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adroit

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skillful

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ambience

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atmosphere

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abnegate

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to reject

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abortive

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unsuccessful

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acrimonious

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bitter

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absolve

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to forgive or free from blame

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allusion

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an indirect reference

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adherent

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follower

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adulation

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wild or excessive admiration

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abstract

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theoretical

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acquiesce

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to accept

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affable

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friendly

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abdicate

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to step down from a position of power or responsibility

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abstruse

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hard to understand

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aloof

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uninvolved

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affluent

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rich

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accost

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to approach and speak to someone aggressively

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admonish

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to scold gently

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acrid

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bitter

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affectation

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unnatural orr artifical behavior

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alleviate

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to lessen

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altruism

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selflessness

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accolade

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an award

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agrarian

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relating to land

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abject

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hopeless

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adamant

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stubborn

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aberration

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something not typical

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acute

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sharp

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acerbic

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sour

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agnostic

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one who believes that the existnece of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

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acumen

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keenness of judgment

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antecedent

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what came before

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arbitrary

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random

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archaic

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old or old fashioned

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amenable

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  1. cooperative, easily persuaded 2. receptive,

responsive

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atrophy

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waste away

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augment

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enlarge, increase

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auspicious

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favorable, promising

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aversion

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dislike

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allege

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to assert without proof

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assuage

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  1. relieve, soothe 2. satisfy
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alacrity

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cheerful eagerness or readliness to respond

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affinity

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sympathy

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aggegate

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a collection of separate things mixed together

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abstinent

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abstaining

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abate

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to reduce

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abash

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to make ashamed

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abridge

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to shorten

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absymal

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extremely hopeless or wretched

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adulterate

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to contaminate

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agenda

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program

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apprehensive

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worried

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analogy

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a comparison of one thing to another

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antipathy

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a dislike

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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artifice

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cunning

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aptitude

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natural ability

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amorphous

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shapeless

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial

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appease

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pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands

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archetype

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an original model or pattern

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arbiter

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a judge

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apocryphal

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fictitious, imaginary

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approbation

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praise

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arduous

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hard, difficult

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amenable

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obedient

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amenity

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pleasantness

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audacity

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boldness

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apartheid

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the former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa

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aphorism

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a brief

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assuage

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to soothe

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amoral

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lacking a sense of right and wrong

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assiduous

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hardworking

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apathy

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lack of interest

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amorous

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feeling loving

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assimilate

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to absorb

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appreciate

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to increase in value

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apotheosis

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the perfect example of something

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archaic

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ancient

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anguish

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agonizing physical or mental pain

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amnesty

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an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy

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aristocratic

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of noble birth

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ardent

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passionate

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arcane

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mysterious

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ascendancy

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domination

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amiable

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friendly

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anachronism

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something out of place in time or history

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astute

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keen in judgement

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attrition

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a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size

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artful

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willy

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animosity

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ill will

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