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induce

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to lead on or influence

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Emolument

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salary from office

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Aggrandize

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widen in scope to make greater in power, wealth, rank, etc.

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Actuate

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incite or move to action

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Avarice

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insatiable greed for riches

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Proselyte

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a person who has changed from one opinion, creed, stance, etc., to another; a convert

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Evince

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to show clearly

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Concomitant

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existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way

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Obsequious

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characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference

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Votary

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a devout follower or observer

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Inauspicious

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boding ill; ill omened

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Approbation

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in favor of; approval

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Reprobation

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disapproval

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Indefatigable

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not yielding to fatigue

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Cogent

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convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling

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Bazaar

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marketplace or shopping center

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Muslin

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cotton fabric

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Dowager

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woman who holds a title from a deceased husband

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Surmount

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to prevail over

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Mollify

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to soften in feeling or temper

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Sardonic

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characterized by bitter or scornful decision; mocking; cynical

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Plaguy

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such as to plague, torment, or annoy

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Crocus

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flower type

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Evanescent

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to disappear gradually

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Coolies

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unskilled laborers

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Benignant

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kind, especially to inferiors

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Proffer

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to offer

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Lolloping

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lounging

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Antediluvian

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of or belonging to the period before the Great Flood; very old-fashioned

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Prig

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a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity

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Somnolent

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sleepy, drowsy

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Billet

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lodgings for a soldier

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Sordid

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morally ignoble or base; vile

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Incongruous

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out of keeping or place; inappropriate

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Purlieu

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environment or neighborhood

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Ruminate

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to meditate or muse

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Alcove

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a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room

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Lugubrious

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mournful; dismal; gloomy

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Prismatic

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like a prism

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Pertinacious

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holding tenaciously to a purpose; stubborn or obstinate

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Shallop

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an old boat

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Portentous

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momentous; ominously significant or indicative

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Midge

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bug, especially mosquitos

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Obviate

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to anticipate and prevent or eliminate

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Affront

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a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect

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Specious

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apparently good or lacking real merit; superficially pleasing; deceptive

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Contrivance

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a plan with ingenuity

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Beget

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to cause or produce

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Imputation

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an attribution, as of fault or crime; accusation

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Delineate

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to portray in words; describe or outline with precision

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Rapacious

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given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed

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Pique

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to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride

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Annals

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a record of events

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Tincture

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a slight infusion

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Cupidity

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eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; avarice

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Sate

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to satisfy

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Haughty

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disdainfully proud; snobbish

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Antipathy

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a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance

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Supplant

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to replace one thing by something else

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Denominate

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to give a name to; denote; designate

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Temerity

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reckless boldness, rashness

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Clamor

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a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people

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Encumbrance

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something burdensome, useless, or superfluous

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Avidity

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eagerness; greediness

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Exigency

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the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.

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Recrimination

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a countercharge against an accuser

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Bore

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a hole

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Privy

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participating in the knowledge of something private or secret

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Levity

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lightness of mind, character, or behavior; fickleness

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Incredulous

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skeptical

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Somnambulatory

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sleep-walking type motion

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Corrugate

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to draw or bend into folds; to wrinkle

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Caravansary

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an inn, usually with a large courtyard

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Libertine

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a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained

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Truculent

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fierce, cruel; savagely brutal

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Chiffon

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a sheer fabric of silk, nylon, etc.

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Pernicious

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causing insidious harm or ruin

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Artifice

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a clever trick or stratagem

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Machination

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a crafty scheme, plot

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Vicissitude

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a change or variation occurring in the course of something

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Desultory

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lacking in consistency or visible order

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Felicity

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the state of being happy, especially in a high degree

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Venality

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openness to bribery or corruption

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Flit

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to move lightly and swiftly; to flutter

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Admonish

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to caution, advise, or counsel against something; to warn

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Endowments

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the property, funds (or attribute of body or mind) with which an institution or person is granted

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Sophism

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a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving something; a false argument; a fallacy

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Ameliorate

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to make better

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Assiduity

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constant or close application or effort

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Militate

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to have a substantial effect; to weigh heavily

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Insuperable

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incapable of being passed over or overcome

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Opprobrium

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the disgrace or reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy

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Cabal

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a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority

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Depredation

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the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage

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Vindicate

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to clear from accusation

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Assiduous

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constant; unremitting

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Alacrity

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cheerful readiness; promptness; liveliness; briskness

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Celerity

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swiftness, speed

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Pecuniary

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of or pertaining to money

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Succor

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to help; aid; assist

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to lead on or influence

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induce

102
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salary from office

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Emolument

103
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widen in scope to make greater in power, wealth, rank, etc.

