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Abate

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To become less active, less intense, or less in amount

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Abstract

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Existing purely in the mind, not representing actual reality

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Abysmal

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Extremely bad

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Accordingly

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In accordance with

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Acquisition

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The act of gaining a new skill or possession of something

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Adapt

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To make suit a new purpose
To accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting

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Adept

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Having knowledge or skill( in a particular area )

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Advent

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The arrival or creation of something

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Adversarial

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Relating to hostile opposition

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Agitate

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To promote something

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Allude

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To make a secretive mention about something

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Altercation

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A noisy argument or confrontation

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Ambiguous

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Unclear or vague in meaning

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Ambivalence

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The state of being uncertain or stuck between two options

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Analogous

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Similar but not identical

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Apex

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The highest point of something

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Apprehension

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Fearful expectation of something

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Articulate

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To clearly express in words

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Assertion

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A strong declaration

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Austere

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1) extremely plain
2) stern and forbidding
3)relating to self denial

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Avenue

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An intangible path or approach to something

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Avid

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Actively interested

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Brevity

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The quality of being brief

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Candid

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Direct, blunt

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Candor

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The trait of being honest and frank

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Capitalize

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To use to your advantage

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Civic

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Relating to citizens or the city

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Clinical

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Emotional unattached

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Coarse

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1) indicating a rough texture
2) lacking refinement or sophistication

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Coincide

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To happen at the same time

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Commission

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To use of payment to request something (service or product)

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Competent

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Sufficiently qualified

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Complacent

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Satisfied, no desire to change

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Complement

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To make perfect or complete

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Contend

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To maintain or assert an opinion

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Conventional

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Abiding by accepted standards

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Convey

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To pass on or transfer information

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Corroborate

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To provide evidence for; to back up a claim

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Culmination

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The final act or climax

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Cultivate

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To foster the growth of

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Decree

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To declare formally and with authority

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Deficient

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Not enough in degree or amount

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Demur

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To object to

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Deplete

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To overuse over time

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Desolate

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Bare, empty

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Devise

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To come up with a plan

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Diligence

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Conscientiousness ; the quality of being committed to a task

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Diminish

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To become smaller in scope or degree

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Dire

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Hopeless and dangerous or fearful

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Discord

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Disagreement

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Distain

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A lack of respect and strong dislike

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Dismay

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Hopelessness, stress, or consternation

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Disparage

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To belittle or speak down to

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Dispatch

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To send off a message or a messenger

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Diversification

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The act of becoming diverse

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Doctrine

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A principle, theory, or position , usu advocated by religion or government

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Dreary

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Sad, gloomy , dull

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Dubious

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Doubtful, questionable