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abase

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to humiliate or degrade

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abhor

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to hate/detest

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cajole

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to urge/coax

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dearth

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a lack/scarcity

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abate

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to reduce or lessen

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abject

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wretched/pitiful

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calamity

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an event with disastrous consequences

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debacle

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a disastrous failure/ disruption

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abdicate

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to give up a position (usually one of leadership)

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abjure

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to reject/renounce

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calumny

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an attempt to spoil someone’s reputation by spreading lies

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debase

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to lower the qulaity or esteme of something

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aberration

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something that differs from the norm

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abnegation

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denial of comfort to oneself

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candor

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honesty/frankness

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debacuch

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to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

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abet

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to aid/help/encourage

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abort

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to give up on a half-finished project or effort

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canny

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shrewd/careful

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debunk

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to expose the falseness of something

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abrogate

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to abolish (usually by authority)

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capacious

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very spacious

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decorous

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socially proper/appropriate

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abstruse

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hard to comprehend

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capitulate

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to surrender

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decry

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to criticize openly

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accede

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to agree

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capricious

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subject to whim/fickle

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defamatory

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harmful toward another’s reputation

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acclaim

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high praise

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carouse

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to party/celebrate

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deferential

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showing respect for another’s authority

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accolade

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high praise/special distinction

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catalyze

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to charge/inspire

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defile

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make unclean/impure

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accost

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to confront verbally

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caucus

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a meeting usually held by people working toward the same goal

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deft

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skillful/capable

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accretion

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slow growth in size or amount

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caustic

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bitter/biting/acidic

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defunct

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no longer used or existing

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acerbic

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biting/bitter in tone or taste

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cavort

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to leap about/behave boisterously

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deleterious

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harmful

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acquiesce

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to agree without protesting

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censure

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harsh criticism

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delineate

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to describe/outline/shed light on

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acrimony

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bitterness/discord

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cerebral

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related to the intellect

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demagogue

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a leader who appeals to a people’s prejudices

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acumen

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keen insight

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chronicle

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a written history

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demarcation

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the marking of boundaries or categories

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acute

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sharpe, severe

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circuitous

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roundabout

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demean

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to lower the status or stature of something

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adamant

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impervious/immovable/unyielding

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circumlocution

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indirect and wordy language

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demure

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quiet/modest/reserved

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admonish

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to coaution/criticize/reprove

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circumscribed

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marked off/bounded

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denigrate

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to belittle/diminish the opinion of

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adroit

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skillful/dexterous

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circumspect

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cautious

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denounce

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to criticize publicly

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adulation

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extreme praise

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circumvent

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to get around

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deplore

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to feel or express sorrow/disapproval

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adumbrate

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to sketch out in a vague way

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clairvoyant

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able to perceive things that normale people cannot

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depravity

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wickedness

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adverse

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antagonistic/unfavorable/dangerous

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clamor

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loud noise

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deprecate

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to belittle/depreciate

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aerial

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somehow related to the air

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clandestine

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secret

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derelict

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abandoned/rundown

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affable

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friendly/amiable

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cleave

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to divide into parts

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deride

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to laugh at mockingly/scorn

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affluent

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rich/wealthy

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clemency

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mercy

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derivative

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taken directly from a source/unoriginal

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affront

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an insult

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cloying

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sickeningly sweet

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desecrate

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to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

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aggrandize

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to increase or make greater

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coagulate

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to thicken/clot

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desiccated

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dried up/dehydrated

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aggregate

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a whole or total

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coalesce

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to fuse into a whole

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desolate

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deserted/dreary/lifeless

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aggrieved

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distressed/wronged/injured

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cobbler

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a person who makes or repares shoes

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despondent

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feeling depressed/discouraged/ hopeless

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agile

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quick/nimble

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coerce

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to make somebody do something by force or threat

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despot

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one who has total power and rules brutally

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alacrity

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eagerness/speed

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cogent

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intellectually convincing

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destitute

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impoverished/utterly lacking

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allay

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to soothe/ease

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cognizant

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aware/mindful

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deter

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to discourage/prevent from doing

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allege

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to assert (usually without proof)

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collateral

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secondary

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devious

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not straightforward/deceitful

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aloof

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reserved/distant

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colloquial

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characteristic of informal conversation

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diaphanous

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light/airy/transparent

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ambivalent

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having opposing feelings

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collusion

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secret agreement/conspiracy

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didactic

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intended to instruct

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ameliorate

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to improve

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colossus

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a gigantic statue or thing

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diffident

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shy/quiet/modest

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amenable

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willing/compliant

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commensurate

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corresponding in size or amount

