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Exonerate

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Clear of blame

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Exigent

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Urgent

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Exacerbate

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To worsen

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Euphony

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Harmonious sound

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Euphemism

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Use of inoffensive word/phrase

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Eulogy

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Tribute/speech/praise of someone

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Ethos

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Belief/Value of a group

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Eschew

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Avoid

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Erudite

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Scholarly

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Ersatz

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fake

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Aerie

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Nest positioned at a high up place

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Embellish

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Adorn/Elaborate

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Emulate

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To copy

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Endemic

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Pertaining to a specific place

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Enervate

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Reduce in strength

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Enigma

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Puzzle

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Enumerate

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To count

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Epicure

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Person w/ refined taste in wine or food

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Erratic

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Wandering/Unpredictable

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Aesthetic

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Appreciation of beauty

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Archaic

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Old fashioned

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Abscond

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to leave secretly

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Blithe

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Joyful

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Abate

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Reduce amount/severity

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Abase

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To humble/disgrace

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Attenuate

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To weaken

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Analogous

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Equivalent/similar

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Anomaly

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Out of the ordinary

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Arbitrate

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Judge between two opposing parties

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Corroborate

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Support claim with evidence

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Cosset

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Handle with great care

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Dogmatic

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Dictatorial in opinion

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Capricious

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Changing mind quick and often

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Cartography

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Study of making maps

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Augury

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Prophecy

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Catholic

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Universal

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Catalyst

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Something that brings about change/accelerator

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Castigate

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Punish/criticize harshly

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Cabal

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Secret group attempting to overturn something

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Canard

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Lie

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Candid

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Impartial/honest in speech

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Cacophony

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Jarring/harsh noise

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Calumny

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False accusation

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Chaos

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Great disorder

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Antipathy

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Extreme dislike

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Antagonize

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Irritate/provoke

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Anondyne

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Soothe pain

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Apostate

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Someone who renounce religious faith

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Audacious

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Fearless

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August

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Dignified

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Austere

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Stern appearance

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Articulate

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Speak clearly and expressively

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Ardor

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Intense/passionate feeling

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Assail

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Assault

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Anachronism

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Out of place in time

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Amulet

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Talisman

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Dilate

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Expand

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Arrogate

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To claim without justification

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Dilettante

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Someone with superficial interest in a topic

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Dirge

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Funeral hymn

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Discern

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To recognize/identify

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Distaff

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Female branch of the family

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Dupe

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To deceive

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Diurnal

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Occurring during the day

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Divine

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Foretell

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Doctrinaire

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Someone who values doctrine theories over practicality

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Droll

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Subtle amusement

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Dyspeptic

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irritable/gloomy; indigestion

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Ebullient

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Exhilarated

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Eclectic

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Selecting from or made up of variety of sources

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Edify

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To instruct morally

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Efficacy

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Effectivness

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Effigy

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human-like

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Effrontery

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Audactiy

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Elegy

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Sorrowful poem/speech

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Eloquent

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Persuasive and moving

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Amalgamate

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Combine

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Contumacious

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Rebellious

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Convoluted

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Complicated/intricate

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Amortize

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To reduce in installment payments

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Decorum

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Appropriate behavior/conduct

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Deface

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Vandalize

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Deleterious

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Subtly/unexpectedly harmful

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Demagogue

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Instigator, Agitator

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Deride

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Mock

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Desultory

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Jumping from one place to another; disconnected

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Explicit

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To be clearly stated or shown

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Fanatical

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Frenzied; acting excessively enthusiastic

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Florid

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excessively decorated

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Ford

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Wading in water

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Forestall

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To prevent/delay

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Fortuitous

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Fortunate

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Frenetic

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Frantic/Frenzied

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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Glower

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Glare angrily/intensely

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Gradation

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A degree/stage in a process

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Gregarious

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Outgoing/sociable

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Grevious

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To cause grief

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Grovel

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똥꼬빨아

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Guile

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Deceit

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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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Hapless

