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Aberrant

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Markedly different from an accepted norm

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Aberration

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Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course

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Abet

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To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)

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Abeyance

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A state of suspension or temporary inaction

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Ablution

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A washing or cleansing, especially of the body

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Abjure

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To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath

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Abrogate

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To abolish, repeal

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Abscond

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To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest

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Abstemious

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Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food

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Abstruse

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Dealing with matters difficult to be understood

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Abut

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To touch at the end or boundary line

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Accede

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To agree

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Acquiesce

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To comply; submit

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Acrid

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Harshly pungent or bitter

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Acumen

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Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination

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Adage

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An old saying

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Adamant

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Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability

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Admonition

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Gentle reproof

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Adumbrate

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To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem

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Affable

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Easy to approach

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Aggrandize

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To cause to appear greatly

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Aggravate

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To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome

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Agile

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Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally

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Agog

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In eager desire

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Alacrity

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Cheerful willingness

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Alcove

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A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room

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Alleviate

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To make less burdensome or less hard to bear

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Aloof

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Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others

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Amalgamate

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To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body

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Ambidextrous

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Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease

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Ambiguous

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Having a double meaning

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Ameliorate

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To relieve, as from pain or hardship

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Anathema

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Anything forbidden, as by social usage

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Animadversion

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The utterance of criticism or censure

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Animosity

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Hatred

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Antediluvian

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Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah

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Antidote

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Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like

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Aplomb

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Confidence; coolness

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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful authority or authenticity

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Apogee

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The climax

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Apostate

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False

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Apotheosis

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Deification

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Apparition

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Ghost

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Appease

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To soothe by quieting anger or indignation

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Apposite

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Appropriate

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Apprise

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To give notice to; to inform

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Approbation

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Sanction

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Arboreal

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Of or pertaining to a tree or trees

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Ardor

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Intensity of passion or affection

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Argot

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A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group

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Arrant

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Notoriously bad

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Ascetic

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Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion

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Ascribe

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To assign as a quality or attribute

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Asperity

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Harshness or roughness of temper

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Assiduous

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Unceasing; persistent

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Assuage

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To cause to be less harsh, violent, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease

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Astringent

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Harsh in disposition or character

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Astute

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Keen in discernment

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Atonement

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Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury

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Audacious

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Fearless

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Augury

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Omen

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Auspicious

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Favorable omen

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Austere

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Severely simple; unadorned

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Autocrat

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Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence

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Auxiliary

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One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as a subsidiary or accessory

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Avarice

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Passion for getting and keeping riches

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Aver

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To avouch, justify, or prove

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Aversion

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A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing

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Avow

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To declare openly

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Baleful

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Malignant

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Banal

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Commonplace

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Bask

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To make warm by genial heat

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Beatify

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To make supremely happy

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Bedaub

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To smear over, as with something oily or sticky

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Bellicose

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Warlike

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Belligerent

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Manifesting a warlike spirit

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Benefactor

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A doer of kind and charitable acts

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Benevolence

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Any act of kindness or well-doing

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Benign

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Good and kind of heart

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Berate

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To scold severely

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Bewilder

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To confuse the perceptions or judgement of

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Blandishment

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Flattery intended to persuade

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Blantant

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Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous

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Blithe

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Joyous

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boisterous

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Unchecked merriment or animal spirits

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bolster

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To support, as something wrong

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bombast

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Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects

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boorish

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Rude

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breach

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The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation

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brittle

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Fragile

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broach

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To mention, for the first time

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bumptious

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Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit

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buoyant

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Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat

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burnish

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To make brilliant or shining

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cabal

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A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose

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cacophony

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A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.

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cajole

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To impose on or dupe by flattering speech

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callow

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Without experience of the world

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calumny

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Slander

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Candid

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Straightforward

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cant

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To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity

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capacious

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Roomy

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capitulate

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To surrender or stipulate terms

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captious

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Hypercritical

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castigate

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to punish

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cataract

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Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness

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caustic

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Sarcastic and severe

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censure

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To criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval

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centurion

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A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.

