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WORD

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DEFINITION

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Abate

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v.to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

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Abstract

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adj.existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality

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Abysmal

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adj.extremely bad

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Accordingly

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adv.in accordance with

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Acquisition

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n.the act of gaining a skill or possession of something

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Adapt

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v.to make suit a new purpose

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Adapt

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v.to accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation

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Adept

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adj.having knowledge or skill (usu. in a particular area)

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Adequate

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adj.having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose

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Advent

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n.the arrival or creation of something (usu. historic)

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Adversarial

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adj.relating to hostile opposition

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Advocate

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n.someone who promotes or defends something

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Advocate

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v.to defend or promote something (usu. a belief, theory, opinion, etc.)

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Aesthetic

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adj.relating to beauty or refined taste

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Afford

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v.to be able to buy

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Afford

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v.to be able to spare

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Agitate

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v.to promote something (usu. a cause)

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Allow

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v.to permit or consent to

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Allude

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v.to make a secretive mention of something

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Altercation

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n.a noisy argument or confrontation

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Ambiguous

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adj.unclear or vague in meaning

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Ambitious

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adj.having a powerful desire for success or achievement

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Ambivalence

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n.the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options

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Analogous

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adj.similar but not identical

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Annihilate

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v.to destroy or cause devastating destruction

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Anomaly

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n.something different from the norm

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Anticipate

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v.assume to be likely to happen

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Antipathy

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n.a strong feeling of dislike

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Apex

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n.the highest point of something

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Apprehension

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n.fearful expectation of something

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Articulate

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v.to clearly express in words

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Artificial

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adj.something made; not occurring naturally

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Assertion

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n.a strong declaration

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Austere

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adj.extremely plain

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Austere

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adj.stern and forbidding

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Austere

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adj.relating to self-denial

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Authenticity

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n.the quality of being real and true instead of fake and contrived

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Avenue

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n.an intangible path or approach to something

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Avid

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adj.actively interested in or enthusiastic about something

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Basic

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adj.relating to the foundation or basis of something

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Bear

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v.to have as a characteristic

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Bear

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v.to have (a child)

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Bear

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v.to bring forth

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Bear

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v.to put up with

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Benevolent

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adj.kind, generous

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Bias

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n.a preconception that prevents objectivity

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Bittersweet

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adj.tinged with a feeling of sadness

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Bolster

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v.to support, strengthen, or fortify

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Boost

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n.an increase or growth

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Brawl

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n.an intense, loud fight

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Brevity

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n.the quality of being brief or terse

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Candid

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adj.direct, blunt

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Candor

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n.the trait of being honest and frank

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Capitalize

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v.to use to your advantage

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Capture

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v.to trap or take possession of

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Capture

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v.to successfully represent or imitate

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Capture

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v.to captivate, mesmerize

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Capture

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v.to catch or seize

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Civic

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adj.relating to the city or citizens

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Clinical

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adj.emotionally unattached (usu. used in medical or scientific setting)

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Clout

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n.special advantage or power

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Coarse

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adj.indicating a rough texture

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Coarse

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adj.lacking refinement or sophistication

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Coincide

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v.to happen at the same time

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Commission

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n.the use of payment to request something (e.g., a service or product)

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Comparable

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adj.able to be compared

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Competent

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adj.sufficiently qualified

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Complacent

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adj.satisfied, with no desire to change or improve

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Complement

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v.to make perfect or complete

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Concede

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v.to be forced to agree or surrender

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Concede

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v.to admit to a transgression

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Conceive

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v.to imagine or come up with

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Condone

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v. to overlook, approve, or allow

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Conducive

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adj.able to bring about or be suitable for

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Conduct

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v.to control or manage

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Conduct

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v.to behave a certain way

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Confide

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v.to share something secretive with someone

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Confine

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v.to put limits on; to restrict

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Consensus

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n.overall agreement

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Constitute

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v.to form or compose (part of) something

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Contemplate

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v.to think deeply about

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Contend

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v.to maintain or assert (an opinion)