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Aggrandize

104
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incite or move to action

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Actuate

105
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insatiable greed for riches

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Avarice

106
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a person who has changed from one opinion, creed, stance, etc., to another; a convert

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Proselyte

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to show clearly

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Evince

108
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existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way

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Concomitant

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characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference

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Obsequious

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a devout follower or observer

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Votary

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boding ill; ill omened

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Inauspicious

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in favor of; approval

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Approbation

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disapproval

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Reprobation

114
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not yielding to fatigue

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Indefatigable

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convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling

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Cogent

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marketplace or shopping center

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Bazaar

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cotton fabric

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Muslin

118
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woman who holds a title from a deceased husband

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Dowager

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to prevail over

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Surmount

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to soften in feeling or temper

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Mollify

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characterized by bitter or scornful decision; mocking; cynical

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Sardonic

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such as to plague, torment, or annoy

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Plaguy

123
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flower type

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Crocus

124
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to disappear gradually

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Evanescent

125
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unskilled laborers

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Coolies

126
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kind, especially to inferiors

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Benignant

127
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to offer

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Proffer

128
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lounging

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Lolloping

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of or belonging to the period before the Great Flood; very old-fashioned

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Antediluvian

130
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a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity

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Prig

131
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sleepy, drowsy

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Somnolent

132
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lodgings for a soldier

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Billet

133
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morally ignoble or base; vile

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Sordid

134
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out of keeping or place; inappropriate

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Incongruous

135
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environment or neighborhood

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Purlieu

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to meditate or muse

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Ruminate

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a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room

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Alcove

138
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mournful; dismal; gloomy

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Lugubrious

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like a prism

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Prismatic

140
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holding tenaciously to a purpose; stubborn or obstinate

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Pertinacious

141
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an old boat

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Shallop

142
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momentous; ominously significant or indicative

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Portentous

143
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bug, especially mosquitos

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Midge

144
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to anticipate and prevent or eliminate

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Obviate

145
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a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect

A

Affront

146
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apparently good or lacking real merit; superficially pleasing; deceptive

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Specious

147
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a plan with ingenuity

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Contrivance

148
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to cause or produce

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Beget

149
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an attribution, as of fault or crime; accusation

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Imputation

150
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to portray in words; describe or outline with precision

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Delineate

151
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given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed

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Rapacious

152
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to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride

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Pique

153
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a record of events

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Annals

154
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a slight infusion

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Tincture

155
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eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; avarice

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Cupidity

156
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to satisfy

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Sate

157
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disdainfully proud; snobbish

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Haughty

158
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a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance

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Antipathy

159
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to replace one thing by something else

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Supplant

160
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to give a name to; denote; designate

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Denominate

161
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reckless boldness, rashness

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Temerity

162
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a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people

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Clamor

163
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something burdensome, useless, or superfluous

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Encumbrance

164
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eagerness; greediness

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Avidity

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the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.

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Exigency

166
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a countercharge against an accuser

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Recrimination

167
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a hole

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Bore

168
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participating in the knowledge of something private or secret

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Privy

169
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lightness of mind, character, or behavior; fickleness

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Levity

170
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skeptical

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Incredulous

171
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sleep-walking type motion

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Somnambulatory

172
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to draw or bend into folds; to wrinkle

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Corrugate

173
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an inn, usually with a large courtyard

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Caravansary

174
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a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained

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Libertine

175
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fierce, cruel; savagely brutal

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Truculent

176
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a sheer fabric of silk, nylon, etc.

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Chiffon

177
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causing insidious harm or ruin

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Pernicious

178
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a clever trick or stratagem

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Artifice

179
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a crafty scheme, plot

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Machination

180
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a change or variation occurring in the course of something

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Vicissitude

181
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lacking in consistency or visible order

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Desultory

182
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the state of being happy, especially in a high degree

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Felicity

183
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openness to bribery or corruption

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Venality

184
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to move lightly and swiftly; to flutter

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Flit

185
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to caution, advise, or counsel against something; to warn

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Admonish

186
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the property, funds (or attribute of body or mind) with which an institution or person is granted

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Endowments

187
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a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving something; a false argument; a fallacy

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Sophism

188
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to make better

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Ameliorate

189
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constant or close application or effort

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Assiduity

190
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to have a substantial effect; to weigh heavily

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Militate

191
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incapable of being passed over or overcome

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Insuperable

192
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the disgrace or reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy

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Opprobrium

193
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a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority

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Cabal

194
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the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage

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Depredation

195
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to clear from accusation

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Vindicate

196
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constant; unremitting

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Assiduous

197
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cheerful readiness; promptness; liveliness; briskness

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Alacrity

198
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swiftness, speed

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Celerity

199
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of or pertaining to money

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Pecuniary

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to help; aid; assist

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