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Abase

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To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade

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Abbess

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The lady superior of a nunnery

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Abbey

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The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns

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Abbot

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The superior of a community of monks

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Abdictate

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To give up (royal power or the like)

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Abduction

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Carrying away of a person against his or her will

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Abed

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On a bed; In bed

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Aberration

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Derivation from what is right, customary, or prescribed.

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Abet

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To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)

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Abeyance

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A state of suspension or temporary inaction.

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Bailiff

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An officer of court having custody of prisoners that will be brought to court

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Baize

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A soft, usually green, woolen or cotton fabric resembling felt, used for the tops of billiard tables.

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Bale

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A package prepared for transportation of something (A bale of hay)

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Baleful

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Malignant

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Balsam

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A medical preparation

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Banal

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Commonplace

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Barograph

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A self recording barometer (which is an instrument that measures changes in atmospheric pressure)

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Barring

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(preposition) Apart from

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Batten

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A narrow strip of wood

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Beatify

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To make extremely happy

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Cabal

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A group of secret plotters against the government or authority

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Cabalism

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Superstitious devotion to one’s religion

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Cacophony

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A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound

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Cadaverous

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Resembling a corpse

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Cadence

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The flow or rhythm of events

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Caitiff

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Cowardly

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Cajole

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To persuade by flattering speech

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Cajolery

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Delusive speech

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Callow

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Without experience of the world

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Calumny

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Slander, to talk badly about someone

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Dastard

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Coward

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Datum

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A given fact (This is the singular form of data)

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Dead-heat

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N. A race in which two competitors come out even and there is no winner

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Dearth

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Inadequate supply, scarcity

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Debase

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To lower in character or virtue

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36
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Debonair

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Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner

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Decalouge

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The ten commandments

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Decameron

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A volume consisting of ten parts or books

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Decamp

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To leave suddenly or unexpectedly

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40
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Decapod

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Ten footed or ten armed

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Declamation

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To make a formal speech, to say in an oratorical manner.

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Ebullient

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Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling

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Economize

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To spend sparingly.

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Edict

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A decree issued by a ruler (king/queen) or authority

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Edify

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To build up, instruct, or benefit

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Educe

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To draw out

47
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Facet

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One of the small, polished surfaces on the face of a gem

48
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Facetious

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Amusing

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Facile

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Adj. Not difficult to do; easy

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Factious

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Adj. Pertaining to a disagreement between factions.

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Fallacious

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Adj. illogical

53
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Gaiety

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N. The state of being joyful or a festivity

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Galvanic

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Adj. Stimulating, energizing.

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Galvanize

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V. To startle into sudden activity.

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Gambol

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V. To skip around

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Gamester

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N. Gambler

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Gamut

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N. The whole range or sequence

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Hackney

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V. To make stale or trite through repetition

60
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Halcyon

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N. A time in the past that was idyllically peaceful

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Hale

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Adj. Strong and healthy (person)

V. To draw our forcibly

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Harbinger

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Someone who announces the arrival of anything

63
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Hardihood

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Foolish daring.

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Heart-rending

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Adj. Causing great anguish or distress.

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Ichthyic

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Adj. Fish-like

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Icon

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N.

  1. A painting of Jesus
  2. An image used as a representative for something
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Iconoclast

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An icon destroyer (Can be used for either form of the word icon)

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Facility

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  1. Something that permits an easier form of action
  2. Readiness or ease due to skill
  3. Ready compliance
69
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Jocose

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Adj. Done or said as a joke or jest

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Joggle

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N. A sudden irregular shake or push causing a shake

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Jovial

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Adj. Merry, cheerful, friendly

72
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Jubilation

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N. A feeling of great happiness or triumph

73
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Knavery

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V. Dishonest dealing or tricking

74
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Lacerate

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V. To tear roughly, to mangle

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Lackadaisical

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Lacking enthusiasm and motivation, carelessly lazy

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Lacteal

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Adj. Milky

77
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Languid

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Adj. (of a person, manner, or gesture) Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.
(of an occasion or period of time) Lazy and peaceful.

78
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Macadamize

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  1. to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
79
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Macrocosm

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  1. the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole (microcosm).
  2. the total or entire complex structure of something: the macrocosm of war.
  3. a representation of a smaller unit or entity by a larger one, presumably of a similar structure.
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Magisterial

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pertaining to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.

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Magnate

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N. A person of rank or importance

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Malady

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N. Any disease or disorder of the body

83
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Malcontent

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Adj. Not content or satisfied with the current state of affairs

84
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Negligee

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N. a lose gown worn by women

85
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Neophyte

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Adj. Having the character of a beginner

86
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Oblique

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Adj. Slanting

87
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Obsequies

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N. Funeral Rites

88
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Palatial

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Adj. Magnificent

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Palinode

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  1. a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
  2. a recantation.
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Quandary

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  1. a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
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Racy

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Adj. Exhilarating or appalling to the mind

92
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Radix

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N. That from which something is developed

93
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Raillery

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N. Good humored satire

94
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Sacrelidge

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The act of profaning anything religious or sacred

95
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Salient

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Adj. Conspicuous, prevalent

Salience N. means the state of being salient.

96
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Salutary

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Adj. Beneficial

97
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Sanctimonious

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Adj. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.

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Sanction

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V. To give authoritative permission or approval

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Tact

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N. A keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.

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Tantamount

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Adj. Equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification: His angry speech was tantamount to a declaration of war.

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Ubiquitous

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Adj. Being present everywhere, omnipresent

ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.

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