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Abate

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Subside/Moderate

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Abeyance

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Temporarily inactive

- Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.

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Abscond

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Depart secretly and hide

- the barman absconded with a week’s takings.

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Alacrity

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Cheerful readiness

- We accepted the invitation with alacrity.

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Abstemious

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Indulging only very moderately in something
#Temperate, #Moderate, #Austere, #Self-denial.
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Alleviate

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Make easier to endure

- alleviate pain/sorrow.

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Anachronism

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Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time
- the town is a throwback to medieval times, an anachronism that has survived the passing years.

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Animosity

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Ill will, #Acrimony, #Antipathy

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Antipathy

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Ill will, dislike

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Appease

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Pacify, #Mollify

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Apprise

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Inform

- I thought it right to apprise Chris of what had happened.

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Approbation

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Approval, acceptance, praise

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Artless

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Guileless, free of deceit.

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Assiduous

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Diligent

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Assuage

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Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
#Alleviate, #Soothe, #Mitigation
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Attenuate

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Reduce in force

- this research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidification.

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Aver

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Assert confidently

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Bolster

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Support, #Buttress

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Bombastic

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High sounding but with little meaning

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Boorish

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Rude

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Capricious

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Unpredictable, #Fickle

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Caustic

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Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action
Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
- the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing.

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Coagulate

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change to a solid or semi-solid state
#Solidify
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Coda

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a concluding event, remark, or section

- his new novel is a kind of coda to his previous books.

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Cogent

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clear, logical, and convincing

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Compendium

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a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject

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Complaisant

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willing to please others or to accept what they do or say without protest, #amenable, $agreeable
- there are too many complaisant doctors signing sick notes.

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Compliant

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disposed to agree with others or obey rules, #amenable

- a compliant labor force.

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Conciliatory

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intended or likely to placate or pacify

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Condone

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accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive)
- the college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs.

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Contention

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heated disagreement

- the captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries.

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Contentious

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likely to cause an argument; controversial

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Contrite

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feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong
#regretful
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Convoluted

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extremely complex and difficult to follow

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Craven

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Coward

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Deride

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express contempt for
- the decision was derided by environmentalists.
#ridicule

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Desiccate

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become completely dry

- the man tried unsuccessfully to get water from the desiccated well.

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Desultory

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lacking purpose or enthusiasm

- the desultory conversation faded.

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Deterrent

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intended to deter
intended to discourage someone from doing something
- My daughter views the loss of cellphone privileges as a cruel deterrent against having bad grades.

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Diatribe

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angry rant
#tirade, #harangue
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Diffuse

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spread over a wide area or between a large number of people

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Disabuse

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to free someone of a belief that is not true

- It is my job as a teacher to disabuse students of the notion they can be successful without an education.

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Discerning

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having or showing good judgement

- It’s nice to meet someone with such a discerning eye.

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Discordant

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lack of agreement or harmony

- Darian closed his eyes and watched the discordant memories flickering through her mind.

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Discrepancy

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the difference between two measured values of a quantity

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Disparage

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#belittle, #denigrate, #depriciate
- he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors.
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Dissemble

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conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs
#masquerade
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Disseminate

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Spread widely
#diffuse, #disperse
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Dissolution

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the action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body.
- the dissolution of their marriage.
#termination, #break-up, #cessation

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Dissonance

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marked by lack of agreement
#discordance, #disagreement
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Distill

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Purify

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Divest

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deprive someone of

- men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle.

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Dormant

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temporarily inactive
#abeyance
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Ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy
#exuberant, #buoyant
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Efficacy

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the ability to produce a desired or intended result
- there is little information on the efficacy of this treatment.
#effectiveness
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Elegy

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a poem of serious reflection (a passionate expression of grief or sorrow)

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Elicit

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draw out

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Embellish

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to make beautiful with ornamentation

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Empirical

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based on, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
- they provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument.

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Endemic

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regularly found among particular people or in a certain area
#indigenous
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Equanimity

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calmness and composure

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Erudite

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having or showing great knowledge or learning
- Ken could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion.
#knowledgable
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Esoteric

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intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people

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Eulogy

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a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

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Euphemism

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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
- For example, someone might say they’re “taking an early retirement” instead of admitting they got fired.

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Exculpate

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to free from a charge
#vindicate, #exonerate
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Exigency

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an urgent need or demand

- women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it.

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Extrapolation

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extend the application of to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable
It would be wrong to extrapolate that all Californians are surfers, based only on a few personal experiences.

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Facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour
#insincere, #flippant
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Fatuous

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silly and pointless

- a fatuous comment.

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Fawning

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displaying exaggerated flattery or affection
#obsequious
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Felicitous

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well chosen or suited to the circumstances

- a felicitous phrase.

