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Barrons + PR Wordsmart (1-500) Flashcards

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ABATE

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to lessen in intensity or degree

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ABCISSION

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act of cutting off or removing

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ABERRANT

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deviating from the norm

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ABEYANCE

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temporary inactivity, cessation

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abhor

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to detest, loathe, hate strongly, despise

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ABJECT

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miserable; hopeless; horrible

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abjure

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renounce, abstain from

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ABJURE

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to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid

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abortive

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fruitless, useless, falling

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abound

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to exist in great numbers

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ABRADE

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to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing

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abrogate

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abolish

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ABROGATE

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to abolish or annul by authority; put down

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ABSCOND

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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ABSTAIN

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to refrain from an activity

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abstemious

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not eating or drinking much

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ABSTENTION

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the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

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absurd

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ridiculous

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access

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admittance

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ACCOLADE

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an expression of praise; an award

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accommodate

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to make fit, adjust to

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accomplice

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an associate in crime

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accost

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to approach and speak to

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ACCRETION

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growth, increase by successive addition, building up

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ACERBIC

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having a sour or bitter taste or character

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acknowledge

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admit

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acme

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peak; pinnacle; highest point

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ACQUISITIVE

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eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

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acrimonious

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bitter

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ACUMEN

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quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight

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acute

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sharp, keen, severe

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adamant

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unyielding, inflexible, definite

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adherent

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a follower, supporter

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ADJURE

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solemn urging

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ADJURE

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to command solemnly, as under oath

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ADMONISH

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to reprove; to express warning or disapproval

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admonish

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to warn, to reprove

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ADROIT

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adept, dexterous

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adroit

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skillful

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ADULATION

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excessive praise; intense adoration

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ADULTERATE

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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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ADUMBRATE

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to foreshadow vaguely, intimate, suggest, or outline sketchily

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advent

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the coming of an important event

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adversary

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opponent, enemy, foe

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adverse

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unfavorable, harmful

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ADVERT

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make a more or less disguised reference to

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ADVOCATE

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to argue for or support a cause

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advocate

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to be in favor of, to support

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aegis

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a shield; protection; sponsorship

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AESTHETIC

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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

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AFFABLE

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diffusing warmth and friendliness

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AFFIDAVIT

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written declaration made under oath

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afflict

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to trouble greatly, to distress

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affluent

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rich

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AGGRANDIZE

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to increase in intensity, power, or prestige; to make appear greater

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alacrity

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briskness, lively action, quick willingness

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ALACRITY

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cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

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ALCHEMY

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a magical or wonderful transformation

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allay

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calm, soothe

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alleged

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reported, supposed

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alleviate

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make easier

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ALLOY

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to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior

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allude

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hint, suggest

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aloof

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distant; remote;

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altruistic

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unselfish

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AMALGAMATE

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to combine several elements into a whole

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AMBIGUITY

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uncertainty in meaning

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ambiguous

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vague, undefined, not specific

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AMBIT

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circuit or compass; also, sphere of action or influence.

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AMBIVALENCE

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the quality of having opposing ideas or feelings

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AMELIORATE

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to make better or more tolerable

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ameliorate

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to make better, to relieve, to improve

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AMENABLE

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agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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amicable

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friendly, peaceful

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amnesty

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a general pardon

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amorous

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full of love

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ANACHRONISM

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something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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analogous

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comparable; similar

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ANATHEMA

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a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse; accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing

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anathema

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something greatly detested

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ANCILLARY

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subordinate, assisting

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ANIMUS

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strong dislike or enmity; animosity

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annals

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historical records

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ANODYNE

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soothing

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ANOMALY

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deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

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anomaly

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irregularity

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ANTAGONIZE

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to irritate or cause hostility

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ANTEPENULTIMATE

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third to last

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anthropologist

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an expert in the study of the races, beliefs, customs, etc. of mankind

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antipathy

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a dislike, distaste, or enmity

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ANTIPATHY

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aversion, dislike

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antiquated

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obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated

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antithesis

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exact opposite

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ANTITHETICAL

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diametrically opposed, as in antithesis

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apathy

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Lack of interest or concern

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APATHY

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lack of interest or feeling

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APHORISM

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a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation

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APLOMB

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self-confidence

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APOCRYPHAL

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of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious

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APOGEE

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farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith

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APOPLEXY

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a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

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APOSTATE

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one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions, a betrayer of a cause

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APOTHEOSIS

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deification, glorification to godliness, the perfect example

