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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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aspersion (n.)

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Slander, false rumor

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atavism (n.)

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Reappearance of a characteristic after several generations of absence

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attenuate (v.)

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to weaken

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audacious (adj.)

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Bold, daring

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avocation (n.)

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Secondary occupation

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avuncular (adj.)

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Like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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bacchanalian (adj.)

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pertaining to drunken festivity

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banal (adj.)

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Commonplace, trite

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bawdy (adj.)

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obscene

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beatify (v.)

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To sanctify, bless

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Bedizen (v.)

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To dress in vulgar, showy manner

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Belie (v.)

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To contradict, misrepresent

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Blandishment (n.)

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Flattery

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BlasE (adj.)

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bored, unconcerned

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boorish (adj.)

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Rude, insensitive

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Brazen (adj.)

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Bold, shameless

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Burnish (v.)

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To polish

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Buttress (v.)

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To reinforce/support

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Cadge (v.)

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To beg

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Callous (adj.)

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Thick skinned, insensitive

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Calumny (n.)

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False accusation, slander

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Canard (n.)

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False, deliberately misleading tory

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Cant (n.)

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Insincere talk

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Cantankerous (adj.)

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Irritable, ill humored

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Carnal (adj.)

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Of the flesh or body

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Carping (v.)

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To find fault, complain

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Cataclysm (n.)

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Viollent upheaval causing destruction and change

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Categorical (adj.)

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Absolute, without exception

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Centrifugal (adj.)

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Moving away from the center

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Centripetal (adj.)

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Moving towards the center

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Churlish (adj.)

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Rude, boorish

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Circuitous (adj.)

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Roundabout

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Clairvoyant (n.)

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One who can predict the future

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Cloister (v.)

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To confine, seclude

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Coalesce (v.)

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To cause to become one

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Cognizant (adj.)

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Informed, conscious, aware

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Commensurate (adj.)

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proportional

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Compunction (n.)

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Uneasiness caused by guilt

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Conciliatory (adj.)

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overcoming distrust or hostility

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Concomitant (n.)

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Existing concurrently

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Congenial (adj.)

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Similar in taste and habits, suited to

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Conjugal (adj.)

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Pertaining to marriage agreement

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Consecreate (v.)

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To declare sacred

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Continence (n.)

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Self control

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Convivial (adj.)

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Sociable

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Coquette (n.)

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A woman who flirts