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abate

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decrease in amount/ intensity

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abet

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to aid (aid and abet)

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abdicate

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to give up power/position

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abjure

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to renounce/ give up something

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abode

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home/ dwelling/ residence

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accord

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agreement/harmony

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acrid

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bitter/ harsh/ pungent

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acute

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sharp, specific/ having a good understanding

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adamant

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stubborn

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adept

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skilled/proficient (adj) someone who is skilled (n)

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adjacent

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near/close/bordering/neighboring

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adjunct

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added/ conjoined

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adroit

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skillful/ dexterous

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advocate

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publicly support

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affable

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friendly, warm, sociable

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affliction

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sickness/ pain/ suffering

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agile

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nimble/ quick

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akin

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related to

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allege

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report/ declare a claim/ not proven yet

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allot

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to distribute (allot these donuts)

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aloof

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lack of sympathy, apathetic

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allure

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to lure, entice, attract

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ambiguous

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uncertain, up to interpretation

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ameliorate

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to improve

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amicable

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friendly, not harsh (amicable divorce)

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amiss

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wrong, not right, astray

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amorphous

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without shape

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anarchy

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no government

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animosity

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hostility

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antithesis

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exact opposite

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apathy

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indifferent, not caring, unconcerned

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apathetic

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without feeling, bored, not caring

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apex

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highest point

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apocryphal

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doubtful in authenticity, not certain about legitimacy of thing

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arbitrary

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on a whim, by chance no reason

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ardor

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passionate

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articulate

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to put into words

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aspire

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wish to be/ hope for

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asses

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to place value on

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assuage

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to make easier, to lessen intensity of, soothe, relieve, ease (draw arrow going up on declining stock graph)

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assimilate

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to blend with (cultural assimilation)

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atrocity

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extreme cruelty

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astute

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shrewd/ intelligent

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audacious

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bold

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augment

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to large and increase

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authentic

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the realness of, genuine, not counterfeit

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avert

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to turn/look away from

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avid

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intense/ enthusiastic/ passionate (ex: avid fan)

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awry

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crooked, twisted

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avuncular

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helpful/ friendly (LIKE AN UNCLE avaUNCuLar)

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banal

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common, dull [bānãl]

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banter

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back and forth conversation (ppl on the news banter)

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bellicose

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war-like, pugnacious

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barter

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trade with ITEMS (no $)

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belligerent

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eager to fight

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benefactor

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a financial help

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benighted

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in the dark; oblivious/ignorant

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bengign

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harmless

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bigot

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a prejudiced person

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bizarre

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strange/ odd

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blatant

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obvious

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bleak

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hopeless

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blithe

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happy without care; ignorace

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boon

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a gift/favor

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breach

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to break into

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brisk

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energetic

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cache

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a hidden place to keep money

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candid

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honest

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callous

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emotionally hard

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capricious

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impulsive change

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capacious

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spacious, large capacity

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capsize

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to tip over (esp a boat)

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cascade

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a rush/pour/flow downward (like a waterfall)

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chaff

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beat bad away and only the good stays = seperate wheat from the chaff

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chagrin

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Embarrassment/ shame

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choleric

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angry/ irritable (ex: babies)

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chastise

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to scold/ reprimand

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circumlocution

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talking in circles/ roundabout way; evading question

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citadel

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fortress surrounding city

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clad

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wearing (black-clad man)

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clarify

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to clear up; explain

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coalesce

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come together/ join/ form

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cogent

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convincing/ powerful

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cogitate

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think

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cognizant

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having awareness

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component

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a part/ factor

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conceited

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being prideful, aloof, vain, pleased with yourself [conceeted]

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concur

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agree

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condone

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excuse/ agree with ( we don’t condone of this behavior)

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confiscate

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to take away with a reason

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congeal

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to jell/ solidify

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connoisseur

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an expert of something (ex: food coinnesseur)

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consensus

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agreement (come to by a group)

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console

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to talk to and comfort(v) housing device controller (n)

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conspiracy

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a theory/ plotting

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contemporary

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modern, existing in the same time as subj, in the now (adj)

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contiguous

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adjacent, connected (the continguous 48 states, all connected)

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conventional

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normal, following usual practices

