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Abase

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To lower physically

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Aberration

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Something that is unusual

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Abhor

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To hate or loathe

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Abide

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To put up with, tolerate

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Abject

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Extremely bad or severe

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Abort

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To give up unfinished

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Abridge

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To shorten or cut down

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Abrogate

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To abolish, often by authority

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Abscond

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To sneak away and hide

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Abundant

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In great numbers

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Accede

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To agree

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Accentuate

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To emphasise, to highlight

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Accommodating

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Obliging, helpful

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Accost

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To approach or confront aggressively

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Acumen

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Keen insight

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Acute

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Sharp, severe

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Affable

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Friendly

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Affluent

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Rich wealthy

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Aggrandize

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To increase or make greater

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Aggregate

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To gather, amass

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Aghast

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Struck by amazement or terror

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Agoraphobia

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An abnormal fear of open or public places

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Akimbo

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With hands on hips and elbows extending outward

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Alacrity

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Speed, readiness

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Algid

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Frigid, cold

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Allay

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To sooth

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Alleviate

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To relieve

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Aloof

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At a distance

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Altercation

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An argument, dispute

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Amalgamation

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A union, merger

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Ambivalent

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Having contradictory feelings

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Amble

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To stroll or walk

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Ameliorate

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To improve, to make better

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Amend

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To change for the better

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Amiable

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Friendly, affable

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Anomaly

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Something that does not fit into the normal order

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Antechamber

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A waiting room

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Anxiety

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Uneasiness

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Aphorism

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A short saying

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Apocalypse

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Total devastation, end of the world

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Apparitional

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Ghostly, spectral

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Arbitrator

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One who settles controversy between two sides

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Ascetic

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One who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious

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Assuage

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To ease, pacify

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Atone

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To apologise

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Audacious

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Excessively bold

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Augment

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To increase or make larger

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Austere

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Very bare, bleak, simple

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Baleful

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Harmful, threatening

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Bard

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A poet, often a singer as well

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Battery

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An assault or an array of similar things intended for use together

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Belligerent

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Contentious, ready to fight

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Berate

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To scold severely

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Bereft

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Without, devoid of

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Bide

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To wait, or remain in a condition

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Bilk

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To cheat, to swindle

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Blandish

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To coax through flattery

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Bloated

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Swollen, bigger than desired

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Boisterous

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Loud energetic

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Bourgeois

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Middle class

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Brazen

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Excessively bold, brash

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Brumal

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Wintry, or relating to winter

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Brusque

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Short, abrupt, dismissive

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Burgeon

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To come forth, blossom

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Cacophony

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Noise, discordant sound

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Cadence

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Rhythm

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Cajole

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To urge, coax

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Callous

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Harsh cold feeling

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Calumny

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An attempt to defame another’s reputation

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Camaraderie

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Cheerful unity among a group

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Capricious

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Impulsive, unpredictable,

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Captivate

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To hold the interest of, to gain the attention of

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Carouse

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To revel, to party

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Cavity

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A hole

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Cavort

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To frolic, leap, prance

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Celestial

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Relating to the sky or the heavens

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Chastise

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To criticise or scold

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Circumlocution

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Indirect language

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Circumspect

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Cautious

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Clairvoyant

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Able to see things that others can not

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Claustrophobia

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An abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces

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Cliché

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A trite, overused expression

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Coalesce

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To combine into one

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Cogent

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Intelligent

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Colossus

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An enormous structure

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Comatose

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Lethargic

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Commendable

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Worthy of praise

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Commodious

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Spacious, roomy

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Compel

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To force

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Complicit

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Being an accomplice in a wrongful act

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Concede

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To give in, to accept

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Conciliatory

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Agreeable, friendly

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Concoct

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To make up or invent

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Concord

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Agreement

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Conduit

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A pipe, passage, channel

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Confluence

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A convergence, a coming together

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Confound

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To frustrate

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Connotation

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A meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition

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Contusion

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Bruise, injury

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Convalescence

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The gradual return to health after illness

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Copious

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Abundant, plentiful

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Corpulent

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Very fat

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly, sophisticated

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Credulity

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Readiness to believe

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Cursory

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Brief to the point of being superficial

