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anomaly, deviation from standard, irregularity, atypical

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aberration

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to do away with

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abrogate

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sparing, moderate (in eating, drinking)

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abstemious

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concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend

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abstruse (recondite)

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award, honor, high praise

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accolade

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skillfully

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adroitly

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admire excessively/slavishly, flatter

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adulate

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eagerness, readiness

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alacrity

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assumed

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alias

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distribute, designate

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allocate

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improve

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ameliorate

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agreeable

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amenable

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one who arbitrates/decides, judge

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arbiter

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lessen the intensity of something

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assuage

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bold, fearless

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audacious

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prosperous, favorable

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auspicious

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prove the truth of, state it is true

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aver

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deleterious

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baleful

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bring into being, cause to exist

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beget

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kind, doing good

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beneficient

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deprive, leave desolate (through death)

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bereave

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boldly

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brazenly

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tolerate

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brook

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deceptively persuade someone to do something he/she declines to

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cajole

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free from prejudice/malice/bias, honest, fair

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cadid

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unpredictable, momentarily changeable

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capricious

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indirect expression, use of wordy/evasive language

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circumlocution

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distinct passage concluding a composition

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coda

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powerful

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cogent

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perceptive, observant

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cognizant

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yielding, submissive

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compliant

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ease

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composure

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peace making

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conciliatory

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join together

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conjoin

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unanimity, near unanimity, complete accord in opinion

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consensus

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argumentative

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contentious

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puzzle, riddle

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conundrum

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confirm, back up with evidence

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corroborate

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shrink

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cower

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violent, sudden breakdown/overthrow

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debacle

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intemperance, wild living

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debauchery

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in good taste

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decorous

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harmful, menacing

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deleterious

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desperate, hopeless

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despondant

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disastrous, horrible, ill-omened, extreme

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dire

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chant/song of sorrow/mourning, rites for the dead

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dirge

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deny

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disavow

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formal discussion

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discourse

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detract

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disparage

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depreciatory, derogatory, detraction

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disparaging

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passionless, impartial, neutral

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dispassionate

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differing, deviating

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divergent

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loose, unskillful verse

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doggerel

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authoritative tenet, extablished opinion

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dogma

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doubtful, questionable

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dubious

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drawn from many sources

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eclectic

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decree, mandate, law, writ, command

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edict

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structure, building

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edifice

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decree, mandate, law, writ, command

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effluvium

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waste away, become thin/weak

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emaciation

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originate from

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emanate

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balm, salve, softening, soothing

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emollient

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problem, puzzling, mystery

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enigma

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antagonism, hatred, antipathy

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enmity

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one interested in fine foods

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epicure

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descriptve

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epithet

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ambiguous, intentionally confusing

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equivocal

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inconsistent, unpredictable, aimless, spasmodic, unusual, capricious

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erratic

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scholarly, deeply learned

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erudite

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legal agreement handled by 3rd party until conditions fulfilled

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escrow

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71
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use of nice words in place of distasteful ones

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euphemism

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vanishing, fading, scarcely perceptible

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evanescent

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urgent

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exigent

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completely free from blame

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exonerate

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extravagant, immoderate

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exorbitant

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milk, drain, exhaust

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exploit

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setting forth meaning, explanation

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exposition

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78
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celebrate, glorify

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extol

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loosen, release

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extricate

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extremely joyful, vigorous, profuse in growth

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exuberant

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humorous, joking

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facetious

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passing (fashion, craze)

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faddish

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left unplanted, idle

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fallow

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careless

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feckless

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weak, inefficient

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feeble

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blister, inflame, cancer

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fester

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deceitful, inconstant

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fickle

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splitting into parts

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fission

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weaken, slow down

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flag

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shallow, disrespectful

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flippant

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disregard because of disrespect

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flout

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in a state of change; substance aiding fusion

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flux

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careless, hasty

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foolhardy

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forbear

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refrain from, abstain

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frantic, frenzied

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frenetic

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flimsy, trivial, lacking seriousness

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frivolous

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economical

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frugal

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strike, send forth invectives, akin to lightning

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fulminate

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disgusting, morally offensive

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fulsome

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handle clumsily, fail to catch

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fumble

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deny, speak against

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gainsay

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flashy, excessively colorful

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garish

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gather, collect

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garner

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extremely talkative, wordy

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garrulous

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105
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wooden hammer

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gavel

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helpful, cheerful, pleasant

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genial

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deceit, cheating

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guile

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unlucky

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hapless

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calm

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imperturbable

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wasteful, careless

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improvident

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bold, impertinent, discourteous

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impudent

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attack, especially the truth/integrity of something

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impugn

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ascribe to, refer to, attribution