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contrive

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devise/ come up with a plan

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copious

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plentiful, abundant

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cordial

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friendly, affable

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counsel

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advice for others (n), give advice (v)

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counterfeit

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fake, illegitimate (ex: counterfeit merchandise)

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covet

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strongly desire possession of something

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credulous

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believing things easily

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crucial

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necessary

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crusade

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enthusiastic support towards a cause

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culminate

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reach the crucial point/ final stage (her long career culminated when she got the award)

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debilitating

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causing weakness

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debunk

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to prove false

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debut

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first appearance

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deceptive

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misleading

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decipher

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decode

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decree

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an official order

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deface

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vandalize, disfigure, cover. To mar the appearance of something

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defer

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postpone, let someone else decide (college deferment)

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deficient

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to lack

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deft

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skillful

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deplete

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to exhaust the supply

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deplore

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to strongly disapprove
(dePlore, disaPProve)
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deploy

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to send out

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deter

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to prevent

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dexterous

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skilled with hands

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dialect

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language of that region

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diction

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choice of words/ way of speaking

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dilapidated

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falling into ruin

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dilemma

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a difficult choice (2 unfavorable options)

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diminutive

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small

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dire

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ill-boding, causing fear of dread

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disclose

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to tell/ make known

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discern

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to identify

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discreet

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subtle, hidden

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discrete

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separate and distinct

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disdain

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dislike/ reject (adj)

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disgruntled

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sulky and dissatisfied

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dismal

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gloomy and depressing

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dispatch

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to send out

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dispel

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to drive off/away

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dispendable

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expendable; non essential

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distraught

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agitated, upset

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disperse

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scatter

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docile

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gentle, harmless

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distress

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worry, to cause pain and suffering

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doctrine

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belief system

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dormant

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resting, not active

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dross

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waste matter

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dub

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to nickname

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dubious

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suspicious (dubiOUS suspiCIOUS)

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Duplicitous

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deceitful, double dealing ( one person you tell one thing, another person you tell another thing)

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durable

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sturdy

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edible

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capable to eat

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egress

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exit (older english)

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elegy

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a sad poem of serious reflection

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elite

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upper class, top-most the best

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embargo

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ban of trade with country, boycott of trade with countries

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embark

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to set out

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encroach

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to gradually pass boundary/limit (My wild bushes are encroaching on your property)

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endeavor

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a goal you try to accomplish

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engender

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bring about, to cause (engendered good will)

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enigma

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mysterious puzzle

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enmity

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hatred

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epoch

A

distinctive period in time; era

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equivocate

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circumlocution, use certain language to hide the truth

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eradicate

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to destroy

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evoke

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to call forth ( esp feelings)

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excavate

A

to dig up

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facile

A

easy, oversimplified

166
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facilitate

A

cause to happen

167
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fallacy

A

misconception

168
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fastidious

A

attentive with accuracy and detail (fAstiDious AAAccurary & DDDetail)

169
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feign

A

to pretend, false movement

170
Q

fission

A

to split (binary fission)

171
Q

flagrant

A

purposefully bad

172
Q

flustered

A

confused

173
Q

foreboding

A

feeling of impending

174
Q

forfeit

A

lose as a penalty, to give up

175
Q

formidable

A

impressive in strength (a formidable foe)

176
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foster

A

to house, nurture and encourage

177
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frivolous

A

not serious

178
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frugal

A

thrifty, saving with money

179
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fulsome

A

abundant (flowers were fulsome)

180
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fundamental

A

basics, necessary (going by the book)

181
Q

fusion

A

a mix

182
Q

garrulous

A

excessive talking, loquacious

183
Q

gauche

A

lacking social grace,crude

184
Q

gaudy

A

showy, often tastelessly

185
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gaunt

A

thin, starving

186
Q

glut

A

abundance, too much of something -> GLUTtony

187
Q

grapple

A

to wrestle with

188
Q

gregarious

A

social butterfly

189
Q

grueling

A

tiring, difficult, lots of effort and discomfort

190
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guile

A

deceit, cunning (good at guile= good at manipulation)

191
Q

gullible

A

naive, easily fooled

192
Q

haggard

A

looking exhausted and worn out

193
Q

hamper

A

to interfere with (the bad weather HAMPERED with out plans)

194
Q

harbor

A

to shelter (v) A place on the coast (n)

