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1
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Abate

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To decrease, reduce

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Abdicate

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Give up position, right, or power

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Aberrant

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Abnormal

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Abeyance

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Suppression/suspension

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Abject

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Miserable, pitiful

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Abjure

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Reject, abandon

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Abscission/ Abscise

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Cutting or to cut

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Abscond

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Depart secretly

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Abstemious

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Moderate

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Abstinence

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Refrain, hold back from certain pleasures

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Abysmal

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Very bad

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Accretion

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Grow/increase

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Accrued

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To accumulate/ grow

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Adamant

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Stubborn, unyielding

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Adjunct

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Addition, attachment

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Admonish

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Scold, caution, reprimand

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Adulterate

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To corrupt, make impure

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Aesthetic

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Beauty/art

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Affected

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Fake, phony, pretentious

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Affinity

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Liking/ fondness / similarity

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Aesthete

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Someone whose interest in beauty and art is excessive/ superficial

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Aggrandize

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To make larger/ greater

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Aggregate

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A whole/ total

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Alacrity

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Cheerful willingness, eagerness, speed

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Alchemy

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Medieval chemical philosophy of changing metal to gold

Seemingly magical power to transform substances (transmutation)

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Allay

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To ease/soothe

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Alleviate

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To relieve, partially improve

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Alloy

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A combination; a mixture of metals

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Allure

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(Noun): power to entice/charm

(Verb): to entice/charm

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Amalgamate

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To combine into a unified whole

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Ambiguous

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Unclear

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Ambivalence/ Ambivalent

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State of feeling conflicted

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Ambrosia/ ambrosial

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Something delicious

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Ameliorate

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Improve

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Amenable

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Agreeable, cooperative, suited

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Amenity

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Something that increases comfort

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Amulet

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Ornament that wards off evil spirits

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Anachronism

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Something out of the proper time

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Analgesic

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Medication that reduces pain

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Analogous/analogy/analog

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Comparable/similarity (between dissimilar)/comparing something

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Anarchy

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No government, chaos

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Anodyne

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Something that calms/ soothes pain (n)

Capable of calming/soothing (adj)

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Anomalous/anomaly

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Irregular/irregularity

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Antecedent

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Something that comes before

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Antediluvian

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Prehistoric

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Antipathy

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Dislike/hostility

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Apathy

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Indifference/ don’t care

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Apex

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Highest point

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Apogee

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Highest point/ point of greatest distance between orbited object

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Apothegm

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Terse, witty saying

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Appease

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To pacify/ calm/ placate

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Appellation

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Name

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Apposite

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Appropriate/relevant

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Apprise

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Inform

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Approbation

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Praise/ approval

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Apropos

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Relevant

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Arabesque

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Ornate design of intertwined curves, ballet position with one leg extended

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Archeology

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Study of material evidence of past human life

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Ardor

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Great emotion and passion

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Arduous

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Extremely difficult; laborious

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Argot

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Specialized vocab used by a group

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Arrest

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To stop/ to seize

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Artifact

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Item made by human craft

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Artless

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Guileless, natural

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Ascetic

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One who practices self denial

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Asperity

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Harshness, severity, irritability

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Assiduous

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Diligent, hardworking

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Aspersions

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False rumor, slander

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Assuage

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To lessen/ make less severe

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Astringent

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Harsh, severe

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Asylum

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Refuge/shelter

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Atavism

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Return of a trait after a period of absence/ individual/part exhibiting atavism

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Attenuate

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To weaken

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Audacious

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Bold, daring

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Austere

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Stern, unadorned

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Autonomous

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Self governing, independent

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Avarice

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Greed

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Aver

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To affirm/ declare as truth

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Avocation

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Secondary occupation

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Avuncular

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Like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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Axiomatic

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Taken for granted (adj)

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Axiom

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Established principle

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83
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Bacchanalian

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Revelry (partying)

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Banal

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Commonplace, overused and boring (trite)

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Banter

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Playful conversation

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Bard

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Poet

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Bawdy

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Obscene

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Beatify

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To bless, sanctify

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Bedizen

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To dress in a vulgar, showy manner

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Behemoth

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Huge creature, anything very large and powerful

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Belie

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To contradict/ misrepresent/give false impression

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Beneficient

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Kind, doing good

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Bifurcate

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To divide into two parts

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Blandishment

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Flattery

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Blasé

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Bored from being indulged, unconcerned

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Bolster

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Support, prop up, give a boost to

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Bombastic

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Inflated/exaggerated language, pompous

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Boorish

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Rude, insensitive

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Bovine

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Cowlike, (slow)?

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Brazen

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Bold, shameless

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Broach

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Mention for the first time

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Bucolic

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Rustic,pastoral, rural

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Burgeon

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To grow/flourish

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Burnish

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To polish

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Buttress

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To reinforce, support

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Cacophonous

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Unpleasant or harsh sounding

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Cadge

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To beg

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Callous

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Thick-skinned/ insensitive

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Calumny

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False accusation, slander

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Canard

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False, misleading story, a lie

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Canon

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An established principle, a standard for judgement, a group of literary works

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Cant

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Insincere talk (lies), language of a particular group

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Cantankerous

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Irritable, ill-humored

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Capricious

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Unpredictable, fickle

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Captious

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Fault-finding, trying to entrap

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Cardinal

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Of foremost importance

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Carnal

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Of flesh/body, related to physical appetites

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Carping

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To complain/find fault

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Cartography

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Science of making maps

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Caste

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Hereditary social class

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Castigation

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Punishment, criticism, chastisement

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Cataclysm

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Violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

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Catalyst

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Something causing change

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Categorical

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Absolute, without exception

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Caucus

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A smaller group within an organization

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Causal

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Involving a cause

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Caustic

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Sarcastically biting, burning

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Celestial

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Concerning the sky or heavens, sublime

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Centrifugal

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Moving away from the center

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Centripetal

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Moving or directed towards the center

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Champion

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To defend/ support

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Chasten

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To correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain/subdue

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Chicanery

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Fraud, trickery

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Churlish

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Rude, boorish

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Circuitous

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Roundabout

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Clairvoyant

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Psychic

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Clamor

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Noisy outcry

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Clique

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A small, exclusive group

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Cloister

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To confine; seclude

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Coagulate

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Thicken; congeal

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Coalesce

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To become one

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Coda

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Something that summarizes/concludes, concluding part of a literary/musical composition

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Codify

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To systematize

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Cognizant

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Informed, aware, conscious

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Collage

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A =b assemblage of diverse elements, artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface

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Commensurate

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Proportional

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Compendium

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A brief, comprehensive, summary

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Self-satisfied

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Overly polite, willing to please, obliging

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Complement

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Something that completes or makes up a whole

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Compliant

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Yielding

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Compunction

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Uneasiness caused by guilt

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Concave

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Curving inwards

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Conciliatory

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Overcome distrust/hostility

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Concoct

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Invent

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Concomitant

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Existing concurrently

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Condone

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Forgive, overlook voluntarily