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Unfortunate/having bad luck

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Hegemony

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Domination of one state/group over its allies

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Hermetic

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Tightly sealed

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Dither

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Wandering without purpose

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Engender

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To produce

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Exculpate

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To clear from blame

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Encomium

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Warm praise

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Ephemeral

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Short in time

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Disabuse

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Set right/free from error

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Fatuous

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Stupid

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Flag

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Decline in vigor, strength, interest

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Foment

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To incite

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Garner

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To gather and store

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Desiccate

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To dry thoroughly

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Equivocate

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Expression with double meaning intended to mislead

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Expurgate

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To censor

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Heterogeneous

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Different; Diverse

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Hoary

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Very old

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Homogeneous

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Alike; similar kind

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Husband

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To manage economically

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Hyperbole

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Intentional exaggeration for emphasis

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Iconoclast

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One who oppose established beliefs, customs, institutions

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Ignoble

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Low moral standards; not noble in character

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Imbue

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infuse

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Impasse

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Blocked off road; Dilemma with no solution

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Impecunious

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Poor

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Impious

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Not devout in religion

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Incarnadine

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Blood red color

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Indolent

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Habitually lazy/idle

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Ingrate

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Ungrateful person

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Inquest

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Investigation/inquiry

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Fervid

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Intensely emotional

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Gambol

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Dance or skip around playfully

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Dissonance

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Harsh and disagreeing especially with sound

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Estimable

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Admirable

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Fawn

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똥꼬빨아

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Chicanery

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Deception by guile

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Impervious

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Unable to penetrate

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Impugn

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Attack verbally

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Idiosyncrasy

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Oddity/quirk

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Imperturable

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Unable to be disturb

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Implacable

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Unable to be calmed down

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Inculcate

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Indoctrinate

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Diaphanous

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Clear/Transparent

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Dictum

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Authoritative Statement

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Assuage

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To appease/mollify

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Burgeon

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To grow/flourish

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Burnish

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To polish

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Boor

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Person lacking manner/taste

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Apocryphal

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Questioning authenticity/authority

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Apathy

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lack of interest/emotion

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Dogma

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Firmly held belief

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Cloying

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Excessive

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Advocate

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To speak in favor for

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Adulterate

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To make impure

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Acme

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Highest point

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Acidulous

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Sour in taste/manner

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Abyss

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Extremely deep hole/void

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Disparate

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Fundamentally different

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Dissemble

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Present a false appearance

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Dilatory

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Intended to delay

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Deference

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Respect/Courtesy

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Alacrity

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Speed/quickness

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Diffident

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Lacking self-confidence

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Bevy

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Group

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Alleviate

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To make better

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Affected

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Phony

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Abjure

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To reject or abandon formally

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Aberrant

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Deviating from what’s normal or expected

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Belfry

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Bell tower

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Bolster

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To support

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Bombastic

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Pompous in speech/manner

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Bonhomie

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Good-natured geniality

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Axiom

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Self-evident truth

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Abstain

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Choose not to do something

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Banal

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Cliche; boring

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Bifurcate

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Divide into two parts

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Analgesia

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Lessen pain without loss of consciousness

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Bilk

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To cheat/defraud

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Blight

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To destory

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Coterie

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An intimate group with a similar purpose

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Craven

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Lacking courage

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Credulous

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Gullible/ too trusting

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Crescendo

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Gradual increase

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Cupidity

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Greed; strong desire

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Curmudgeon

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Cranky person

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Chauvinist

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Prejudiced in favor of group to which one belongs to

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Distribe

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Abusive speech

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Approbation

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Approval/Praise

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Accretion

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Gradual growth in size

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Circumspect

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Approach cautiously

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Connoisseur

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Person with expert knowledge in something

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Abdicate

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To give up position, right, power

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Aggrandize

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To increase in power, influence, reputation

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Coalesce

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Grow together and form into single whole