195
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haughty

A

stuck up, aloof, arrogant

196
Q

haven

A

safe place

197
Q

heinous

A

brutal

198
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hew

A

to cut down (nobunaga hewed down the takeda clan with portugese guns)

199
Q

hue

A

shade/color

200
Q

hybrid

A

a mix of species (mule, green mums)

201
Q

ignoble

A

not noble, common

202
Q

illiterate

A

unable to read/write

203
Q

immaculate

A

VERY clean

204
Q

impair

A

to make worse

205
Q

impede

A

gradual reducing quality, obstrust(impeding doom)

206
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implore

A

to beg earnestly (imP = beG implorE = bEg)

207
Q

imply

A

express indirectly ykyk

208
Q

inane

A

pointless, silly, stupid

209
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incense

A

ignite/inflame with anger (v) (to incense a crowd= to work them up)

210
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incite

A

cause, stir up (incite a riot)

211
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incredulous

A

not believing

212
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indifferent

A

apathetic, not caring

213
Q

indolent

A

lazy, avoiding labor, work shy

214
Q

induct

A

accept position/organization (inducted into hall of fame)

215
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inept

A

Inadequate, clumsy, showing no skill, REALLY suck (INept INadequate)

216
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innate

A

natural ability (athletic ability is INNATE) different from HONING (iNN Ate NNNNatural AAAAbility)

217
Q

inordinate

A

excessive

218
Q

insipid

A

uninteresting, insignifigant
(INSpid INsignifigant)

219
Q

insolent

A

disrespectful

220
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integrate

A

to combine

221
Q

invincible

A

undefeatable (UN CONQUERABLE)

222
Q

invoke

A

to call forth/ call on, summon (invoke a god/ invoke memories)

223
Q

irascible

A

short tempered

224
Q

irate

A

VERy angry (IRATE IRRITATE)

225
Q

ire

A

anger (to increase ire)

226
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jeer

A

mocking statement/ make fun of

227
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jest

A

(v) to joke (n) a joke (JEST JESTer)

228
Q

jocular

A

humorous, merry

229
Q

jubilant

A

joyful, triumphant

230
Q

juxtapose

A

place side by side (to reason side by side)

231
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lament

A

VERY sorrowful (LAMENT LAMENT LAMENT LAMNET -xiao)

232
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languish

A

wither away (the plants are languishing)

233
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laud

A

to praise (LAUD appLAUD)

234
Q

laudable

A

worthy of praise (something able to LAUD of)

235
Q

lavish

A

extravagantly generous (adj) to give profusely (v)

236
Q

lax

A

not strict, flexible

237
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lethargic

A

sleepy

238
Q

lexicon

A

dictionary

239
Q

lithe

A

thin, flexible, graceful

240
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lucid

A

clear

241
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lucrative

A

profitable

242
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luminous

A

giving off light

243
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malcontent

A

dissatisfied/unhappy person. not contenet(MAlcontent mal=not)

244
Q

mar

A

to ruin (marred the building with graffiti)

245
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meager

A

deficient

246
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martial

A

war-like (Mar as in god of war mars)

247
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meander

A

to walk about (ex: “going to the bathroom” taking the long way)

248
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mendicant

A

beggar (pls MEND my money situation)

249
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mercenary

A

hired, hiring, hired to do something (usually fight)

250
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merge

A

combine

251
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meticulous

A

precise, detail oriented

252
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mettle

A

courage, inner-strength (n)

253
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millennium

A

1000 years

254
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mimic

A

imitate/ copy

255
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mirth

A

glee (giving birth to this baby brings her a lot of mirth)

256
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modify

A

change partially

257
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mollify

A

appease anger/anxiety

258
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monotonous

A

repetitious, without variety

259
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morose

A

sullen, sad

260
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multitude

A

large number of things

261
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mundane

A

ordinary (munDane orDinary)

262
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municipality

A

city/town

263
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muse

A

inspiration

264
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nadir

A

lowest point (opposite of zenith or apex)

265
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negligent

A

not paying sufficient attention to

266
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neurotic

A

mentally ill

267
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nimble

A

quick, agile

268
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noisome

A

rancid/foul smell

269
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nomadic

A

wandering/roaming

270
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notorious

A

infamous

271
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obdurate

A

stubborn, hard headed
OBDURE-> objection (STUBBORN OBJECTIONS)