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chagrin

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Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one’s failures or errors

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chary

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Careful; wary; cautious

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chicanery

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The use of trickery to deceive

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circumlocution

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Indirect or roundabout expression

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coddle

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To treat as a baby or an invalid

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coerce

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To force

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coeval

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Existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary

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cogent

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Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience

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cogitate

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Consider carefully and deeply; ponder

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cognizant

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Taking notice

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colloquial

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Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary

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collusion

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A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose

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comestible

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Fit to be eaten

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commemorate

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To serve as a remembrance of

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complaisance

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Politeness

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complement

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To make complete

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comport

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To conduct or behave (oneself)

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compunction

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Remorseful feeling

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conceit

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Self-flattering opinion

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conciliatory

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Tending to reconcile

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concord

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Harmony

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concur

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To agree

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condense

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To abridge

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conflagration

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A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like

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confluence

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The place where streams meet

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congeal

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To coagulate

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conjoin

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To unite

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connoisseur

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A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art

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console

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To comfort

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conspicuous

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Clearly visible

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consternation

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Panic

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constrict

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to bind

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consummate

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To bring to completion

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contiguous

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Touching or joining at the edge or boundary

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contrite

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Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin

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contumacious

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Rebellious

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copious

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Plenteous

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cornucopia

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The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity

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corporeal

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Of a material nature; physical

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correlate

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To put in some relation of connection or correspondence

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corroboration

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Confirmation

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counterfeit

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Made to resemble something else

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countervail

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To offset

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covert

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Concealed, especially for an evil purpose

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cower

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To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame

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crass

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Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine

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credulous

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Easily deceived

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cupidity

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Avarice

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cursory

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Rapid and superficial

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curtail

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To cut off or cut short

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cynosure

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That to which general interest or attention is directed

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dearth

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Scarcity, as of something customary, essential,or desirable

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defer

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To delay or put off to some other time

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deign

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To deem worthy of notice or account

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deleterious

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Hurtful, morally or physically

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delineate

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To represent by sketch or diagram

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deluge

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To overwhelm with a flood of water

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demagogue

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An unprincipled politician

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denizen

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Inhabitant

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denouement

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That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up

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deplete

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To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste

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deposition

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Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court

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deprave

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To render bad, especially morally bad

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deprecate

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To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite

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deride

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To ridicule

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derision

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Ridicule

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derivative

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Coming or acquired from some origin

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descry

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To discern

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desiccant

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Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds

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desuetude

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A state of disuse or inactivity

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desultory

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Not connected with what precedes

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deter

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To frighten away

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dexterity

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Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work

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diaphanous

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Transparent

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diatribe

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A bitter or malicious criticism

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didactic

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Pertaining to teaching

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diffidence

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Self-distrust

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diffident

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Affected or possessed with self-distrust

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dilate

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To enlarge in all directions

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dilatory

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Tending to cause delay

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disallow

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To withhold permission or sanction

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discomfit

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To put to confusion

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disconcert

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To disturb the composure of

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disconsolate

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Hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless

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discountenance

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To look upon with disfavor

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discredit

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To injure the reputation of

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discreet

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Judicious

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disheveled

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Disordered; disorderly; untidy

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dissemble

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To hide by pretending something different

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disseminate

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To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown

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dissent

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Disagreement

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dissolution

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A breaking up of a union of persons

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distraught

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Bewildered

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divulge

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To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret

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dogmatic

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Making statements without argument or evidence

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dormant

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Being in a state of or resembling sleep

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dubious

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Doubtful

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duplicity

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Double-dealing

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earthenware

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Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun

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ebullient

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Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling

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edacious

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Given to eating

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edible

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Suitable to be eaten

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educe

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To draw out

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effete

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Exhausted, as having performed its functions

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efficacy

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The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it

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effrontery

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Unblushing impudence

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effulgence

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Splendor

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egregious

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Extreme

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egress

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Any place of exit

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elegy

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A lyric poem lamenting the dead

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elicit

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To educe or extract gradually or without violence

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elucidate

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To bring out more clearly the facts concerning

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emaciate

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To waste away in flesh

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embellish

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To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features

