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accuse

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to blame

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allege

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to state as a fact something that has yet to be proven

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adopt

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to take as one’s own

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adapt

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to change

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adept

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very skilled

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advice

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opinion

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advise

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to express an opinion

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aggregate

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collection of separate parts into a whole

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total

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a whole without regard to its parts; to add up

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allude

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to refer indirectly to a person, object, or event

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elude

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to evade or slip away from

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allusion

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reference or mention of something or someone

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illusion

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mistaken person of reality

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ambivalent

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holding conflicting wishes, unable to decide, unsure

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ambiguous

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difficult to understand, having more than one interpretation

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anachronism

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person or object places in the wrong time

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anomaly

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departure from the norm; peculiar, irregular, abnormal

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arbitrate

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to settle a dispute in a legal sense

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mediate

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to act as a go-between, to negotiate between parties

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authoritarian

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having complete power, expecting complete obedience

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authoritative

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official, very reliable; exercising power

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condemn

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to express disapproval

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condone

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to excuse, to overlook; to forgive

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complaisant

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desirous of pleasing an other

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complacent

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pleased with one’s self

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contention

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point made in an argument; dispute, controversy, quarrel

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contentious

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quarrelsome, always ready to argue

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continual

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recurring regularly or frequently

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continuous

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occurring without interruption

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constantly

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regularly recurring

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credible

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believable, plausible

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credulous

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too ready to believe, gullible

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defective

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faulty, flawed

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deficient

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lacking some essential part, inadequate

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deterrent

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something that keeps another from doing something

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detriment

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something that causes harm or loss

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disinterested

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impartial

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uninterested

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bored

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distinct

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unmistakable, clear

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distinctive

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something that sets a person or thing apart from everything else

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discrete

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separate, distinct, unconnected

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discreet

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prudent, unobtrusive, diplomatic

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elicit

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to draw out, to call forth

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illicit

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unlawful

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endemic

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prevalent in a particular area or among a particular group or region

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epidemic

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spreading rapidly; outbreak of a contagious disease

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energize

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to give energy to, to invigorate

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energize

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to give energy to, to invigorate

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enervate

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to weaken

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enervate

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to weaken

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expatiate

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to enlarge on, to speak or write at length

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expatiate

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to enlarge on, to speak or write at length

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expiate

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to make amends for, to make up for

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expiate

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to make amends for, to make up for

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expedient

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suitable, appropriate

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expedient

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suitable, appropriate

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expeditiously

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acting quickly and efficiently

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expeditiously

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acting quickly and efficiently

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fortuitous

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occurring by chance or accident; happening by a lucky chance

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fortuitous

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occurring by chance or accident; happening by a lucky chance

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fortunate

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being lucky, having good luck

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fortunate

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being lucky, having good luck

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humane

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marked by mercy, kindness, or compassion

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humane

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marked by mercy, kindness, or compassion

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humanitarian

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having the best interests of humankind at heart; philanthropist

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humanitarian

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having the best interests of humankind at heart; philanthropist

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hypercritical

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excessively critical, overcritical

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hypercritical

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excessively critical, overcritical

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hypocritical

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insincere, expressing feelings or virtues that one doesn’t have

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hypocritical

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insincere, expressing feelings or virtues that one doesn’t have

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imply

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to suggest indirectly

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imply

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to suggest indirectly

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infer

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to draw a conclusion from

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infer

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to draw a conclusion from

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incipient

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beginning to appear, emergent

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incipient

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beginning to appear, emergent

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insipid

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lacking spirit; lacking taste or flavor

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insipid

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lacking spirit; lacking taste or flavor

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ingenious

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inventive, skillful; shrewd

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ingenious

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inventive, skillful; shrewd

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ingenuous

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candid, frank, straightforward

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ingenuous

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candid, frank, straightforward

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ingénue

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naïve young woman or girl

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ingénue

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naïve young woman or girl

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insoluble

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unable to dissolve; unable to solve

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insoluble

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unable to dissolve; unable to solve

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insolvent

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unable to pay debts, bankrupt

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insolvent

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unable to pay debts, bankrupt

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intense

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extreme, using great effort

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intense

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extreme, using great effort

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intensive

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concentrated, making heavy use of something

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intensive

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concentrated, making heavy use of something

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judicial

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relating to the courts

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judicial

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relating to the courts

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judicious

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showing good judgment

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judicious

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showing good judgment

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marshal

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to arrange in order; to solicit, to guide

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marshal

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to arrange in order; to solicit, to guide

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martial

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relating to war or a fighter

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martial

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relating to war or a fighter

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negligible

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insignificant, unimportant

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negligible

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insignificant, unimportant

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negligent

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lacking attention to something, careless

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negligent

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lacking attention to something, careless

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populace

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general public, population

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populace

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general public, population

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populous

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having a large population

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precede

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to go before

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proceed

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to continue

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precipitate

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to cause to happen sooner than expected

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precipitous

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hasty, acting without thinking

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prescribe

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to establish a rule or guide; to order medicine

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proscribe

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to forbid, to prohibit

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reversal

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turning around

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reversion

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turning back

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simplistic

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making complex problems overly simple

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stultify

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to make useless or worthless; to take away strength or efficiency

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stupefy

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to make dull or stupid; to confuse or astound

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