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Confound

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Confuse

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Congenial

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Similar in tastes/habits, friendly, suited to

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Conjugal

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Pertaining to marriage agreement

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Connoisseur

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A person possessing expert knowledge or training; person of informed and discriminating tast

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Conscript

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Person compulsorily enrolled for military service

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Consecrate

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To declare sacred

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Contend

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To assert

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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Contiguous

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Touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

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Continence

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Self control; abstention from sexual activity

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Contrite

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Very sorrowful for a wrong

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Contumacious

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Disobedient, rebellious

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Conundrum

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Riddle; puzzle with no solution

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Convention

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Custom

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Converge

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To come together

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Convex

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Curving outwards

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Convivial

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Sociable

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Convoluted

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Complicated

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Copious

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Abundant

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Coquette

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A woman who flirts

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Covert

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Hidden, secret

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Cornucopia

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State of abundance

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Cosmology

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Study of the universe

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Cosmos/ Cosmic

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The physical universe, relating to the physical universe distinct from earth (how it’s so vast)

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Covetous

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Desiring something

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Cozen

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To mislead, deceive

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Credence

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Acceptance of something true

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Credo

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Statement of a belief/ principle

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Daunt

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To intimidate, discourage

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Dearth

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Scarcity

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Debauchery

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Corruption

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Decorum

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Proper behavior

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Defame

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To harm someone’s reputation

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Default

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To fail to act

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Deference

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Respect

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Defunct

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To no longer exist

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Delineate

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To represent/ depict

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Demographic

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Related to population

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Demotic

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Relating to people

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Demur

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To express doubt

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Denigrate

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To ruin someone’s reputation

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Denizen

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Inhabitant

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Denouement

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Outcome/ revealing of the plot

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Default

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To fail to act

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Deference

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Respect

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Defunct

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To no longer exist

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Delineate

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To represent/ depict

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Demographic

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Related to population

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Demotic

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Relating to people

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Demur

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To express doubt

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Denigrate

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To ruin someone’s reputation

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Denizen

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Inhabitant

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Denouement

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Outcome/ revealing of the plot

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Deride

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To mock (think of ridicule)

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Derivative

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Something derived, unoriginal

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Desiccate

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To dry completely

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Desuetude

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State of disuse

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Desultory

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Random; disconnected, rambling

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Deterrent

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Something that discourages/hinders

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Detraction

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The act of taking away; derogatory comment

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Diaphanous

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Transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague

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Diatribe

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Bitter verbal attack

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Dichotomy

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Division into two opposing parts

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Diffidence

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Shyness; lack of confidence

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Diffuse

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To spread out

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Digression

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Act of going off topic

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Dirge

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Funeral hymn (song)

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Disabuse

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To make clear (free of misconception)

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Discerning

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To detect (good insight and judgement)

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Discomfit

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To make uneasy

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Discordant

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Not in tune

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Discredit

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Dishonor;disgrace; cause to be doubted

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Discrepancy

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Difference between

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Discrete

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Distinct

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Discretion

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Self restraint, freedom to act on one’s own, prudence

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Disinterested

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Objective

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Disjointed

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Lacking order/ coherence; dislocated

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Dismiss

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Reject

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Disparage

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Belittle

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Disparate

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Dissimilar

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Dissemble

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To pretend; disguise one’s motives

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Disseminate

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Scatter/disperse

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Dissident

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Someone who disagrees about the beliefs

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Dissolution

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Disintegration, debauchery

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Dissonance

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Lack of harmony

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Distend

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To expand

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Distill

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Extract the essential elements

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Distrait

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Distracted (inattentive), preoccupied

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Diverge

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To vary, go in different directions from the same point

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Divest

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To strip, rid, deprive

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Divulge

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To reveal secrets

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Doctrinaire

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Someone who can’t compromise about a doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding person

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Document

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To provide written evidence for support

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Doggerel

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Poor verse

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Dogmatic

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Stating opinions without proof

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Dormant

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Inactive

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Dross

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Waste, worthless matter, trivial matter

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Dupe

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Trick/deceive

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Ebullient

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Enthusiastic

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Eclectic

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Selecting from various sources

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Effervescence

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State of high spirits/ liveliness; process of bubbling

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Effete

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Weak, depleted of vitality, decadent

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Efficacy

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Efficiency; effectiveness

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Effrontery

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Boldness; presumtiousness

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Egoism

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Self-centeredness

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Egotistical

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Excessively self-centered; conceited

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Elegy

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Poem/song expressing lamentation

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Elicit

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To provoke, draw out

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Elixir

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Substance believed to have the power to cure ills

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Elysian

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Blissful; delightful

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Emanciated

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Think

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Embellish

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To adorn, decorate, enhance, make more attractive by adding details

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Emollient

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Soothing; mollifying

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Empirical

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Derived from observation/ experiment

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Emulate

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Imitate/copy

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Encomium

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A formal expression of praise

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Endemic

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Inherent, belonging to an area

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Enervate

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Weaken

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Engender

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To cause; produce

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Enhance

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To increase; improve

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Entomology

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Study of insects

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Enunciate

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Pronounce clearly

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Ephemeral

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Short lived, fleeting

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Epistemology

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Philosophy studying the nature of knowledge

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Equable

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Steady; serene; unvarying

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Equanimity

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Composure; calmness

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Equivocate

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Use vague language

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Errant

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Mistaken

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Esoteric

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Hard to understand; known to a few

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Essay

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To attempt; test

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Estimable

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Admirable; able to estimate

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Ethnocentric

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Attitude that one’s group is superior

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Etiology

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Cause/ origins

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Etymology

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Origin and history of a word

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Eugenics

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Study of what influences genes and ways to improve it

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Eulogy

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High praise for someone who died

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Euphemism

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Agreeable language in place of unpleasant/offensive language

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Euphoria

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A feeling of happiness

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Euthanasia

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Merciful killing

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Evince

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To show plainly; to indicate

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Evocative

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To call to mind/ produce a reaction

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Expiate

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To atone for, redeem

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Explicate

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To explain, interpret, clarify

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Expository

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Explanatory

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Extant

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Existing, not lost

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Extemporaneous

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Unrehearsed

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Extirpate

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To destroy

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Extraneous

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Extra (not essential)

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Extrapolation

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Estimate by projecting known information

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Extrinsic

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Not inherent/ essential

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Facetious

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Funny/ humorous

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Facilitate

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To make less difficult

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Factotum

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Handyman, person who does all sorts of work

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Fallacious

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Misleading

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Fallow

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Plowed. But not sowed, uncultivated

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Fatuous

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Foolishly self-satisfied

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Fauna

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Animals of a period or region

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Fawning

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Seeking favor by flattering

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Felicitous

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Suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

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Feral

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Existing in a wild/ untamed state

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Fervor

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Warmth and intensity of emotion

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Fetid

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Stinky

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Fetter

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Confined, locked up

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Fiat

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Arbitrary order (tyrant)

