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Enormity

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n. extreme evil; a hideous offense

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Faction

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n. a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause; disagreement within an organization

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Farcical

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adj. absurd; ludicrous

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Felicity

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n. happiness; adeptness

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Flagrant

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adj. glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous

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Flaunt

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v. to show off; to display ostentatiously

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Foible

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n. a minor character flaw

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Forgo

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v. to do without; to forbear

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Founder

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v. to fail; to collapse; to sink

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Genteel

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adj. refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting refinement

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Glut

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n. surplus; an overabundance

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Gravity

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n. seriousness

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Heyday

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n. golden age; prime

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Hiatus

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n. a break or interruption, often from work

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Ignominy

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n. deep disgrace

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Imminent

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adj. just about to happen

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Impeccable

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adj. flawless; entirely without sin

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Implement

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v. to carry out

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Inane

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adj. silly; senseless

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Incandescent

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adj. brilliant; giving off heat or light

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Incipient

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adj. beginning; emerging

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Increment

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n. an increase; one in a serious of increases

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Indignant

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adj. angry, especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted

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Indulgent

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adj. lenient; yielding to desire

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Inexorable

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adj. relentless (incessant); inevitable; unavoidable

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Injunction

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n. a command or order, especially a court order

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Inordinate

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adj. excessive; unreasonable

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Insidious

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adj. treacherous; sneaky

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Instigate

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v. to provoke; to stir up

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Insurgent

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n. rebel; someone who revolts against a government

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Irascible

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adj. easily angered or provoked; irritable

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Judicious

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adj. exercising sound judgment

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Judicious

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adj. exercising sound judgment

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Juxtapose

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v. to place side by side

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Lamentable

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adj. regrettable

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Languish

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v. to become weak; listless or depressed

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Largess

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n. generous giving of gifts; generosity; philanthropy

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Libel

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n. a written or published falsehood that injures a reputation of, or defames, someone

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Lugubrious

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adj. exaggeratedly mournful

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Malaise

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n. a feeling of depression, uneasiness or queasiness

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Mandate

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n. a command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of election

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Marshal

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v. to arrange in order; to gather together for a purpose of doing something

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Matriculate

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v. to enroll, especially at a college

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Mercenary

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n. a hired soldier; one who would do anything for money

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Milieu

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n. environment; surrounding

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Unmitigated

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adj. absolute; unmoderated

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Mortify

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v. to humiliate

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Munificent

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adj. very generous; lavish

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Myopia

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n. nearsightedness; lack of foresight

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Myriad

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n. a huge number

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Morose

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adj. gloomy; sullen

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Nominal

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adj. in name only; insignificant

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Oblique

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adj. indirect; at an angle

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Oblivion

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n. total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten

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Opulent

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adj. luxurious

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Painstaking

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adj. extremely careful

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Palpable

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adj. capable of being touched; obvious; tangible

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Paltry

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adj. insignificant; worthless

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Patent

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adj. obvious

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Patrician

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n a person of noble birth; an aristocrat

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Patronize

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v. to frequent

n. a regular customer of

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Penitent

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adj. sorry; repentant; contrite

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Perjury

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n. lying under oath

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Permeate

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v. to spread or seep through; to penetrate

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Perquisite

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n. a privilege that goes along with a job; a perk

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Pertinent

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adj. relevant; dealing with the matter at hand

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Peruse

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v. to read carefully

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Pervade

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v. to spread throughout

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Precedent

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n. an earlier example or model of something

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Precept

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n a rule to live by; a principle establishing a certain kind of behavior or action; a maxim

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Preclude

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v. to prevent something from ever happening

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Preeminent

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adj. better than anyone else; supreme; outstanding

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73
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Preempt

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v. to seize something by prior right

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Premise

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n. the assumption; the basis for a conclusion

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Prerogative

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n. a right or privilege connected exclusively with a position, person, group etc.

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Prevail

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v. to triumph; (with on; upon or with) to persuade

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Prodigy

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n. an extremely talented child; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence

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Profess

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v. to declare; to declare falsely or pretend

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Prolific

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adj. abundantly productive; fruitful or fertile

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Proponent

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n. an advocate; a supporter of a position

81
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Proprietary

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adj. characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property

82
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Proselytize

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v. to convert (someone) form one religion or doctrine to the another; to recruit converts to a religion

83
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Protract

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v. to prolong

84
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Provisional

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adj. conditional; temporal; tentative

85
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Putative

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adj. commonly accepted; supposed; reputed

86
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Qualify

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v. to modify or restrict

87
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Querulous

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adj. complaining; grumbling; whining;

88
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Quixotic

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adj. romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree

89
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Reciprocal

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adj. mutual; shared; interchangeable

90
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Reclusive

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adj. withdrawn from society

91
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Redundant

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adj. unnecessarily repetitive; excessive; excessively wordy

92
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Reiterate

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v. to say again; to repeat

93
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Relentless

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adj. continuous; unstoppable

94
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Relinquish

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v. to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing

95
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Renounce

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v. to give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore

96
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Repercussion

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n. a consequence; an indirect effect

97
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Replete

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adj. completely filled; abounding (plentiful, abundant)

98
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Reprehensible

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adj. worthy of blame or censure

99
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Reprisal

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n. a military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking ‘an eye for an eye’

100
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n. extreme evil; a hideous offense

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Enormity

101
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n. a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause; disagreement within an organization

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Faction

102
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adj. absurd; ludicrous

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Farcical

103
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n. happiness; adeptness

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Felicity

104
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adj. glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous

