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abase

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v. disgrace

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abate

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v. to reduce in amount

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abdicate

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v. to give up

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abberrant

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adj. abnormal

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abjure

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v. to reject

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abscond

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v. to escape/flee

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abstain

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v. refrain

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abstemious

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adj. abstinent

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abyss

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n. a deep hole

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accretion

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n. accumulation

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acidulous

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adj. sour in taste

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acme

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n. peak

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adulterate

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v. to make impure

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abeyance

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n. delay

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advocate

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v. to speak in favor of

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aerie

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n. a nest built high

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aesthetic

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adj. beauty

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affected

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adj. artificial

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aggrandize

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v. to increase in power

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alacrity

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adj. speed

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alleviate

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v. to relieve

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amalgamate

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v. to mix/combine

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ambiguous

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adj. doubtful

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ameliorate

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v. to improve

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amortize

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v. to diminish by payments

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amulet

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n. a charm against evil spirits

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anachronism

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n. something out of place in time

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analgesia

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n. lessening of pain

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analogous

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adj. alike/similar

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anodyne

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n. drug that soothes pain

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anomaly

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n. abnormality

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antagonize

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v. annoy

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antipathy

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n. extreme dislike

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apathy

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n. disinterest

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apocryphal

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adj. fictitious

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apostate

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n. traitor

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approbation

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n. approval

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arbitrary

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adj. random

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arbitrate

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v. to judge

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archaic

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adj. ancient

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ardor

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n. passion

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arrogate

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v. claim w/o justification

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articulate

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v. to speak clearly

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assail

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v. to attack

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assuage

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v. alleviate

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attenuate

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v. weaken

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audacious

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adj. daring

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augury

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n. prediction of events

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august

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adj. admirable

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austere

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adj. hard

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axiom

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n. self-evident truth

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banal

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adj. predictable, boring

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belfry

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n. bell tower

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bevy

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n. group/gang

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bifurcate

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v. divide into 2 parts

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bilk

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v. to cheat, gyp

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blight

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v. to destroy

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blithe

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adj. joyful

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bolster

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v. to support

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bombastic

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adj. pompous in speech and manner

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bonhomie

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n. good natured geniality

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boor

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n. crude person

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burgeon

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v. to grow

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burnish

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v. to polish

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cabal

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n. clique/mafia

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cacophony

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n. harsh noise

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calumny

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n. slander

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canard

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n. a lie

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candid

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adj. honest

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capricious

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adj. random

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cartography

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n. science/art of making maps

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castigate

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v. to punish

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catalyst

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n. a change

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catholic

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adj. general

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caustic

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adj. biting

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chaos

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adj. biting

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chauvinist

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n. biased

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chicanery

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n. deception

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circumspect

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adj. cautious

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cloying

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adj. excessive

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coalesce

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v. amalgamate

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coffer

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n. chest

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cogent

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adj. convincing

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collusion

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n. collaboration

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condone

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v. to overlook

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connoisseur

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n. expert

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contrite

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adj. regretful

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contumacious

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adj. rebellious

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convoluted

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adj. complicated

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corroborate

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v. validate

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cosset

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v. to pamper

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coterie

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n. clique

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craven

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adj. lacking courage

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credulous

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adj. gullible

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crescendo

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n. increase in volume or force

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cupidity

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n. greed, desire

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curmudgeon

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n. cranky person

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debutante

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n. lady, maiden

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declivity

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n. a decline

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decorous

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adj. proper

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