272
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oblique

A

slanting/ not straight (the shelf was oblique)

273
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obstreperous

A

noisily defiant (the ppl who still talk when tena taps his backscratcher on the desk

274
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odious

A

offensive, repugnant

275
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opulent

A

expensive, high quality (opal is OPULENT)

276
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oration

A

formal speech (ORAl ORation)

277
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ornate

A

elaborately decorated (the christmas tree was ornate)

278
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ostentatious

A

attracting attention (often boastful) STEN STENCH good STENCH is attracting attention but BOAstFUL bc they didnt actually use any products just NATIURAL

279
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ostracize

A

excluded/ left out (ostrich sometimes left out of being a bird ppl think its a dinosaur)

280
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ovation

A

enthusiastic applause (standing ovation) THE STAGE IS ROUND SO ITS AN OVAL APPLAUSE

281
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pact

A

agreement(blood pact)

282
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panegyric

A

speech of high praise (pans make great speeches of high praise)

283
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paragon

A

model of excellence (a SHAPE (ex: hexaGON) that all the shapes follow)

284
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parsimony

A

frugality but STINGY (ex: scrouge) parsely is something SCROUGE would never pay for

285
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partial

A

favoring something/ part of something

286
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partisan

A

a strong supporter, prejudiced towards (politics)

287
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pathos

A

inspires emotion

288
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patrol

A

to keep watch for

289
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patron

A

a supporter who protects, defends, and encourages (patron of the arts)

290
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pedantic

A

constantly corrects small errors

291
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perfidious

A

disloyal, betraying

292
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peripatetic

A

walking (pathetic form of transportation)

293
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pernicious

A

extremely harmful (pernicious viCIOUS)

294
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perturb

A

disTURB

295
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petty

A

of small importance

296
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pied

A

multicolored, patchwork [peyed] (pied piper)

297
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pious

A

deeply religious

298
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pique

A

anger (a pique of anger) PIECK IS NEVER ANGRY

299
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pivotal

A

crucial pivoTAL cruCIAL (pivotal to the relation of so and so)

300
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placid

A

undisturbed, serene (acid is disturbing Acid Antonym)

301
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plausible

A

believable, valid

302
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plunder

A

to steal from, looting, robbing

303
Q

potent

A

powerful (potent POTENTIAL)

304
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precocious

A

developing early (precocious kindergartener could write shakespearian)
PRECOCIOUS PPL ARE PRECIOUS

305
Q

prim

A

prim and proper

306
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primorial

A

first of its kind (PRIMal, PRImorial)

307
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principal

A

first in importance (adj) head of school (n)

308
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prodigy

A

talented youth

309
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profane

A

non religious

310
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profound

A

wise

311
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prologue

A

introducing works

312
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protean

A

taking different shapes/forms; versatile [protian]

313
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prudent

A

careful, cautious, sensibly wise

314
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pugnacious

A

aggressive, belligerent

315
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pseudonym

A

fake name (pseudo=fake)

316
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pungent

A

acrid smell/tase

317
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quench

A

to satisfy

318
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query

A

a question (inQURY, QUERY)

319
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rapacious

A

greedy (ex: rapacious appetite rapaCIOUS voraCIOUS

320
Q

ratify

A

approve, confirm (ratify the treaty ex: constitution)

321
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ravenous

A

extremely hungry, famished

322
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raze

A

to demolish

323
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rebuke

A

criticize, reprimand (rebuking your colleage)

324
Q

recalcitrant

A

stubbornly resistant

325
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rectify

A

to correct/ put right

326
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redoubtable

A

respected, inspiring fear

327
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regicide

A

killing of a monarch/ leader

328
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relinquish

A

abandon

329
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renounce

A

to formally abandon, (renouncing throne)

330
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renown

A

famous

331
Q

rouse

A

to become active/ awaken

332
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reprehensible

A

deplorable, disgraceful

333
Q

reprimand

A

scold, chastise

334
Q

reproach

A

scold (v) disgrace/shame (n)

335
Q

repugnant

A

offensive

336
Q

repulse

A

repel, drive off, force away

337
Q

resonant

A

deep clear

338
Q

robust

A

strong, buff person

339
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rue

A

to regret (v) bitter herb (n)

