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branch of philosophy tha texamines the nature of knowledge
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epistemology
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to give up a position; right; or power
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abdicate
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deviating from what is normal
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aberrant
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temporary suppression or suspension
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abeyance
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miserable; pitiful
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abject
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to reject; abandon formally
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abjure
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the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
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abscission
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to depart secretly
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abscond
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moderate in appetite
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abstemious
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the giving up of certain pleasures
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abstinence
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very bad
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abysmal
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growth in size or increase in amount
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accretion
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to accumulate; grow by additions
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accrue
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uncompromising; unyielding
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adamant
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something added; attached; or joined
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adjunct
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to caution or reprimand
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admonish
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to corrupt or make impure
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adulterate
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relating to beauty or the arts
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aesthetic
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pretentious; phony
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affected
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fondness; liking; similarity
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affinity
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to make larger or greater
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aggrandize
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amounting to a whole; total
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aggregate
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cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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alacrity
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medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
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alchemy
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to lessen; ease; soothe
allay
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to relieve; improve partially
alleviate
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a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
alloy
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the power to entice by charm
allure
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to combine into a unified whole
amalgamate
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambiguous
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the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
ambivalence
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something delicious; the food of the gods
ambrosia
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to improve
ameliorate
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agreeable; cooperative; suited
amenable
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something that increases comfort
amenity
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
amulet
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something out of the proper time
anachronism
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medication that reduces or eliminates pain
analgesic
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comparable
analogous
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absence of government; state of disorder
anarchy
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something that calms or soothes pain
anodyne
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irregular; deviating from the norm
anomalous
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something that comes before
antecedent
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prehistoric
antediluvian
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dislike; hostility
antipathy
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indifference
apathy
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the highest point
apex
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the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
apogee
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a terse; witty saying
apothegm
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to calm; pacify; placate
appease
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name
appellation
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strikingly appropriate and relevant
apposite
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to inform
apprise
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praise; approval
approbation
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to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate
appropriate
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relevant
apropos
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ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body
arabesque
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the study of material evidence of past human life
archeology
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great emotion or passion
ardor
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extremely difficult; laborious
arduous
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a specialized vocabulary used by a group
argot
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to stop; to seize
arrest
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item made by human craft
artifact
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guileless; natural
artless
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one who practices self-denial
ascetic
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severity; harshness; irritability
asperity
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slander; false rumor
aspersion
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diligent; hard-working
assiduous
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to make less severe
assuage
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harsh; severe
astringent
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place of refuge or shelter
asylum
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in biology; the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence
atavism
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to weaken
attenuate
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bold; daring
audacious
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stern; unadorned; simple
austere
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self-governing; independent
autonomous
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greed
avarice
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to affirm; declare to be true
aver
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secondary occupation
avocation
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like an uncle; benevolent and tolerant
avuncular
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taken for granted; self-evident truth
axiomatic
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pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry
bacchanalian
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commonplace; trite
banal
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playful conversation
banter
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poet
bard
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obscene
bawdy
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to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
beatify
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to dress in a vulgar; showy manner
bedizen
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huge creature; anything very large and powerful
behemoth
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to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
belie
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kindly; doing good
beneficent
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to divide into two parts
bifurcate
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flattery
blandishment
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bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned
blase
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to give a boost to; prop up; support
bolster
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pompous; using inflated language
bombastic
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rude; insensitive
boorish
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cowlike
bovine
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bold; shameless
brazen
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to mention for the first time
broach
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characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral
bucolic
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to grow and flourish
burgeon
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to polish
burnish
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to reinforce; support
buttress
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unpleasant or harsh-sounding
cacaphonous
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to beg; sponge
cadge
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thick-skinned; insensitive
callous
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false and malicious accusation; slander
calumny
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false; deliberately misleading story
canard
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an established set of principles; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works
canon
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insincere talk; language of a particular group
cant
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irritable; ill-humored
cantankerous
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fickle
capricous
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faultfinding; intended to entrap; as in an argument
captious
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of foremost importance
cardinal
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of the flesh or body; related to physical appetities
carnal
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to find fault; complain
carping
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science of making maps
cartography
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any of the hereditary social classes in Hindu society; social stratification
caste
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punishment; chastisement; criticism
castigation
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a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change
cataclysm
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something that causes change
catalyst
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absolute; without exception
categorical
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smaller group within an organization
caucus
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involving a cause