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impute

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unformed, just beginning

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inchoate

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hostile invasion

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incursion

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inevitable, unavoidable

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ineluctable

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clumsy, incompetent

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inept

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free from deceit/disguise

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ingenuous

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unable to pay one’s bills

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insolvent

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inherent

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intrinsic

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insulting/abusive speech

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invective

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using few words (to the point of rudeness)

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laconic

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scold, beat [antonym - extol]

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lambaste

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applausive, approving

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laudatory (approbative)

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slack, careless, negligent, not strict

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lax

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embankment to prevent overflowing of river

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levee

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a vein, ore imbedded in a rock fissure

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lode

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nonconformist

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maverick

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sweetly flowing

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mellifluous

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threatening

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minatory

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one who hates people

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misanthrope

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softened

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mitigated

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soft

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mitis

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very generous

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munificent

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beginner

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neophyte

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bad-smelling

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noisome

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atubborn, inflexible

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obdurate

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hate, disgust

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odium

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wrongdoing

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offense

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swing back and forth

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oscillate

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harden, turn to bone, become rigid

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ossify

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conspicuous

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showing off

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excuse, cause to seem less serious

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palliate

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touchable, obvious

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palpable

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lofty praise

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panegyric

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who supports a particular idea …

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partisan

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slight fault

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peccadillo

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pedantic/dogmatic person, teacher

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pedagogue

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inclination

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penchant

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ill tempered, rude, cranky

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petulant

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spicy, pleasantly pungent

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piquant

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conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe

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placate

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calm, peaceful

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placid

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measure the depth of

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plumb

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powerful argument in refutation of something

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polemic

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cause to happen abruptly

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pecipitate

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arrogant

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presumptuous

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lie

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prevarication

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pure, uncorrupted, unspoiled

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pristine

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integrity, honesty

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probity

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extraordinary

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prodigy

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declare, put in force/law

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promulgate

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kinship, nearness

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propinquity

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conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe

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propitiate

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restriction/ban/restraint imposed

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proscription

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convert, recruit converts

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proselytize

167
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expert

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pundit

168
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sharp/biting to taste/smell

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pungent

169
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modify, restrict

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qualify

170
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obscure, concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend

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recondite

171
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righteousness, moral integrity

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reprobate

172
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quiet, dumb, reserved, silent, reluctant

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reticent

173
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indecent, coarse

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ribald

174
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attract and hold attention

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rivet

175
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wise

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sagacious

176
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salubrious

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promoting good health

177
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ratify, confirm, authorize, approve

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sanction

178
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gloomy/sullen/dismal in temperament

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saturnine

179
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relish, enjoy

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savor

180
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zealous, persevering [antonym - careless]

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sedulous

181
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winding, intricate

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sinuous

182
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wasteful, extravagant

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spendthrift

183
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bogus, false

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spurious

184
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filthy, repulsive, wretched, degraded

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squalid

185
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enslave, subdue, dominate

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subjugate

186
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solid, substantial

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substantive

187
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shallow, unimportant, external, without profundity

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superficial

188
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secret, sneaky

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surreptitious

189
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implicit, understood

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tacit

190
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recklessness, foolish boldness

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temerity

191
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tiff

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argument

192
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give a tip, spy, or to praise

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tout

193
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temporary

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transitory

194
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fear, nervousness

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trepidation

195
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savage, fierce

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truculent

196
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muddy, foul, with sediments

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turbid

197
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shameful wickedness

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turpitude

198
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unfavorable, unruly

A

untoward

199
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money lender charging high interest

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usurer

200
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stupid

A

vacuous

201
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annoy, pester, confuse

A

vex

202
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clear from blame/suspicion

A

vindicate

203
Q

sticky, viscous

A

viscid

204
Q

abusive language

A

vituperation (malediction)

205
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confused mass

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welter (turmoil)

206
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one who hates strangers

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xenophobe

207
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aberration

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anomaly, deviation from standard, irregularity, atypical

208
Q

abrogate

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to do away with

209
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abstemious

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sparing, moderate (in eating, drinking)

210
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abstruse (recondite)

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concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend

211
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accolade

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award, honor, high praise

212
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adroitly

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skillfully

213
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adulate

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admire excessively/slavishly, flatter

214
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alacrity

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eagerness, readiness

215
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alias

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assumed

216
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allocate

A

distribute, designate

217
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ameliorate

A

improve

218
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amenable

A

agreeable

219
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arbiter

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one who arbitrates/decides, judge

220
Q

assuage

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lessen the intensity of something

221
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audacious

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bold, fearless

222
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auspicious

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prosperous, favorable

223
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aver

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prove the truth of, state it is true

224
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baleful

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deleterious

225
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beget

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bring into being, cause to exist

226
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beneficient

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kind, doing good

227
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bereave

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deprive, leave desolate (through death)

