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1
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abase

A

behaving to degrade someone

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abate

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(something bad) become less intense

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abdicate

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renounce one’s throne

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abet

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encourage or assist to do wrong

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abjure

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renounce sadly

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abnegation

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renounce

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abrogate

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repeal

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efficacious

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successful in producing an intended result

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accretion

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process of growth or increase

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capricious

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sudden changes of mood

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effrontery

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insolent

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paucity

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scarcity

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tenable

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defendible

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perfunctory

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carried out with not much effort

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incisive

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clear

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ebullient

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overflowing with enthusiasm

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abstrute

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hard to understand

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acerbic

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sour

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impecunious

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poor

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pellucid

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translusant

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adumbrate

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outline

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perspicuity

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clear

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scurrilous

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abusive

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cloying

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causing disgust

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collusion

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secret agreement

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emote

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pretend to show emotion

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fetid

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gross smelling

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incendiary

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used to set on fire

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neophyte

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beginner

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pert

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bold

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tome

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book

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torpid

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innactive

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torrid

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hot

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tractable

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controlled

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commendation

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recommendation

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compunction

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anxiety

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disavow

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disclaim responsibility for

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discordant

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disagreeing

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flaccid

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limp

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potentate

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rular

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servile

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fawning

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sinuous

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alot of bends

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solipsistic

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only self exists belief

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vindicate

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accusation

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apocryphal

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not sure if authentic

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confluence

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flowing together

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equanimity

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mental and emotionally stability

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equivocal

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doubtful

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imbibe

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drink

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inimical

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unfavorable

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iniquity

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gross injustice

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innocuous

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harmless

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opulent

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rich

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prescient

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foresight

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consign

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hand over

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contravene

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oppose

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contrite

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sincere remorse

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disrepute

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low regard

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dissemble

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conceal truth

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requisition

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requiring

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aspersion

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criticism

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exculpate

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clear from blame

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exonerate

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to clear from blame

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interlocutor

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someone who is in conversation

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promulgate

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declaration

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propitious

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favorable

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protean

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variable

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quotidian

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daily or customary

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rescind

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repeal

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cupidity

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eager

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expunge

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erase

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expurgate

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removing stuff that is offesnive

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inundate

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flood

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