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Abridge

A

condense or shorten.

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Abstemious

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Sparing in eating or drinking; temperate.

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Abstract

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Theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational.

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Abstruse

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Obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

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Accessible

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easy to approach; obtainable.

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Acclaim

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Applaud; Announce with great approval.

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Acknowledge

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Recognize; admit.

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Adulation

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Flattery; admiration.

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Adversary

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Opponent.

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Adversity

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Unfavorable fortune; hardship;a calamitous event.

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Advocate

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Urge; plead for.

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Alleviate

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Relieve.

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Aloof

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Apart; reserved.

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Altruistic

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unselfishly generous; concerned for others.

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Ambiguous

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Unclear or doubtful.

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Ambivalence

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The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.

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Analogous

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Comparable.

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Anarchist

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person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority.

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Anecdote

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Short account of an amusing or interesting event.

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Animosity

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Active enmity.

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Antagonism

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Hostility; active resistance.

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Apathy

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Lack of caring; indifference.

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Appease

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Pacify or soothe.

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Apprehension

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Fear.

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Arbituary

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Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical.

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Archaic

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Antiquated.

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Arrogance

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Pride; haughtiness.

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Articulate

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Effective; distinct.

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Artifact

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object made by human beings, either handmade or mass produced.

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Artisan

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Manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist.

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Ascendancy

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controlling influence; domination.

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Ascetic

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Practicing self- denial; austere.

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Aspire

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Seek to attain; long for.

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Astute

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Wise; shrewd; keen.

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Attribute

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Ascribe; explain.

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Augment

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Increase; add to.

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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented.

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Authoritarian

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Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another’s will.

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Autonomous

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Self-governing.

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Aversion

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Firm dislike.

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Belie

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Contradict; give false impression.

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Benevolent

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Generous; charitable.

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Bolster

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Support; reinforce.

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Braggart

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Boaster.

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Brevity

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Conciseness.

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Cajole

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Coax; wheedle.

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Calculated

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Deliberately planned; likely.

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Candor

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Frankness; open honesty.

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; fickle; fanciful.

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Censorious

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Critical.

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Censure

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Blame; criticize.

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Coercion

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Use to force to get someone to obey.

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Commemorate

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Honor the memory of.

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Compile

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Assemble; gather; accumulate.

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Complacency

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Self- satisfaction; smugness.

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Compliance

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Readiness to yield; comfortably in fulfilling requirements.

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Composure

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Mental Calmness

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Comprehensive

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Through; inclusive.

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Concede

A

admit; yield.

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Conciliatory

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Reconciling; soothing.

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Concise

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Brief and compact.

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Concur

A

Agree.

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Condone

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Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse.

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Conflagration

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Great fire.

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Confound

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Confused; puzzle.

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Consensus

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General agreement.

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Constraint

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Compulsion; repression of feelings.

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Contend

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Struggle; compete; assert earnestly.

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome.

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Contract

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Compress or shrink; make pledge; catch a disease.

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Conviction

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Judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief.

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Cordial

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Gracious; heartfelt.

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Corroborate

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Confirm; support.

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Credulity

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Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete.

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Criterion

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Standard used in judging.

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Cryptic

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Mysterious; hidden; secret.

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Cursory

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Casual; hastily done.

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Curtail

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Shorten; reduce.

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Decorum

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Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners.

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Deference

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Courteous regard for another’s wish.

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Degradation

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Humiliation; debasement; degeneration.

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Delineate

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Portray; depict; sketch.

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Denounce

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Condemn; criticize.

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Deplore

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Regret; approval of.

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Depose

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Dethrone; remove from office.

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Depravity

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Extreme corruption; wickedness.

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Deprecate

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Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle.

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Deride

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Ridicule; make fun of.

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Derivative

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Unoriginal; derived from another source.

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Despondent

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Depressed; gloomy.

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Detached

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Emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected.

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Deterrent

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Something that discourages; hindrance.

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Detrimental

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Harmful; damaging.

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Devious

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Roundabout; erratic; not straightforward.

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Devise

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Think up; invent; plan.

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Diffuse

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Wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas).

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Digression

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Wandering away from the subject.

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Diligence

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Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work.

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Diminution

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Lessening; reduction in size.

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Discerning

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Mentally quick and observant; having insight.

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Disclose

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Reveal.

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Discordant

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Not harmonious; conflicting.

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Discount

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Disregard; dismiss.

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Discriminating

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Able to see differences; prejudiced.

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Disdain

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View with scorn or contempt.

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Disinclination

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Unwillingness

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Dismiss

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Put away from consideration; reject.

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Disparage

A

Belittle.

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Disparity

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Difference; condition of inequality.

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Disperse

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Scatter.

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Disputatious

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Argumentative; fond of arguing.

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Disseminate

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Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds).

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Dissent

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Disagree.

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Divergent

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Differing; deviating

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Doctrine

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Teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.).

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Document

A

Provide written evidence.

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Dogmatic

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Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal.

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Dubious

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Questionable; filled with doubt.

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Dublicity

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Double- dealing; hypocrisy.

120
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Eclectic

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Composed of elements drawn from disparate sources.

121
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Egotistical

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Excessively self- centered; self- important; conceited.

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Elated

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Overjoyed; in high spirits.

123
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Eloquence

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Expressiveness; persuasive speech.

124
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Elusive

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Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp.

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Embelish

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Adorn; ornament.

126
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Emulate

A

imitate; rival.

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