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1
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Abate

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Verb

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

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Abstract

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Adjective

Existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality

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Abysmal

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Adjective

Extremely bad

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Accordingly

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Adverb

In accordance with

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Acquisition

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Noun

The act of gaining a skill or possession of something

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Adapt

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Verb
To make suit a new purpose
OR
To accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation

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Adept

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Adjective

Having knowledge or skill in a particular area

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Adequate

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Adjective

Having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose

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Advent

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Noun

The arrival or creation of something in a historic context

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Adversarial

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Adjective

Relating to hostile opposition

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Advocate

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Noun
Someone who promotes or defends something
Verb
To defend or promote something (a belief, theory, opinion, etc…)

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Aesthetic

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Adjective

Relating to beauty or refined taste

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Afford

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Verb
To be able to buy
To be able to spare

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Agitate

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Verb

To promote something (a cause)

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Allow

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Verb

To permit or consent to

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Allude

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Verb

To make a secretive mention of something

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Altercation

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Noun

A noisy argument or confrontation

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Ambiguous

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Adjective

Unclear or vague in meaning

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Ambitious

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Adjective

Having a powerful desire for success or achievement

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Ambivalence

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Noun

The state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options

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Analogous

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Adjective

Similar but not identical

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Annihilate

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Verb

To destroy or cause devastating destruction

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Anomaly

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Noun

Something different from the norm

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Anticipate

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Verb

Assume to be likely to happen

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Antipathy

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Noun

A strong feeling of dislike

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Apex

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Noun

The highest point of something

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Apprehension

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Noun

Fearful expectation of something

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Articulate

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Verb

To clearly express in words

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Artificial

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Adjective

Something made; not occurring naturally

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Assertion

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Noun

A strong declaration

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Austere

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Adjective
Extremely plain
Stern and forbidding
Relating to self-denial

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Authenticity

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Noun

The quality of being real and true instead of fake and contrived

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Avenue

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Noun

An intangible path or approach to something

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Avid

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Adjective

Actively interested in or enthusiastic about something

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Basic

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Adjective

Relating to the foundation or basis of something

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Bear

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Verb
To have as a characteristic
To have (a child)
To bring forth
To put up with
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Benevolent

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Adjective

Kind, generous

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Bias

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Noun

A preconception that prevents objectivity

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Bittersweet

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Adjective

Tinged with a feeling of sadness

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Bolster

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Verb

To support, strengthen, or fortify

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Boost

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Noun
An increase or growth
Verb
To increase or make grow

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Brawl

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Noun
An intense, loud fight
Verb
To fight loudly and disruptively

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Brevity

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Noun

The quality of being brief or terse

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Candid

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Adjective

Direct, blunt

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45
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Candor

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Noun

The trait of being honest and frank

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46
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Capitalize

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Verb

To use to your advantage

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Capture

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Verb
To trap or take possession of
To successfully represent or imitate
To captivate, mesmerize
To catch or seize
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Civic

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Adjective

Relating to the city or citizens

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Clinical

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Adjective

Emotionally unattached

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50
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Clout

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Noun

Special advantage or power

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51
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Coarse

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Adjective
Indicating a rough texture
Lacking refinement or sophistication

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Coincide

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Verb

To happen at the same time

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53
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Commission

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Noun

The use of payment to request something (a service or product)

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54
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Comparable

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Adjective

Able to be compared

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Competent

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Adjective

Sufficiently qualified

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Complacent

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Adjective

Satisfied, with no desire to change or improve

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57
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Complement

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Verb

To make perfect or complete

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58
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Concede

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Verb
To be forced to agree or surrender
To admit to a transgression

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Conceive

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Verb

To imagine or come up with

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Condone

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Verb
To control or manage
To behave a certain way

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Conducive

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Adjective

Able to bring about or be suitable for

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Conduct

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Verb
To control or manage
To behave a certain way

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63
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Confide

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Verb

To share something secretive with someone

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Confine

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Verb

To put limits on; to restrict

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Consensus

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Noun

Overall agreement

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66
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Constitute

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Verb

To form or compose something

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67
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Contemplate

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Verb

To think deeply about

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68
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Contend

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Verb

To maintain or assert (an opinion)

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Contradict

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Verb

To be in contrast with

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Controversial

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Adjective

Highly debatable and causing contention

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Conventional

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Adjective

Abiding by accepting standards

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72
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Convey