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Contradict

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v.to be in contrast with

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Controversial

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adj.highly debatable and causing contention

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Conventional

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adj.abiding by accepted standards

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Convey

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v.to pass on or transfer (information)

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Conviction

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n.a firm belief in something

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Corroborate

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v.to provide evidence for; to back up (a claim)

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Counteract

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v.to work in opposition to

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Counterargument

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n.an argument used to criticize or dismantle another argument

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Counterproductive

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adj.hindering the achievement of a goal

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Culmination

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n.the final act or climax

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Cultivate

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v.to foster the growth of

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Decree

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v.to declare formally and with authority

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Deference

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n.respect; regard

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Deficient

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adj.not enough in degree or amount

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Demonstrate

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v.to do as an example

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Demonstrate

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v.gives evidence for

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Demur

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v.to object to

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Deplete

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v.to (over)use over time (usu. resources)

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Desolate

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adj.bare, barren, empty

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Devise

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v.to come up with (a plan)

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Dilemma

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n.a problem, usually requiring a choice between two options

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Diligence

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n.conscientiousness; the quality of being committed to a task

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Diminish

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v.to become smaller in scope or degree

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Dire

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adj.hopeless and dangerous or fearful

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Discord

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n.disagreement

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Disdain

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n.a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)

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Dismay

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n.hopelessness, stress, or consternation

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Dismay

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v.to fill with woe or apprehension

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Disparage

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v.to belittle or speak down to

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Dispatch

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v.to send off a message or messenger

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Diversification

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n.the act of becoming diverse

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Doctrine

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n.a principle, theory, or position, usu. advocated by a religion or gov’t

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Dominion

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n.power and authority (usu. over a territory)

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Dreary

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adj.sad, gloomy, dull

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Dubious

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adj.doubtful, questionable

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Eccentric

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adj.peculiar or odd; deviating from the norm

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Egregious

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adj.extremely bad

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Eloquent

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adj.having refined or expressive communication skills (in speaking or writing)

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Eminent

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adj.superior or distinguished; high in position or status

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Emit

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v.to discharge, give forth, or release

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Emphatic

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adj.very expressive; using emphasis

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Empirical

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adj.derived from experience, observation, or an experiment

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Endow

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v.to equip or bestow (usu. a quality or ability)

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Endure

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v.to withstand, sustain, or hold out against

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Entail

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v.to involve or include

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Entrenched

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adj.firmly established

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Enumerate

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v.to specify or count

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Envy

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n.excessive jealousy

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Envy

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v.to admire and be jealous of

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Erratic

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adj.having no fixed course; deviating from the norm

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Establish

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v.to enact

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Establish

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v.to found (a business, group, school, etc.)

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Evoke

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v.to draw forth or call up

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Exacerbate

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v.to make worse or increase the severity of

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Excel

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v.to do something extremely well or to be superior in

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Exert

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v.to put into use (usu. as effort)

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Exhilarating

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adj.invigorating, stimulating, or exciting

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Expend

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v.to use up (as in energy or money)

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Exploit

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v.to use selfishly or for profit

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Facilitate

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v.to aid the progress of

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Feasibility

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n.the practicality or possibility of something

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Ferocity

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n.viciousness, violence

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Fiscal

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adj.related to (government) money

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Flourish

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v.to prosper, grow, or make fast progress

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Fluctuate

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v.to be unstable; to rise and fall

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Foment

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v.to stir up

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Foreseeable

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adj.capable of being predicted or anticipated

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Frankly

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adv.directly, clearly

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Freewheeling

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adj.carefree

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Fundamental

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adj.the most essential or most basic part

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Galvanizing

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adj.thrilling, exciting, stimulating

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Geriatric

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adj.relating to old age

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Hostile

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adj.harmful, dangerous

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Hypothetical

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adj.supposed; related to a hypothesis

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Ignominious

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adj.publicly shameful or humiliating

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Impart

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v.to transmit, bestow, or disclose

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Impartiality

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n.the equal and objective treatment of opposing views

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Imposing

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adj.impressive (esp. in size or appearance)