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Fidelity

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Loyalty

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Filibuster

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To block passage of a law

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Finesse

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To refine/ be deceptive/sly

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Fissure

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Crack

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Fledgling

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Beginner

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Flora

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Plants of a region/time

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Flout

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To be rude

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Florid

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Reddish, flowery

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Flourish

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Decoration, thrive

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To==flux

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Flowing like a river and moving continuously

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Foment

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To incite/arouse

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Forbearance

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Patience

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Forestall

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To delay/prevent

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Formidable

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Threatening, intimidating

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Forswear

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To give up/ renounce

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Founder

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To fail/collapse/sink

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Fracas

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A loud quarrel; brawl

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Fractious

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Rebellious; unruly; quarrelsome

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Fresco

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A painting done on plaster

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Frieze

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Ornamental band on a wall

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Froward

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Stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

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Frugality

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Thrifty

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Fulminate

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Attack loudly; denounce

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Fulsome

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Excessive as to be disgusting

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Fusion

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Union; synthesis

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Futile

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Useless

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Gain say

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To deny; dispute; oppose

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Gambol

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To frolic; leap playfully

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Garrulous

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Very talkative, wordy

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Gauche

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Coarse, uncouth, clumsy; unrefined/uncultured, inferior

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Geniality

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Cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

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Gerrymander

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To divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

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Glib

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Fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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Goad

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To prod; urge on

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Gossamer

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Light and delicate; cobwebs; sheer

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Gouge

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To tear out; to scoop out; overcharge

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Grandiloquent

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Pompous, bombastic, exaggerated

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Grouse

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To complain; complaint

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Guileless

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Free of cunning or deceit; artless

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Guise

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Outward appearance; false appearance; pretense

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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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Gustatory

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Affecting the sense of taste

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Halcyon

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Calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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Hallowed

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Holy; sacred

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Harangue

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Long, pompous speech; tirade

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Harrowing

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Extremely distressing; terrifying

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Herbivorous

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Animal feeding on plants

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Hermetic

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Tightly sealed; magical

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Heterodox

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Unorthodox; not widely accepted

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Hieroglyphics

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Weird pictorial symbols that are difficult to decipher

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Hirsute

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Covered with hair

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Histrionic

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Exaggerated emotional behavior; theatrical

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Homeostasis

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Automatic maintenance to achieve equilibrium

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Homily

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Sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; platitude

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Homogeneous

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Composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

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Lackluster

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Dull

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Ascendant

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Superior, rising, or an ancestor

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Unflagging

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Not getting tired

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Inveigle

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To entice, lure by using flattery, to beguile

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Speculate

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To reflect, meditate, or take on considerable risk

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Needling

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Teasing or provoking

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Protege

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Person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his career or welfare

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Vassal

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Subordinate, servant, slave

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Vanguard

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Front of the army, forefront in any movement, leaders of an intellectual or political movement

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Mulish

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Be stubborn

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Cerebration

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Consideration, thought

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Mien

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Demeanor, conduct, behavior

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Prognosis

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Forecast

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Penitent

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Feeling sorrow for wrongdoing

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Looming

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Illusion in which objects below the horizon seem to be raised above their true positions

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Ecumenical

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General, universal

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Outclass

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To surpass, be superior

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Obviate

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To anticipate, prevent, or eliminate by effective measures

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Libel

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Defamatory

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Inveterate

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firmly established

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Pathological

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Relating to disease

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Recriminations

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To countercharge against accuser

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Insolent

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Rude

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Recidivism

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Repeated or habitual relapse (into crime)

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Hedonism

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Pleasure or happiness is the highest good and way of life

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Unaffected

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Sincere, genuine, unpretentious

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Truculent

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Aggressive

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Salutary

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Beneficial, promoting health

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Odious

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Hateful

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Sodden

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Dull or expressionless

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Unwholesome

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Unhealthy, corrupt, disgusting

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Lull

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To cause to sleep or relax

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Intuit

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To know, sense, or understand by intuition

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Officiate

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To perform a ceremony, to carry out a duty

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Toadies

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Sycophant

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Critical

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Exercising careful judgement o inclined to criticize

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Tantamount

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Equivalence in value, significance, or effect

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Vestige

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Trace, mark ,smallest quantity or trace

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Habiliment

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Clothes

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Paragon

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Model of excellence or perfection

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Iridescent

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Attractive quality or effect

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Drab

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Prostitute

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Verdict

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Decision of the jury

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Proscribe

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To condemn or forbid, prohibit

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Tome

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Large, scholarly book

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Fretful

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Worried

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration

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Iconoclastic

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Attacking traditions

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Ideological

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Set of ideas forming a political or economic system

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Idolatry

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Idol worship

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Igneous

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Reduced by fire; volcanic

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Imbroglio

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Complicated situation; entanglement

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Immutable

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Unchangeable

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Impassive

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Showing no emotion

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Impecunious

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Poor; having no money

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Impede

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To hinder/ block

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Impermeable

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Impossible to penetrate

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Imperturbable

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Not easily disturbed

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Impervious

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Impossible to penetrate; unable to be affected

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Impinge

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To strike; encroach

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Implacable

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Inflexible; unable to be pleased

