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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

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allay

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to relieve; improve partially

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alleviate

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a combination; a mixture of two or more metals

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alloy

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the power to entice by charm

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allure

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to combine into a unified whole

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amalgamate

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30
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unclear or doubtful in meaning

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ambiguous

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the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

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ambivalence

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32
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something delicious; the food of the gods

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ambrosia

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33
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to improve

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ameliorate

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agreeable; cooperative; suited

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amenable

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something that increases comfort

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amenity

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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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amulet

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37
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something out of the proper time

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anachronism

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medication that reduces or eliminates pain

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analgesic

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comparable

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analogous

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absence of government; state of disorder

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anarchy

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something that calms or soothes pain

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anodyne

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irregular; deviating from the norm

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anomalous

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43
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something that comes before

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antecedent

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prehistoric

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antediluvian

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dislike; hostility

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antipathy

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indifference

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apathy

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47
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the highest point

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apex

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the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point

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apogee

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a terse; witty saying

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apothegm

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50
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to calm; pacify; placate

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appease

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51
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name

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appellation

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52
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strikingly appropriate and relevant

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apposite

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53
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to inform

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apprise

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54
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praise; approval

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approbation

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to take possession of for one’s own use; confiscate

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appropriate

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relevant

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apropos

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57
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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

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arabesque

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the study of material evidence of past human life

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archeology

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59
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great emotion or passion

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ardor

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60
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extremely difficult; laborious

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arduous

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61
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a specialized vocabulary used by a group

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argot

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62
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to stop; to seize

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arrest

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63
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item made by human craft

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artifact

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guileless; natural

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artless

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one who practices self-denial

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ascetic

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66
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severity; harshness; irritability

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asperity

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slander; false rumor

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aspersion

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diligent; hard-working

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assiduous

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to make less severe

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assuage

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harsh; severe

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astringent

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place of refuge or shelter

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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

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atavism

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to weaken

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attenuate

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bold; daring

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audacious

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stern; unadorned; simple

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austere

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self-governing; independent

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autonomous

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77
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greed

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avarice

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to affirm; declare to be true

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aver

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secondary occupation

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avocation

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like an uncle; benevolent and tolerant

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avuncular

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taken for granted; self-evident truth

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axiomatic

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pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry

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bacchanalian

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commonplace; trite

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banal

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playful conversation

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banter

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poet

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bard

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obscene

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bawdy

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to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to

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beatify

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to dress in a vulgar; showy manner

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bedizen

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huge creature; anything very large and powerful

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behemoth

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to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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belie

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kindly; doing good

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beneficent

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92
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to divide into two parts

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bifurcate

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flattery

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blandishment

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bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned

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blase

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to give a boost to; prop up; support

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bolster

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pompous; using inflated language

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bombastic

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rude; insensitive

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boorish

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cowlike

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bovine

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bold; shameless

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brazen

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to mention for the first time

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broach

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characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral

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bucolic

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to grow and flourish

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burgeon

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to polish

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burnish

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to reinforce; support

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buttress

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unpleasant or harsh-sounding

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cacaphonous

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to beg; sponge

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cadge

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thick-skinned; insensitive

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callous

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108
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false and malicious accusation; slander

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calumny

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false; deliberately misleading story

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canard

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an established set of principles; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works

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canon

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insincere talk; language of a particular group

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cant

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irritable; ill-humored

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cantankerous

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fickle

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capricous

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faultfinding; intended to entrap; as in an argument

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captious

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of foremost importance

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cardinal

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of the flesh or body; related to physical appetities

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carnal

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to find fault; complain

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carping

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science of making maps

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cartography

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any of the hereditary social classes in Hindu society; social stratification

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caste

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punishment; chastisement; criticism

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castigation

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a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

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cataclysm

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something that causes change

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catalyst

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absolute; without exception

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categorical

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smaller group within an organization

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caucus

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involving a cause

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causal

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burning; stinging; causing corrosion

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caustic

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127
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concerned with sky or heavens; sublime

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celestial

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moving away from a center

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centrifugal

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moving or directed toward a center

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centripetal

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to defend or support

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champion

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to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue

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chasten

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trickery; fraud

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chicanery

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the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women

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chivalry

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rude; boorish

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churlish

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roundabout

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circuitous

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noisy outcry

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clamor

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a small; exclusive group

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clique

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to confine; seclude

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cloister

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thicken; congeal

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coagulate

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to cause to become one

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coalesce

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141
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concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes

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coda

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142
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to systematize

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codify

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informed; conscious; aware

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cognizant

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artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements

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collage

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proportional

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commensurate

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brief; comprehensive summary

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compendium

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self-satisfied

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complacent

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overly polite; willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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complaisant

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something that completes or makes up a whole

