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ABATE

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to reduce in amount, degree/severity

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ABSCOND

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to leave secretly

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ABSTAIN

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to choose not to do something

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ABYSS

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extremely deep hole

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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; mix together

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AMBIGUOUS

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doubtful or uncertain, able to be interpreted in diff ways

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AMELIORATE

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to make better, 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 ways; 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 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

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BANAL

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predictable, cliched, boring

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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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CANDID

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impartial and honest in speech

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CAPRICIOUS

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changing ones mind quickly and often

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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 a change in something else

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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 or she belongs

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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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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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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; 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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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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DISABUSE

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to set right; free from error

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DISCERN

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to perceve; 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 ones 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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a dictatorial in one’s opinion

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DUPE

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to deceive, a person who is easily deceived

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ECLECTIC

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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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EFFICACY

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effectiveness

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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, 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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EXONERATE

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to clear of blame

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EXPLICIT

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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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FANATICAL

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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme unquestioned devotion

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FAWN

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to grovel

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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 arouse or incite

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FRUGALITY

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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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GARRULOUS

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tending to talk a lot

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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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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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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, cover with water

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IRASCIBLE

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easily made angry

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LACONIC

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using few words

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LAMENT

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to express sorrow, to grieve

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LAUD

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to give praise; to glorify

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LAVISH

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to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant

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LETHARGIC

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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

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LOQUACIOUS

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talkative

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LUMINOUS

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bright, brilliant, glowing

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MALINGER

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to evade responsibility by pretended to be ill

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MALLEABLE

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capable of being shaped

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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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MITIGATE

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to soften; to lessen

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MOLLIFY

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to calm or make less severe

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MONOTONY

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lack of variation

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NAIVE

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lacking sophistication or experience

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OBDURATE

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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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OBSEQUIOUS

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overly submissive and eager to please

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OBSTINATE

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stubborn; unyielding

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OBVIATE

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

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OCCLUDE

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of

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ONEROUS

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

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OPAQUE

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impossible to see through; preventing passage of light

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OPPROBRIUM

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public disgrace

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OSTENTATION

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excessive showiness

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PARADOX

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a contradiction or dilemma

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PARAGON

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a model of excellence or perfection

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PEDANT

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someone who shows off learning

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PERFIDIOUS

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willing to betray one’s trust

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PERFUNCTORY

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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PERMEATE

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to penetrate

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PHILANTHROPY

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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

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PLACATE

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to soothe or pacify

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PLASTIC

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able to be molded, altered, or bent

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PLETHORA

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excess

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PRAGMATIC

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practical as opposed to idealistic

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PRECIPITATE

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

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PREVARICATE

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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PRISTINE

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fresh and clean; uncorrupted

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PRODIGAL

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lavish, wasteful

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PROLIFERATE

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to increase in number quickly

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PROPITIATE

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to conciliate; to appease

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PROPRIETY

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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs

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PRUDENCE

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wisdom, caution, or restraint

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PUNGENT

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sharp and irritating to the senses

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QUIESCENT

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motionless

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RAREFY

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to make thinner or sparser

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REPUDIATE

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to reject the validity of

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RETICENT

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silent, reserved

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RHETORIC

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effective writing or speaking

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SATIATE

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

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SOPORIFIC

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causing sleep or lethargy

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SPECIOUS

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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

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STIGMA

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a mark of shame of discredit

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STOLID

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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SUBLIME

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lofty or grand

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TACIT

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done without using words

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TACITURN

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silent, not talkative

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TIRADE

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long, harsh speech or verbal attack

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TORPOR

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness

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TRANSITORY

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temporary, lasting a brief time

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VACILLATE

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to sway physically; to be indecisive

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VENERATE

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to respect deeply

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VERACITY

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filled with truth and accuracy

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VERBOSE

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wordy

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VEX

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to annoy

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VOLATILE

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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

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WAVER

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to fluctuate between choices

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WHIMSICAL

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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable

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ZEAL

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passion, excitement

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