causal
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burning; stinging; causing corrosion
caustic
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concerned with sky or heavens; sublime
celestial
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moving away from a center
centrifugal
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moving or directed toward a center
centripetal
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to defend or support
champion
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to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue
chasten
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trickery; fraud
chicanery
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the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women
chivalry
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rude; boorish
churlish
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roundabout
circuitous
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noisy outcry
clamor
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a small; exclusive group
clique
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to confine; seclude
cloister
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thicken; congeal
coagulate
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to cause to become one
coalesce
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concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
coda
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to systematize
codify
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informed; conscious; aware
cognizant
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artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements
collage
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proportional
commensurate
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brief; comprehensive summary
compendium
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self-satisfied
complacent
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overly polite; willingness to comply with the wishes of others
complaisant
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something that completes or makes up a whole
complement
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yielding
compliant
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uneasiness caused by guilt
compunction
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curving inward
concave
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overcoming distrust or hostility
conciliatory
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to invent
concoct
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existing concurrently
concomitant
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to overlook voluntarily; forgive
condone
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to baffle; perplex; mix up
confound
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similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to
congenial
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pertaining to marriage agreement
conjugal
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expert in matters of taste; expert knowledge or training
connoisseur
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a person compulsorily enrolled for military service
conscript
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to declare sacred
consecrate
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to assert
contend
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quarrelsome; causing quarrels
contentious
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touching; neighboring; connecting without a break
contiguous
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self-control; abstention from sexual activity
continence
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very sorrowful for a wrong; seeking forgiveness
contrite
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disobedient; rebellious
contumacious
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riddle; puzzle with no solution
conundrum
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practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device
convention
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to approach; come together; tend to meet
converge
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curved outward
convex
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sociable
convivial
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twisted; complicated
convoluted
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abundant; plentiful
copious
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woman who flirts
coquette
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horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance
cornucopia
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study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe
cosmology
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hidden; secret
covert
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desiring something owned by another
covetous
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to mislead by trick or fraud; decieve
cozen
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cowardly
craven
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acceptance of something as true
credence
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statement of belief or principle; creed
credo
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to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
daunt
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scarcity
dearth
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corruption
debauchery
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proper behavior
decorum
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to malign; harm someone's reputation
defame
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to fail to act
default
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respect; regard for another's wish
deference
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no longer existing
defunct
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to represent or depict
delineate
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related to population balance
demographic
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pertaining to people
demotic
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to express doubt; question or oppose
demur
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to slur someone's reputation
denigrate
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an inhabitant; a regular visitor
denizen
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outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature
denouement
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one who can predict the future; psychic
clairvoyant
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to mock
deride
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something derived; unoriginal
derivative
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to dry completely
desiccate
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state of disuse
desuetude
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random; disconnected; rambling
desultory
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something that discourages or hinders
deterrent
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the act of taking away
detraction
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transparent; vague; insubstancial
diaphanous
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bitter verbal attack
diatribe
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division into two usually contradictory parts
dichotomy
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shyness; lack of confidence
diffidence
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to spread out
diffuse
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act of straying from the main point
digression
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funeral hymn
dirge
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free from a misconception
disabuse
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perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement
discerning
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to make uneasy; disconcert
discomfit
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not in tune
discordant
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to dishonor; disgrace
discredit
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difference between
discrepancy
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constituing a separate thing; distinct
discrete
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quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions
discretion
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not candid; crafty
disingenuous
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unpredujiced; objective
disinterested
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lacking order or coherence; dislocated
disjointed
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put away from consideration; reject
dismiss
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to belittle
disparage
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dissimilar
disparate
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to pretend; disguise one's motives
dissemble
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to spread; scatter; disperse
disseminate
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disintegration;debauchery
dissolution
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discord; lack of harmony
dissonance
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to expand; swell out
distend
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extract the essential elements
distill
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inattentive; preoccupied
distrait
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to vary; go in different directions from the same point
diverge
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to strip; deprive; rid
divest
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to make known something that is secret
divulge
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to provide with written evidence to support
document
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poor verse
doggerel
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stating opinions without proof
dogmatic
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inactive
dormant
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waste; worthless matter
dross
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to deceive; trick
dupe
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exhilarated; overly enthusiastic
ebullient
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selecting from various sources
eclectic
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state of high spirits or liveliness; process of bubling as gas escapes
effervescence
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depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent
effete
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person who disagrees about beliefs
dissident
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dogmatic; unyielding
doctrinaire
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effectiveness; efficiency
efficacy
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shameless boldness; presumptuousness
effrontery
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the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness
egoism
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excessively self-centered; conceited
egotistical
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poem or song expressing lamentation
elegy
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to provoke; draw out
elicit
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a sustance believed to have the power to cure ills
elixir
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delightful; blissful
Elysian
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thin and wasted
emaciated
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to adorn; enhance
embellish
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soothing; mollifying
emollient
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derived from observation or experiment
empirical
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to imitate; copy
