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ADVOCATE n

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n a person who argues in favor of a position

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ADVOCATE v

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v to argue in favor of a position

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ADVOCACY

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is support of or agreement with a position

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AMBIGUOUS

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adj unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways

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AMBIVALENT

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adj undecided; having opposing feelings simultaneously

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BENEDICTION

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n a blessing; an utterance of good wishes

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MALEDICTION

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n a curse or slander

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BENEFACTOR

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n one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation

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MALEFACTOR

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n is a person who does bad things

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BENEVOLENT

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adj generous; kind; doing good deeds

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MALEVOLENT

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adj evil, or wishing to do harm

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BENIGN

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adj gentle; not harmful; kind; mild

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BURGEON

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v to expand; to flourish

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COMPLACENT

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adj self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contented to a fault

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CONGREGATE

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v to come together

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COMPLAISANT

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adj eager to please

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DEXTROUS

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adj skillful; adroit

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ELUSIVE

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adj hard to pin down; evasive

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ENCROACH

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v to make gradual or stealthy steps into; to trespass

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EQUANIMITY

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n composure; calm

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EQUITABLE

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adj fair

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EQUIVOCAL

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adj ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way

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EVOKE

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v to summon forth; to draw forth; to awaken; to produce or suggest

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IMPEDE

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v to obstruct or interfere with; to delay

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INVOKE

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v to entreat or pray for; to call on as in prayer; to declare to be in effect

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IRREVOCABLE

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adj irreversible

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MALAISE

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n a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness

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MALFEASANCE

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n an illegal act, especially by a public official

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PLACATE

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v to pacify; to appease; to soothe

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PLACEBO

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n a fake medication; a fake medication used as a control in tests of the effectiveness of drugs

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REDUNDANT

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adj unnecessarily repetitive; excessive; excessively wordy

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THWART

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v to prevent from being accomplished; to frustrate; to hinder

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VOCIFEROUS

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adj loud; noisy; expressed in a
forceful or loud way

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VOLITION

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n will; conscious choice

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