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abate

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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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aberrant

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deviating from the norm

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abjure

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to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid

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abrogate

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to abolish or annul by authority; put down

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abscission

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act of cutting off or removing

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abscond

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to leave secretly; to steal off & hide

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abstain

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to choose not to do something

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abyss

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an extremely deep hole; profound

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accolade

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expression of praise; an award

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accretion

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growth, increase by successive addition, building up

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adulterate

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to make impure

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advocate

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to speak in favor of

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aesthetic

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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aggrandize

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to increase in power, influence, and reputation

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alleviate

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to make more bearable

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amalgamate

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to combine; to mix together

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ambiguous

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doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways

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ameliorate

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to make better; to improve

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anachronism

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something out of place in time

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analogous

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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

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antagonize

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to annoy or provoke to anger

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antipathy

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extreme dislike; loathing; aversion

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apathy

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lack of interest or emotion

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arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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archaic

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ancient, old-fashioned

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ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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articulate

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able to speak clearly and expressively

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assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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attenuate

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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

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audacious

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fearless and daring

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austere

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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated, simple; serious

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baleful

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sinister, pernicious, ominous

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banal

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predictable, cliche, boring

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bane

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cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistent frustration

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beatify

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to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; to regard as saintly

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bedizen

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to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner; festoon, caparison

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belie

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belligerent, pugnacious, warlike

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benign

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favorable, harmless

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bent

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leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency

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blandish

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to coax with flattery, toady or fawn

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bolster

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to support; to prop up

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bombastic

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arrogant, inflated; pompous in speech and manner

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cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise; unpleasant & discordant sound

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cadge

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to sponge, beg, mooch

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cajole

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to inveigle, coax, wheedle, sweet-talk; make someone do something thru flattery

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calumniate

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to slander, make a false accusation

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candid

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impartial and honest in speech

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canon

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an established set of principles or codes of laws, often religious in nature

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capricious

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changing one’s mind quickly and often; fickle, erratic

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cardinal

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of utmost important; primary

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caret

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an insertion mark used by editors & proofreaders

53
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castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

54
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catalyst

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something that brings about change in something else

55
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caustic

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biting in wit, sarcastic

56
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chaos

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great disorder or confusion

57
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chauvinist

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belong

58
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chicanery

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deception by means of craft or guile

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cogent

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convincing and well reasoned

60
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condone

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to overlook, pardon, or disregard

61
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convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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corroborate

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to confirm; to provide supporting evidence

63
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credulous

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too trusting; gullible

64
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crescendo

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steadily increasing volume or force

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damp

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to diminish the intensity or check something, such as sound or feeling

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daunt

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to intimidate or dismay

67
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dearth

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; lack

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debacle

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rout, fiasco, complete failure

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decorum

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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deference

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respect, courtesy

71
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deleterious

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injurious; harmful

72
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demur

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to question or oppose

73
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denigrate

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blacken, belittle, sully, defame, disparage

74
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denouement

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outcome or solution; unraveling of a plot

75
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deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

76
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desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

77
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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

78
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diatribe

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

79
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diffident

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lacking self-confidence; restrained; reserved

80
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dilate

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to make larger; to expand

81
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dilatory

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intended to delay

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