emulate
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a formal expression of praise
encomium
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inherent; belonging to an area
endemic
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to weaken
enervate
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to cause; produce
engender
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to increase; improve
enhance
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the scientific study of insects
entomology
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to pronounce clearly
enunciate
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short-lived; fleeting
ephemeral
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branch of philosophy tha texamines the nature of knowledge
epistemology
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steady; unvarying; serene
equable
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composure; calmness
equanimity
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intentionally use vague language
equivocate
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mistaken; straying from the proper course
errant
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learned; scholarly
erudite
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hard to understand; known only to a few
esoteric
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to make an attempt; subject to a test
essay
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admirable; possible to estimate
estimable
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based on the attitude tha one's group is superior
ethnocentric
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causes or origins
etiology
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origin an history of a word
etymology
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study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve those qualities
eugenics
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high praise to a death person
eulogy
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use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of offensive language
euphemism
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feeling of extreme happiness
euphoria
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mercy killing
euthanasia
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to show plainly; be an indication of
evince
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tending to call to mind or produce a reaction
evocative
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to aggravate; make worse
exacerbate
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to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
exact
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to clear of blame; vindicate
exculpate
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detertable; abhorrent
execrable
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to urge by strong appeals
exhort
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crisis; urgent requirements
exigency
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having to do with existence
existential
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to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences
exorcise
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to speak or write at length
expatiate
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to send into exile
expatriate
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to atone for
expiate
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to explain;interpret;clarify
explicate
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explanatory
expository
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in existence; not lost
extant
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unrehearsed
extemporaneous
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to root up; to destroy
extirpate
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not essencial
extraneous
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the act of estimation by projecting known information
extrapolation
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not inherent of essential
extrinsic
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homorous
facetious
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to make less difficult
facilitate
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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman
factotum
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based on a false idea or fact; misleading
fallacious
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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
fallow
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foolishly self-satisfied
fatuous
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animals of a period o region
fauna
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abscission
the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
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suitable expressed; wee-chose; appropiate
felicitous
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existing in a wild or untamed state
feral
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warmth and intensity of emotion
fervor
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having a bad smell
fetid
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to bind; confine
fetter
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arbitray order; authorization
fiat
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loyalty; exact correspondence
fidelity
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use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law
filibuster
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to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; refined in performance
finesse
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crevice
fissure
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to droop; grow weak
flag
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beginner; novice
fledging
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plants of a region or era
flora
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en embellishment or ornamentation
flourish
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to treat scornfully
flout
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flowing; a continuous moving
flux
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to incite; arouse
foment
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patience
forbearance
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to prevent; delay
forestall
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menacing; threatening
formidable
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renounce; repudiate
forswear
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to sink; fail; colapse
founder
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a loud quarrel; brawl
fracas
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quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious
fractious
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a painting done on plaster
fresco
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ornamental band on a wall
frieze
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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
froward
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thrift
frugality
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to attack loudly; denounce
fulminate
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so excessive as to be disgusting
fulsome
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union; synthesis
fusion
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ineffective; useless; fruitless
futile
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ruddy; reddish; flowery
florid
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to deny; dispute; oppose
gainsay
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to frolic; leap playfully
gambol
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very talkative; wordy
garrulous
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coarse and uncouth; clumsy
gauche
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cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability
geniality
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to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party
gerrymander
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fluent in an insincere way; offhand
glib
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to prod; urge on
goad
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sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs
gossamer
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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
gouge
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pompous; bombastic
grandiloquent
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outgoing; sociable
gregarious
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to complain
grouse
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free of cunning or deceit; artless
guileless
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outward appearance; false appearance
guise
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easily deceived
gullible
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affecting the sense of taste
gustatory
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calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous
halcyon
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holy; sacred
hallowed
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long; pompous speech; tirade
harangue
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extremely distressing; terrifying
harrowing
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an animal that feeds mainly on plants
herbivorous
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tighly sealed; magical
hermetic
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not widely accepted
heterodox
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a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; wirting or symbols that are difficult to decipher
hieroglyphics
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covered with hair
hirsute
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relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical acts or performances
histrionic
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automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself
homeostasis
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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture
homily
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composed of identical parts; uniform in composition
homogeneous
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purposeful exaggeration for effect
hyperbole
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attacking cherished traditions
iconoclastic
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idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
idolatry
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produced by fire; volcanic
igneous
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complicated situation; an entanglement
imbroglio
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inchangeable
immutable
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to damage; injure
impair
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showing no emotion
impassive
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poor; having no money
impecunious
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to hinder; block
impede
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impossible to permeate
impermeable
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not easily disturbed
imperturbable
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incapable of being affected; impossible to penetrate
impervious
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to strike; encroach
impinge
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inflexible; incable of being pleased or calmed down
implacable
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unlikely; unbelievable
implausible
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implied; understood but not stated
implicit
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collapse inward violently
implode
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curse; damnation
imprecation