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Implausible

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Unlikely; unbelievable

441
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Implicit

A

Implied; understood but not stated

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Implode

A

Collapse inward violently

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Imprecation

A

Curse

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Impute

A

To relate; attribute; assign

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Inadvertently

A

Carelessly; unintentionally

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Incarnate

A

Having bodily form

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Inchoate

A

Imperfectly formed/ formulated

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Incongruity

A

State of not fitting

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Inconsequential

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Insignificant; unimportant

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Incorporate

A

Combine; or include something in something else

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Incursion

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Invasion

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Indeterminate

A

Uncertain; indefinite

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Indigence

A

Poverty

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Indolent

A

Habitually lazy; idle

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Ineluctable

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Inevitable

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Inert

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Unable to move; sluggish

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Ingenuous

A

Naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

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Inherent

A

Firmly established by nature or habit

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Insensible

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Unconscious; unresponsive

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Insinuate

A

To suggest; say indirectly; imply

462
Q

Insipid

A

Lacking in flavor; dull

463
Q

Insouciant

A

Indifferent; lacking concern or care

464
Q

Insularity

A

Narrow-mindedness; isolation

465
Q

Insuperable

A

Insurmountable; unconquerable

466
Q

Intangible

A

Not material; can’t be felt

467
Q

Interdict

A

Forbid, prohibit, halt the activities, advance, or entry of

468
Q

Internecine

A

Deadly to both sides

469
Q

Interpolate

A

To insert; change by adding new words or material

470
Q

Interregnum

A

Interval between reigns; gap in continuity

471
Q

Intimate

A

Marked by close acquaintance

472
Q

Intractable

A

Hard to manage

473
Q

Intransigence

A

Stubbornness; refusal to compromise

474
Q

Introspective

A

Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

475
Q

Inundate

A

To cover with water; overwhelm

476
Q

Inured

A

Accustomed; used to ; hardened

477
Q

Invective

A

Verbal abuse

478
Q

Inveigh

A

Disapprove; protest vehemently

479
Q

Inveigle

A

To win over by flattery or coaxing

480
Q

Inveterate

A

Confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted

481
Q

Invidious

A

Likely to provoke ill will;offensive

482
Q

Irascible

A

Easily angered

483
Q

Irresolute

A

Unsure of how to act; weak

484
Q

Itinerant

A

Wandering from place to place; unsettled

485
Q

Patois

A

Dialect other than standard dialect

486
Q

Consternation

A

Amazement/dismay. To be shocked

487
Q

Disportment

A

Archaic, obsolete

488
Q

Pith

A

Important, essential part

489
Q

Wheedle

A

To persuade or influence

490
Q

Supine

A

Inactive, passive

491
Q

Freewheeling

A

Unrestrained, irresponsible

492
Q

Unremitting

A

Incessant, unending

493
Q

Verdant

A

Green with vegetation, inexperienced

494
Q

Frisson

A

Sudden excitement

495
Q

Panegyrics

A

Formal/elaborate praise

496
Q

Ennui

A

Boredom

497
Q

Inane

A

Lacking sense, empty

498
Q

Virtuoso

A

A person with special knowledge or skill in a field

499
Q

Forsake

A

To abandon/ desert

500
Q

Beset

A

To attack on all sides

501
Q

Cull

A

To select or collect

502
Q

Prevaricator

A

Liar

503
Q

Raconteur

A

A person skilled in explains stories

504
Q

Pedantic

A

Overly concerned with minor details in teaching

505
Q

Genial

A

Cheerful or like a genius?

506
Q

Doggerel

A

Rude, crude, poor

507
Q

Repartee

A

Quick witty reply

508
Q

Mettlesome

A

Courageous

509
Q

Impetuous

A

Impulsive, rash

510
Q

Heady

A

Intoxicating, destructive

511
Q

Penchant

A

Strong liking for something

512
Q

Kinship

A

Family relationship

513
Q

Largess

A

Generous

514
Q

Plutocracy

A

Rule of wealthy

515
Q

Bugaboo

A

Something that causes fear

516
Q

Occlusive

A

To close/shut

517
Q

Ostensible

A

Pretended, or apparent

518
Q

Recalcitrant

A

Resist authority, hard to manage

519
Q

Surfeit

A

Excessive amount

520
Q

Conflagration

A

A destructive fire

521
Q

Scintilla

A

Spark/trace.

522
Q

Incendiary

A

Inflammatory

523
Q

Pallet

A

Bed

524
Q

Havoc

A

Great destruction/devastation

525
Q

Rankle

A

Irritation/bitter resentment

526
Q

Evanescence

A

Fading/fleeting

527
Q

Latent

A

Present but not apparent

528
Q

Iniquitous

A

Wicked, sinful

529
Q

Circumlocution

A

Indirect way of speaking, using more words than necessary

530
Q

Unheralded

A

Unexpected

531
Q

Enigmatic

A

Puzzling mysterious

532
Q

Provenance

A

Source of origin

533
Q

Timbre

A

Quality of a sound

534
Q

Clangor

A

Loud noise

535
Q

Deleterious

A

Harmful

536
Q

Erstwhile

A

The past

537
Q

Plumb

A

Downright, absolute

538
Q

Itinerary

A

Route of a traveler’s journey

539
Q

Jaundiced

A

Having yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, hostility

540
Q

Jibe

A

To be in agreement

541
Q

Jocose

A

Fond of joking; jocular; playful

542
Q

Juggernaut

A

Huge force destroying everything in its path

543
Q

Junta

A

Group of people/ political group

544
Q

Juxtapose

A

Place side by side

545
Q

Kudos

A

Fame, glory, honor

546
Q

Labile

A

Likely to change

547
Q

Laconic

A

Using few words

548
Q

Lambaste

A

To thrash verbally or physically

549
Q

Lascivious

A

Lustful

550
Q

Lassitude

A

Lethargy, sluggishness

551
Q

Latent

A

Present but hidden; potential

552
Q

Laud

A

To praise

553
Q

Lethargic

A

Inactive

554
Q

Levee

A

An embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

555
Q

Levity

A

Light manner or attitude

556
Q

Liberal

A

Tolerant; broad minded;generous; lavish

557
Q

Libertine

A

One without moral restraint

558
Q

Drab

A

Dull

559
Q

Abettor

A

To encourage, approve, support

560
Q

Rube

A

Awkward, unsophisticated person

561
Q

Crotchet

A

Small, hooked instrument

562
Q

Awl

A

Pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes

563
Q

Opus

A

Musical composition

564
Q

Commodious

A

Comfortably or conveniently spacious

565
Q

Propinquity

A

Kinship (related by blood), close in proximity

566
Q

Bop

A

Hit/sock

567
Q

Traipse

A

To walk or travel without a purpose or plan

568
Q

Circumambulate

A

To circle on foot ritualistically

569
Q

Sidle

A

To cause to move or turn sideways

570
Q

Reconnoiter

A

Use survey to gain info

571
Q

Sardonic

A

Derisively mocking

572
Q

Nugatory

A

Inconsequential,having no force

573
Q

Sumptuous

A

Costly, rich, luxurious

574
Q

Mercurial

A

Unpredictable mood change

575
Q

Jocund

A

High spirits, lively

576
Q

Magisterial

A

Mast/teacher, magistrate office

577
Q

Euphony

A

Sweet sound

578
Q

Sidereal

A

Relating to stars or constellations

579
Q

Woebegone

A

Sorrow, misery

580
Q

Effulgent

A

Brilliance

581
Q

Haggard

A

Wild in appearance, gaunt

582
Q

Epaulet

A

Ornamental strip on dress or coat

583
Q

Laxity

A

Being lax

584
Q

Construe

A

To understand or explain the intention

585
Q

Tenuous

A

Weak, flimsy

586
Q

Eminence

A

Superior

587
Q

Imperil

A

Endanger

588
Q

Palliate

A

To reduce/ease, cover by excuses, to moderate intensity of

589
Q

Cognoscente

A

Expert

590
Q

Sordid

A

Filthy,dirty, greedy

591
Q

Gauntlet

A

Dress glove

592
Q

Animadversion

A

Criticism

593
Q

Peevish

A

Fretful, ill-tempered

594
Q

Consign

A

Appropriate, deserved

595
Q

Flagitious

A

Scandalous crime

596
Q

Costive

A

Stingy, slow in action, constipation

597
Q

Bathos

A

Commonplace

598
Q

Convalesce

A

To cover health and strength after sick/weak

599
Q

Didactic

A

Intended to teach

600
Q

Tenable

A

Capable of being defended/maintained. Reasonable/ defensible

601
Q

Risible

A

Arousing laughter

602
Q

Georgia

A

Poem dealing with agriculture

603
Q

Natty

A

Neat and tidy

604
Q

Penury

A

Stingy, or severe poverty

605
Q

Malaise

A

Unhealthy, mental or moral ill-being

606
Q

Runic

A

Mystery

607
Q

Sartorial

A

Relating to tailored clothes

608
Q

Embezzler

A

To appropriate fraudulently to one’s own use

609
Q

Malinger

A

To exaggerate illness to avoid work

610
Q

Pilfer

A

To steal in small quantities

611
Q

Casuistry

A

Resolve cases of conscience duty or conduct through interpretations ethical principles or religious doctrine

