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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

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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

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Apathy

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lack of interest of 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

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Baleful

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sinister, pernicious, ominous

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Banal

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predictable, clich?d, 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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pompous in speech and manner

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Cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise

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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

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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

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Cardinal

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of utmost important; primary

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52
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Caret

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an insertion mark used by editors & proofreaders

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Castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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Catalyst

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something that brings about change in something else

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55
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Caustic

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biting in wit

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Chaos

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great disorder or confusion

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Chauvinist

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

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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

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Condone

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to overlook, pardon, or disregard

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Convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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Corroborate

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to provide supporting evidence

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Credulous

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too trusting; gullible

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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

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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

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Deleterious

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injurious; harmful

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Demur

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to question or oppose

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Denigrate

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blacken, belittle, sully, defame, disparage

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Denouement

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outcome or solution; unraveling of a plot

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Deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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Desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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Desultory

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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Diatribe

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an abusive, condemnatory speech

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Diffident

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lacking self-confidence

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Dilate

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to make larger; to expand

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Dilatory

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intended to delay

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Dilettante

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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Dirge

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funeral hymn or mournful speech

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Disabuse

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to set right; to free from error

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Discern

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to perceive; to recognize

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Disparate

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fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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Dissemble

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one?s real intentions or character

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Dissonance

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds

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Dogma

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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

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Dogmatic

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dictatorial in one?s opinion

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Dupe

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to deceive (v); a person who is easily deceived (n)

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Ebullience

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quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts & feelings

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Eccentric

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departing from norms or conventions

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Eclectic

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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Edifying

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enlightening, information

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Efficacy

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effectiveness

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Effrontery

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Effusive

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gushing; excessively demonstrative

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Egress

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exit

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Elegy

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a sorrowful poem or speech

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Eloquent

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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Emulate

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to copy; to try to equal or excel

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Enervate

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to reduce in strength

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Engender

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to produce, cause, or bring about

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Enigma

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a puzzle; a mystery

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Enumerate

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to count, list, or itemize

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Ephemeral

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lasting a short time

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Equivocate

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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Erratic

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wandering and unpredictable

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Erudite

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learned, scholarly, bookish

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Esoteric

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known or understood by only a few

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Estimable

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admirable

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Eulogy

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speech in praise of someone

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Euphemism

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

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Exacerbate

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to make worse

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Exculpate

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to clear from blame; prove innocent

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Exigent

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urgent; requiring immediate action

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Explicit

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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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Facetious

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playful; humorous; not serious

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Fallacy

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invalid or incorrect notion; mistaken belief

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Fallow

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untilled, inactive, dormant

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Fanatical

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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme unquestioned devotion

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Fatuous

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silly, inanely foolish

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Fawn

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to grovel; praise excessively

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Feckless

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ineffectual; irresponsible

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Fell

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barren or stony hill; animal?s hide

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Fervid

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intensely emotional; feverish

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Florid

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excessively decorated or embellished

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Foment

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to arose or incite

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Frugality

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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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Gainsay

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to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose

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Gambol

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to skip about playfully, frolic

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Garner

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to gather & save, store up; acquire

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Garrulous

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tending to talk a lot

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Gauche

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crude, awkward, tasteless

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Germane

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relevant to subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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Glib

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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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Gossamer

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delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere

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Grandiloquence

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pompous speech or expression

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Gregarious

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outgoing, sociable

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Guile

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deceit or trickery

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Gullible

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easily deceived

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Hackneyed

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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Halcyon

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calm & peaceful, prosperous

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Hallow

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highly venerated; set apart as holy

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Harangue

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to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade

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Harrow

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to distress, torment

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Hedonism

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses

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Hegemony

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the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over other

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Heretical

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violating accepted dogma or convention, unorthodox

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Hermetic

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airtight, impervious to outside influence

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Homogenous

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of a similar kind

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Iconoclast

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions

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Idolatrous

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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Idyll

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carefree, light-hearted romantic experience; simple

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Imbroglio

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difficult or embarrassing situation

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Imminent

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about to happened; impending

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Immutable

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not capable of change

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Impassive

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revealing no emotion or sensibility

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Impecunious

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lacking funds; without money

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Imperturbable

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not capable of being disturbed

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Impervious

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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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Impetuous

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quick to act without thinking

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Implacable

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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Inchoate

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not fully formed; disorganized

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Ingenuous

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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Inimical

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hostile, unfriendly

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Innocuous

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harmless

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Insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

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Intransigent

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

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Inundate

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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Irascible

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easily made angry

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Jejune

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vapid, uninteresting; childish; immature

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Jibe

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to agree, to be in accord

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Jocose

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given to joking; humorous

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Kinetic

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having to do with motion; lively, active

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Labile

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readily open to change, unstable

178
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Lachrymose

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causing tears; tearful, showing sorrow

179
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Laconic

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using few words; terse

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Lament

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to express sorrow; to grieve

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Lassitude

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listlessness, languor, weariness

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Laud

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to give praise; to glorify

183
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Lavish

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to give unsparingly (v); extremely generous or extravagant (adj)

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Lethargic

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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

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Libertine

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someone unrestrained by mortality or convention or leading a dissolute life

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Limn

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to draw, outline in detail

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Loquacious

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talkative

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Lucid

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clear and easily understood

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Luminous

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bright, brilliant, glowing

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Magnanimity

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the quality of being generously noble in mind & heart, especially in forgiving

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Malevolent

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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite or hatred

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Malinger

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to evade responsibility by preventing to be ill

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Malleable

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capable of being shaped

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Martinet

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rigid disciplinarian

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Maunder

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to talk or move aimlessly, mutter

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Maverick

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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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Melancholy

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tending toward sadness

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol

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Meticulous

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extremely careful about details

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Misanthrope

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a person who dislikes others

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