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complement

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yielding

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compliant

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uneasiness caused by guilt

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compunction

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curving inward

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concave

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overcoming distrust or hostility

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conciliatory

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to invent

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concoct

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existing concurrently

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concomitant

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to overlook voluntarily; forgive

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condone

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to baffle; perplex; mix up

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confound

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similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to

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congenial

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pertaining to marriage agreement

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conjugal

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expert in matters of taste; expert knowledge or training

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connoisseur

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a person compulsorily enrolled for military service

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conscript

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to declare sacred

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consecrate

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to assert

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contend

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quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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contentious

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touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

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contiguous

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self-control; abstention from sexual activity

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continence

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very sorrowful for a wrong; seeking forgiveness

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contrite

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disobedient; rebellious

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contumacious

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riddle; puzzle with no solution

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conundrum

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practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device

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convention

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to approach; come together; tend to meet

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converge

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curved outward

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convex

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sociable

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convivial

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twisted; complicated

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convoluted

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abundant; plentiful

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copious

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woman who flirts

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coquette

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horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

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cornucopia

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study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe

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cosmology

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hidden; secret

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covert

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desiring something owned by another

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covetous

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to mislead by trick or fraud; decieve

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cozen

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cowardly

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craven

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acceptance of something as true

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credence

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statement of belief or principle; creed

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credo

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to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

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daunt

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scarcity

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dearth

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corruption

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debauchery

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proper behavior

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decorum

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to malign; harm someone’s reputation

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defame

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to fail to act

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default

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respect; regard for another’s wish

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deference

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no longer existing

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defunct

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to represent or depict

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delineate

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related to population balance

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demographic

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pertaining to people

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demotic

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to express doubt; question or oppose

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demur

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to slur someone’s reputation

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denigrate

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an inhabitant; a regular visitor

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denizen

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outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature

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denouement

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one who can predict the future; psychic

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clairvoyant

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to mock

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deride

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something derived; unoriginal

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derivative

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to dry completely

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desiccate

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state of disuse

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desuetude

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random; disconnected; rambling

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desultory

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something that discourages or hinders

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deterrent

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the act of taking away

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detraction

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transparent; vague; insubstancial

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diaphanous

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bitter verbal attack

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diatribe

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division into two usually contradictory parts

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dichotomy

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shyness; lack of confidence

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diffidence

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to spread out

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diffuse

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act of straying from the main point

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digression

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funeral hymn

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dirge

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free from a misconception

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disabuse

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perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement

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discerning

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to make uneasy; disconcert

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discomfit

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not in tune

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discordant

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to dishonor; disgrace

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discredit

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difference between

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discrepancy

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constituing a separate thing; distinct

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discrete

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quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions

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discretion

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not candid; crafty

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disingenuous

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unpredujiced; objective

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disinterested

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lacking order or coherence; dislocated

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disjointed

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put away from consideration; reject

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dismiss

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to belittle

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disparage

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dissimilar

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disparate

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to pretend; disguise one’s motives

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dissemble

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to spread; scatter; disperse

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disseminate

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disintegration;debauchery

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dissolution

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discord; lack of harmony

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dissonance

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to expand; swell out

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distend

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extract the essential elements

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distill

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inattentive; preoccupied

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distrait

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to vary; go in different directions from the same point

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diverge

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to strip; deprive; rid

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divest

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to make known something that is secret

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divulge

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to provide with written evidence to support

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document

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poor verse

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doggerel

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stating opinions without proof

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dogmatic

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inactive

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dormant

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waste; worthless matter

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dross

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to deceive; trick

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dupe

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exhilarated; overly enthusiastic

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ebullient

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selecting from various sources

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eclectic

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state of high spirits or liveliness; process of bubling as gas escapes

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effervescence

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depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent

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effete

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person who disagrees about beliefs

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dissident

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dogmatic; unyielding

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doctrinaire

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effectiveness; efficiency

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efficacy

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shameless boldness; presumptuousness

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effrontery

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the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness

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egoism

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excessively self-centered; conceited

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egotistical

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poem or song expressing lamentation

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elegy

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to provoke; draw out

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elicit

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a sustance believed to have the power to cure ills

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elixir

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delightful; blissful

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Elysian

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thin and wasted

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emaciated

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to adorn; enhance

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embellish

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soothing; mollifying

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emollient

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derived from observation or experiment

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empirical

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to imitate; copy

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emulate

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a formal expression of praise

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encomium

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inherent; belonging to an area

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endemic

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to weaken

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enervate

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to cause; produce

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engender

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to increase; improve

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enhance

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the scientific study of insects

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entomology

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to pronounce clearly

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enunciate

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short-lived; fleeting

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ephemeral

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branch of philosophy tha texamines the nature of knowledge