612
Q

Temerity

A

Rash/reckless act

613
Q

Peccadilloes

A

Slight offense

614
Q

Catharsis

A

Purging of emotions

615
Q

Iota

A

Infinite amount

616
Q

Veneer

A

Thin sheet of material

617
Q

Emend

A

Correct by textual liberations

618
Q

Edify

A

Instruct/improve in moral and religious knowledge

619
Q

Impuissant

A

Weak,powerless

620
Q

Peremptory

A

Putting an end to, admitting of no contradiction ,express urgency, arrrogant

621
Q

Toothsome

A

Aggreeable and attractive

622
Q

Protract

A

Extend forward/ prolong-> continue

623
Q

Epigram

A

Terse, witty saying

624
Q

Galvanize

A

To stimulate or shock

625
Q

Libido

A

Sexual desire

626
Q

Lilliputian

A

Extremely small

627
Q

Limn

A

To draw; describe

628
Q

Limpid

A

Clear; transparent

629
Q

Linguistic

A

Pertaining to language

630
Q

Litany

A

Length recitation; repetitive chant

631
Q

Literati

A

Scholarly or learned persons

632
Q

Litigation

A

Legal proceedings

633
Q

Log

A

A record of a voyage; record of daily activities

634
Q

Loquacious

A

Talkative

635
Q

Lucid

A

Clear;bright; intelligible

636
Q

Lucre

A

Money or profits

637
Q

Luminous

A

Bright; brilliant; glowing

638
Q

Lustrous

A

Shining

639
Q

Machiavellian

A

Crafty; double-dealing

640
Q

Machinations

A

Plots or schemes

641
Q

Maelstrom

A

Whirlpool; turmoil

642
Q

Magnanimity

A

Generosity; nobility

643
Q

Malign

A

To speak evil of

644
Q

Malinger

A

To feign illness to escape duty/ work

645
Q

Malleable

A

Capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

646
Q

Maverick

A

Dissenter

647
Q

Megalomania

A

Delusions of power or importance

648
Q

Menagerie

A

A variety of animals kept together

649
Q

Mendacious

A

Dishonest

650
Q

Mendicant

A

Beggar

651
Q

Meretricious

A

Gaudy; plausible but false; specious

652
Q

Mesmerize

A

To hypnotize

653
Q

Metamorphosis

A

Change; transformation

654
Q

Metaphysics

A

Branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

655
Q

Meteorological

A

Concerned with the weather

656
Q

Meticulous

A

Very careful; fastidious

657
Q

Mettle

A

Courage; endurance

658
Q

Mettlesome

A

Full of courage and fortitude; spirited

659
Q

Microcosm

A

A small system having analogies to a larger system; small world

660
Q

Militate

A

To work against

661
Q

Minatory

A

Threatening; menacing

662
Q

Minuscule

A

Very small

663
Q

Minutia

A

Petty details

664
Q

Misanthrope

A

One who hates humanity

665
Q

Miscellany

A

Mixture of writings on various subjects

666
Q

Miscreant

A

Villain; criminal

667
Q

Misogynist

A

One who hates women

668
Q

Mitigate

A

To cause to become less harsh; severe; or painful; alleviate

669
Q

Mnemonic

A

Related to memory; assisting memory

670
Q

Modicum

A

Limited quantity

671
Q

Mollify

A

To soothe

672
Q

Monolithic

A

Sold and uniform; constituting a single, uniform whole

673
Q

Morose

A

Ill-humored; sullen

674
Q

Motley

A

Many colored; made up of many parts

675
Q

Multifarious

A

Diverse

676
Q

Mundane

A

Worldly and not spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

677
Q

Necromancy

A

Black magic

678
Q

Negate

A

To cancel out; nullify

679
Q

Neologism

A

New word or expression

680
Q

Neophyte

A

Novice, beginner

681
Q

Nexus

A

Means of connection; a connected group or series; a center

682
Q

Nonplussed

A

Bewildered

683
Q

Nostalgia

A

Sentimental longing for a past time

684
Q

Nostrum

A

Medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure

685
Q

Pallid

A

Lacking color or liveliness

686
Q

Panegyrics

A

Elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

687
Q

Paragon

A

Model of excellence or perfection

688
Q

Partisan

A

One-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause; prejudiced

689
Q

Pathological

A

Departing from normal condition

690
Q

Patois

A

A regional dialect; non-standard speech; jargon

691
Q

Paucity

A

Scarcity

692
Q

Pedantic

A

Showing off learning

693
Q

Pellucid

A

Transparent; translucent; easily understood

694
Q

Penchant

A

Inclination

695
Q

Penury

A

Extreme poverty

696
Q

Peregrination

A

A wandering from place to place

697
Q

Peremptory

A

Imperative; leaving no choice

698
Q

Perennial

A

Present throughout the years; persistent

699
Q

Perfidious

A

Faithless; disloyal;untrustworthy

700
Q

Perfunctory

A

Superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty

701
Q

Perigee

A

Popping in an orbit that is closest to the Earth

702
Q

Permeable

A

Penetrate

703
Q

Perturb

A

To greatly disturb; make uneasy/anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regular orbit

704
Q

Pervasive

A

To spread throughout every part

705
Q

Petulant

A

Rude, peevish

706
Q

Phlegmatic

A

Calm in temperament; sluggish

707
Q

Phoenix

A

Mythical, immortal bird that lives for 500 years, burn itself to death, and sees from its ashes; anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

708
Q

Physiognomy

A

Facial features

709
Q

Piety

A

Devout ness

710
Q

Piquant

A

Appealingly stimulating;pleasantly pungent; attractive

711
Q

Pique

A

Fleeting feeling of hurt pride; means to provoke or arouse

712
Q

Placate

A

To lesson another’s anger; to pacify

713
Q

Placate

A

Calm

714
Q

Plaintive

A

Melancholy; mournful

715
Q

Plasticity

A

Condition of big able to be shaped or formed; pliability

716
Q

Platitude

A

Stale, overused expression

717
Q

Platonic

A

Spiritual; without sensual desire; theoretical

718
Q

Plethora

A

Excess; overbundance

719
Q

Plumb

A

To determine the depth; to examine deeply

720
Q

Plum

A

To congratulate oneself in a self-satisfied way

721
Q

Plummet

A

To fall; plunge

722
Q

Plutocracy

A

Society ruled by the wealthy

723
Q

Porous

A

Full of holes; permeable to liquid

724
Q

Poseur

A

Person who facts an attitude or identity to impress others

725
Q

Pragmatic

A

Practical

726
Q

Prate

A

To talk idly; chatter

727
Q

Prattle

A

Meaningless; foolish talk

728
Q

Preamble

A

Preliminary statement

729
Q

Precarious

A

Uncertain

730
Q

Precept

A

Principle; law

731
Q

Precipitate (v.)

