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abeyance (n.)

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Temporary suppression or suspention

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abject (adj.)

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miserable, pitiful

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abscission (n.)

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Act of cutting

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abstemious (adj.)

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Moderate in appetite

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accretion (n.)

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Growth in size/Increase in amount

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Adamant (adj.)

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Uncompromising, unyielding

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Adjunct (n.)

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Something added

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Admonish (v.)

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To caution/reprimand

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Affected (adj.)

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Pretentious, phony

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Allay (v.)

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To lessen, ease

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ambrosia (n.)

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Something delicious

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ambivalence (n.)

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State of having conflicting attitude

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analgesic (n.)

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Medicatoin that reduces mapain

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antediluvian (adj.)

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prehistoric

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antipathy (n.)

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Dislike, hostility

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apothegm (n.)

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A terse, witty saying

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apellation (n.)

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name

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apposite (adj.)

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appropriate and relevant

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apprise (v.)

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To inform

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apropos (adj.)

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relevant

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arabesque (n.)

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Ornate design

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ardor (n.)

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Great emotion or passion

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argot (n.)

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Specialized vocabulary used by a group

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artless (adj.)

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Guileless, natural (guile = cunning/crafty)

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# Barron's A aspersion (n.)

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Slander, false rumor

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# Barron's A atavism (n.)

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Reappearance of a characteristic after several generations of absence

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# Barron's A attenuate (v.)

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to weaken

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# Barron's A audacious (adj.)

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Bold, daring

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# Barron's A avocation (n.)

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Secondary occupation

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# Barron's A avuncular (adj.)

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Like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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# Barron's A bacchanalian (adj.)

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pertaining to drunken festivity

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# Barron's A banal (adj.)

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Commonplace, trite

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# Barron's A bawdy (adj.)

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obscene

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# Barron's A beatify (v.)

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To sanctify, bless

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# Barron's A Bedizen (v.)

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To dress in vulgar, showy manner

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# Barron's A Belie (v.)

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To contradict, misrepresent

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# Barron's A Blandishment (n.)

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Flattery

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# Barron's A BlasE (adj.)

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bored, unconcerned

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# Barron's A boorish (adj.)

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Rude, insensitive

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# Barron's A Brazen (adj.)

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Bold, shameless

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# Barron's A Burnish (v.)

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To polish

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# Barron's A Buttress (v.)

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To reinforce/support

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# Barron's A Cadge (v.)

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To beg

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# Barron's A Callous (adj.)

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Thick skinned, insensitive

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# Barron's A Calumny (n.)

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False accusation, slander

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# Barron's A Canard (n.)

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False, deliberately misleading tory

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# Barron's A Cant (n.)

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Insincere talk

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# Barron's A Cantankerous (adj.)

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Irritable, ill humored

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# Barron's A Carnal (adj.)

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Of the flesh or body

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# Barron's A Carping (v.)

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To find fault, complain

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# Barron's A Cataclysm (n.)

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Viollent upheaval causing destruction and change

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# Barron's A Categorical (adj.)

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Absolute, without exception

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# Barron's A Centrifugal (adj.)

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Moving away from the center

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# Barron's A Centripetal (adj.)

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Moving towards the center

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# Barron's A Churlish (adj.)

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Rude, boorish

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# Barron's A Circuitous (adj.)

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Roundabout

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# Barron's A Clairvoyant (n.)

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One who can predict the future

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# Barron's A Cloister (v.)

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To confine, seclude

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# Barron's A Coalesce (v.)

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To cause to become one

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# Barron's A Cognizant (adj.)

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Informed, conscious, aware

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# Barron's A Commensurate (adj.)

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proportional

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# Barron's A Compunction (n.)

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Uneasiness caused by guilt

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# Barron's A Conciliatory (adj.)

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overcoming distrust or hostility

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# Barron's A Concomitant (n.)

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Existing concurrently

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# Barron's A Congenial (adj.)

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Similar in taste and habits, suited to

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# Barron's A Conjugal (adj.)

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Pertaining to marriage agreement

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# Barron's A Consecreate (v.)

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To declare sacred

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# Barron's A Continence (n.)

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Self control

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# Barron's A Convivial (adj.)

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Sociable

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# Barron's A Coquette (n.)

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A woman who flirts