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Verb

To pass on or transfer (information)

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Conviction

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Noun

A firm belief in something

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74
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Corroborate

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Verb

To provide evidence for; to back up (a claim)

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75
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Counteract

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Verb

To work in opposition to

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Counterargument

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Noun

A argument used to criticize or dismantle another argument

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77
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Counterproductive

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Adjective

Hindering the achievement of a goal

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78
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Culmination

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Noun

The final act or climax

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79
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Cultivate

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Verb

To foster the growth of

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80
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Decree

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Verb

To declare formally and with authority

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81
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Deference

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Noun

Respect; regard

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Deficient

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Adjective

Not enough in degree or amount

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83
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Demonstrate

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Verb
To do as an example
Gives evidence for

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84
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Demur

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Verb

To object to

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85
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Deplete

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Verb

To overuse over time

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Desolate

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Adjective

Bare, barren, empty

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87
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Devise

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Verb

To come up with (a plan)

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Dilemma

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Noun

A problem, usually requiring a choice between two options

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Diligence

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Noun

Conscientiousness; the quality of being committed to a task

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Diminish

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Verb

To become smaller in scope or degree

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Dire

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Adjective

Hopeless and dangerous or fearful

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92
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Discord

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Noun

Disagreement

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Disdain

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Noun

A lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)

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Dismay

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Noun
Hopelessness, stress, or consternation
Verb
To fill with woe or apprehension

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Disparage

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Verb

To belittle or speak down to

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Dispatch

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Verb

To send off a message or messenger

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Diversification

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Noun

The act of becoming diverse

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Doctrine

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Noun

A principle, theory, or position, usually advocated by a religion or government

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Dominion

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Noun
Power and authority (usually over a territory)
A legal territory

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Dreary

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Adjective

Sad, gloomy, dull

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Dubious

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Adjective

Doubtful, questionable

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Eccentric

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Adjective

Peculiar or odd; deviating from the norm

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Egregious

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Adjective

Extremely bad

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Eloquent

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Adjective

Having refined or expressive communication skills (in speaking or writing)

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Eminent

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Adjective

Superior or distinguished; high in position or status

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Emit

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Verb

To discharge, give forth, or release

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Emphatic

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Adjective

Very expressive; using emphasis

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Empirical

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Adjective

Derived from experience, observation, or an experiment

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Endow

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Verb

To equip or bestow (usually a quality or ability)

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Endure

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Verb

To withstand, sustain, or hold out against

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Entail

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Verb

To involve or include

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Entrenched

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Adjective

Firmly established

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Enumerate

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Verb

To specify or count

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Envy

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Noun
Excessive jealousy
Verb
To admire and be jealous of

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Erratic

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Adjective

Having no fixed course; deviating from the norm

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Establish

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Verb
To enact
To found (a business, group, school, etc…)

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Evoke

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Verb

To draw forth or call up

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Exacerbate

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Verb

To make worse or increase the severity of

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Excel

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Verb

To do something extremely well or to be superior in

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Exert

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Verb

To put into use (usually as effort)

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Exhilarating

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Adjective

Invigorating, stimulating, or exciting

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Expend

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Verb

To use up (as in energy or money)

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Exploit

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Verb

To use selfishly or for profit

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Facilitate

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Verb

To aid the progress of

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Feasibility

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Noun

The practicality or possibility of something

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Ferocity

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Noun

Viciousness, violence

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Fiscal

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Adjective
Related to (government) money
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Flourish

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Verb

To prosper, grow, or make fast progress

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Fluctuate

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Verb

To be unstable; to rise and fall

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Foment

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Verb

To stir up

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Foreseeable

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Adjective

Capable of being predicted or anticipated

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Frankly

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Adjective

Directly, clearly

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Freewheeling

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Adjective

Carefree

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Fundamental

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Adjective

The most essential or most basic part

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Galvanizing

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Adjective

Thrilling, exciting, stimulating

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Geriatric

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Adjective

Relating to old age

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Hostile

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Adjective

Harmful, dangerous

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Hypothetical

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Adjective

Supposed, related to a hypothesis

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Ignominious

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Adjective

Publicly shameful or humiliating

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Impart

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Verb

To transmit, bestow, or disclose

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Impartiality

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Noun

The equal and objective treatment of opposing views

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Imposing

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Adjective

Impressive (especially in size or appearance)