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appalled

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dismayed, shocked

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appellation

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a name

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APPOSITE

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appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos

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APPRISE

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give notice to, inform

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APPROBATION

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an expression of approval or praise

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APPROPRIATE

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to take for one’s own use, confiscate

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ARABESQUE

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complex, ornate design

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arbiter

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judge

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arbitrary

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based on whim, dictatorial

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ARCANE

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mysterious, abstruse, esoteric, knowable only to initiates

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archaic

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out of date

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ARCHAIC

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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time

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ardent

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passionate, eager

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ARDUOUS

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strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort

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ARRANT

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impudent; in every way, being completely such, bare-faced, utter

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array

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arrangement, system

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ARREST

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to suspend; to engage

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ARROGATE

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seize and take control without authority and possibly with force

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ARTICULATE

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to enunciate or pronounce clearly; to express oneself clearly

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artifact

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an object made by hand, rather than a thing as it occurs in nature

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artifice

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strategy, trickery

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ARTLESS

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completely without guile; natural, without artificiality

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artless

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innocent, naive

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ascend

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to rise

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ascertain

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find out

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ASCETIC

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one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

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ascetic

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one who practices self-denial and devotion

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asinine

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stupid; silly

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asperity

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harshness of temper

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ASPERITY

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severity, rigor; roughness, harshness; acrimony, irritability

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ASPERSION

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an act of defamation or maligning

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aspirant

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candidate for high position or better job

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aspire

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to strive for

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ASSENT

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agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

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asset

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a valuable thing to have

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ASSEVERATE

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to aver, allege, assert

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assiduous

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devoted, attentive

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ASSIDUOUS

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diligent, hard-working

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ASSIDUOUS

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persistent, attentive, diligent

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ASSUAGE

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to ease or lesson; to appease or pacify

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ASTRINGENT

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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astute

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keen, shrewd

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atrophy

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waste away

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ATTENUATE

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to rarefy, weaken or make thinner, lessen

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attenuated

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weakened, thinned, decreased

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attest

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to certify

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ATTRITION

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a reduction of strength in numbers, a wearing down

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atypical

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nonconforming

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au courant

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up-to-date

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AUDACIOUS

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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audacity

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excessive boldness, rashness, daring

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augment

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enlarge, increase

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AUGURY

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omen, portent, the reading of omens

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AUGUST

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majestic, venerable

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AUSPICE

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protection or support, patronage

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AUSPICIOUS

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favorable, propitious, successful, prosperous

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austere

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Severely simple; unadorned.

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AUSTERE

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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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automaton

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a robot, a mechanical “person”

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AVARICE

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greed, especially for wealth

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avarice

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greed, passion for riches

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AVER

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to state as fact; to confirm or support

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aversion

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strong dislike, opposition

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avid

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eager

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AVOCATION

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a hobby

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awesome

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inspiring terror, weird

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AXIOM

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a universally recognized principle; a generally accepted or common saying

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AXIOMATIC

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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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badger

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to pester, nag, annoy persistently

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BADINAGE

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light, playful banter

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bagatelle

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trifle

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BALEFUL

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sinister, pernicious, ominous

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balk

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to refuse to move

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banal

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trivial

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BANE

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cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistent frustration

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barometer

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instrument for measuring change

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BEATIFY

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to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; to regard as saintly

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BEDIZEN

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to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner; festoon, caparison

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bedlam

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Uproar, confusion

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begrudge

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to be resentful or reluctant

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belated

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delayed; late

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BELEAGUER

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to surround with military forces or with troubles

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BELIE

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to give a false impression of, to misrepresent

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belittle

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to make seem less important, speak of as unimportant

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BELLICOSE

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belligerent, pugnacious, warlike

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belligerent

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warlike, hostile

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benevolent

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kindly, charitable

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BENIGN

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favorable, harmless

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BENT

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leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency

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bereft

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Deprived of

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besiege

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to surround, hem in

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besmirch

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soil, stain, dim the reputation

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bias

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prejudice

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bigot

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a narrow-minded, prejudiced person

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bigot

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narrow-minded, prejudiced person

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bizzare

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odd; fantastic; grotesque; unusual

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bizzarre

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grotesque,odd,unusual

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BLANDISH

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to coax with flattery, toady or fawn

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blase

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indifferent, not responsive to excitement

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blatant

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disagreeably loud, very showy

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bliss

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happiness, pleasure

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BLITHE

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carefree, merry

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blunt

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plain spoken

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BODACIOUS

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thorough, blatant, unmistakable; remarkable