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epistemology

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steady; unvarying; serene

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equable

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composure; calmness

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equanimity

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intentionally use vague language

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equivocate

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mistaken; straying from the proper course

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errant

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learned; scholarly

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erudite

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hard to understand; known only to a few

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esoteric

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to make an attempt; subject to a test

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essay

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admirable; possible to estimate

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estimable

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based on the attitude tha one’s group is superior

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ethnocentric

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causes or origins

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etiology

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origin an history of a word

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etymology

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study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve those qualities

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eugenics

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high praise to a death person

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eulogy

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use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of offensive language

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euphemism

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feeling of extreme happiness

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euphoria

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mercy killing

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euthanasia

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to show plainly; be an indication of

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evince

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tending to call to mind or produce a reaction

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evocative

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to aggravate; make worse

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exacerbate

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to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority

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exact

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to clear of blame; vindicate

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exculpate

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detertable; abhorrent

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execrable

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to urge by strong appeals

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exhort

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crisis; urgent requirements

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exigency

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having to do with existence

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existential

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to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences

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exorcise

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to speak or write at length

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expatiate

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to send into exile

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expatriate

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to atone for

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expiate

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to explain;interpret;clarify

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explicate

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explanatory

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expository

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in existence; not lost

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extant

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unrehearsed

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extemporaneous

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to root up; to destroy

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extirpate

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not essencial

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extraneous

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the act of estimation by projecting known information

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extrapolation

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not inherent of essential

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extrinsic

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homorous

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facetious

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to make less difficult

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facilitate

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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

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factotum

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based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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fallacious

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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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fallow

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foolishly self-satisfied

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fatuous

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animals of a period o region

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fauna

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abscission

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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

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felicitous

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existing in a wild or untamed state

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feral

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warmth and intensity of emotion

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fervor

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having a bad smell

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fetid

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to bind; confine

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fetter

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arbitray order; authorization

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fiat

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loyalty; exact correspondence

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fidelity

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use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law

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filibuster

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to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; refined in performance

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finesse

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crevice

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fissure

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to droop; grow weak

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flag

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beginner; novice

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fledging

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plants of a region or era

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flora

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en embellishment or ornamentation

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flourish

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to treat scornfully

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flout

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flowing; a continuous moving

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flux

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to incite; arouse

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foment

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patience

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forbearance

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to prevent; delay

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forestall

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menacing; threatening

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formidable

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renounce; repudiate

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forswear

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to sink; fail; colapse

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founder

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a loud quarrel; brawl

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fracas

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quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

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fractious

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a painting done on plaster

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fresco

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ornamental band on a wall

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frieze

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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

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froward

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thrift

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frugality

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to attack loudly; denounce

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fulminate

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so excessive as to be disgusting

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fulsome

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union; synthesis

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fusion

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ineffective; useless; fruitless

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futile

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ruddy; reddish; flowery

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florid

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to deny; dispute; oppose

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gainsay

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to frolic; leap playfully

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gambol

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very talkative; wordy

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garrulous

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coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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gauche

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cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

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geniality

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

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gerrymander

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fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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glib

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to prod; urge on

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goad

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sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

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gossamer

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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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gouge

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pompous; bombastic

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grandiloquent

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outgoing; sociable

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gregarious

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to complain

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grouse

364
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free of cunning or deceit; artless

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guileless

365
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outward appearance; false appearance

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guise

366
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easily deceived

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gullible

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affecting the sense of taste

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gustatory

368
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calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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halcyon

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holy; sacred

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hallowed

370
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long; pompous speech; tirade

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harangue

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extremely distressing; terrifying

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harrowing

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an animal that feeds mainly on plants

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herbivorous

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tighly sealed; magical

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hermetic

374
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not widely accepted

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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

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hieroglyphics

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covered with hair

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hirsute

377
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relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical acts or performances

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histrionic

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automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself

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homeostasis

379
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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture

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homily

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composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

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homogeneous

381
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purposeful exaggeration for effect

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hyperbole

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attacking cherished traditions

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iconoclastic

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idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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idolatry

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produced by fire; volcanic

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igneous

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complicated situation; an entanglement

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imbroglio

386
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inchangeable

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immutable

387
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to damage; injure

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impair

388
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showing no emotion

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impassive

389
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poor; having no money

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impecunious

390
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to hinder; block

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impede

391
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impossible to permeate

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impermeable

392
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not easily disturbed

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imperturbable

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incapable of being affected; impossible to penetrate

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impervious

394
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to strike; encroach

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impinge

395
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inflexible; incable of being pleased or calmed down

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implacable

396
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unlikely; unbelievable

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implausible

397
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implied; understood but not stated

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implicit

398
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collapse inward violently

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implode

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curse; damnation

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imprecation

Essential Words For GRE (3 decks)

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