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Set1 Flashcards

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abate

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to decrease; reduce

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abdicate

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to give up a position, right, or power

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aberrant

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deviating from what is normal

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abeyance

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temporary suppression or suspension

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abject

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miserable; pitiful

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abjure

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to reject; abandon formally

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abscission

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the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant

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abscond

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to depart secretly

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abstemious

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moderate in appetite

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abstinence

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the giving up of certain pleasures

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abysmal

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very bad

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accretion

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growth in size or increase in amount

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accrue

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to accumulate; grow by additions

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adamant

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uncompromising; unyielding

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adjunct

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something added, attached, or joined

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admonish

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to caution or reprimand

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adulterate

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to corrupt or make impure

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aesthetic

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relating to beauty or the arts

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affected

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pretentious; phony

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affinity

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fondness; liking; similarity

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aggrandize

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to make larger or greater

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aggregate

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amounting to a whole; total

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alacrity

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cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

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allay

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to lessen; ease; soothe

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allure

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the power to entice by charm

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amenity

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something that increases comfort

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amulet

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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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anodyne

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something that calms or soothes pain

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apothegm

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a terse, witty saying

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apprise

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to inform

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apropos

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relevant

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artifact

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item made by human craft

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astringent

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harsh; severe

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atavism

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in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence

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avuncular

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like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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bacchanalian

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pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry

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banter

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playful conversation

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bard

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poet

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bawdy

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obscene

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beatify

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to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to

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belie

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to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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bifurcate

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to divide into two parts

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blase

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bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned

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bovine

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cowlike

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brazen

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bold; shameless

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broach

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to mention for the first time

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bucolic

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characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral

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cadge

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to beg; sponge

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canard

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false; deliberately misleading story

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canon

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an established set of principles; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works

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cant

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insincere talk; language of a particular group

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captious

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faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument

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carnal

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of the flesh or body; related to physical appetities

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cartography

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science of making maps

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caste

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any of the hereditary social classes in Hindu society; social stratification

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cataclysm

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a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

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catalyst

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something that causes change

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categorical

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absolute; without exception

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caucus

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smaller group within an organization

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causal

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involving a cause

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celestial

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concerned with sky or heavens; sublime

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centrifugal

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moving away from a center

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centripetal

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moving or directed toward a center

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champion

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to defend or support

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chasten

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to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue

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chicanery

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trickery; fraud

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chivalry

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the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women

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clamor

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noisy outcry

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clique

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a small, exclusive group

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coda

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concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes

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codify

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to systematize

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cognizant

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informed; conscious; aware

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collage

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artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements

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commensurate

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proportional

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compendium

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brief, comprehensive summary

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complement

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something that completes or makes up a whole

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compliant

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yielding

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compunction

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uneasiness caused by guilt

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concave

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curving inward

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conciliatory

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overcoming distrust or hostility

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concoct

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to invent

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concomitant

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existing concurrently

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condone

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to overlook voluntarily; forgive

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confound

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to baffle; perplex; mix up

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congenial

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similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to

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conjugal

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pertaining to marriage agreement

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connoisseur

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expert in matters of taste; expert knowledge or training

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conscript

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a person compulsorily enrolled for military service

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consecrate

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to declare sacred

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contend

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to assert

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contentious

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quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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contiguous

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touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

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continence

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self-control; abstention from sexual activity

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contumacious

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disobedient; rebellious

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conundrum

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riddle; puzzle with no solution

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convention

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practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device

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converge

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to approach; come together; tend to meet

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convex

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curved outward

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convivial

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sociable

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convoluted

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twisted; complicated

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copious

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abundant; plentiful

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coquette

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woman who flirts

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cornucopia

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horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

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cosmology

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study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe

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covetous

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desiring something owned by another

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credo

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statement of belief or principle; creed

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daunt

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to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

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dearth

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scarcity

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debauchery

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corruption

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decorum

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proper behavior

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defame

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to malign; harm someone’s reputation

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default

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to fail to act

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deference

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respect; regard for another’s wish

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defunct

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no longer existing

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delineate

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to represent or depict

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demographic

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related to population balance

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demotic

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pertaining to people

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denizen

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an inhabitant; a regular visitor

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clairvoyant

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one who can predict the future; psychic

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corroboration

A

confirm or give support to

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