A

To cause to happen; thrown down from a height

732
Q

Precipitate (adj)

A

Rash; hasty; sudden

733
Q

Precursor

A

Forerunner; predecessor

734
Q

Preempt

A

To supersede; appropriate for oneself

735
Q

Prehensile

A

Capable of grasping

736
Q

Premonition

A

Forewarning; presentiment

737
Q

Presage

A

To foretell; indicate in advance

738
Q

Presumptuous

A

Rude; improperly bold; readiness to presume

739
Q

Preternatural

A

Beyond the normal courses of nature; supernatural

740
Q

Prevaricate

A

To quibble; evade the truth

741
Q

Primordial

A

Original; existing from the beginning

742
Q

Pristine

A

Untouched; uncorrupted

743
Q

Probity

A

Honesty; high-mindedness

744
Q

Problematic

A

Posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled

745
Q

Prodigal

A

Wasteful; extravagant; lavish

746
Q

Profound

A

Deep; not superficial

747
Q

Prohibitive

A

So high as to prevent the purchase/ use of; preventing; forbidding

748
Q

Proliferate

A

To increase rapidly

749
Q

Propensity

A

Inclination; tendency

750
Q

Propitiate

A

To win over; appease

751
Q

Propriety

A

Correct conduct; fitness

752
Q

Proscribe

A

To condemn; forbid; outlaw

753
Q

Provident

A

Providing for untrue needs; frugal

754
Q

Puissant

A

Powerful

755
Q

Punctilious

A

Careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony

756
Q

Pungent

A

Strong/sharp in smell or taste; penetrating; caustic; to the point

757
Q

Purport

A

To profess; suppose; claim

758
Q

Pusillanimous

A

Cowardly

759
Q

Quagmire

A

Marsh; difficult situation

760
Q

Quail

A

To cower; lose heart

761
Q

Qualified

A

Limited; restricted

762
Q

Qualm

A

Sudden feeling of faintness or nausea; uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions

763
Q

Query

A

To question

764
Q

Quibble

A

To argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

765
Q

Quiescent

A

Inactive; still

766
Q

Quorum

A

Number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

767
Q

Raconteur

A

Witty, skillful storyteller

768
Q

Rail

A

To scold with bitter/ abusive language

769
Q

Raiment

A

Clothing

770
Q

Ramification

A

Implication; outgrowth; consequence

771
Q

Rarefied

A

Refined

772
Q

Rationale

A

Fundamental reason

773
Q

Rebus

A

Puzzle/ representation in which pictures/ symbols represent words

774
Q

Recalcitrant

A

resisting authority or control

775
Q

Recluse

A

A person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

776
Q

Recondite

A

Abstruse, profound

777
Q

Redoubtable

A

Formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect

778
Q

Refractory

A

Stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment

779
Q

Refulgent

A

Brightly shining ; resplendent

780
Q

Refute

A

To contradict; disprove

781
Q

Regale

A

To entertain

782
Q

Relegate

A

To consign to an inferior position

783
Q

Remonstrate

A

To object or protest

784
Q

Renege

A

To go back on one’s word

785
Q

Renege

A

To retract a statement or opinion

786
Q

Reparation

A

Amends, compensation

787
Q

Repine

A

Fret, complain

788
Q

Reprise

A

Repetition, especially of a piece of music

789
Q

Reproach

A

To find fault with; blame

790
Q

Reprobate

A

Morally unprincipled person

791
Q

Repudiate

A

To reject as having no authority

792
Q

Rescind

A

To cancel

793
Q

Resolution

A

Determination, resolve

794
Q

Resolve

A

Determination; firmness of purpose

795
Q

Reticent

A

Not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant

796
Q

Reverent

A

Expressing deep respect; worshipful

797
Q

Riposte

A

A retaliatory action/ retort

798
Q

Rococo

A

Excessively ornate; highly decorated; style of architecture in eighteenth-century Europe

799
Q

Rubric

A

Title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol

800
Q

Rue

A

To regret

801
Q

Ruse

A

Trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge

802
Q

Sage

A

Wise

803
Q

Salacious

A

Lascivious; lustful

804
Q

Salubrious

A

Healthful

805
Q

Salutary

A

Expecting an improvement; favorable to health

806
Q

Sanction

A

To approve; ratify; permit

807
Q

Sardonic

A

Cynical, scornfully mocking

808
Q

Sartorial

A

Pertaining to tailors

809
Q

Satiate

A

To satisfy

810
Q

Saturate

A

To soak thoroughly, imbue throughout

811
Q

Saturnine

A

Gloomy.

812
Q

Satyr

A

Creature that is half-man, half-beast with horns and legs of a goat; it is a follower of Dionysus; a lecher

813
Q

Savor

A

To enjoy; have a distinctive flavor or smell

814
Q

Schematic

A

Relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

815
Q

Secrete

A

Produce and release substance into organism

816
Q

Sedition

A

Behavior prompting rebellion

817
Q

Sedulous

A

Diligent

818
Q

Seismic

A

Relating to earthquakes; earthshaking

819
Q

Sensual

A

Relating to the sense; gratifying the physical sense, especially sexual appetites

820
Q

Sensuous

A

Relating to the senes; operating through the sense

821
Q

Sentient

A

Aware; conscious; able to perceive

822
Q

Servile

A

Submissive; obedient

823
Q

Sextant

A

Navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

824
Q

Shard

A

A piece of broken glass or pottery

825
Q

Sidereal

A

Relating to the stars

826
Q

Simian

A

Ape like; relating to apes

827
Q

Simile

A

Comparison of one thing with another using like or as

828
Q

Sinecure

A

Well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

829
Q

Singular

A

Unique; extraordinary; odd

830
Q

Sinuous

A

Winding; intricate; complex

831
Q

Skeptic

A

One who doubts

832
Q

Sobriety

A

Seriousness

833
Q

Sodden

A

Thoroughly soaked; saturated

834
Q

Solicitous

A

Concerned; attentive; eager

835
Q

Soliloquy

A

Literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others

836
Q

Solvent

A

Able to meet financial obligations

837
Q

Semantic

A

Relating to or affecting the body; corporeal

838
Q

Soporific

A

Sleep producing

839
Q

Sordid

A

Filthy; contemptible and corrupt

840
Q

Specious

A

Seeming to be logical and sound but not really so

841
Q

Spectrum

A

Band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism; a broad range of related ideas or objects