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dilatory

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tending to delay/cause delay

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amiable

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disposed to please

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commodious

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roomy

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diminutive

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small/miniature

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amicable

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friendly

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compelling

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forceful/demanding attention

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dirge

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a mournful song (especially for a funeral)

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amorphous

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without definite shape or type

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complacent

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self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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disaffected

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rebellious/resentful of authority

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anachronistic

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being out of correct chronological order

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complement

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to complete/make perfect

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disavow

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to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

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analgesic

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something that reduces pain

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complicit

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being an accomplice in a wrongful act

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discomfit

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to thwart/baffle

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analogous

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similar to/so that an analogy can be drawn

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compunction

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distress caused by feeling guilty

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discordant

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not agreeing/not in harmony with

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anathema

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a cursed or detested person

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concede

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to accept as valid

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discursive

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rambloing/lacking order

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antecedent

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something that came before

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conciliatory

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friendly/agreeable

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disdain

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to scorn/hold in low esteem

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antediluvian

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ancient

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concomitant

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accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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disheartened

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feeling a loss of spirit or morale

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anthology

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a selected collection of writings/songs

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concord

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harmonious agreement

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disparage

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to criticize or speak ill of

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antipathy

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a strong dislike/repungance

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condolence

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an expression of sympathy in sorrow

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disparate

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sharply differing/containing sharply contrasting elements

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antiquated

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old/out of date

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condone

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to pardon/deliberately overlook

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dispatch

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to send off to accomplish a duty

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antiseptic

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clean/sterile

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conduit

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a pipe or channel through which something passes

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disrepute

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a state of being held in low regard

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apocryphal

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fictitious/false/wrong

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confection

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a sweet or fancy food

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dissemble

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to conceal/fake

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apprehend

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to seize/arrest

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conflagration

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great fire

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disseminate

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to spread widely

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approbation

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praise

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confluence

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a gathering together

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dissent

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to disagree

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appropriate

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to take/make use of

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confound

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to frustrate/confuse

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dissuade

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to persuade someone not to do something

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arable

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suitable for growing crops

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congeal

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to thicken into a solid

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distend

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to swell out

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arbiter

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one who can resolve a dispute or make a decision

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congenial

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pleasantly agreeable

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dither

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to be indecisive

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arbitrary

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based on factors that appear random

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congruity

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the quality of being in agreement

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divulge

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to reveal something secret

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arbitration

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the process or act of resolving a dispute

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connive

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to plot/scheme

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dogmatic

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aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles

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arboreal

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of or relating to trees

60
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consecrate

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to dedicate something to a holy purpose

60
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dour

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stern/joyless

61
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arcane

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obscure, secret, known only by a few

61
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consensus

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an agreement of opinion

61
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dubious

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doubtful/of uncertain quality

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archaic

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of or relating to an earlier period of time/outdated

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consign

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to give something over to another’s care

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duplicitly

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crafty dishonesty

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archetypal

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the most representative or typical example of something

63
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consonant

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in harmony

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duress

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hardship/thread

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ardor

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extreme vigor/energy/enthusiasm

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constituent

A

an essential part

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ebullient

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extremely lively/enthusiastic

65
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arid

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excessively dry

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constrain

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to forcibly restrict

65
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eclectic

A

consisting of a diverse variety of elements

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arrogate

A

to take without justification

66
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construe

A

to interpret

66
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edict

A

an order/decree

67
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artisan

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a craftsman

67
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consummate

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to complete a deal/extremely skilled and accomplished

67
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efface

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to wipe out/obliterate/rub away

68
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ascertain

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to perceive/learn

68
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contemporaneous

A

existing during the same time

68
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effervescent

A

bubbly/lively

69
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ascetic

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practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline (usually religious)

69
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contentious

A

having a tendency to quarrel or dispute

69
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efficacious

A

effective

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ascribe

A

to assign/credit/attribute to

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contravene

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to contradict/oppose/violate

70
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effrontery

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impudence/nerve/insolence

71
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aspersion

A

a curse/expression of ill-will

71
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contrite

A

penitent/eager to be forgiven

71
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effulgent

A

radiant/splendorous

72
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assail

A

to attack

72
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contusion

A

bruise/injury

72
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egregarious

A

extremely bad

73
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assiduous

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hard-working/diligent

73
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conundrum

A

puzzle or problem

73
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elegy

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a speech given in honor of a dead person