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bogus

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(adj.) false, counterfeit

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BOISTEROUS

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loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint

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BOLSTER

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to provide support or reinforcement

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BOMBASTIC

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pompous; grandiloquent

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bona fide

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BOOR

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a rude or insensitive person; lout; yokel

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brash

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impudent, insolent

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brigand

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a robber or bandit

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bristle

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stiffen with fear or anger

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BROACH

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bring up, announce, begin to talk about

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BROOK

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to tolerate, endure, countenance

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BUCOLIC

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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buff

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a fan, follower

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bulwark

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protection

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BURGEON

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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burgeoned

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flourished, grew

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BURLESQUE

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ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature; humorous and provocative stage show

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BURNISH

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to polish, rub to a shine

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BYZANTINE

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labyrinthine, complex

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CABAL

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a scheme or plot, a group of plotters

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cache

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secret hiding place

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cacophony

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discord; harsh sound

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CACOPHONY

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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

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CADGE

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to sponge, beg, or mooch

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CADRE

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a group of professionals capable of training and leading others

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cajole

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CAJOLE

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to inveigle, coax, wheedle, sweet-talk

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callous

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emotionally hardened; unfeeling

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callous

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CALLOW

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immature or inexperienced

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callow

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young and inexperienced

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CALUMNIATE

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to slander, make a false accusation

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calumny

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false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander

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canard

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a made-up sensational story

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candid

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frank; honest

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candor

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frankness; open honesty

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CANDOR

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the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

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CANON

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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

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cant

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insincere talk, jargon

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CAPITULATE

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surrender under agreed conditions

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capitulate

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surrender, make terms

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capricious

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Fanciful, whimsical

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CAPRICIOUS

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inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

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CAPTIOUS

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disposed to point out trivial faults, calculated to confuse or entrap in argument

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CARDINAL

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of basic importance or consequence; primary

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CARET

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an insertion mark (^) used by editors and proofreaders

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carnage

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CARNALITY

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something relating to the body or flesh

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castigate

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punish, chastise

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CASTIGATION

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severe criticism or punishment

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CATALYST

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a substance hat accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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catastrophic

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disastrous

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CAUSALITY

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the relationship between cause and effect

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CAUSTIC

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burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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caustic

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sarcastic, biting

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CAVALIER

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haughty, disdainful, unceremonious

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CAVIL

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to find fault without good reason

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CEDE

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relinquish possession or control over

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celerity

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speed; rapidity

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CENSURE

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a judgment involving condemnation; the act of blaming or condemning

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CENSURE

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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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CERTITUDE

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total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

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cessation

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a stopping

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CHAGRIN

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embarrassment

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chagrin

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feeling of disappointment, humiliation

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CHAOS

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a condition of confusion or unpredictability

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charisma

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quality of leadership inspiring enthusiasm

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charlatan

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an imposter, a fraud or pretender

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CHARY

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wary; cautious; sparing

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CHASTEN

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to chastise or correct; subdue

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CHAUVINIST

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one blindly devoted to a group of which one is a member

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CHIC

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stylish and fashionable; sophistication in dress

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CHICANERY

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trickery or subterfuge

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chicanery

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trickery, underhandedness

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CHIMERA

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an illusion

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chimerical

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imaginary, fantastic

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CHOLERIC

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tending toward anger

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CHURLISH

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boorish, vulgar, loutish; difficult and intractable

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CIRCUMLOCUTION

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an indirect way of expressing something

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CIRCUMSCRIBE

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limit; confine; draw a line around

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CIRCUMSPECT

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cautious, prudent

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CIRCUMVENT

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outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around

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clandestine

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secret, undercover

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cliche

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a commonplace phrase

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clique

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a small, exclusive group of people

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COALESCE

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to come together; to fuse or unite

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CODA

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concluding section to a musical or literary piece, something that concludes or completes

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coerce

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to force/ compel, press, impel

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COGENT

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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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cogent

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forceful, convincing, persuasive

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cognizant

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COGNOSCENTI

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an expert able to appreciate a field

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COLOR

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to change as if by dyeing, influence, distort, or gloss over

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comely

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handsome, beautiful

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COMMENSURATE

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corresponding in size or degree or extent

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COMMENSURATE

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matching, corresponding, or proportionate in degree, size, amount, or other property

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commodious

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spacious, roomy, large

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compassion

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sympathetic feeling, kindness