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Imposition

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Noun

An unnecessary burden

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Imprudent

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Adjective

Not cautious or prudent; rash

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Incite

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Verb

To encourage or stir up

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Indifference

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Noun

Apathy, emotional detachment

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Indiscriminately

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Adjective

Randomly; with little or no distinction

148
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Indulge

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Verb

To give into; to satisfy or gratify

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Infer

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Verb

To guess, conclude, or derive by reasoning

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Innovative

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Adjective

Novel or new (especially as an idea or invention)

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Insatiable

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Adjective

Can’t be satisfied

152
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Inversion

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Noun

A reversal

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Invoke

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Verb

To call on; to appeal to (a higher power)

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Irreconcilable

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Adjective

Incapable of being in harmony or agreed upon

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Lament

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Verb

To feel sorrow for; to mourn

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Locomotion

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Noun

Movement

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Lucrative

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Adjective

Capable of making a lot of money; profitable

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Malicious

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Adjective

Harmful; spiteful

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Malleable

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Adjective

Capable of being molded or changes

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Materialistic

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Adjective

Superficial; focus on material possessions

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Melodramatic

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Adjective

Extravagant or exaggerated (as of a melodrama)

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Modest

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Adjective
Simple and humble
Small in size or amount

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Modify

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Verb

To change, alter, or tweak

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Momentous

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Adjective

Historically significant

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Novel

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Adjective

New, innovative

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Nuance

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Noun

A subtle difference in meaning

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Null

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Adjective

Legally void and ineffective

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Objectivity

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Noun

Judgement based on observations instead of emotions or opinions

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Obsolete

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Adjective

No longer used; rare or uncommon

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Omnipotent

A

Adjective

Almighty and all powerful

171
Q

Onset

A

Noun

The beginning or early stages

172
Q

Opine

A

Verb

To openly express an opinion

173
Q

Ornate

A

Adjective

Highly detailed and decorated

174
Q

Oust

A

Verb

To remove or force out of (usually a position or office)

175
Q

Paramount

A

Adjective

Predominant, superior, most important

176
Q

Peculiar

A

Adjective

Strange, bizarre

177
Q

Perish

A

Verb

To die; to pass away

178
Q

Persecute

A

Verb

To cause suffering to

179
Q

Petulant

A

Adjective

Cranky, pouty, irritable

180
Q

Pinnacle

A

Noun

Highest level or degree

181
Q

Pitiable

A

Adjective

Deserving puty

182
Q

Plausible

A

Adjective

Reasonable and possibly true

183
Q

Postulate

A

Verb

To assert

184
Q

Potent

A

Adjective
Having great influence
Having a strong, chemical effect

185
Q

Pragmatic

A

Adjective

Practical, useful

186
Q

Precedent

A

Noun

An example or subject from earlier in time

187
Q

Predecessor

A

Noun

Someone who comes before you (usually in position or office)

188
Q

Prescribe

A

Verb
To command order
To issue authorization for medications

189
Q

Principle

A

Noun

The basic truth, assumption, or rule

190
Q

Prohibit

A

Verb

To command against, to outlaw

191
Q

Prompt

A 
Adjective
Punctual, on time
Noun
A cue to begin something; instructions
Verb
To incite, propel, or cause to act
192
Q

Promulgate

A

Verb

To put into law or formally declare

193
Q

Prosecute

A

Verb

To bring criminal action against someone (in a trial)

194
Q

Provocative

A

Adjective

Intending to provoke, inspire, or arouse

195
Q

Qualitative

A

Adjective

Involving qualities of something (features and content)

196
Q

Quantitative

A 
Adjective
Involving quantities (numbers and amounts)
197
Q

Quirk

A

Noun

A strange habit

198
Q

Ramify

A

Verb

To split into two or more branches

199
Q

Rash

A

Adjective

Without attention to danger or risk

200
Q

Raw

A

Adjective
Unrefined
Not processed; uncooked (as in food)