74
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assuage

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to ease/pacify

74
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convene

A

to call together

74
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elicit

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to bring forth/draw out/evoke

75
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astute

A

very clever/crafty

75
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convivial

A

characterized by feasting/drinking/merriment

75
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elucidate

A

to clarify/explain

76
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asylum

A

a place of refuge/protection/a sanctuary

76
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convoluted

A

intricate/complicated

76
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elude

A

to evade/escape

77
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atrophy

A

to wither away/decay

77
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copious

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profuse/abundant

77
Q

embezzle

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to seteal mony by falsifying records

78
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audacious

A

excessively bold

78
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corpulence

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extreme fatness

78
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emend

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to correct or revise a written text

79
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augment

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to add to/expand

79
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corroborate

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to support with evidence

79
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eminent

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distinguished/prominent/famous

80
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auspicious

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favorable/indicative of good things

80
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cosmoplitan

A

sophisticated/worldly

80
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emollient

A

soothing

81
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austere

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very bare/bleak

81
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coup

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a brilliant/unexpected act

81
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emote

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to express emotion

82
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avarice

A

excessive greed

82
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covert

A

secretly engaged in

82
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empirical

A

based on observation or experience

83
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avenge

A

to seek revenge

83
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covet

A

to desire enviously

83
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emulate

A

to imitate

84
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balk

A

to stop/block abruptly

84
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culmination

A

the climax toward which something progresses

84
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enamor

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to fill with love/fascinate

85
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banal

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dull/commonplace

85
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culpable

A

deserving blame

85
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encumber

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to weigh down/burden

86
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bane

A

a burden

86
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cultivate

A

to nurture/improve/refine

86
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enervate

A

to weaken/exhaust

87
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bard

A

a poet (often a singer as well)

87
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cunning

A

sly/clever at being deceitful

87
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enfranchise

A

to grant the vote to

88
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beguile

A

to trick/deceive

88
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cupidity

A

gered/strong desire

88
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engender

A

to bring about/create/generate

89
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behemoth

A

something of tremendous power or size

89
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cursory

A

brief to the point of being superficial

89
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enigmatic

A

mystifying/cryptic

90
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benign

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favorable/not threatening/mild

90
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curt

A

abruptly and rudely short

90
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enmity

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ill will/hatred/hostility

91
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bequeath

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to pass on/give

91
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curtail

A

to lessen/reduce

91
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ennui

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boredom/weariness

92
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berate

A

to scold vehemently

92
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enthrall

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to charm/hold spellbound

93
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bereft

A

devoid of/without

93
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ephemeral

A

short-lived/fleeting

94
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beseech

A

to beg/plead/implore

94
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epistolary

A

relating to or contained in latters

95
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bilk

A

cheat/defraud

95
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epitome

A

a perfect example/embodiment

96
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blandish

A

to coax by using flattery

96
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equanimity

A

composure

97
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blight

A

a plague/disease

97
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equivocal

A

ambiguous/uncertain/undecided

98
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bombastic

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exxcessively confident/pompous

98
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erudite

A

learned

99
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boon

A

a gift or blessing

99
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eschew

A

to shun/avoid

100
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bourgeois

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a middle-class person/capitalist

100
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esoteric

A

understood by only a select few

101
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brazen

A

excessively bold/brash

101
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espouse

A

to take up as a cause/support

102
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brusque

A

short/abrupt/dismissive

102
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ethereal

A

heavenly/exceptionally delicate or refined

103
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buffet

A

to strike with force

103
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etymology

A

the history of words (their origin and development)

104
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burnish

A

to polish/shine

104
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evanescent

A

fleeting/momentary

105
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buttress

A

to support/hold up

105
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evince

A

to show/reveal

106
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exacerbate

A

to make more violent/intense

107
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exculpate

A

to free from guilt or blame/exonerate

108
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execrable

A

loathsome/detestable

109
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exhort

A

to urge/prod/spur

110
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exigent

A

urgent/critical

111
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exonerate

A

to free from guilt or blame/exculpate

112
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expedient

A

advisable/advantageous/serving one’s self-interest

113
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expiate

A

to make amends for/atone

114
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expunge

A

to obliterate/eradicate

115
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expurgate

A

to remove offensive or incorrect parts (usually of a book)

116
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extant

A

existing/not destroyed or lost

117
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extraneous

A

irrelevant/extra/not necessary

118
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extricate

A

to disentangle

119
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exult

A

rejoice

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