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Daft

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Insane, foolish

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Daunting

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Intimidating

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Dearth

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A lack, scarcity

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Defame

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To destroy the reputation of

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Deft

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Skilled, adept

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Defunct

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No longer used or existing

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Delude

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To deceive, mislead

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Deluge

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A great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood

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Derelict

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Run-down, abandoned

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Desolate

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Deserted, lifeless

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Despondent

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Discouraged, hopeless, depressed

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Destitute

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Poor

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Diaphanous

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Transparent, light, airy

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Dictate

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To pronounce, command, prescribe

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Differentiate

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To distinguish, to make different

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Dilapidated

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In a state of disrepair

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Diligent

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Careful, showing care

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Diminutive

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Miniature, small

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Disparage

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To criticise, degrade, belittle

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Dissonance

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Lack of harmony or agreement

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Divergent

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Different, deviating, contrary

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Divisive

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Causing conflict

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Domicile

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A home

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Doppelganger

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A ghostly double of a living person

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Douse

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To drench, saturate

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Dynamic

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Characterised by continuous change or activity

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Elocution

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The art of public speaking

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Elucidate

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To clarify

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Entity

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Something that exists as a discrete unit

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Entomology

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The study of insects

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Envious

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Jealous

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Erroneous

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Mistaken, incorrect

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Espouse

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To support, or to marry

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Espy

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Catch sight of, glimpse

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Ethereal

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Heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined

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Euphoric

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Elated, overjoyed

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Exacerbate

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To make more violent, intense

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Excursion

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A trip, an outing

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Exemplary

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Serving like an example

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Exigent

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Critical, urgent

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Existential

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Relating to existence

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Exorbitant

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Excessive

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Extol

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To praise

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Fabricate

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To make up, invent, concoct

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Fabulist

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A liar

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Facile

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Easy

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Fallacious

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Incorrect, misleading

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Familial

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Relating to family

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Fatuous

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Silly, foolish

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Fecund

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Fertile, fruitful

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Feign

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To fake or pretend to

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Feral

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Savage, wild, untamed

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Fetter

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To restrain, chain, tie

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Fey

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Magical

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Fickle

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Characterised by changeableness, whimsical

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Firmament

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The sky, the heavens

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Flabbergasted

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Astounded, stupefied

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Flaccid

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Limp

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Flout

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To scorn, ignore

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Fluctuate

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To vary irregularly

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Flux

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A state of constant change or a flow

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Forage

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To rummage

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Forestall

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To delay, impede

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Forlorn

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Lonely, hopeless

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Formidable

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Arousing fear or alarm

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Forsake

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To abandon, forget

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Fortify

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To strengthen

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Fortitude

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Strength, bravery

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Fortuitous

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Lucky, occurring by chance

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Foster

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To stimulate, promote, encourage

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Frenetic

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Frenzied, hectic, frantic

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Gluttonous

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Excessively greedy

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Goad

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To urge,to provoke into action

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Gourmand

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One who likes eating and drinking

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Grandiose

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Extraordinary

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Hail

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To come from

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Hapless

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Unlucky

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Harrowing

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Agonising , distressing

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Henchman

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A trusted follower

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Hiatus

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An interruption in continuity, a break

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Hiemal

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Wintry, relating to winter

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Hierarchy

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A ranking system of groups or individuals

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Histrionic

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Excessively dramatic or emotional

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Idolatrous

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Worshiping excessively an object or person

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Immaculate

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Impeccably clean, spotless, pure

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Immutable

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Not susceptible to change

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Impecunious

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Excessively poor

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Impervious

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Unable to be penetrated, unaffected

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Impudent

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Rude, improper

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Incessant

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Without interruption

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Incisive

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Clear, sharp, direct

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Inclement

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Stormy, bad, severe

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Inclination

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A tendency, propensity

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Indictment

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Accusation of wrongdoing

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Indignation

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Anger due to an unfair situation

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Inextricable

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Hopelessly confused or tangled

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Infuse

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To inject

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Ingenious

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Marked by special intelligence

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Inimical

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Hostile, threatening

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Iniquity

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A wicked act, a sin

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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