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abridge

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V. abbreviated communication: to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents

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compendium

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N. abbreviated communication: abridgement, a summary

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cursory

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Adj. abbreviated communication: going rapidly over something

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curtail

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v. abbreviated communication: shorten

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syllabus

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n. abbreviated communication: an outline

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synopsis

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n. abbreviated communication: a condensed statement giving a general view of some subject

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terse

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adj. abbreviated communication: neatly or effectively concise

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abrupt

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adj. Act quickly: sudden, hasty

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apace

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adverb. Act quickly: with speed, quickly

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headlong

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adverb. Act quickly: without delay

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impetuous

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adj. Act quickly: sudden or rash action

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precipitate

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adj, v, act quickly: hasten

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abet

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verb. Assist: to encourage, support (usually in wrongdoing)

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countenance

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n, v. assist: encourage, approval

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advocate

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n. assist: supporter. V. assist: to speak or write in favor of

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ancillary

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adj. assist: subordinate; subsidiary

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bolster

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n. v. Assist: to support with or as with a fillow or cushion

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corroborate

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adj, v. Assist: to make more certain; confirm

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espouse

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v. to make one’s own; adopt or embrace; to marry; to give

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mainstay

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n. Assist: a person or thing that acts as a chief support or part

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munificent

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adj. Assist: extremely liberal in giving; very generous

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proponent

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n. assist: a person who puts forward a prosition or proposal; a person who argues in favor of something; an advocate

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stalwart

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adj, n, assist: strongly and stoutly built. strong and brave. uncompromising

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sustenance

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n. assist: means of sustaining life; nourishment

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bilious

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adj; Bad Mood; extremely unpleasant or distasteful; peevish; irritable; cranky

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dudgeon

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n. bad mood: anger; a feeling of offense or resentment

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irascible

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adj. Bad Mood: easily provoked to anger

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pettish

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adj. Bad Mood: petulantly peevish

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petulant

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adj. Bad Mood: moved to or showing sudden impatient irritation

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pique

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n, v. Bad Mood: to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride. to wound

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querulous

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adj. Bad Mood: full off complaints, complaining

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umbrage

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n. Bad Mood: offense; annoyance; displeasure

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waspish

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adj. Bad Mood: quick to resent a trifling affront or injury; irascibly or petulantly spiteful

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dilettante

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n. Beginner/Amateur: a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement.

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fledgling

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n, adj, Beginner/Amateur: beginning, no experience

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neophyte

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n. beginner/Amateur: a person who newly converted to a belief

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novitiate

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n. Beginner/Amateur: the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation.

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proselyte

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n. v. Beginner/Amateur: a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.

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tyro

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n. beginner/amateur: a beginner in learning anything. novice

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Burgeoning

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v. begining/young: to grow or develop quickly; flourish

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callow

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adj. beginning/young: immature or inexperienced

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engender

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v. beginning/young: to produce, cause, or give rise to. to beget; procreate

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inchoate

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adj, beginning/young: not yet completed or fully developed. just begun; rudimentary; incipient

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incipient

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adj. beginning/young

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rudimentary

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adj; beginning/young. basic, beginning.

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nascent

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adj. beginning/young: beginning to exist or develop

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acerbic

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adj. biting: sour or astringent in taste. harsh or severe

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acidulous

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adj. biting. slightly sour: sharp: caustic

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acrimonious

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adj. biting. caustic

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asperity

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n. biting: harshness or sharpness of tone.

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caustic

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adj. biting: capable of burning. corroding. severely critical or sarcastic

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mordacious

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adj. biting: sharp or caustic in style, tone.

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mordant

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adj. biting: sharply caustic or sarcastic.

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trenchant

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adj. biting: sharp incisive or keen, cuastic. vigorous. energetic

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audacious

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adj. bold.

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courageous

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adj. bold

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dauntless

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adj. bold: fearless

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