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painstaking

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showing hard work; taking-Dreat care

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hulking

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massive; bulky; great in size

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sibling

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brother or sister

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grueling

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exhausting

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trifling

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trivial; unimportant

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fledgling

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inexperienced

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inkling

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hint

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compelling

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overpowering; irresistible in effect

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bristling

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rising like bristles; showing irritatio

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booming

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deep and resonant; flourishing, thriving

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unassuming

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modest

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fawning

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courting favor by cringing and flattering

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carping

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finding fault

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overbearing

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bossy and arrogant; decisively important

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glaring

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highly conspicuous; harshly bright

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bantering

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good-natured ridiculing

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retiring

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modest; shy

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enduring

A

lasting; surviving

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enterprising

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full of initiative

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unprepossessing

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unattractive

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rousing

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lively; stirring

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unintimidating

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unfrightening

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undulating

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moving with a wavelike motio

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discriminating

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able to see differences; prejudiced

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exhilarating

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invigorating and refreshing; cheering

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exacting

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extremely demanding

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riveting

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absorbing; engrossing

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halting

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hesitant; faltering

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unstinting

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giving generously; not holding back

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unwitting

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unintentional; not knowing

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billowing

A

swelling out in waves; surging

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harrowing

A

agonizing; distressing; traumatic

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underlying

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fundamental; lying below

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cloying

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distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental

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headlong

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hasty; rash

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prolong

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make longer; draw out; lengthe

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throng

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crowd

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headstrong

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stubborn; willful; unyielding

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log

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record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities

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pariah

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social outcast

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impeach

A

charge with crime in office; indict

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breach

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breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap

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broach

A

introduce; open up

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reproach

A

express disapproval or disappointment

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beseech

A

beg; plead with

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filch

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steal

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blanch

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bleach; white

450
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stanch

A

check flow of blood

451
Q

clench

A

close tightly; grasp

452
Q

retrench

A

cut down; economize

453
Q

wrench

A

pull; strain; twist

454
Q

quench

A

douse or extinguish; assuage or satisfy

455
Q

flinch

A

hesitate, shrink

456
Q

brooch

A

ornamental clasp

457
Q

epoch

A

period of time

458
Q

matriarch

A

woman who rules a family or larger social group

459
Q

patriarch

A

father and ruler of a family or tribe

460
Q

besmirch

A

soil, defile

461
Q

dispatch

A

speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed

462
Q

debauch

A

corrupt; seduce from virtue

463
Q

furlough

A

leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant

464
Q

slough

A

cast off

465
Q

trough

A

container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc)

466
Q

epitaph

A

inscription in memory of a dead perso

467
Q

abash

A

embarrass

468
Q

slapdash

A

haphazard; careless; sloppy

469
Q

refurbish

A

renovate; make bright by polishing

470
Q

outlandish

A

bizarre; peculiar; unconventional

471
Q

brandish

A

wave around; flourish

472
Q

waggish

A

mischievous; humorous; tricky

473
Q

sluggish

A

Slow; lazy; lethargic

474
Q

mawkish

A

mushy and gushy; icky-sticky

475
Q

relish

A

savor; enjoy

476
Q

embellish

A

adorn; ornament

477
Q

abolish

A

cancel; put an end to

478
Q

churlish

A

boorish; rude

479
Q

skirmish

A

minor fight

480
Q

replenish

A

fill up agai

481
Q

admonish

A

warn; reprove

482
Q

garnish

A

decorate

483
Q

burnish

A

make shiny by rubbing; polish

484
Q

garish

A

over-bright in color; gaudy

485
Q

gibberish

A

nonsense; babbling

486
Q

boorish

A

rude; clumsy; ungentlemanly

487
Q

flourish

A

grow well; prosper; decorate with ornaments

488
Q

anguish

A

acute pain; extreme suffering

489
Q

languish

A

lose animation; lose strength

490
Q

relinquish

A

give up something with reluctance; yield

491
Q

lavish

A

liberal; wasteful

492
Q

bequeath

A

leave to someone by a will; hand dow

493
Q

aftermath

A

consequences; outcome; upshot

494
Q

loath

A

reluctant; disinclined

495
Q

wrath

A

anger; fury

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