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BOX 1 Flashcards

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abate

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subside or moderate

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aberrant

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abonormal or deviant

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abeyance

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suspended action

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abscond

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depart secretly and hide

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abstemious

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sparing in eating and drinking

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admonish

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warn; reprove

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adulterate

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to make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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aesthetic

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arstistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful

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aggregate

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sum; total; gather; accumulate

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alacrity

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cheerful promptness; eagerness

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alleviate

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relieve

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amalgamate

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combine; unite in one body

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ambiguous

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unclear or doubtful in meaning

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ambivalence

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the state of having cotradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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ameliorate

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improve

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anachronism

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something or someone misplaced in time

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analogous

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comparable

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anarchy

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absence of governing body; state of disorder

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anomalous

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abnormal; irregular

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antipathy

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aversion; dislike

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apathy

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lack of caring; indifference

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appease

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pacify; soothe

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apprise

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inform

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approbation

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approval

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appropriate

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acquire; take possession of for one’s own use

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arduous

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hard; strenuous

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artless

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open and honest

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial; austere

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assiduous

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diligent

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assuage

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ease; lessen (pain)

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attenuate

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make thin; weaken

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audacious

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bold

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austere

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strict; stern

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autonomous

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self-governing

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aver

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state confidently

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banal

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trite; hackneyed; commonplace

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belie

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contradict; give a false impression

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beneficient

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kindly; doing good

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bolster

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support; reinforce

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bombastic

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pompous; using inflated language

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boorish

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rude; insensitive

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burgeon

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flourish; grow forth; send out buds

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burnish

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make shining by rubbing; polish

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buttress

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support

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cacophonous

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discordant; inharmonious

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capricious

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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour; unpredictable; fickle; incalculable

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castigation

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punishment; severe criticism

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catalyst

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agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

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caustic

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burning; something biting

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chicanery

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trickery; deception

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coagulate

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thicken; congeal; clot

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coda

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concluding section of a musical or literary composition

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cogent

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convincing

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commensurate

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equal in extent

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compendium

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brief; comprehensive summary

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complaisant

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trying to please; obliging

57
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compliant

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yielding

58
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concilatory

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reconciling; soothing

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condone

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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

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confound

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confuse; puzzle

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connoiseur

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person competent to act as a judge of art

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contention

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claim; thesis // heated disagreement

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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contrite

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repentent; penitent; feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong

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conundrum

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riddle; difficult problem

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converge

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come together

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convoluted

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coiled around; involved; intricate

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craven

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cowardly

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daunt

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intimidate

70
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decorum

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propriety; orderliness

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default

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failure to do

72
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deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish

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delineate

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portray

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denigrate

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blacken

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deride

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scoff; ridicule; make fun of

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derivative

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unoriginal; obtained from another source

77
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desiccate

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dry up

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desultory

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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

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deterrent

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something that discourages; hindrance

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diatribe

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bitter scolding; invective; denunciation

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invective

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insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

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dichotomy

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branching into two parts; split

83
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diffidence

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shyness

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diffuse

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wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)

85
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digression

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wandering away from the subject

86
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dirge

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lament with music

87
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disabuse

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correct a false impression; undeceive

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discerning

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mentally quick and observant; having insight

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discordant

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inharmonious; conflicting

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discredit

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defame; destroy confidence; disbelieve

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discrepancy

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lack of consistency; difference

92
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discrete

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separate; unconnected

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disingenuous

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not naive; sophisticated

94
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disinterested

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unprejudiced

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disjointed

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disconnected

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dismiss

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eliminate from consideration; rejected

97
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disparage

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belittle

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disparate

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different; unrelated

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dissemble

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disguise; pretend

100
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disseminate

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distribute; scatter (like seeds); spread

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dissolution

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disintegration; looseness in morals

102
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dissonace

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discord

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distend

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expand; swell out

104
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distill

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purify; refine; concentrate

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diverge

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vary; go in different directions from the same point

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divest

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strip; deprive; rid oneself of (a business interest or investment)

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dogmatic

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opinionated arbitrary; doctrinal

108
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dormant

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sleeping; lethargic; torpid (mentally or physically inactive // lethargic)

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torpid

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lethargic

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dupe

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someone easily fooled

111
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ebullient

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showing excitement; over-flowing with enthusiasm

112
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eclectic

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selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources

113
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efficacy

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power to produce desired effect

114
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effrontery

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shameless boldness

115
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elegy

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poem or song expressing lamentation

116
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elicit

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draw out by discussion

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embellish

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adorn

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empirical

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based on experience

119
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emulate

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rival; imitate

120
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endemic

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prevailing among a specific group of people in a specific area or country

121
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enervate

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weaken

122
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engender

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cause; produce

123
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enhance

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increase; improve

124
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ephemeral

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fleeting; short-lived

125
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equanimity

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calmness of temperament

126
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equivocate

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use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

127
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erudite

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learned; scholarly

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