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Collusion

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Collaboration

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Condone

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Overlook/oversee

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Arbitrary

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Determined by chance

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Ameliorate

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To make better/improve

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Coffer

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Chest full of money

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Cogent

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Convincing and well-reasoned

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Contrite

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Apologetic

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Decorous

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Proper; socially correct

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Ambiguous

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Uncertain

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Debutante

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A young woman who makes debut in high society

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Declivity

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Downward slope

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Abstemious

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Moderate

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Malediction

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A curse

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Lament

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Express sorrow; regret

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Insipid

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Lacking in taste/flavor

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Insurrection

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Rebellion

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Opine

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Express an opinion

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Ostensible

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Apparent

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Ostentation

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Excessive showiness

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Overwrought

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Overdone

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Palatial

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Palace-like

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Palliate

A

To make less serious; to ease

219
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Pallid

A

Lacking color or liveliness

220
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Panache

A

Flair

221
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Panegyric

A

Elaborate praise

222
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Panoply

A

Impressive array

223
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Paradox

A

Contradiction or dilemma

224
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Paragon

A

Model of excellence or perfection

225
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Pare

A

Trim of excess

226
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Pariah

A

Outcast

227
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Parley

A

Discussion usually between enemies

228
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Parry

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To deflect

229
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Orotund

A

Pompous; full or rich in sound

230
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Ossify

A

Harden

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Opprobrium

A

Public disgrace

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Opaque

A

Impossible to see through

233
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Onerous

A

Troublesome/oppresive

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Occlude

A

Prevent passage of

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Officious

A

Too helpful

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Obviate

A

To prevent

237
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Obstinate

A

Stubborn; inexorable

238
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Obsequious

A

Eager to please; overly submissive

239
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Oblique

A

indirect/evasive

240
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Obdurate

A

Inflexible; resistant to persuasion

241
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Numismatics

A

Coin collecting

242
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Nuance

A

Subtle expression of meaning or quality

243
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Molt

A

To shed hair, skin or outer layer

244
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Listless

A

Lacking energy/enthusiasm

245
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Distend

A

To swell or bloat

246
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Abeyance

A

Temporary suspension/suppression

247
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Lassitude

A

State of diminished energy

248
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Itinerant

A

Wandering from place to place

249
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Inundate

A

To overwhelm; cover with water

250
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Inter

A

To bury

251
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Intractable

A

Difficult to be managed

252
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Intrepid

A

Fearless

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Investiture

A

Ceremony conferring authority

254
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Invidious

A

Envious, obnoxious, offensive

255
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Jargon

A

Specialized language

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Jettison

A

To dump, eject

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Jingoism

A

Belligerent support of one’s country

258
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Jocular

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Playful

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Judicious

A

Sensible; showing good judgement

260
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Juncture

A

A point of time, especially where two things are joined

261
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Keen

A

Sharp, acute

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Kindle

A