842
Q

Spendthrift

A

A person who spends money recklessly; wasteful and extravagant

843
Q

Sporadic

A

Irregular

844
Q

Squalor

A

Filthy, wretched condition

845
Q

Staccato

A

Marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

846
Q

Stanch

A

To stop or check the flow of

847
Q

Stentorian

A

Extremely loud

848
Q

Stigma

A

Mark of disgrace or inferiority

849
Q

Stint

A

To be sparing/ a period of time spent doing something

850
Q

Stipulate

A

To assign as an essential condition

851
Q

Stolid

A

Having or showing little emotion

852
Q

Stratified

A

Arranged in layers

853
Q

Striated

A

Marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

854
Q

Stricture

A

Something that restrains; negative criticism

855
Q

Strident

A

Loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

856
Q

Strut

A

To swagger; display to impress others

857
Q

Stultify

A

To impair or reduce to uselessness

858
Q

Stupefy

A

To dull the senses of; stun; astonish

859
Q

Stygian

A

Dark and gloomy; hellish

860
Q

Subpoena

A

Notice ordering someone to appear in court

861
Q

Subside

A

To settle down; grow quiet

862
Q

Substantiate

A

To support with proof or evidence

863
Q

Substantive

A

Essential; pertaining to the substance

864
Q

Subsume

A

To include; incorporate

865
Q

Subversive

A

Intended to undermine or overthrow, especially an established government

866
Q

Succor

A

Relief; help in time of distress or want

867
Q

Suffrage

A

The right to vote

868
Q

Sundry

A

Various

869
Q

Supersede

A

To replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

870
Q

Supine

A

Lying on the back; marked by lethargy

871
Q

Supplant

A

To replace; substitute

872
Q

Suppliant

A

Beseeching (imploring/begging)

873
Q

Supplicant

A

One who asks humbly and earnestly

874
Q

Supposition

A

The act of assuming to be true or real

875
Q

Syllogism

A

A form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

876
Q

Sylvan

A

Related to the woods or forest

877
Q

Tacit

A

Silently understood; implied

878
Q

Taciturn

A

Habitually untalkative

879
Q

Talisman

A

Charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

880
Q

Tangential

A

Peripheral; digressing

881
Q

Tautology

A

Unnecessary repetition

882
Q

Taxonomy

A

Science of classification; in biology, the process of classifying organisms in categories

883
Q

Tenet

A

Belief; doctrine

884
Q

Tenuous

A

Weak; insubstantial

885
Q

Theocracy

A

Government by priests representing a god

886
Q

Thespian

A

An actor or actress

887
Q

Timbre

A

The characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone color

888
Q

Tirade

A

Long, violent speech; verbal assault

889
Q

Toady

A

Flatterer; hanger-on; yes-man

890
Q

Tome

A

Large and academic book

891
Q

Torpor

A

Lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness

892
Q

Torque

A

A turning or twisting force; the moment of a force; the measure of a force’s tendency to produce twisting or turning and rotation around an axis

893
Q

Tortuous

A

Having many twists and turns; highly complex

894
Q

Tout

A

To promote or praise energetically

895
Q

Tractable

A

Obedient; yielding

896
Q

Transgression

A

Act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

897
Q

Transient

A

Temporary; short-lived; fleeting

898
Q

Translucent

A

Partially transparent

899
Q

Travail

A

Work; especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish

900
Q

Travesty

A

Parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature

901
Q

Treatise

A

Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

902
Q

Tremulous

A

Trembling; quivering; frugal; timid

903
Q

Trepidation

A

Fear and anxiety

904
Q

Truculence

A

Aggressiveness; ferocity

905
Q

Tryst

A

Agreement between lovers to meet ; rendezvous

906
Q

Tumid

A

Swollen; distended (expanded)