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embezzle

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To misappropriate secretly

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emblazon

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To set forth publicly or in glowing terms

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encomium

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A formal or discriminating expression of praise

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encumbrance

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A burdensome and troublesome load

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endemic

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Peculiar to some specified country or people

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enervate

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To render ineffective or inoperative

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engender

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To produce

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engrave

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To cut or carve in or upon some surface

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enigma

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A riddle

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enmity

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Hatred

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entangle

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To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications

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entreat

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To ask for or request earnestly

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Epicurean

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Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite

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epithet

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Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in “Father Aeneas”

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epitome

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A simplified representation

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equable

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Equal and uniform; also, serene

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equanimity

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Evenness of mind or temper, calmness; composure

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equilibrium

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A state of balance

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equivocal

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Ambiguous

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equivocate

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to use words of double meaning

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eradicate

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To destroy thoroughly

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errant

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Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds

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erratic

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Irregular

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erroneous

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Incorrect

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erudite

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Very-learned

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eschew

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To keep clear of

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espy

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To keep close watch

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eulogy

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A spoken or written laudation of a person’s life or character

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euphonious

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Characterized by agreeableness of sound

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evanescent

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Fleeting

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evince

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To make manifest or evident

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evoke

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To call or summon forth

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exacerbate

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To make more sharp, severe, or virulent

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exculpate

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To relieve of blame

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exhaustive

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Thorough and complete in execution

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exigency

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A critical period or condition, state of requiring immediate action; also, an urgent situation; also, that which is required in a

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exorbitant

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Going beyond usual and proper limits

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expatiate

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To speak or write at some length

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expedient

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Contributing to personal advantage

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expiate

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To make satisfaction or amends for

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explicate

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To clear from involvement

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expostulate

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To discuss

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expropriate

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To deprive of possession; also, to transfer (another’s property) to oneself

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extant

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Still existing and known

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extempore

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Without studied or special preparation

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extenuate

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To diminish the gravity or importance of

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extinct

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Being no longer in existence

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extinguish

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To render extinct

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extirpate

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To root out; to eradicate

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extol

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To praise in the highest terms

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extort

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To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity

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extraneous

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Having no essential relation to a subject

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exuberance

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Rich supply

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facetious

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Amusing

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facile

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Not difficult to do

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factious

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Turbulent

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fallacious

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Illogical

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fatuous

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Idiotic

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fawn

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A young deer

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feint

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Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement

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felon

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A criminal or depraved person

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ferocity

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Savageness

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fervid

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Intense

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fervor

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Ardor or intensity of feeling

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fidelity

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Loyalty

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finesse

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subtle contrivance used to gain a point

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flamboyant

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Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste

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flippant

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Having a light, pert, trifling disposition

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florid

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Flushed with red

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flout

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To treat with contempt

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foible

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A personal weakness or failing

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foment

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To nurse to life or activity; to encourage

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foppish

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Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners

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forbearance

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Patient endurance or toleration of offenses

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forfeit

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To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation

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forgery

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Counterfeiting

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forswear

A

To renounce upon oath

301
Q

fragile

A

Easily broken

302
Q

frantic

A

Frenzied

303
Q

frugal

A

Economical

304
Q

fugacious

A

Fleeting

305
Q

fulminate

A

To cause to explode

306
Q

fulsome

A

Offensive from excess of praise or commendation

307
Q

gainsay

A

To contradict; to deny

308
Q

gamut

A

The whole range or sequence

309
Q

garrulous

A

Given to constant trivial talking

310
Q

germane

A

Relevant

311
Q

gesticulate

A

To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech

312
Q

glimmer

A

A faint, wavering, unsteady light

313
Q

gossamer

A

Flimsy

314
Q

gourmand

A

A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table

315
Q

grandiloquent

A

Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style

316
Q

gregarious

A

Sociable, outgoing

317
Q

grievous

A

Creating affliction

318
Q

guile

A

Duplicity

319
Q

gullible

A

Credulous

320
Q

halcyon

A

Calm

321
Q

harangue

A

A tirade

322
Q

harbinger

A

One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing

323
Q

head

A

Adv. Precipitately, as in diving

324
Q

heinous

A

Odiously sinful

325
Q

heresy

A

An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles

326
Q

heterogeneous

A

Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds

327
Q

hirsute

A

Having a hairy covering

328
Q

hoodwink

A

To deceive

329
Q

hospitable

A

Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness

330
Q

hypocrisy

A

Extreme insincerity

331
Q

iconoclast

A

An image-breaker

332
Q

idiosyncrasy

A

A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual

333
Q

ignoble

A

Low in character or purpose

334
Q

ignominious

A

Shameful

335
Q

illicit

A

Unlawful

336
Q

imbroglio

A

A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife

337
Q

imbue

A

To dye; to instill profoundly

338
Q

immaculate

A

Without spot or blemish

339
Q

imminent

A

Dangerous and close at hand

340
Q

immutable

A

Unchangeable

341
Q

impair

A

To cause to become less or worse

342
Q

impassive

A

Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling

343
Q

impecunious

A

Having no money

344
Q

impede

A

To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of

345
Q

imperative

A

Obligatory

346
Q

imperious

A

Insisting on obedience

347
Q

imperturbable

A

Calm

348
Q

impervious

A

Impenetrable

349
Q

impetuous

A

Impulsive

350
Q

impiety

A

Irreverence toward God

351
Q

implacable

A

Incapable of being pacified

352
Q

implicate

A

To show or prove to be involved in or concerned

353
Q

implicit

A

Implied

354
Q

importunate

A

Urgent in character, request, or demand

355
Q

importune

A

To harass with persistent demands or entreaties

356
Q

impromptu

A

Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment

357
Q

improvident

A

Lacking foresight or thrift

358
Q

impugn

A

To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations

359
Q

impute

A

To attribute

360
Q

inadvertent

A

Accidental

361
Q

inane

A

Silly

362
Q

incessant

A

Unceasing

363
Q

inchoate

A

Incipient

364
Q

incipient

A

Initial

365
Q

incite

A

To rouse to a particular action

366
Q

incongruous

A

Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion

367
Q

inculcate

A

To teach by frequent repetitions

368
Q

indelible

A

That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed

369
Q

indigence

A

Poverty

370
Q

indigenous

A

Native

371
Q

indistinct

A

Vague

372
Q

indolence

A

Laziness

373
Q

indolent

A

Habitually inactive or idle

374
Q

indomitable

A

Unconquerable

375
Q

indulgent

A

Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one’s care

376
Q

ineffable

A

Unutterable

377
Q

ineluctable

A

Impossible to avoid

378
Q

inept

A

Not fit or suitable

379
Q

inexorable

A

Unrelenting

380
Q

infuse

A

To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities

381
Q

ingenuous

A

Candid, frank, or open in character or quality

382
Q

inimical

A

Adverse

383
Q

innocuous

A

Harmless

384
Q

inscrutable

A

impenetrably mysterious or profound

385
Q

insensible

A

Imperceptible

386
Q

insinuate

A

To imply

387
Q

insipid

A

Tasteless

388
Q

insouciant

A

Nonchalant

389
Q

insurrection

A

The state of being in active resistance to authority

390
Q

interdict

A

Authoritative act of prohibition

391
Q

interim

A

Time between acts or periods

392
Q

intransigent