To start a fire; inspire

263
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Kinetic

A

Relating to motion

264
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Knell

A

Funeral bell

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Kudos

A

Fame, glory, or honor

266
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Lachrymose

A

Tearful

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Laconic

A

Using few words

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Lampoon

A

Ridicule with satire

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Languid

A

Lacking energy

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Larcney

A

Theft

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Laud

A

Give praise/glorify

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Lavish

A

Extremely generous

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Leery

A

Suspicious

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Legerdemain

A

Trickery

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Lethargic

A

Slow, sluggish movement

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Liberal

A

Tolerant, broad-minded

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Libertine

A

One without moral restraint

278
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Lionize

A

To treat like celebrity

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Livid

A

Reddened with anger

280
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Lucid

A

Clear

281
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Lumber

A

Move slowly/ awkwardly

282
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Luminous

A

Bright

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Magnate

A

Powerful/influential person

284
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Malleable

A

Capable of being molded

285
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Lissome

A

Easily flexed

286
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Furtive

A

Secret; Stealthy

287
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Impetuous

A

Quick to act without thinking

288
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Esoteric

A

Only known or understood by a few

289
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Exponent

A

Someone who champions/advocates

290
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Fetid

A

Foul-smelling

291
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Demur

A

To express doubt/objection

292
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Loquacious

A

Talkative

293
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Interregnum

A

Period between reigns

294
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Intransigent

A

Uncompromising; inexorable

295
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Machination

A

Plot or scheme

296
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Iniquity

A

A sin; evil act

297
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Inexorable

A

Inflexible; unyielding

298
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Inimical

A

Hostile; unfriendly

299
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Maelstrom

A

Whirlpool

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Gestation

A

Growth process from conception to birth

301
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Mannered

A

Affected; Artificial

302
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Martinet

A

Strict disciplinarian

303
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Mendicant

A

Begger

304
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Mercurial

A

Quick, shrewd, unpredictable

305
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Metaphor

A

Figure of speech comparing two different things

306
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Meticulous

A

Extremely careful

307
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Militate

A

To operate/work against

308
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Mirth

A

Frivolity; gaiety

309
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Misanthrope

A

Person who dislikes other people

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Missive

A

Written note or letter

311
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Mitigate

A

To lessen

312
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Mollify

A

Appease, make less severe

313
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Monastic

A

Extremely secluded

314
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Monotomy

A

No variation

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Mores

A

Moral attitudes

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Multifarious

A

Diverse

317
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Nadir

A

Lowest point

318
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Naive

A

Lacking sophistication or experience

319
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Nascent

A

Starting to develop

320
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Neologism

A

New word or expression

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Neophyte

A

Beginner

322
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Nominal

A

Existing in name only

323
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Fecund

A

Productive

324
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Fallow

A

Dormant/Unused

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Invective

A

Abusive language

326
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Fractious

A

Unruly; rebellious

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Levity

A

Inappropriate lack of seriousness

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Glib

A

Superficial

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Latent

A

Potentially apparent but not readily apparent

330
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Licentious

A

immoral; unrestrained by society

331
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Limpid

A

Clear; transparent

332
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Lapidary

A

Precious stones and cutting them

333
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Malinger

A

Avoid responsibility by pretending to be ill

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Frugality

A

Being thrifty or cheap

335
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Ingratiate

A

Gain favor with another by deliberate effort

336
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Caustic

A

Acerbic

337
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Mar

A

To damage

338
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Maudlin

A

Overly sentimental

339
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Mendacious

A

Dishonest

340
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Meretricious

A

Falsely attractive

341
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Myopic