228
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brazenly

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boldly

229
Q

brook

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tolerate

230
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cajole

A

deceptively persuade someone to do something he/she declines to

231
Q

cadid

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free from prejudice/malice/bias, honest, fair

232
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capricious

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unpredictable, momentarily changeable

233
Q

chary

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cautious

234
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circumlocution

A

indirect expression, use of wordy/evasive language

235
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coda

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distinct passage concluding a composition

236
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cogent

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powerful

237
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cognizant

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perceptive, observant

238
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compliant

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yielding, submissive

239
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composure

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ease

240
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conciliatory

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peace making

241
Q

conjoin

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join together

242
Q

consensus

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unanimity, near unanimity, complete accord in opinion

243
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contentious

A

argumentative

244
Q

conundrum

A

puzzle, riddle

245
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corroborate

A

confirm, back up with evidence

246
Q

cower

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shrink

247
Q

debacle

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violent, sudden breakdown/overthrow

248
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debauchery

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intemperance, wild living

249
Q

decorous

A

in good taste

250
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deleterious

A

harmful, menacing

251
Q

despondant

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desperate, hopeless

252
Q

dire

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disastrous, horrible, ill-omened, extreme

253
Q

dirge

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chant/song of sorrow/mourning, rites for the dead

254
Q

disavow

A

deny

255
Q

discourse

A

formal discussion

256
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disparage

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detract

257
Q

disparaging

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depreciatory, derogatory, detraction

258
Q

dispassionate

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passionless, impartial, neutral

259
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divergent

A

differing, deviating

260
Q

doggerel

A

loose, unskillful verse

261
Q

dogma

A

authoritative tenet, extablished opinion

262
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dubious

A

doubtful, questionable

263
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eclectic

A

drawn from many sources

264
Q

edict

A

decree, mandate, law, writ, command

265
Q

edifice

A

structure, building

266
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effluvium

A

decree, mandate, law, writ, command

267
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emaciation

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waste away, become thin/weak

268
Q

emanate

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originate from

269
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emollient

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balm, salve, softening, soothing

270
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enigma

A

problem, puzzling, mystery

271
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enmity

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antagonism, hatred, antipathy

272
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epicure

A

one interested in fine foods

273
Q

epithet

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descriptve

274
Q

equivocal

A

ambiguous, intentionally confusing

275
Q

erratic

A

inconsistent, unpredictable, aimless, spasmodic, unusual, capricious

276
Q

erudite

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scholarly, deeply learned

277
Q

escrow

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legal agreement handled by 3rd party until conditions fulfilled

278
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euphemism

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use of nice words in place of distasteful ones

279
Q

evanescent

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vanishing, fading, scarcely perceptible

280
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exigent

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urgent

281
Q

exonerate

A

completely free from blame

282
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exorbitant

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extravagant, immoderate

283
Q

exploit

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milk, drain, exhaust

284
Q

exposition

A

setting forth meaning, explanation

285
Q

extol

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celebrate, glorify

286
Q

extricate

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loosen, release

287
Q

exuberant

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extremely joyful, vigorous, profuse in growth

288
Q

facetious

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humorous, joking

289
Q

faddish

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passing (fashion, craze)

290
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fallow

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left unplanted, idle

291
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feckless

A

careless

292
Q

feeble

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weak, inefficient

293
Q

fester

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blister, inflame, cancer

294
Q

fickle

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deceitful, inconstant

295
Q

fission

A

splitting into parts

296
Q

flag

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weaken, slow down

297
Q

flippant

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shallow, disrespectful

298
Q

flout

A

disregard because of disrespect

299
Q

flux

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in a state of change; substance aiding fusion

300
Q

foolhardy

A

careless, hasty

301
Q

refrain from, abstain

A

forbear

302
Q

frenetic

A

frantic, frenzied

303
Q

frivolous

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flimsy, trivial, lacking seriousness

304
Q

frugal

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economical

305
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fulminate

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strike, send forth invectives, akin to lightning

306
Q

fulsome

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disgusting, morally offensive

307
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fumble

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handle clumsily, fail to catch

308
Q

gainsay

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deny, speak against

309
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garish

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flashy, excessively colorful

310
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garner

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gather, collect

311
Q

garrulous

A

extremely talkative, wordy

312
Q

gavel

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wooden hammer

313
Q

genial

A

helpful, cheerful, pleasant

314
Q

guile

A

deceit, cheating

315
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hapless

A

unlucky

316
Q

imperturbable

A

calm

317
Q

improvident

A

wasteful, careless

318
Q

impudent

A

bold, impertinent, discourteous

319
Q

impugn

A

attack, especially the truth/integrity of something

320
Q

impute

A

ascribe to, refer to, attribution

321
Q

inchoate

A

unformed, just beginning

322
Q

incursion

A

hostile invasion

323
Q

ineluctable

A

inevitable, unavoidable

324
Q

inept

A

clumsy, incompetent

325
Q

ingenuous

A

free from deceit/disguise

326
Q

insolvent

A

unable to pay one’s bills

327
Q

intrinsic

A

inherent

328
Q

invective

A

insulting/abusive speech

329
Q

laconic

A

using few words (to the point of rudeness)

