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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

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a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling

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affected

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phony, artificial

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aggregate

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a collective mass, the sum total

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algorithm

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an established procedure for solving a problem or equation

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alimentary

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pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion

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allay

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to lessen, ease, reduce in intensity

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amity

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friendship, goodwill

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amorphous

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having no definite form

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animus

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a feeling of animosity or goodwill

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anodyne

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a source of comfort; a medicine that relieves pain

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anomaly

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a deviation from the common rule, something that is difficult to classify

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anthropomorphic

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suggesting human characteristics for animals and inanimate things

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antiquated

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too old to be fashionable or useful

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aphorism

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a short statement of a principle

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aplomb

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self-confident assurance, poise

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apostate

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one who renounces a religious faith (or leaves a group)

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apposite

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strikingly appropriate or well adapted

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apprise

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to give notice to, inform

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appropriate

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to assign to a particular purpose, allocate

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arable

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suitable for cultivation

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arcane

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secret, obscure; known only to a few

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archipelago

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a large group of islands

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arrears

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unpaid, overdue debts or bills; neglected obligations

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arrogate

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to claim without justificationl to claim for oneself without right

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Askance

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with disapproval; with a skeptical sideways glance

50
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assent

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to agree, as to a proposal

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atavistic

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characteristic of a former era, ancient

52
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autocrat

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a dictator

53
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aver

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to declare to be true; affirm

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avuncular

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like an uncle in behavior, especially in kindness and warmth

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awry

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crooked, askew, amiss

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balk

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to stop short and refuse to go on

57
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ballast

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a structure that helps stabilize or steady

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beatific

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displaying calmness and joy, relationg to a state of celestial happiness

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becalm

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to stop the progress of; to sooth

60
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becloud

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to make less visible; to obscure, or blur

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bedraggled

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soiled, wet and limped; dilapidated

62
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beget

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to produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth; to bring about

63
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behemoth

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somethign of mostrous size or power; huge creature

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beneficent

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pertaining to an act of kindness

65
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berate

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to scold harshly

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bilious

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ill-tempered, sickly, ailing

67
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blasphemous

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cursing, profane; extremely irreverent

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blatant

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completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner

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blithely

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merrily, lightheartedly cheerful; without appropriate thought

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bombastic

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high sounding but meaningless; ostentatiously lofty in style

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bovine

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relating to cows; having qualities characteristic of a cow. such as sluggishness or dullness

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braggart

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a person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner

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broach

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to mention or suggest for the first time

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bucolic

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pastoral, rural

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burnish

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to polish; to make smooth and bright

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bursar

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a treasurer or keeper of funds

77
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cache

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a hiding place; stockpile

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cacophony

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a jarring, unpleasant noise

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calumny

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a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation

80
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cantankerous

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having a difficult, uncooperative, or stubborn disposition

81
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captious

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marked by the tendency to point out trivial faults; intended to confuse in an argument

82
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cataclysmic

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severely destructive

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catalyst

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something that provokes or speeds up significant change, especially without being affected by the consequences

84
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caucus

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a closed committee within a political party; a private committee meeting

85
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caustic

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biting, sarcastic

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cede

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to surrender possession of something

87
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celerity

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speed, haste

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censorious

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critical; tending to blame and condemn

89
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certitude

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assurance, freedom from doubt

90
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cessation

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a temporary or complete halt

91
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chary

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watchful, cautious; extremely shy

92
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chimerical

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fanciful; imaginary, impossible

93
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circuitous

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indirect, roundabout

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circumvent

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to go around, avoid

95
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cloying

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sickly sweet, excessive

96
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coagulate

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to clot; cause to thicken

97
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cogent

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logically forceful; compelling, convincing

98
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colloquial

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characteristic of informal speech

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commute

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to change a penalty to a less severe one

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complacent

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self-satisfied, smug

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