A

Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course

393
Q

intrepid

A

fearless and bold

394
Q

introspection

A

The act of observing and analyzing one’s own thoughts and feelings

395
Q

inundate

A

To fill with an overflowing abundance

396
Q

inure

A

To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure

397
Q

invalid

A

One who is disabled by illness or injury

398
Q

invective

A

An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach

399
Q

inveigh

A

To utter vehement censure or invective

400
Q

inveterate

A

Habitual

401
Q

invidious

A

Showing or feeling envy

402
Q

invincible

A

Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome

403
Q

iota

A

A small or insignificant mark or part

404
Q

irascible

A

Prone to anger

405
Q

irate

A

Moved to anger

406
Q

ire

A

Wrath

407
Q

irksome

A

Wearisome

408
Q

itinerant

A

Wandering

409
Q

itinerate

A

To wander from place to place

410
Q

jocular

A

inclined to joke

411
Q

jovial

A

Merry

412
Q

judicious

A

Prudent

413
Q

junta

A

A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government

414
Q

lachrymose

A

Given to shedding tears

415
Q

lackadaisical

A

Listless

416
Q

languid

A

Relaxed

417
Q

lascivious

A

Lustful

418
Q

lassitude

A

Lack of vitality or energy

419
Q

latent

A

Dormant

420
Q

laudable

A

Praiseworthy

421
Q

laudatory

A

Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise

422
Q

legacy

A

A bequest

423
Q

levee

A

An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow

424
Q

levity

A

Frivolity

425
Q

lexicon

A

a dictionary

426
Q

libel

A

Defamation

427
Q

licentious

A

Wanton

428
Q

lien

A

A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge

429
Q

listless

A

Inattentive

430
Q

lithe

A

Supple

431
Q

loquacious

A

Talkative

432
Q

lugubrious

A

Indicating sorrow, often ridiculously

433
Q

luminary

A

One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light

434
Q

lustrous

A

Shining

435
Q

malaise

A

A condition of uneasiness or ill-being

436
Q

malcontent

A

One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs

437
Q

malevolence

A

Ill will

438
Q

malign

A

To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely

439
Q

malleable

A

Pliant

440
Q

massacre

A

The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings

441
Q

maudlin

A

Foolishly and tearfully affectionate

442
Q

mawkish

A

Sickening or insipid

443
Q

mellifluous

A

Sweetly or smoothly flowing

444
Q

mendacious

A

Untrue

445
Q

mendicant

A

A beggar

446
Q

meretricious

A

Alluring by false or gaudy show

447
Q

mesmerize

A

To hypnotize

448
Q

meticulous

A

over-cautious

449
Q

mettle

A

Courage

450
Q

mettlesome

A

Having courage or spirit

451
Q

microcosm

A

The world or universe on a small scale

452
Q

mien

A

The external appearance or manner of a person

453
Q

mischievous

A

Fond of tricks

454
Q

miscreant

A

villain

455
Q

miser

A

A person given to saving and hoarding unduly

456
Q

misnomer

A

A name wrongly or mistakenly applied

457
Q

moderation

A

Temperance

458
Q

modicum

A

A small or token amount

459
Q

mollify

A

to soothe

460
Q

molt

A

To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc

461
Q

monomania

A

the unreasonable pursuit of one idea

462
Q

morbid

A

Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind

463
Q

mordant

A

Biting

464
Q

moribund

A

On the point of dying

465
Q

morose

A

Gloomy

466
Q

multifarious

A

Having great diversity or variety

467
Q

mundane

A

Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial

468
Q

munificent

A

Extraordinarily generous

469
Q

myriad

A

A vast indefinite number

470
Q

nadir

A

The lowest point

471
Q

nefarious

A

Wicked in the extreme

472
Q

negligent

A

Apt to omit what ought to be done

473
Q

neophyte

A

Having the character of a beginner

474
Q

noisome

A

very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell

475
Q

nostrum

A

Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character

476
Q

noxious

A

Hurtful

477
Q

nugatory

A

Having no power or force

478
Q

obdurate

A

Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity

479
Q

obfuscate

A

To darken; to obscure

480
Q

oblique

A

Slanting; said of lines

481
Q

obsequious

A

Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another

482
Q

obstreperous

A

Boisterous

483
Q

obtrude

A

To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence

484
Q

obtrusive

A

Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence

485
Q

obviate

A

To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty

486
Q

odious

A

Hateful

487
Q

odium

A

A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust

488
Q

officious

A

Intermeddling with what is not one’s concern

489
Q

ominous

A

Portentous

490
Q

onerous

A

Burdensome or oppressive

491
Q

onus

A

A burden or responsibility

492
Q

opprobrium

A

The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil

493
Q

ossify

A

To convert into bone

494
Q

ostentation

A

A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery

495
Q

ostracism

A

Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics

496
Q

ostracize

A

To exclude from public or private favor

497
Q

palate

A

The roof of the mouth

498
Q

palatial

A

Magnificent

499
Q

palliate

A

To cause to appear less guilty

500
Q

palpable

A

Perceptible by feeling or touch

501
Q

panacea

A

A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases

502
Q

panegyric

A

a formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act

503
Q

panoply

A

full set of armor

504
Q

paragon

A

A model of excellence

505
Q

Pariah

A

A member of a degraded class; a social outcast

506
Q

paroxysm

A

A sudden outburst of any kind of activity

507
Q

parsimonious

A

Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money

508
Q

partisan

A

Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party

509
Q

pathos

A

The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy

510
Q

paucity

A

Fewness

511
Q

peccadillo

A

A small breach of propriety or principle

512
Q

pedestrian

A

One who journeys on foot

513
Q

pellucid

A

Translucent

514
Q

penchant

A

A bias in favor of something

515
Q

penurious

A

Excessively sparing in the use of money

516
Q

penury

A

Indigence

517
Q

peregrination

A

A wandering

518
Q

peremptory

A

Precluding question or appeal

519
Q

perfidy

A

Treachery

520
Q

perfunctory

A

Half-hearted

521
Q

peripatetic

A

Walking about

522
Q

perjury

A

A solemn assertion of a falsity

523
Q

permeate

A

To pervade

524
Q

pernicious

A

Tending to kill or hurt

525
Q

persiflage

A

Banter

526
Q

perspicacity

A

Acuteness or discernment

527
Q

perturbation

A

Mental excitement or confusion

528
Q

petrify

A

To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character

529
Q

petulant

A

Displaying impatience

530
Q

phlegmatic

A

Not easily roused to feeling or action

531
Q

physiognomy

A

The external appearance merely

532
Q

pious

A

Religious

533
Q

pique

A

To excite a slight degree of anger in

534
Q

placate

A

To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness

535
Q

platitude

A

A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace

536
Q

plea

A

An argument to obtain some desired action

537
Q

plenary

A

Entire

538
Q

plethora

A

Excess; superabundance

539
Q

plumb

A

A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something

540
Q

plummet

A

A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical

541
Q

poignant

A

Severely painful or acute to the spirit

542
Q

polyglot

A

Speaking several tongues

543
Q

ponderous

A

Unusually weighty or forcible

544
Q

portend

A

To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs

545
Q

portent

A

Anything that indicates what is to happen

546
Q

precarious

A

Perilous

547
Q

preclude

A

To prevent

548
Q

precocious

A

Having the mental faculties prematurely developed

549
Q

predominate

A

To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree

550
Q

premature

A

Coming too soon

551
Q

presage

A

To foretell

552
Q

prescience

A

Knowledge of events before they take place

553
Q

presumption

A

That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved

554
Q

preternatural

A

Extraordinary

555
Q

prevalent

A

Of wide extent or frequent occurrence

556
Q

prevaricate

A

To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention

557
Q

prim

A

Stiffly proper

558
Q

pristine

A

Primitive

559
Q

probity

A

Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed

560
Q

proclivity

A

A natural inclination

561
Q

procrastination

A

Delay

562
Q

prodigal

A

One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property

563
Q

prodigious

A

Immense

564
Q

profligacy

A

Shameless viciousness

565
Q

profligate

A

Recklessly wasteful

566
Q

profuse

A

Produced or displayed in overabundance

567
Q

prolix

A

Verbose

568
Q

propinquity

A

Nearness

569
Q

propitious

A

Kindly disposed

570
Q

prosaic

A

Unimaginative

571
Q

proscribe

A