907
Q

Turbid

A

Muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

908
Q

Turgid

A

Swollen; bloated; pompous

909
Q

Tutelary

A

Serving as a guardian or protector

910
Q

Uncanny

A

Mysterious; strange

911
Q

Undulating

A

Moving in waves

912
Q

Unfeigned

A

Not false; not made up; genuine

913
Q

Untenable

A

Indefensible

914
Q

Untoward

A

Not favorable; troublesome; adverse; unruly

915
Q

Usury

A

Practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

916
Q

Vacillate

A

To waver; oscillate

917
Q

Vacuous

A

Empty; void; lacking intelligence; purposeless

918
Q

Valedictory

A

Pertaining to a farewell

919
Q

Vapid

A

Tasteless; dull

920
Q

Variegated

A

Varied; marked with different colors

921
Q

Vaunt

A

To boast; brag

922
Q

Venal

A

Bribable mercenary; corruptible

923
Q

Vendetta

A

Prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

924
Q

Venerate

A

To adore; honor; respect

925
Q

Veracious

A

Truthful; accurate

926
Q

Verbose

A

Wordy

927
Q

Vertigo

A

Dizziness

928
Q

Vexation

A

Irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

929
Q

Viable

A

Practicable; capable of developing

930
Q

Vindictive

A

Spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving

931
Q

Virtuoso

A

Someone with masterly skills; expert musician

932
Q

Visage

A

Countenance; appearance; aspect

933
Q

Viscous

A

Thick; syrupy; and sticky

934
Q

Vitiate

A

To impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative

935
Q

Vituperative

A

Using or containing harsh, abusive censure

936
Q

Vivisection

A

Dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

937
Q

Vogue

A

Prevailing fashion or practice

938
Q

Volatile

A

Tending to vary frequently; fickle

939
Q

Vortex

A

Whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence

940
Q

Warranted

A

Justified

941
Q

Wary

A

Careful; cautious

942
Q

Welter

A

To wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

943
Q

Whimsical

A

Fanciful; unpredictable

944
Q

Wistful

A

Vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful

945
Q

Zealot

A

One who is fanatically devoted to a cause

946
Q

Elucidation

A

Act of explaining/making something clear

947
Q

Mystification

A

Being confused/ bewildered

948
Q

Recitation

A

Speak aloud from memory

949
Q

Focalization

A

Produce sound with the voice

950
Q

Kismet

A

Luck

951
Q

Excoriate

A

Denounce

952
Q

Bemuse

A

Confuse

953
Q

Preclude

A

Prevent

954
Q

Visceral

A

Deep/ earthy/ basic/crude emotions

955
Q

Obfuscate

A

Make obscure

956
Q

Sheer

A

Allow light to pass through

957
Q

Irascible

A

Easily angered

958
Q

Unhinged

A

Disturbed, unstable

959
Q

Lambast

A

Verbally attack

960
Q

Excogitate

A

Considering deeply and thoughtfully

961
Q

Circuitous

A

Meandering

962
Q

Preeminent

A

Primary

963
Q

Impinge

A

Encroach

964
Q

Abnegate

A

Relinquish/ give up

965
Q

Consummate

A

Perfection

966
Q

Paltry

A

Small, inferior

967
Q

Parsimonious

A

Frugal

968
Q

Discretionary

A

Own individual judgement

969
Q

Pestilential

A

Deadly, harmful

970
Q

Interloper

A

Intruder

971
Q

Miscreant

A

A villain

972
Q

Inscrutable

A

Mysterious

973
Q

Prolocutor

A

Spokesman

974
Q

Malcontent

A

Discontent

975
Q

Seminal

A

Influential , ideas that contribute to later development

976
Q

Canonical

A

Recognized/ time-honored

977
Q

Uninspired

A

Unoriginal

978
Q

Serial

A

Arranged in a series

979
Q

Stalwart

A

Strong

980
Q

Stout

A

Strong

981
Q

Irrefragable

A

Impossible to refute

982
Q

Tottering

A

Unstable

983
Q

Fecund

A

Fertile

984
Q

Elocution

A

A person’s style of speaking

985
Q

Paean

A

Song of praise

986
Q

Oratory

A

Skill/eloquence in speaking

987
Q

Incapacitated

A

Disabled/ unable to respond

988
Q

Economized

A

To be frugal

989
Q

Congruent

A

In harmony/ agreement

990
Q

Confiscatory

A

Excessive, imposing, unreasonable cost

991
Q

Dogma

A

A system of principles

992
Q

Blithe

A

Happiness/ carefree

993
Q

Deprecate

A

Disapprove/ insult/ denigrate/belittle

994
Q

Spurn

A

To reject with disdain

995
Q

Discountenance

A

To express disapproval

996
Q

Scurrilous

A

Offensive/insulting

997
Q

Obsequious

A

Fawning/servile

998
Q

Vagaries

A

Sudden/ unexpected changes

999
Q

Misapprehension

A

Misunderstanding

1000
Q

Outlandish

A

Bizarre

1001
Q

Picayune

A

Trivial

1002
Q

Parry

A

Ward off/ avoid

1003
Q

Marshal

A

To summon

1004
Q

Abrogate

A

To abolish/annul

1005
Q

Recondite

A

Hard to understand

1006
Q

Detritus

A

Waste/ debris

1007
Q

Gaudiness

A

Lack of taste

1008
Q

Bedlam

A

A place/scene of uproar

1009
Q

Refuse

A

Waste/debris

1010
Q

Hardiness

A

Capable of surviving hardships

1011
Q

Arresting

A

Catching the attention, striking, impressive

1012
Q

Obviate

A

Anticipate, prevent, eliminate

1013
Q

Indignantly

A

Showing anger because of something unjust

1014
Q

Soberly

A

Clearly

1015
Q

Archetype

A

A prototype; a perfect example

1016
Q

Tellurian

A

Terrestrial; relating to the earth

1017
Q

Tepid

A

Lack enthusiasm, moderately warm

1018
Q

In lieu of

A

Instead of

1019
Q

Fabricated

A

Invent/create

1020
Q

Staid

A

Sober/ self-restrained

1021
Q

Puerile

A

Childish, silly

1022
Q

Morbid

A

Gloomy

1023
Q

Laceration

A

Wound

1024
Q

Cicatrix

A

A scar

1025
Q

Snippet

A

A small part, piece, or thing

1026
Q

Bastion

A

Stronghold (marked by a particular characteristic) fortification

1027
Q

Wastrel

A

A stray person/ profligate

1028
Q

Luxuriant

A

Fertile, abundant in growth

1029
Q

Grandiloquent

A

Pompous, extravagant, lofty

1030
Q

Sanctioned

A

An oath, decree, permission, mechanism for control

1031
Q

Ponderous

A

Unpleasantly dull

1032
Q

Acrid

A

Sharplybitter

1033
Q

Ambrosial

A

Delicious

1034
Q

Vapid

A

Dull/ uninteresting

1035
Q

Tumid

A

Bloated

1036
Q

Somniferous

A

Sleep inducing

1037
Q

Analeptic

A

Stimulant

1038
Q

Abrogate

A

Eliminate

1039
Q

Effectuate

A

To cause/bring about

1040
Q

Parochial

A

Limited/ provincial

1041
Q

Indefatigable

A

Tireless

1042
Q

Portentous

A

Foreshadows an event

1043
Q

Abate

A

Lessen/ lower

1044
Q

Adamantine

A

Unyielding/ adamant

1045
Q

Frangible

A

Readily/ easily broken

1046
Q

Tensile

A

Capable of tension

1047
Q

Deferment

A

Postponement

1048
Q

Modish

A

Fashionable/ stylish

1049
Q

Philistine

A

A person who disdains intellectual/ artistic values. Uninformed in a particular area

1050
Q

Conduit to

A

A means

1051
Q

Redress for

A

Remedy for

1052
Q

Forbearance

A

Patience

1053
Q

Ennui

A

Boredom

1054
Q

Amorphous

A

Vague/ unorganized

1055
Q

Defunct

A

No longer existing

1056
Q

Inculcate

A

Instill/ indoctrinate

1057
Q

Actuate

A

Put into action

1058
Q

Disparage

A

Mock

1059
Q

Quintessence

A

Perfect embodiment

1060
Q

Wayward

A

Unpredictable, capricious, not what was desired

1061
Q

Concordance

A

Agreement

1062
Q

Prognosis

A

Prediction

1063
Q

Pharmacopoeia

A

Range of drugs

1064
Q

Inveigh

A

Protest against

1065
Q

Presumptuous

A

Arrogant

1066
Q

Religiosity

A

Devotion to religion

1067
Q

Macerate

A

Soften by soaking

1068
Q

Impugn

A

Assail/ attack

1069
Q

Malign

A

Slander/defame

1070
Q

Redound

A

To have an effect for good/ ill, giving credit to someone to make them look good?

1071
Q

Peripatetic

A

Wandering from place to place

1072
Q

Maladroit

A

Awkward and inept

1073
Q

Incomprehensible

A

Baffling/ shocking, can’t be understood

1074
Q

Panache

A

Grand, flamboyant style

1075
Q

Voluble

A

Talkative, glib

1076
Q

Specter

A

Ghost, or a widely feared dangerous occurrence

1077
Q

Detonation

A

Explosion, or spark

1078
Q

Mellifluous

A

Sweet sounding

1079
Q

Contrived

A

Artificial, unnatural

1080
Q

Baroque

A

Ornate, extravagant

1081
Q

Ephemera

A

Printed matter not intended to be saved

1082
Q

Effacement

A

Eliminating/ reduction to insignificance

1083
Q

Revisionist

A

Challenges the past

1084
Q

Solecisms

A

Grammatical errors

1085
Q

Lapses

A

Errors

1086
Q

Self-styled/ so-called

A

Forced/ unconvincing

1087
Q

Red-blooded

A

Virility/ heartiness

1088
Q

Avant-garde

A

Innovative

1089
Q

Pell-Mell

A

Jumbled/ disorderly

1090
Q

Scotch

A

To abruptly end

1091
Q

Omnipresent

A

Present at all times and places

1092
Q

Scanty

A

Limited

1093
Q

Harbinger

A

Something that foreshadows a future event

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