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compatible

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harmonious, well-matched

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COMPENDIOUS

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comprehensive and succinct

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compensatory

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serving to pay back

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complacent

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self-satisfied; smug

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COMPLAISANCE

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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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complicity

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partnership in wrongdoing

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component

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compound

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to increase or add to

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comprehensive

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thorough/ inclusive, all-embracing, lock stock and barrel

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COMPUNCTION

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a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

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CONCLAVE

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a confidential or secret meeting

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concoct

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concomitant

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accompanying, attending

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CONCOMITANT

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following as a consequence

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CONCORD

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harmony; accord

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concur

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condescend

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Stoop, lower oneself

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CONDIGN

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fitting or appropriate and deserved

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condolence

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condone

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to overlook, excuse, or pardon

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conductive

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leading, helpful

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CONFER

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to consult, talk over, exchange opinions; to present as a gift, favor, or honor

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confidant

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one to whom you confide your secrets

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CONFLAGRATION

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a very intense and uncontrolled fire

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conflagration

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Great fire

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CONFOUND

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to cause to be confused; to frustrate

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confront

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come face to face with

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congenial

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sympathetic, agreeable

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CONGENITAL

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present at birth but not necessarily hereditary

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conjecture

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conjugal

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relating to marriage

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connoisseur

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CONNOISSEUR

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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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connubial

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related to marriage

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CONSEQUENTIAL

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pompous, self-important

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consternation

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constrict

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Limit, bind, squeeze

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construe

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to make a deduction, to infer

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consummate

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complete, of the highest degree

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CONTEMN

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to scorn or despise

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contemptuous

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expressing a feeling that something is worthless

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CONTENTION

A

assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition

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CONTENTIOUS

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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CONTIGUOUS

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sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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contort

A

twist violently

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CONTRAVENE

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to contradict, oppose, violate

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CONTRITE

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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

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controversial

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CONTUMACIOUS

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insubordinate, rebellious

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CONTUMELY

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insult, scorn, aspersion

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CONVENTION

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a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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CONVIVIAL

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festive, sociable, having fun together, genial

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CONVOKE

A

call together

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CONVOLUTED

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complex or complicated

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cope

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to be a match for, to be able to handle

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copious

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abundant, plentiful

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corpulent

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fat, fleshy, obese

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CORRIGIBLE

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capable of being set right, correctable, reparable

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corroborate

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confirm, support/ authenticate, ratify

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COSSET

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to coddle, pamper

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coterie

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small group having something in common

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countenance

A

approve; tolerate

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COUNTENANCE

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to approve of or tolerate

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coup

A

revolution

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covert

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secret or hidden

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covet

A

wish, envy, want

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COZEN

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to deceive, beguile, hoodwink

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crave

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CRAVEN

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contemptibly fainthearted, pusillanimous, lacking any courage

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CREDULOUS

A

tending to believe too readily; gullible

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CRESCENDO

A

a gradual increase in intensity, particularly in music

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criterion

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cryptic

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culminate

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to reach the highest point

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culpable

A

deserving blame

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CULPABLE

A

deserving blame

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culprit

A

the guilty person

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cumbersome

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burdensome, unwieldy

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cummulative

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Accumulated

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cupidity

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curry

A

to seek favor by flattery

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cursory

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hasty, not thorough

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curtail

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to cut short

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cynic

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skeptic, pessimist

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CYNICISM

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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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DAMP

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to diminish the intensity or check something, such as a sound or feeling

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DAUNT

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to intimidate or dismay

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dearth

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a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

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DEARTH

A

smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; lack

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debacle

A

collapse, ruin

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DEBACLE

A

rout, fiasco, complete failure

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debilitate

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debris

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ruins, fragments

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decade

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decadence

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decapitate

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DECLAIM

A

speak against in an impassioned manner

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declaim

A

speak loudly

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DECORUM

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politeness or appropriateness of conduct or behavior

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decorum

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proper behavior, good taste, orderliness

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decrepit

A

worn-out with use; broken-down

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deem

A

believe, to judge

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defamatory

A

damaging character by false reports

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DEFERENTIAL

A

showing deference

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DEFRAY

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to bear or pay all or part of

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degrade

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make contemptible, lower

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DEIGN

A

do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity

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deleterious

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DELETERIOUS

A

injurious; harmful

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delineation

A

sketch, description in words

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delude

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deluge

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delve

A

dig; search deeply; investigate

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DEMAGOGUE

A

a person who gains power or popularity by arousing strong emotions, passions and prejudices