201
Q

Readily

A

Adverb

Right away and without difficulty

202
Q

Reconsideration

A

Noun

Thinking again about a previously made choice

203
Q

Reform

A

Noun
A change for the better; improvement
Verb
To improve via change

204
Q

Refute

A

Verb

To prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect

205
Q

Reinforce

A

Verb

To strengthen or add support to

206
Q

Reluctantly

A

Adverb

Somewhat unwillingly

207
Q

Renounce

A

Verb
To give up (usually power or a position)
To cast off

208
Q

Reproach

A

Verb

To criticize

209
Q

Repudiate

A

Verb
To refuse to recognize
To cast off

210
Q

Retention

A

Noun

The act of keeping something

211
Q

Satiated

A

Adjective

Satisfied (usually in hunger)

212
Q

Savvy

A

Adjective

Having practical intelligence or knowledge

213
Q

Scandalous

A

Adjective

Morally offensive, often causing damage to one’s reputation

214
Q

Scorn

A

Verb

To look down on with disdain

215
Q

Scrupulous

A

Adjective

Paying great attention to detail

216
Q

Scrutinize

A

Verb

To examine carefully and critically

217
Q

Secrete

A

Verb

To produce or release (a substance)

218
Q

Sentiment

A

Noun
Opinion
A tender or moving gesture

219
Q

Sheer

A

Adjective

So thin that light can shine through

220
Q

Simple

A

Adjective
Easy; not complex
Undecorated

221
Q

Sinister

A

Adjective

Ominous; evil

222
Q

Solidarity

A

Noun

The joining of commonalities or common purposes among a group

223
Q

Sparingly

A

Adverb

Insufficiently, meagerly, or in a restricted manner

224
Q

Spawn

A

Verb
To release eggs
To call forth or generate

225
Q

Spur

A

Verb

To stimulate or incite

226
Q

Squalid

A

Adjective

Run-down, sordid, or sleazy

227
Q

Stark

A

Adjective

Very plain; devoid of any details or features

228
Q

Static

A

Adjective
Motionless
Changeless

229
Q

Subordinate

A 
Adjective
Lower in rank
Noun
Someone lower in rank
Verb
To make dependent on or put at a lower rank
230
Q

Subsequently

A

Adverb

Happening later or after something

231
Q

Substantial

A

Adjective

Very large in amount of degree

232
Q

Substantiate

A

Verb

To strengthen with new evidence or facts

233
Q

Subtle

A

Adjective

Hard to detect or analyze

234
Q

Sufficient

A

Adjective

Enough; just meeting a requirement

235
Q

Surly

A

Adjective

Unfriendly; inclined to anger

236
Q

Surmount

A

Verb

To get on top of or overcome

237
Q

Susceptible

A

Adjective

To be vulnerable (to something)

238
Q

Tactful

A

Adjective

Skilled at dealing with people

239
Q

Taut

A

Adjective

Pulled tight

240
Q

Teeming

A 
Adjective 
Abundantly filled (usually with living organisms)
241
Q

Temperament

A

Noun

Usual mood or feelings

242
Q

Tentative

A

Adjective

Not yet finalized

243
Q

Transparent

A

Adjective
See-through; so thin that light can shine through
Truthful or easy to perceive

244
Q

Treacherous

A

Adjective

Dangerous and unstable

245
Q

Tremendous

A

Adjective

Very large, good, or bad in degree or size

246
Q

Ubiquitous

A

Adjective

Being everywhere at once

247
Q

Unadorned

A

Adjective

Undecorated, plain

248
Q

Undermine

A

Verb

To weaken or subvert (usually gradually or secretly)

249
Q

Underscore

A

Verb

To emphasize or give additional weight to

250
Q

Undulate

A

Verb

To move as rippled or in a wavy pattern

251
Q

Unilateral

A

Adjective

One-sided

252
Q

Unjust

A

Adjective

Unfair; not justified

253
Q

Unmitigated

A

Adjective

Downright, utter, total

254
Q

Unprecedented

A

Adjective

Completely new and never having happened before; historic

255
Q

Unveil

A

Verb

To make visible; to reveal

256
Q

Urge

A

Noun
Desire or impulse
Verb
To encourage or persuade

257
Q

Validate

A

Verb

To prove or declare valid

258
Q

Viability

A

Noun

Ability to be done in a practical or useful way

259
Q

Vital

A

Adjective

Urgently necessary

260
Q

Vow

A

Verb

To promise

261
Q

Warrant

A

Verb

To prove to be reasonable

262
Q

Yield

A 
Noun
Production of an amount 
Verb
To give way to or surrender to 
To produce or supply

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