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Abandon

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Total lack of inhibition

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Abate

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To reduce; to decrease

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Abet

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To aid, to act as an accomplice

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Abjure

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to renounce under oath; to abandon forever; to abstain from

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Abnegate

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To give up; to deny to oneself

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Abortive

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Ending without results

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Abrogate

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to annul; to abolish by authoritative action

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Abscond

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To leave quickly in secret

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Abstemious

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done sparingly; consuming in moderation

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Accede

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To express approval, to agree to

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Acclivity

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an incline or upward slope, the ascending side of a hill

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Accretion

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A growth in size, an increase in amount

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Acme

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The highest level or degree attainable

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Actuate

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to put into motion, to activate; to motivate or influence to activity

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Acuity

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sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to resolve fine detail

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Acumen

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Sharpness of insight, mind, and understanding; shrewd judgement

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adamant

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stubbornly unyielding

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adept

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extremely skilled

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adjudicate

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to hear and settle a matter; to act as a judge

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adjure

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to appeal to

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admonish

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to caution or warn gently inn order to correct something

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adroit

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skillful;highly competent; accomplished

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adulation

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excessive flattery or admiration

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adumbrate

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to give a hint or indication of something to come

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aerie
a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling
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affected
phony, artificial
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aggregate
a collective mass, the sum total
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algorithm
an established procedure for solving a problem or equation
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alimentary
pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion
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allay
to lessen, ease, reduce in intensity
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amity
friendship, goodwill
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amorphous
having no definite form
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animus
a feeling of animosity or goodwill
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anodyne
a source of comfort; a medicine that relieves pain
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anomaly
a deviation from the common rule, something that is difficult to classify
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anthropomorphic
suggesting human characteristics for animals and inanimate things
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antiquated
too old to be fashionable or useful
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aphorism
a short statement of a principle
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aplomb
self-confident assurance, poise
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apostate
one who renounces a religious faith (or leaves a group)
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apposite
strikingly appropriate or well adapted
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apprise
to give notice to, inform
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appropriate
to assign to a particular purpose, allocate
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arable
suitable for cultivation
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arcane
secret, obscure; known only to a few
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archipelago
a large group of islands
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arrears
unpaid, overdue debts or bills; neglected obligations
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arrogate
to claim without justificationl to claim for oneself without right
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Askance
with disapproval; with a skeptical sideways glance
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assent
to agree, as to a proposal
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atavistic
characteristic of a former era, ancient
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autocrat
a dictator
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aver
to declare to be true; affirm
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avuncular
like an uncle in behavior, especially in kindness and warmth
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awry
crooked, askew, amiss
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balk
to stop short and refuse to go on
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ballast
a structure that helps stabilize or steady
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beatific
displaying calmness and joy, relationg to a state of celestial happiness
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becalm
to stop the progress of; to sooth
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becloud
to make less visible; to obscure, or blur
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bedraggled
soiled, wet and limped; dilapidated
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beget
to produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth; to bring about
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behemoth
somethign of mostrous size or power; huge creature
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beneficent
pertaining to an act of kindness
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berate
to scold harshly
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bilious
ill-tempered, sickly, ailing
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blasphemous
cursing, profane; extremely irreverent
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blatant
completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner
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blithely
merrily, lightheartedly cheerful; without appropriate thought
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bombastic
high sounding but meaningless; ostentatiously lofty in style
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bovine
relating to cows; having qualities characteristic of a cow. such as sluggishness or dullness
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braggart
a person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner
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broach
to mention or suggest for the first time
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bucolic
pastoral, rural
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burnish
to polish; to make smooth and bright
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bursar
a treasurer or keeper of funds
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cache
a hiding place; stockpile
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cacophony
a jarring, unpleasant noise
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calumny
a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation
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cantankerous
having a difficult, uncooperative, or stubborn disposition
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captious
marked by the tendency to point out trivial faults; intended to confuse in an argument
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cataclysmic
severely destructive
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catalyst
something that provokes or speeds up significant change, especially without being affected by the consequences
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caucus
a closed committee within a political party; a private committee meeting
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caustic
biting, sarcastic
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cede
to surrender possession of something
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celerity
speed, haste
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censorious
critical; tending to blame and condemn
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certitude
assurance, freedom from doubt
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cessation
a temporary or complete halt
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chary
watchful, cautious; extremely shy
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chimerical
fanciful; imaginary, impossible
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circuitous
indirect, roundabout
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circumvent
to go around, avoid
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cloying
sickly sweet, excessive
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coagulate
to clot; cause to thicken
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cogent
logically forceful; compelling, convincing
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colloquial
characteristic of informal speech
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commute
to change a penalty to a less severe one
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complacent
self-satisfied, smug

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