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demeanor

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conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage

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demur

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DEMUR

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to question or oppose

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DENIGRATE

A

blacken, belittle, sully, defame, disparage

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denote

A

indicate, show, mean

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DENOUEMENT

A

an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot

426
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depict

A

portray, picture, describe clearly

427
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deplorable

A

sad, pitiable

428
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deploy

A

to position forces according to a plan

429
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DEPORTMENT

A

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

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deprecate

A

express strong disapproval

431
Q

DEPRECATE

A

to disparage or belittle

432
Q

DEPREDATE

A

to plunder, pillage, ravage or destroy; to exploit in a predatory manner

433
Q

DERELICT

434
Q

deride

A

to ridicule, scoff at

435
Q

DERISION

A

scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

436
Q

DERIVATIVE

A

unoriginal, obtained from another source

437
Q

derived

A

descended from, received from a source

438
Q

derogatory

A

expressing a low opinion of someone or something : showing a lack of respect for someone or something

439
Q

DESICCATE

A

to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

440
Q

desist

A

cease/ break off, discontinue, end, give up, yield

441
Q

destitution

A

extreme poverty

442
Q

DESUETUDE

443
Q

desultory

A

occurring by chance, disconnected

444
Q

DESULTORY

A

random; thoughtless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose

445
Q

deter

A

hinder, discourage

446
Q

DETRACTION

A

slandering, verbal attack, aspersion

447
Q

detriment

A

injury, damage, hurt

448
Q

devout

A

pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest

449
Q

dexterity

A

physical or mental skill, ability

450
Q

DIALECTIC

A

any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

451
Q

DIAPHANOUS

A

transparent, gauzy

452
Q

DIATRIBE

A

a harsh denunciation

453
Q

diatribe

A

bitter criticism/ castigation

454
Q

DICTUM

A

an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb

455
Q

DIDACTIC

A

intended to teach or instruct

456
Q

DIE

A

a tool used for shaping

457
Q

DIFFIDENT

A

reserved, shy, unassuming; lacking in self-confidence

458
Q

DIGRESS

A

to stray from the point; to go off on a tangent

459
Q

DILATE

A

to become wider or more open

460
Q

DILATORY

A

causing delay, procrastinating

461
Q

dilettante

A

one who has great interest, but little knowledge

462
Q

DILETTANTE

A

one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

463
Q

diminutive

464
Q

DIN

A

loud sustained noise

465
Q

DIRGE

A

a mournful song or poem for the dead

466
Q

DISABUSE

A

to undeceive; to set right

467
Q

discern

468
Q

disciple

469
Q

DISCOMFIT

A

to defeat, put down

470
Q

DISCORDANT

A

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

471
Q

discreet

A

careful, cautious, prudent

472
Q

DISCRETION

A

cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

473
Q

disdain

A

contempt, scorn

474
Q

disgruntled

A

unhappy, displeased

475
Q

disheveled

A

disorderly clothing or hair

476
Q

DISINTERESTED

A

free from self-interest; unbiased

477
Q

dismantle

A

to strip of covering, take apart

478
Q

disparage

A

to discredit, belittle

479
Q

DISPARAGE

A

to slight or belittle

480
Q

disparate

A

different from each other

481
Q

DISPARATE

A

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

482
Q

DISPASSIONATE

A

unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

483
Q

dispersed

A

scattered, spread, broken up

484
Q

DISPORT

A

to divert or amuse oneself

485
Q

DISSEMBLE

A

to disguise or conceal; to mislead

486
Q

DISSEMINATE

A

cause to become widely known

487
Q

disseminate

A

to scatter or spread widely

488
Q

dissent

A

differ, disagree, protest

489
Q

DISSIDENT

A

a person who dissents from some established policy

490
Q

DISSOLUTION

A

disintegration, looseness in morals

491
Q

DISSONANCE

A

lack of harmony; conflict

492
Q

DISTRAIT

A

distracted; absent-minded, especially due to anxiety

493
Q

distraught

A

mentally confused, crazed

494
Q

diversity

495
Q

divulge

A

to disclose or reveal

496
Q

DIVULGE

A

to disclose something secret

497
Q

docile

A

easily managed, obedient, passive

498
Q

doddering

A

trembling, shaking

499
Q

DOGGEREL

A

trivial, poorly constructed verse

500
Q

DOGMATIC

A

authoritatively and or arrogantly assertive of principles, which often cannot be proved; stubbornly opinionated

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