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Imposition

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n.an unnecessary burden

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Imprudent

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adj.not cautious or prudent; rash

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Incite

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v.to encourage or stir up

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Indifference

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n.apathy, emotional detachment

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Indiscriminately

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adv.randomly; with little or no distinction

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Indulge

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v.to give into; to satisfy or gratify

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Infer

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v.to guess, conclude, or derive by reasoning

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Innovative

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adj.novel or new (esp. as an idea or invention)

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Insatiable

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adj.can’t be satisfied

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Inversion

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n.a reversal

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Invoke

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v.to call on; to appeal to (e.g., a higher power)

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Irreconcilable

A

adj.incapable of being in harmony or agreed upon

174
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Lament

A

v.to feel sorrow for; to mourn

175
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Locomotion

A

n.movement

176
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Lucrative

A

adj.capable of making a lot of money; profitable

177
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Malicious

A

adj.harmful, spiteful

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Malleable

A

adj.capable of being molded or changed

179
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Materialistic

A

adj.superficial; focus on material possessions

180
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Melodramatic

A

adj.extravagant or exaggerated (as of a melodrama)

181
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Modest

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adj.simple and humble

182
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Modify

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v.to change, alter, or tweak

183
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Momentous

A

adj.historically significant

184
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Novel

A

adj.new, innovative

185
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Nuance

A

n.asubtle difference in meaning

186
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Null

A

adj.legally void and ineffective

187
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Objectivity

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n.judgment based on observations instead of emotions or opinions

188
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Obsolete

A

adj.no longer used; rare or uncommon

189
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Omnipotent

A

adj.almighty and all powerful

190
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Onset

A

n.the beginning or early stages

191
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Opine

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v.to openly express an opinion

192
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Ornate

A

adj.highly detailed and decorated

193
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Oust

A

v.to remove or force out of (usu. a position or office)

194
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Paramount

A

adj.predominant, superior, most important

195
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Peculiar

A

adj.strange, bizarre

196
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Perish

A

v.to die; to pass away

197
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Persecute

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v.to cause suffering to

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Petulant

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adj.cranky, pouty, irritable

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Pinnacle

A

n.highest level or degree

200
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Pitiable

A

adj.deserving pity

201
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Plausible

A

adj.reasonable and possibly true

202
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Postulate

A

v.to assert

203
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Potent

A

adj.having great influence

204
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Potent

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adj.having a strong, chemical effect

205
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Pragmatic

A

adj.practical, useful

206
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Precedent

A

n.an example or subject from earlier in time

207
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Predecessor

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n.someone who comes before you (usu. in position or office)

208
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Prescribe

A

v.to command orders

209
Q

Prescribe

A

v.to issue authorization for medications

210
Q

Principle

A

n.basic truth, assumption, or rule

211
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Prohibit

A

v.to command against, to outlaw

212
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Prompt

A

adj.punctual, on time

213
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Prompt

A

n.a cue to begin something; instructions

214
Q

Prompt

A

v.to incite, propel, or cause to act

215
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Promulgate

A

v.to put into law or formally declare

216
Q

Prosecute

A

v.to bring criminal action against someone (in a trial)

217
Q

Provocative

A

adj.intending to provoke, inspire, or arouse

218
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Qualitative

A

adj.involving qualities of something (features and content)

219
Q

Quantitative

A

adj.involving quantities (numbers and amounts)

220
Q

Quirk

A

n.a strange habit

221
Q

Ramify

A

v.to split into two or more branches

222
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Rash

A

adj.without attention to danger or risk

223
Q

Raw

A

adj.unrefined

224
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Raw

A

adj.not processed; uncooked (as in food)

225
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Readily

A

adv.right away and without difficulty

226
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Reconsideration

A

n.thinking again about a previously made choice

227
Q

Reform

A

n.a change for the better; improvement

228
Q

Reform

A

v.to improve via change

229
Q

Refute

A

v.to prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect

230
Q

Reinforce

A

v.to strengthen or add support to

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Reluctantly

A

adv.somewhat unwillingly

232
Q

Renounce

A

v.to give up (usu. power or a position)