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Flagrant

105
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v. to show off; to display ostentatiously

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Flaunt

106
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n. a minor character flaw

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Foible

107
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v. to do without; to forbear

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Forgo

108
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v. to fail; to collapse; to sink

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Founder

109
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adj. refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting refinement

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Genteel

110
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n. surplus; an overabundance

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Glut

111
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n. seriousness

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Gravity

112
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n. golden age; prime

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Heyday

113
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n. a break or interruption, often from work

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Hiatus

114
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n. deep disgrace

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Ignominy

115
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adj. just about to happen

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Imminent

116
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adj. flawless; entirely without sin

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Impeccable

117
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v. to carry out

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Implement

118
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adj. silly; senseless

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Inane

119
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adj. brilliant; giving off heat or light

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Incandescent

120
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adj. not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in

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Incongruous

121
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n. an increase; one in a serious of increases

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Increment

122
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adj. angry, especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted

A

Indignant

123
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adj. lenient; yielding to desire

A

Indulgent

124
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adj. relentless (incessant); inevitable; unavoidable

A

Inexorable

125
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n. a command or order, especially a court order

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Injunction

126
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adj. excessive; unreasonable

A

Inordinate

127
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adj. treacherous; sneaky

A

Insidious

128
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v. to provoke; to stir up

A

Instigate

129
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n. rebel; someone who revolts against a government

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Insurgent

130
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adj. easily angered or provoked; irritable

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Irascible

131
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adj. exercising sound judgment

A

Judicious

132
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v. to place side by side

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Juxtapose

133
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adj. regrettable

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Lamentable

134
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v. to become weak; listless or depressed

A

Languish

135
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n. generous giving of gifts; generosity; philanthropy

A

Largess

136
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n. a written or published falsehood that injures a reputation of, or defames, someone

A

Libel

137
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adj. exaggeratedly mournful

A

Lugubrious

138
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n. a feeling of depression, uneasiness or queasiness

A

Malaise

139
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n. a command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of election

A

Mandate

140
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v. to arrange in order; to gather together for a purpose of doing something

A

Marshal

141
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v. to enroll, especially at a college

A

Matriculate

142
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n. a hired soldier; one who would do anything for money

A

Mercenary

143
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n. environment; surrounding

A

Milieu

144
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adj. absolute; unmoderated

A

Unmitigated

145
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v. to humiliate

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Mortify

146
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adj. very generous; lavish

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Munificent

147
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n. nearsightedness; lack of foresight

A

Myopia

148
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n. a huge number

A

Myriad

149
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adj. gloomy; sullen

A

Morose

150
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adj. in name only; insignificant

A

Nominal

151
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adj. indirect; at an angle

A

Oblique

152
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n. total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten

A

Oblivion

153
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adj. luxurious

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Opulent

154
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adj. extremely careful

A

Painstaking

155
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adj. extremely careful

A

Palpable

156
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adj. insignificant; worthless

A

Paltry

157
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adj. obvious

A

Patent

158
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n a person of noble birth; an aristocrat

A

Patrician

159
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v. to frequent

n. a regular customer of

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Patronize

160
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adj. sorry; repentant; contrite

A

Penitent

161
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n. lying under oath

A

Perjury

162
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v. to spread or seep through; to penetrate

A

Permeate

163
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n. a privilege that goes along with a job; a perk

A

Perquisite

164
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adj. relevant; dealing with the matter at hand

A

Pertinent

165
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v. to read carefully

A

Peruse

166
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v. to spread throughout

A

Pervade

167
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n. an earlier example or model of something

A

Precedent

168
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n a rule to live by; a principle establishing a certain kind of behavior or action; a maxim

A

Precept

169
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v. to prevent something from ever happening

A

Preclude

170
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adj. better than anyone else; supreme; outstanding

A

Preeminent

171
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v. to seize something by prior right

A

Preempt

172
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n. the assumption; the basis for a conclusion

A

Premise

173
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n. a right or privilege connected exclusively with a position, person, group etc.

A

Prerogative

174
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v. to triumph; (with on; upon or with) to persuade

A

Prevail

175
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n. an extremely talented child; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence

A

Prodigy

176
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v. to declare; to declare falsely or pretend

A

Profess

177
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adj. abundantly productive; fruitful or fertile

A

Prolific

178
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n. an advocate; a supporter of a position

A

Proponent

179
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adj. characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property

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Proprietary

180
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v. to convert (someone) form one religion or doctrine to the another; to recruit converts to a religion

A

Proselytize

181
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v. to prolong

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Protract

182
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adj. conditional; temporal; tentative

A

Provisional

183
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adj. commonly accepted; supposed; reputed

A

Putative

184
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v. to modify or restrict

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Qualify

185
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adj. complaining; grumbling; whining;

A

Querulous

186
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adj. romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree

A

Quixotic

187
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adj. mutual; shared; interchangeable

A

Reciprocal

188
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adj. withdrawn from society

A

Reclusive

189
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adj. unnecessarily repetitive; excessive; excessively wordy

A

Redundant

190
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v. to say again; to repeat

A

Reiterate

191
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adj. continuous; unstoppable

A

Relentless

192
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v. to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing

A

Relinquish

193
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v. to give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore

A

Renounce

194
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n. a consequence; an indirect effect

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Repercussion

195
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adj. completely filled; abounding (plentiful, abundant)

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Replete

196
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adj. worthy of blame or censure

A

Reprehensible

197
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n. a military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking ‘an eye for an eye’

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Reprisal

198
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adj. beginning; emerging

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Incipient

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