340
Q

ruminate

A

to think over in your mind

341
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rural

A

countryside

342
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sage

A

wise (adj) wise person (n)

343
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salvage

A

to save goods in danger of destruction

344
Q

sanguine

A

cheerful, optomistic; red

345
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serendipity

A

good luck (esp. unexpected

346
Q

serene

A

calm, clear

347
Q

servile

A

submissive LIKE A SERVANT

348
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shackle

A

a restraint (prisoner’s chains) (n) to restrain (v)

349
Q

sham

A

a scam/ faker (shAM, scAM)

350
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shrewd

A

astute, clever, practical (shrewd investment= money making)

351
Q

simulate

A

imitate, copy

352
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smite

A

to strike/hit

353
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solace

A

to comfort (esp for grief/stress) solicit retreats in NATURE

354
Q

soporific

A

puts you to sleep

355
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spontaneous

A

sudden

356
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sporadic

A

scattered around (sporadic learning) like how spores are scattered around

357
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squalid

A

dirty, unpleasant (live in squalor)

358
Q

squander

A

waste/ throw away; threw away effort

359
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stamina

A

endurance

360
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staunch

A

dependable (ex: staunch ally)

361
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stealthy

A

sneaky, careful, quiet

362
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sterile

A

barren, not fertile, antiseptic (sterILE, not ferTILE) also means not bearing bacteria like in hospitals

363
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stint

A

short period of work (dead plate Rody has many stints)

364
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strident

A

harsh, loud (strident supporters)

365
Q

sublime

A

awe-inspiring, perfect

366
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subtle

A

unnoticible

367
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succumb

A

to yield, to submit, give in

368
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supplement

A

to add to (v), an addition (n)

369
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susceptible

A

like to be influenced/ harmed; vulnerable (susceptIBLE, vulnerABLE)

370
Q

sustain

A

to undergo suffering OR to strengthen /support

371
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tactiturn

A

not talkative, not chatty

372
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tact

A

consideration when dealing with others

373
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tedious

A

tiresome, boring (tedious process)

374
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tenacious

A

persistent, stubborn (+)

375
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tirade

A

a verbal tantrum, long angry speech

376
Q

torpid

A

slow , sluggish

377
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toxic

A

poisonous

378
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transient

A

fleeting, short (transient worker)

379
Q

travail

A

hard work

380
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trepidation

A

fear/ suspense

381
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truculent

A

ready to fight; pugnacious

382
Q

turbulent

A

not controlled/ calm; stormy

383
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unctuous

A

oily, slippery, untrustworthy (unctuous ppl make us anxIOUS)

384
Q

ungainly

A

clumsy

385
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unique

A

one of a kind

386
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urban

A

city-like

387
Q

urbane

A

Courteous, good mannered

388
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usurp

A

to seize by force (usurp the throne)

389
Q

utilitarian

A

designed to be useful NOT AESTHETICALLY PLEASING

390
Q

vain

A

proud; useless

391
Q

valor

A

heroism, courage

392
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variegated

A

colorful (esp. patches & streaks)

393
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veneer

A

thin layer of wood over other materials (wood veneer)

394
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veracity

A

truthfulness

395
Q

verbose

A

loquacious, wordy

396
Q

vex

A

to annoy, curse

397
Q

vilify

A

to verbally abuse

398
Q

visage

A

person’s face

399
Q

vivify

A

to bring to life, animate (VIVIfy VIVId)

400
Q

vocation

A

occupation; a calling

401
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wan

A

pale

402
Q

voracious

A

VERY hungry

403
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wane

A

decrease in size (moon)

404
Q

wax

A

increase in size (moon)

405
Q

wary

A

cautious, on guard

406
Q

whim

A

sudden desire, on impulse (on a whim)

407
Q

wince

A

to visibly grimace, expression of pain

408
Q

wrath

A

intense anger

409
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yearn

A

to wish for desperately

410
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zeal

A

extreme (usually religious) devotion

411
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zealot

A

fanatical, a lot of zeal for something

412
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zenith

A

time something is at it’s peak, top of mountain (antonym= nadir)

413
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zephyr

A

breeze, gust of wind from the west

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