A

Lacking foresight; having narrow view

342
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Nettle

A

To irritate

343
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Noisome

A

Stinking

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Irascible

A

Easily angered

345
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Lugubrious

A

Sorrowful; mournful

346
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Inure

A

To harden

347
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Largess

A

Generous giving

348
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Ingenuous

A

Showing innocence or childlike simplicity

349
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Innocuous

A

Harmless

350
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Imprecation

A

A curse

351
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Inchoate

A

Not fully formed

352
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Pastiche

A

Piece of literature or music imitating other works

353
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Pathogenic

A

Causing disease

354
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Peccadillo

A

minor sin or offense

355
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Pedant

A

Someone who shows off learning

356
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Pejorative

A

Dismissive

357
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Penury

A

Oppressive lack of resources

358
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Peregrinate

A

To wander from place to place

359
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Perfidious

A

Willing to betray someone’s trust

360
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Perfunctory

A

Done in routine way

361
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Peripatetic

A

Wandering from place to place

362
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Permeate

A

To penetrate

363
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Perspicacious

A

Shrewd, astute

364
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Pervade

A

To permeate

365
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Phalanx

A

Compact, close knit body of people

366
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Philistine

A

Person guided by materialism

367
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Philanthropy

A

Charity

368
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Phlegmatic

A

Calm and unemotional

369
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Pithy

A

Profound yet concise/ succinct

370
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Placate

A

Soothe/pacify

371
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Plastic

A

Able to be altered/molded/bent

372
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Phlebian

A

Characteristics of commoners

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Plethora

A

Excess

374
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Plucky

A

Courageous

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Polemic

A

Controversy

376
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Politic

A

Diplomatic

377
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Polygot

A

Speaker of many languages

378
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Posit

A

Hypothesize

379
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Potentate

A

Monarch/Ruler with great power

380
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Pragmatic

A

Practical

381
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Prattle

A

Meaningless, foolish talk

382
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Precipitate

A

Lacking deliberation

383
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Precis

A

Short summary of facts

384
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Prescient

A

Having foresight

385
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Prevaricate

A

Lie or deviate from truth

386
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Pristine

A

Fresh and clean

387
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Probity

A

Complete honest and integrity

388
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Proclivity

A

Natural inclination

389
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Prodigal

A

Wasteful

390
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Propriety

A

Quality of behaving in proper manner; obeying rules and customs

391
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Profligate

A

Corrupt

392
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Proliferate

A

Increase in number quickly

393
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Propitiate

A

To appease

394
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Prudence

A

Wisdom, caution

395
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Puerile

A

Childish

396
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Pugilism

A

Boxing

397
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Pulchritude

A

Beauty

398
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Pungent

A

Sharp and irritating to senses

399
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Pusillanimous

A

Cowardly/ without courage

400
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Querulous

A

Inclined to complain; irritable

401
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Quiescent

A

Motionless

402
Q

Quixotic

A

Overly idealistic

403
Q

Quotidian

A

Occurring daily

404
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Raconteur

A

Witty, skillful storyteller

405
Q

Rarefy

A

To become thinner

406
Q

Redress

A

Relief from injury or wrong

407
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Rejoinder

A

Response

408
Q

Repast

A

Meal/Mealtime

409
Q

Replete

A

Abundantly supplied

410
Q

Repose

A

Relaxation/leisure

411
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Repudiate

A

To reject validity of

412
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Requite

A

To return/repay

413
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Restive

A

Impatient; restless

414
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Reticent

A

Silent; Reserved

415
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Rhetoric

A

Effective writing/speaking

416
Q

Ribald

A

Humorous in vulgar way

417
Q

Rococo

A

Very highly ornamented

418
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Rustic

A

Rural

419
Q

Sacrosanct

A

Very sacred

420
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Sagacious

A

Wise

421
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Salient

A

Prominent

422
Q

Salubrious

A

Healthful

423
Q

Sanguine

A

Cheerfully optimistic

424
Q

Sardonic

A

Cynical

425
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Satiate

A

To satisfy fully or overindulge

426
Q

Scintilla

A

Trace amount (very little)

