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Abate

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Cause to become smaller or less intense.

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To abide by a rule

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Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation): “I would abide by their decision”.

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Abolish

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Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).

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Abyss

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A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. A wide or profound difference between people.

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Accentuate

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Make more noticeable or prominent.

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Acclaim

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verb: Praise enthusiastically and publicly. noun: Enthusiastic and public praise.

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Acquiesce

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Accept something reluctantly but without protest.

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Admonish

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Warn or reprimand someone firmly.

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Affluent

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Having a great deal of money; wealthy.

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Albeit

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conjugation: “he was making progress, albeit rather slowly”. Although.

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Allege

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Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case.

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Ample

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Enough or more than enough; plentiful.

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Animosity

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Strong hostility.

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Arduous

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Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

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Ascertain

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Find (something) out for certain; make sure of: “ascertain the cause of the accident”.

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Astute

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Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage: “an astute businessman”.

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On the brink

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An extreme edge of land before a steep or vertical slope. On the brink of war.

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Cede

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Give up (power or territory): “they ceded control of the schools to the government”.

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Coarse

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Rough or loose in texture or grain.

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Collateral

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Something pledged as security for repayment of a loan.

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Commence

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Begin; start.

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Comprise

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Consist of; be made up of: “the country comprises twenty states”.

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Conceive

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Form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind.

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Concoct

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Make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients.

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Conducive

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Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.

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Congenial

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Pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own or meet one’s tastes.

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Conform

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Comply with rules, standards, or laws.

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Consortium

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An association, typically of business companies.

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Construe

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Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.

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Contemplate

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Look at thoughtfully. Think about.

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Contingent

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adjective: Subject to chance. noun: A group of people united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group.

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Convey

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Make (an idea, impression, or feeling) known or understandable to someone. Transport or carry to a place.

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Criterion

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singular of criteria

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Curb

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noun: A stone or concrete edging to a street or path. verb: Restrain or keep in check.

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Damp

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Slightly wet: “her hair was still damp from the shower”.

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Deluge

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A severe flood. Inundate with a great quantity of something.

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Depreciate

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Diminish in value over a period of time.

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Deprive

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Deny (a person or place) the possession or use of something.

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Dichotomy

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A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

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Diligent

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Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.

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Discernible

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Able to be perceived.

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Discourse

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Written or spoken communication or debate.

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Dissuade

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Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action: “his friends tried to dissuade him from flying”.

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Droop

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Bend or hang downward limply: “a long black cloak drooped from his shoulders”.

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Dweller

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Inhabitant: a person who inhabits a particular place.

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Dwindle

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Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength: “dwindling resources”.

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Efface

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Erase (a mark) from a surface: “words effaced by frost and rain”; “his anger was effaced when he stepped into the open air”.

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Elicit

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Evoke or draw out (a response or fact) from someone by actions or questions: “their moves elicit exclamations of approval”. Draw forth (something that is latent or potential) into existence: “war elicits all that is bad in us”.

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Elucidate

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Make (something) clear; explain: “work that will help to elucidate this matter”; “they would not elucidate further”.

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Elude

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Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way: “he managed to elude his pursuer”.

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Encompass

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Surround and have or hold within: “a vast halo encompassing the galaxy”.

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Ensue

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Happen or occur afterward or as a result.

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Extol

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Praise enthusiastically.

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Extradite

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Hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.

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