330
Q

lambaste

A

scold, beat [antonym - extol]

331
Q

laudatory (approbative)

A

applausive, approving

332
Q

lax

A

slack, careless, negligent, not strict

333
Q

levee

A

embankment to prevent overflowing of river

334
Q

lode

A

a vein, ore imbedded in a rock fissure

335
Q

maverick

A

nonconformist

336
Q

mellifluous

A

sweetly flowing

337
Q

minatory

A

threatening

338
Q

misanthrope

A

one who hates people

339
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mitigated

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softened

340
Q

mitis

A

soft

341
Q

munificent

A

very generous

342
Q

neophyte

A

beginner

343
Q

noisome

A

bad-smelling

344
Q

obdurate

A

atubborn, inflexible

345
Q

odium

A

hate, disgust

346
Q

offense

A

wrongdoing

347
Q

oscillate

A

swing back and forth

348
Q

ossify

A

harden, turn to bone, become rigid

349
Q

showing off

A

conspicuous

350
Q

palliate

A

excuse, cause to seem less serious

351
Q

palpable

A

touchable, obvious

352
Q

panegyric

A

lofty praise

353
Q

partisan

A

who supports a particular idea …

354
Q

peccadillo

A

slight fault

355
Q

pedagogue

A

pedantic/dogmatic person, teacher

356
Q

penchant

A

inclination

357
Q

petulant

A

ill tempered, rude, cranky

358
Q

piquant

A

spicy, pleasantly pungent

359
Q

placate

A

conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe

360
Q

placid

A

calm, peaceful

361
Q

plumb

A

measure the depth of

362
Q

polemic

A

powerful argument in refutation of something

363
Q

pecipitate

A

cause to happen abruptly

364
Q

presumptuous

A

arrogant

365
Q

prevarication

A

lie

366
Q

pristine

A

pure, uncorrupted, unspoiled

367
Q

probity

A

integrity, honesty

368
Q

prodigy

A

extraordinary

369
Q

promulgate

A

declare, put in force/law

370
Q

propinquity

A

kinship, nearness

371
Q

propitiate

A

conciliate, pacify, appease, calm, soothe

372
Q

proscription

A

restriction/ban/restraint imposed

373
Q

proselytize

A

convert, recruit converts

374
Q

pundit

A

expert

375
Q

pungent

A

sharp/biting to taste/smell

376
Q

qualify

A

modify, restrict

377
Q

recondite

A

obscure, concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend

378
Q

reprobate

A

righteousness, moral integrity

379
Q

reticent

A

quiet, dumb, reserved, silent, reluctant

380
Q

ribald

A

indecent, coarse

381
Q

rivet

A

attract and hold attention

382
Q

sagacious

A

wise

383
Q

promoting good health

A

salubrious

384
Q

sanction

A

ratify, confirm, authorize, approve

385
Q

saturnine

A

gloomy/sullen/dismal in temperament

386
Q

savor

A

relish, enjoy

387
Q

sedulous

A

zealous, persevering [antonym - careless]

388
Q

sinuous

A

winding, intricate

389
Q

spendthrift

A

wasteful, extravagant

390
Q

spurious

A

bogus, false

391
Q

squalid

A

filthy, repulsive, wretched, degraded

392
Q

subjugate

A

enslave, subdue, dominate

393
Q

substantive

A

solid, substantial

394
Q

superficial

A

shallow, unimportant, external, without profundity

395
Q

surreptitious

A

secret, sneaky

396
Q

tacit

A

implicit, understood

397
Q

temerity

A

recklessness, foolish boldness

398
Q

argument

A

tiff

399
Q

tout

A

give a tip, spy, or to praise

400
Q

transitory

A

temporary

401
Q

trepidation

A

fear, nervousness

402
Q

truculent

A

savage, fierce

403
Q

turbid

A

muddy, foul, with sediments

404
Q

turpitude

A

shameful wickedness

405
Q

untoward

A

unfavorable, unruly

406
Q

usurer

A

money lender charging high interest

407
Q

vacuous

A

stupid

408
Q

vex

A

annoy, pester, confuse

409
Q

vindicate

A

clear from blame/suspicion

410
Q

viscid

A

sticky, viscous

411
Q

vituperation (malediction)

A

abusive language

412
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welter (turmoil)

A

confused mass

413
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xenophobe

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one who hates strangers

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