233
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Renounce

A

v.to cast off

234
Q

Reproach

A

v.to criticize

235
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Repudiate

A

v.to refuse to recognize as true

236
Q

Repudiate

A

v.to cast off

237
Q

Retention

A

n.the act of keeping something

238
Q

Satiated

A

adj.satisfied (usu. in hunger)

239
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Savvy

A

adj.having practical intelligence or knowledge

240
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Scandalous

A

adj.morally offensive, often causing damage to one’s reputation

241
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Scorn

A

v.to look down on with disdain

242
Q

Scrupulous

A

adj.paying great attention to detail

243
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Scrutinize

A

v.to examine carefully and critically

244
Q

Secrete

A

v.to produce or release (a substance)

245
Q

Sentiment

A

n.opinion

246
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Sentiment

A

n.a tender or moving gesture

247
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Sheer

A

adj.so thin that light can shine through

248
Q

Simple

A

adj.easy; not complex

249
Q

Simple

A

adj.undecorated

250
Q

Sinister

A

adj.ominous, evil

251
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Solidarity

A

n.the joining of commonalities or common purposes among a group

252
Q

Sparingly

A

adv.insufficiently, meagerly, or in a restricted manner

253
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Spawn

A

v.to release eggs

254
Q

Spawn

A

v.to call forth or generate

255
Q

Spur

A

v.to stimulate or incite

256
Q

Squalid

A

adj.run-down, sordid, or sleazy

257
Q

Stark

A

adj.very plain; devoid of any details or features

258
Q

Static

A

adj.motionless

259
Q

Subordinate

A

adj.lower in rank

260
Q

Subordinate

A

n.someone lower in rank

261
Q

Subordinate

A

v.to make dependent on or put at a lower rank

262
Q

Subsequently

A

adv.happening later or after something

263
Q

Substantial

A

adj.very large in amount or degree

264
Q

Substantiate

A

v.to strengthen with new evidence or facts

265
Q

Subtle

A

adj.hard to detect or analyze

266
Q

Sufficient

A

adj.enough; just meeting a requirement

267
Q

Surly

A

adj.unfriendly; inclined to anger

268
Q

Surmount

A

v.to get on top of or overcome

269
Q

Susceptible

A

adj.to be vulnerable (to something)

270
Q

Tactful

A

adj.skilled at dealing with people

271
Q

Taut

A

adj.pulled tight

272
Q

Teeming

A

adj.abundantly filled (usu. with living organisms)

273
Q

Temperament

A

n.usual mood or feelings

274
Q

Tentative

A

adj.not yet finalized

275
Q

Transparent

A

adj.see-through; so thin that light can shine through

276
Q

Treacherous

A

adj.dangerous and unstable

277
Q

Tremendous

A

adj.very large, good, or bad in degree or size

278
Q

Ubiquitous

A

adj.being everywhere at once

279
Q

Unadorned

A

adj.undecorated, plain

280
Q

Undermine

A

v.to weaken or subvert (usu. gradually or secretly)

281
Q

Underscore

A

v.to emphasize or give additional weight to

282
Q

Undulate

A

v.to move as ripples or in a wavy pattern

283
Q

Unilateral

A

adj.one-sided

284
Q

Unjust

A

adj.unfair; not justified

285
Q

Unmitigated

A

adj.downright, utter, total

286
Q

Unprecedented

A

adj.completely new and never having happened before; historic

287
Q

Unveil

A

v.to make visible; to reveal

288
Q

Urge

A

n.desire or impulse

289
Q

Urge

A

v.to encourage or persuade

290
Q

Validate

A

v.to prove or declare valid

291
Q

Viability

A

n.ability to be done in a practical or useful way

292
Q

Vital

A

adj.urgently necessary

293
Q

Vow

A

v.to promise

294
Q

Warrant

A

v.to prove to be reasonable

295
Q

Yield

A

n.production of an amount

296
Q

Yield

A

v.to give way to or surrender to

297
Q

Yield

A

v.to produce or supply

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