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Engender

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To cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

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Temperament

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A person’s nature, character, or frame of mind

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Upheaval

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A sudden change or disruption, chaos

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Embrace

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To welcome with open arms, to accept or support willingly

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Substantiate

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To show to be true

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Superficial

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Shallow, on the surface

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Sovereignty

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Supreme power or authority

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Lavish

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Luxurious

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Crux

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The essence, the main point

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Indifference

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Lack of interest and concern

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Tact

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Skillfulness and sensitivity in dealing with others or difficult issues

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Abundant

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Plentiful

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Viable

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Capable of working successfully, realistic, doable

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Scorn

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Contempt, the feeling that someone or something is worthless

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Transgress

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Misbehave, disobey

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Analogy

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A comparison between two things

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Objection

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A reason for disagreeing

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Construe

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To interpret in a particular way

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Procure

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Obtain, acquire

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Evoke

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To bring to mind

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Depiction

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Portrayal, illustration

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Burden

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A difficulty, problem, or responsibility

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Recollection

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A memory; the act of remembering

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Tumult

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Confusion or disorder

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Concede

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Admit that something is true after first denying it

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Demeanor

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Manner, attitude, appearance

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Emigration

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The act of leaving one’s own country

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Irate

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Angry, furious

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Tentative

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Unconfirmed, subject to change

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Merely

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Only; just

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Deceive

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To trick or mislead someone

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Trifling

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Unimportant, insignificant

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Labyrinthine

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Complicated or confusing

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Decrepit

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1) Weak, disabled 2) In a run-down state, decayed

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Corroborate

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To confirm, to verify

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Obstinacy

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Stubbornness, unwilling to change

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Confinement

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Imprisonment, captivity

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Monotony

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Boredom, dullness, lack of variety

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Degrade

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Treat with disrespect

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Dilemma

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A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between 2 or more alternatives

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Conventional

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Traditional, accepted, mainstream, standard

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Proliferate

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Increase or grow rapidly

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Aesthetic

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Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

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Prominent

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Important; famous

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Unwieldy

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Difficult to carry or move

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Unilaterally

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Done by only one person or group, without the agreement of others

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Stimulate

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To trigger, spark, or activate; to excite

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Abate

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To become less intense or widespread

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Diligent

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Hard-working

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Relegate

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To downgrade, to lower in rank or status

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Demur

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To raise doubts or to protest

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Novel

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New or unusual in an interesting way

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Abstract

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Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence

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Vestigial

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Undeveloped, nonfunctional

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Preoccupied with

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Obsessed with something

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Optimistic

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Hopeful and confident about the future

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Remembrance

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The act of remembering something; a memory

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Retain

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To keep, to hold on to

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Susceptible

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Easily influenced or harmed by something; vulnerable

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Strenuous

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Difficult, exhausting

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Enchantment

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Magic, charm, fascination

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Subservient

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Prepared to obey others; submissive; less important

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Empirical

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Based on experience rather than theory or pure logic

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Hostile

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Unfriendly, threatening

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Promulgate

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To make widely known, to publicize

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Enact

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To make law, to put into practice (a belief, idea, or suggestion)

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Abject

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Miserable, hopeless, awful

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Expend

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To use up, to consume

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Yielding

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Giving in to or complying with the requests of others

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Ignominious

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Embarrassing, shameful

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Naive

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Showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

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Acquisition

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Something that is bought or obtained; an act of purchase

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Affluent

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Consolidate

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1) Strengthen 2) Combine or unite

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Pious

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Very religious or spiritual

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Aggregate

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Collection or sum total

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Scatterbrained

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Disorganized, forgetful

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Yearn

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To have an intense feeling of longing for something

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Consummate (adj.)

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Complete or perfect, having a high degree of skill

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Endorse

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To support

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Ascertain

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To find (something) out for certain

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Onerous

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Involving a lot of effort, difficult

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Objective (adj.)

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Fair-minded, not influenced by personal feelings

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Aspire

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To hope to achieve something or be successful

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Obsolete

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No longer produced or used; out of date

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Inflammatory

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Arousing angry or violent feelings

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Sentiment

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A view of or attitude toward a situation or event; a general feeling or opinion

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Candor

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Materialistic

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Excessively concerned with material possessions or money

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Prejudice

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A dislike or unfair opinion of someone that is not based on reason or actual experience

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Distinct

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Clearly separate and different

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Deference

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Extensive

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Large in amount or scale

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Impose

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1) To force the acceptance of something 2) To cause inconvenience to someone

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Articulate

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Having the ability to speak fluently and persuasively

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Pristine

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Original and pure; not spoiled or worn from use

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Veranda

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A porch or balcony

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Atypical

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Unusual, uncommon

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Subjugate

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To bring under domination or control, to conquer

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Ubiquitous

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Everywhere, universal

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