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Fervor

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intense and passionate feeling
#zeal, #vehemence
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Flagged

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worn out or weak

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Flout

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openly disregard

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Forestall

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prevent or obstruct by taking advance action
#preclude
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Goad

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provoke or annoy
#hound, #badger
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Gouge

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scoop out

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Grandiloquent

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Pompous, ostentatious, bombastic

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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Idolatry

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the worship of idols

extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone

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Impassive

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not feeling or showing emotion

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Impede

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hinder, obstruct, hamper

- the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing.

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Imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity
#composed, #calm, #serene
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Implacable

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unappeasable

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Implicit

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suggested though not directly expressed

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Implode

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collapse or cause to collapse violently inwards
- both the windows had imploded.

end or fail suddenly or dramatically

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Inadvertently

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without intention, accidentally

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Inchoate

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just begun and so not fully formed or developed

- a still inchoate democracy.

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Incorporate

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take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include

- he has incorporated in his proposals a number of measures.

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Indigence

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extreme poverty
#destitution
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Indolent

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lazy, slothful, apathetic

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Inert

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not moving, sluggish
#idle, #inactive
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Insinuate

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suggest or hint in an indirect and unpleasant way

- he was insinuating that I had no self-control.

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Insularity

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the quality of being isolated or detached

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Inundate

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overwhelm, overburden, flooded

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Inured

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to accustom to accept something undesirable

- children inured to violence.

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Invective

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insulting, abusive

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Irascible

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irritable, quick-tempered
#petulant
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Irresolute

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showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain

- she stood irresolute outside his door.

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Latent

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hidden or concealed
#inactive, #dormant
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Levity

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the treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect

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Loquacious

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over-talkative
#garrulous
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Malinger

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pretend to be ill in order to escape duty or work

(kind of)#circumvent

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Malleable

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easily influenced

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Maverick

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an unorthodox or independent-minded person
#dissident, #non-conformist
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Mendacious

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dishonest, untruthful, deceitful

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Metamorphosis

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a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one

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Neophyte

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a person who is new to a subject or activity
#beginner, #noob
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Obdurate

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stubborn, intransigent

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Obviate

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to hinder or stop something
#preclude, #prevent, #avert
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Officious

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assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters
- the security people were very officious.

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Onerous

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involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty

- he found his duties increasingly onerous.

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Opprobrium

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harsh criticism
#villification, #censure
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Paragon

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a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence

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Partisan

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a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person

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Penchant

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a strong or habitual liking for something
#predilection
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Penury

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extreme poverty
#indigence
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Perennial

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eternal

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Pervasive

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spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people

- a pervasive odor

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Piety

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the quality of being religious or reverent

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Placate

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make (someone) less angry or hostile
#mollify
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Plasticity

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the quality of being easily shaped

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Plummet

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fall or drop straight down at high speed

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Preamble

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a preliminary or preparatory statement, an introduction

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Precipitate

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to cause to happen suddenly or unexpectedly

- The misunderstanding precipitated a quarrel.

127
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Precursor

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predecessor

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Pristine

A 
in its original condition
#immaculate
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Probity

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the quality of having strong moral principles
#integrity
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Proliferate

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increase rapidly in number

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Propensity

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an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
- During hot days he had a propensity for walking around in just his boxers.

132
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Propitiate

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appease, mollify, pacify

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Propriety

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conformity to conventionally accepted standards

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Proscribe

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forbid, especially by law

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Quibble

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a slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter

- the only quibble about this book is the price.

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Quiescent

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marked by inactivity

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Rarefied

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relating to, or interesting to a select group
#esoteric
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Recant

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to withdraw a statement

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Reproach

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an expression of rebuke or disapproval

140
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Repudiate

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to reject with denial
#dismiss, #rescind
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Sage

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a profoundly wise person

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Salubrious

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beneficial, healthy

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Satiate

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satisfied to the full

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Savor

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to fully feel, enjoy

- savor life

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Solicitous

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characterized by or showing interest or concern

- she was always solicitous about the welfare of her students.

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Specious

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spurious

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Stigma

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a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance
#disgrace
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Stipulate

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demand or specify (a requirement)

- he stipulated certain conditions before their marriage.

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Strut

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walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait
#swagger
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Substantiate

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provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

- they had found nothing to substantiate the allegations.

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Supersede

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supplant

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Tacit

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understood or implied without being stated

- your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.

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Tenuous

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very weak, insubstantial

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Transgression

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offense, wrongdoing, misdemeanour

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Vacillate

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be indecisive

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Verbose

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talkative, garrulous, loquacious

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Vituperative

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bitter, abusive

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Welter

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a large number of items in no order
#hotchpotch
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Whimsical

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capricious

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Zeal

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great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause

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complacency

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a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements

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