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Conjecture

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Inference; guesswork

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Candid

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Honest

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Didactic

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Instructive

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Euphemism

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A mild term for something offensive

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Extrapolate

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To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information

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Incoherent

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Unclear; unintelligible

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Insinuate

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To suggest

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Lucid

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Easily understood; clear

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Rhetoric

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Art of using language effectively and persuasively

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Acumen

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Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight

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Adroit

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Dexterous; deft

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Ascertain

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To find out, as through investigation or experimentation

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Astute

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Shrewd; clever

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Circumspect

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Careful; prudent; discreet

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Disseminate

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To scatter widely, as in sowing seed

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Erudition

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Deep, extensive learning

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Husbandry

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The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding

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Pedantic

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Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules

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Perspicacious

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Shrewd; clear-sighted

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Precocious

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Mature

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Prospectus

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Formal proposal

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Rudimentary

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Basic

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Which word you learned means “honest”?

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Candid

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Which word you learned means “inference” or “guesswork”?

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Conjecture

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Which word you learned means “instructive”?

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Didactic

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Which word you learned means “a mild term for something offensive”?

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Euphemism

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Which word you learned means “to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information”?

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Extrapolate

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Which word you learned means “unclear” or “unintelligible”?

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Incoherrent

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Which word you learned means “to suggest”?

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Insinuate

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Which word you learned means “easily understood” or “clear”?

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Lucid

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Which word you learned means “quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight”?

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Acumen

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Which word you learned means “dexterous; deft”?

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Adroit

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Which word you learned means “to find out”?

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Ascertain

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Which word you learned means “shrewd” or “clever”?

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Astute

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Which word you learned means “careful” or “discreet”?

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Circumspect

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Which word you learned means “to scatter”?

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Disseminate

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Which word you learned means “deep, extensive learning”?

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Erudition

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Which word you learned means “the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding”?

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Husbandry

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Which word you learned means “excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules”?

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Pedantic

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Which word you learned means “shrewd” or “clear-sighted”?

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Perspicacious

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Which word you learned means “practical”?

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Pragmatic

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Which word you learned means “mature”?

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Precocious

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Which word you learned means “formal proposal”?

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Prospectus

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Which word you learned means “basic”?

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Rudimentary

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Which word you learned means “the art of using language effectively and persuasively”?

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Rhetoric

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Quandary

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Dilemma

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Ameliorate

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Improve

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Philanthropic

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Generous

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Nefarious

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Evil

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Deprecate

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Belittle

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Ardent

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Passionate

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Extol

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Acclaim

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Plethora

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Great quantity of

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Palatable

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Tolerable

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Volatile

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Unstable

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What word means “dilemma”?

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Quandary

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What word means “improve”?

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Ameliorate

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What word means “generous”?

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Philanthropic

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What word means “evil”?

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Nefarious

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What word means “belittle”?

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Deprecate

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What word means “passionate”?

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Ardent

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What word means “acclaim”?

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Extol

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What word means “great quantity of”?

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Plethora

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What word means “delicious”?

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Palatable

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What word means “unstable”?

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Volatile

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Myriad

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Plethora

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Placate

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To appease or pacify

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Torpid

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Lethargic

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Gregarious

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Social

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Quell

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To annihilate or alleviate

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Cavalier

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Casual, dismissive

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Digress

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Ramble

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Adversary

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Enemy

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Fervent

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Ardent

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Trite

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Commonplace

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Clamor

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Ruckus

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Tentative

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Cautious

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Cantankerous

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Grouchy

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Din

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Clamor

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Arid

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Dry

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Obstinate

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Stubborn

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Melancholy

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Sad

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Revere

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Worship

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Allay

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Alleviate

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Raze

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Destroy

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What word you learned means “an infinite amount of”?

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Myriad

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What word you learned means “to appease or pacify”?

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Placate

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What word you learned means “lethargic”?

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Torpid

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What word you learned means “social”?

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Gregarious

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What word you learned means “to annihilate or alleviate”?

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Quell

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What word you learned means “casual, dismissive”?

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Cavalier

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What word you learned means “ramble”?

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Digress

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What word you learned means “enemy”?

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Adversary

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What word you learned means “ardent”?

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Fervent

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What word you learned means “commonplace”?

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Trite

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What word you learned means “ruckus”?

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Clamor

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What word you learned means “grouchy”?

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Cantankerous

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What word you learned means “cautious”?

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Tentative

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What word you learned means “clamor”?

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Din

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What word you learned means “dry”?

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Arid

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What word you learned means “stubborn”?

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Obstinate

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What word you learned means “sad”?

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Melancholy

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What word you learned means “worship”?

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Revere

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What word you learned means “alleviate”?

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Allay

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What word you learned means “destroy”?

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Raze

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Frugal

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Parsimonious

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Diverse

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Eclectic

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Friendly

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Congenial

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Fake

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Spurious

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Relieve

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Assuage (a-SUEYJ)

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Honor (v.)

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Panegyrize

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Harmful

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Deleterious

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Boisterous

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Vociferous

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