To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation

572
Q

protuberant

A

Bulging

573
Q

provident

A

Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies

574
Q

prudence

A

Caution

575
Q

puerile

A

Childish

576
Q

pugnacious

A

Quarrelsome

577
Q

punctilious

A

Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom

578
Q

pungency

A

The quality of affecting the sense of smell

579
Q

pusillanimous

A

Without spirit or bravery

580
Q

pyre

A

A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body

581
Q

qualm

A

A fit of nausea

582
Q

quandary

A

A puzzling predicament

583
Q

quibble

A

An utterly trivial distinction or objection

584
Q

quiescence

A

Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive

585
Q

quiescent

A

Being in a state of repose or inaction

586
Q

Quixotic

A

Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree

587
Q

quotidian

A

Of an everyday character; ordinary

588
Q

raconteur

A

A person skilled in telling stories

589
Q

ramify

A

To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions

590
Q

rapacious

A

Sieze by force, avaricious

591
Q

raucous

A

Harsh

592
Q

reactionary

A

Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction

593
Q

rebuff

A

A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches

594
Q

recalcitrant

A

Marked by stubborn resistance

595
Q

recant

A

To withdraw formally one’s belief (in something previously believed or maintained)

596
Q

reciprocity

A

Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed

597
Q

recluse

A

One who lives in retirement or seclusion

598
Q

recondite

A

Incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding

599
Q

recrudescent

A

Becoming raw or sore again

600
Q

recuperate

A

To recover

601
Q

redoubtable

A

Formidable

602
Q

redress

A

To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer

603
Q

refractory

A

Not amenable to control

604
Q

regale

A

To give unusual pleasure

605
Q

regicide

A

The killing of a king or sovereign

606
Q

reiterate

A

To say or do again and again

607
Q

relapse

A

To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery

608
Q

remonstrate

A

To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong

609
Q

renovate

A

To restore after deterioration, as a building

610
Q

repast

A

A meal; figuratively, any refreshment

611
Q

repel

A

To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally

612
Q

repine

A

To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding

613
Q

reprobate

A

One abandoned to depravity and sin

614
Q

repudiate

A

To refuse to have anything to do with

615
Q

repulsive

A

Grossly offensive

616
Q

requisite

A

Necessary

617
Q

requite

A

To repay either good or evil to, as to a person

618
Q

rescind

A

To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority

619
Q

resilience

A

The power of springing back to a former position

620
Q

resonance

A

Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations

621
Q

respite

A

Interval of rest

622
Q

restive

A

Resisting control

623
Q

retinue

A

The group of people who accompany an important person during travels

624
Q

revere

A

To regard with worshipful veneration

625
Q

reverent

A

Humble

626
Q

ribald

A

Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity

627
Q

risible

A

Capable of exciting laughter

628
Q

rotund

A

Round from fullness or plumpness

629
Q

ruffian

A

A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow

630
Q

ruminate

A

To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated

631
Q

sagacious

A

Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception

632
Q

salacious

A

Having strong sexual desires

633
Q

salient

A

Standing out prominently

634
Q

salubrious

A

Healthful; promoting health

635
Q

salutary

A

Beneficial

636
Q

sanction

A

To approve authoritatively

637
Q

sanguine

A

Cheerfully confident; optimistic

638
Q

sardonic

A

Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic

639
Q

satiate

A

To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of

640
Q

satyr

A

A very lascivious person

641
Q

savor

A

To perceive by taste or smell

642
Q

scabbard

A

The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon

643
Q

scintilla

A

The faintest ray

644
Q

scribble

A

Hasty, careless writing

645
Q

sedulous

A

Persevering in effort or endeavor

646
Q

sequence

A

The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time

647
Q

severance

A

Separation

648
Q

shrewd

A

characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.