427
Q

Sedition

A

Behavior promoting rebellion

428
Q

Sentient

A

Aware

429
Q

Seraphic

A

Angelic/Sweet

430
Q

Sinecure

A

Well paying job requiring little or no work

431
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Slake

A

To calm down/moderate

432
Q

Sobriquet

A

Nickname

433
Q

Solecism

A

Grammatical mistake

434
Q

Soporific

A

Causing sleep/lethargy

435
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Spartan

A

Highly self-disciplined

436
Q

Specious

A

Deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

437
Q

Sportive

A

Playful

438
Q

Stasis

A

State of static balance or equilibrium

439
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Stentorian

A

Extremely loud

440
Q

Stigma

A

Mark of shame or discredit

441
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Stolid

A

Unemotional; lacking sensitivity

442
Q

Stratagem

A

Trick designed to deceive enemy

443
Q

Requite

A

To return or repay

444
Q

Restive

A

Uneasy/restless

445
Q

Reticent

A

Silent; Reserved

446
Q

Rhetoric

A

Effective writing/speaking

447
Q

Ribald

A

Humor in a vulgar way

448
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Rococo

A

Very highly ornamented

449
Q

Rustic

A

Rural

450
Q

Sacrosanct

A

Very sacred

451
Q

Sagacious

A

Wise

452
Q

Salient

A

Prominent

453
Q

Salubrious

A

Healthful

454
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Sanguine

A

Optimistic

455
Q

Sardonic

A

Cynical

456
Q

Satiate

A

To satisfy fully

457
Q

Scintilla

A

Trace amount

458
Q

Sedition

A

Behavior that promotes rebellion

459
Q

Sentient

A

Aware

460
Q

Seraphic

A

Angelic

461
Q

Sinecure

A

Well paying job with little or no responsibility

462
Q

Slake

A

To calm down/moderate

463
Q

Sobriquet

A

nickname

464
Q

Solecism

A

grammatical mistake

465
Q

Soporifc

A

Causing sleep/lethargy

466
Q

Spartan

A

Highly self-disciplined

467
Q

Specious

A

Deeply attractive

468
Q

Sportive

A

Playful

469
Q

Stasis

A

Equilibrium

470
Q

Stentorian

A

Extremely loud

471
Q

Stigma

A

Mark of shame

472
Q

Stolid

A

Unemotional

473
Q

Stratagem

A

Trick used to deceive enemy

474
Q

Sublime

A

Grand

475
Q

Sully

A

To tarnish

476
Q

Supplant

A

Replace another by force

477
Q

Surfeit

A

Excessive amount; surplus

478
Q

Surly

A

Rude and bad tempered

479
Q

Sybarite

A

Person devoted to luxury/pleasure

480
Q

Sycophant

A

Yes-man

481
Q

Symbiosis

A

Cooperation; mutual helpfulness

482
Q

Syncopation

A

Temporary irregular rhythm

483
Q

Tacit

A

Done w/o using words

484
Q

Taciturn

A

Silent; not talkative

485
Q

Talon

A

Claw of animal

486
Q

Tangential

A

Digressing

487
Q

Tawdry

A

Cheap and showy

488
Q

Terrestrial

A

Earthy

489
Q

Tirade

A

Verbal attack

490
Q

Toady

A

One who flatters in hopes of gaining favors

491
Q

Tome

A

A book, usually long and academic

492
Q

Torpor

A

Extreme mental/physical sluggishness

493
Q

Transitory

A

Temporary

494
Q

Trenchant

A

Sharp, acute

495
Q

Turgid

A

Distended, bloated

496
Q

Tyro

A

Beginner

497
Q

Umbrage

A

Offense/resentment

498
Q

Unconscionable

A

Shockingly unfair/unjust

499
Q

Unequivocal

A

Absolute; certain

500
Q

Upbraid

A

Scold sharply

501
Q

Usury

A

Practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

502
Q

Vacillate

A

Physically sway; indecisive

503
Q

Variegated

A

Varied

504
Q

Venerable

A

To be worthy of respect

505
Q

Venerate

A

To deeply respect

506
Q

Veractiy

A

Filled with truth and accuracy

507
Q

Verbose

A

Wordy

508
Q

Verdant

A

Green in vegetation; inexperienced

509
Q

Vernal

A

Related to spring; fresh

510
Q

Vestige

A

A trace

511
Q

Vex

A

To irritate

512
Q

Vicissitude

A

Change/variation

513
Q

Vim

A

Vitality/energy

514
Q

Viscous

A

Thick and adhesive

515
Q

Vituperate

A

To abuse verbally

516
Q

Volatile

A

To easily change

517
Q

Voluble

A

Talkative

518
Q

Wan

A

Sickly pale

519
Q

Wanton

A

Undisciplined

520
Q

Waver

A

Fluctuate between choices

521
Q

Whimsical

A

Erratic; unpredictable

522
Q

Wily

A

Clever; deceptive

523
Q

Winsome

A

Charming

524
Q

Wizened

A

Wrinkly

525
Q

Wraith

A

Ghost

526
Q

Xenophobia

A

Hatred/fear of foreigners and strangers

527
Q

Yoke

A

To join together

528
Q

Zeal

A

Passion/excitement

529
Q

Zealot

A

Someone passionately devoted to a cause

530
Q

Zenith

A

Point of culmination; peak

531
Q

Zephyr

A

Gentle breeze

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