649
Q

sinecure

A

Any position having emoluments with few or no duties

650
Q

sinuous

A

Curving in and out

651
Q

skiff

A

Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars

652
Q

sluggard

A

A person habitually lazy or idle

653
Q

solace

A

Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity

654
Q

solvent

A

Having sufficient funds to pay all debts

655
Q

somniferous

A

Tending to produce sleep

656
Q

somnolent

A

Sleepy

657
Q

sonorous

A

Resonant

658
Q

sophistry

A

Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive

659
Q

soporific

A

Causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep

660
Q

sordid

A

Filthy, morally degraded

661
Q

specious

A

Plausible

662
Q

spurious

A

Not genuine

663
Q

squalid

A

Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance

664
Q

stanch

A

To stop the flowing of; to check

665
Q

stigma

A

A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing

666
Q

stingy

A

Cheap, unwilling to spend money

667
Q

stolid

A

Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving

668
Q

submerge

A

To place or plunge under water

669
Q

subterfuge

A

Evasion

670
Q

succinct

A

Concise

671
Q

sumptuous

A

Rich and costly

672
Q

supercilious

A

Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt

673
Q

superfluous

A

Being more than is needed

674
Q

supernumerary

A

Superfluous

675
Q

supersede

A

To displace

676
Q

supine

A

Lying on the back

677
Q

supplicate

A

To beg

678
Q

suppress

A

To prevent from being disclosed or punished

679
Q

surcharge

A

An additional amount charged

680
Q

surfeit

A

To feed to fullness or to satiety

681
Q

susceptibility

A

A specific capability of feeling or emotion

682
Q

sybarite

A

A luxurious person

683
Q

sycophant

A

A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence

684
Q

synopsis

A

A syllabus or summary

685
Q

taciturn

A

Disinclined to conversation

686
Q

taut

A

Stretched tight

687
Q

temerity

A

Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness

688
Q

terse

A

Pithy

689
Q

timorous

A

Lacking courage

690
Q

torpid

A

Dull; sluggish; inactive

691
Q

torrid

A

Excessively hot

692
Q

tortuous

A

Abounding in irregular bends or turns

693
Q

tractable

A

Easily led or controlled

694
Q

transgress

A

To break a law

695
Q

transient

A

One who or that which is only of temporary existence

696
Q

transitory

A

Existing for a short time only

697
Q

travail

A

Hard or agonizing labor

698
Q

travesty

A

A grotesque imitation

699
Q

trenchant

A

Cutting deeply and quickly

700
Q

trepidation

A

Nervous uncertainty of feeling

701
Q

trite

A

Made commonplace by frequent repetition

702
Q

truculence

A

Ferocity

703
Q

truculent

A

Having the character or the spirit of a savage

704
Q

turbid

A

In a state of turmoil; muddled

705
Q

turgid

A

Swollen

706
Q

turpitude

A

Depravity

707
Q

tutelage

A

The act of training or the state of being under instruction

708
Q

tyro

A

One slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession

709
Q

ubiquitous

A

Being present everywhere

710
Q

ulterior

A

Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of

711
Q

umbrage

A

A sense of injury

712
Q

unctuous

A

Oily

713
Q

undermine

A

To subvert in an underhand way

714
Q

undulate

A

To move like a wave or in waves

715
Q

untoward

A

Causing annoyance or hindrance

716
Q

upbraid

A

To reproach as deserving blame

717
Q

vagary

A

A sudden desire or action

718
Q

vainglory

A

Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity

719
Q

valorous

A

Courageous

720
Q

vapid

A

Having lost sparkling quality and flavor

721
Q

variegated

A

Having marks or patches of different colors; also, varied

722
Q

vehement

A

Very eager or urgent

723
Q

venal

A

Mercenary, corrupt

724
Q

veneer

A

Outside show or elegance

725
Q

venial

A

That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin

726
Q

veracious

A

Habitually disposed to speak the truth

727
Q

veracity

A

Truthfulness

728
Q

verbiage

A

Use of many words without necessity

729
Q

verbose

A

Wordy

730
Q

verdant

A

Green with vegetation

731
Q

veritable

A

Real; true; genuine

732
Q

vestige

A

A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone

733
Q

vicissitude

A

A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune

734
Q

vigilance

A

Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger

735
Q

vigilant

A

Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety

736
Q

virago

A

Loud talkative women, strong statured women

737
Q

virtu

A

Rare, curious, or beautiful quality

738
Q

visage

A

The face, countenance, or look of a person

739
Q

vitiate

A

To contaminate

740
Q

vituperate

A

To overwhelm with wordy abuse

741
Q

vivify

A

To endue with life

742
Q

vociferous

A

Making a loud outcry

743
Q

volatile

A

Changeable

744
Q

voluble

A

Having great fluency in speaking

745
Q

wean

A

To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother’s milk to another form of nourishment

746
Q

whimsical

A

Capricious

747
Q

winsome

A

Attractive

748
Q

Zeitgeist

A

The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch

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