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expiate

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to atone for

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explicate

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to explain;interpret;clarify

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expository

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explanatory

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extant

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in existence; not lost

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extemporaneous

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unrehearsed

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extirpate

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to root up; to destroy

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extraneous

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not essencial

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extrapolation

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the act of estimation by projecting known information

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extrinsic

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not inherent of essential

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facetious

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homorous

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facilitate

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to make less difficult

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factotum

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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

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fallacious

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based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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fallow

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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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fatuous

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foolishly self-satisfied

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fauna

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animals of a period o region

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fawning

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seeking flavor by flattering

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felicitous

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suitable expressed; wee-chose; appropiate

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feral

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existing in a wild or untamed state

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fervor

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warmth and intensity of emotion

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fetid

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having a bad smell

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fetter

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to bind; confine

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fiat

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arbitray order; authorization

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fidelity

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loyalty; exact correspondence

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filibuster

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use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law

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finesse

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do something in a subtle and delicate manner

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fissure

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crevice

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flag

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to droop; grow weak

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fledging

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beginner; novice

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flora

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plants of a region or era

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flout

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to treat scornfully

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flux

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flowing; a continuous moving

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foment

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to incite; arouse

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forbearance

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patience

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forestall

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to prevent; delay

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formidable

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menacing; threatening

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forswear

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renounce; repudiate

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founder

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to sink; fail; colapse

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fracas

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a loud quarrel; brawl

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fractious

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quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

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fresco

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a painting done on plaster

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frieze

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ornamental band on a wall

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froward

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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

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frugality

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thrift

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fulminate

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to attack loudly; denounce

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fulsome

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so excessive as to be disgusting

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fusion

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union; synthesis

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futile

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ineffective; useless; fruitless

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florid

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ruddy; reddish; flowery

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gainsay

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to deny; dispute; oppose

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gambol

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to frolic; leap playfully

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garrulous

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very talkative; wordy

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gauche

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coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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geniality

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cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

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gerrymander

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to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

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glib

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fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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goad

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to prod; urge on

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gossamer

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sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

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gouge

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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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grandiloquent

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pompous; bombastic

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gregarious

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outgoing; sociable

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grouse

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to complain

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guileless

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free of cunning or deceit; artless

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guise

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outward appearance; false appearance

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gullible

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easily deceived

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gustatory

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affecting the sense of taste

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halcyon

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calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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hallowed

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holy; sacred

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harangue

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long, pompous speech; tirade

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harrowing

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extremely distressing; terrifying

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herbivorous

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an animal that feeds mainly on plants

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hermetic

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tighly sealed; magical

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heterodox

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not widely accepted

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hieroglyphics

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a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; wirting or symbols that are difficult to decipher

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hirsute

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covered with hair

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histrionic

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relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical acts or performances

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homeostasis

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automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself

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homily

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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture

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homogeneous

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composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

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hyperbole

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purposeful exaggeration for effect

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iconoclastic

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attacking cherished traditions

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idolatry

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idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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igneous

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produced by fire; volcanic

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imbroglio

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complicated situation; an entanglement

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immutable

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inchangeable

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impair

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to damage; injure

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impassive

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showing no emotion

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impecunious

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poor; having no money

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impede

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to hinder; block

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impermeable

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impossible to permeate

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imperturbable

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not easily disturbed

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impervious

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incapable of being affected; impossible to penetrate

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impinge

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to strike; encroach

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implacable

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inflexible; incable of being pleased or calmed down

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implausible

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unlikely; unbelievable

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implicit

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implied; understood but not stated

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implode

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collapse inward violently

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imprecation

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curse; damnation

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impute

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to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source

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stanch

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to stop or check the flow of

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stentorian

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extremely loud

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stigma

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mark of disgrace or inferiority

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stint

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to be sparing

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stipulate

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to specify as an essential condition

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stolid

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having or showing little emotion

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stratified

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arranged in layers

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striated

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marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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stricture

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something that restrains, negative criticism

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strident

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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

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strut

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to swagger, display to impress others

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stultify

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to impair or reduce to uselessness

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stupefy

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to dull the senses of, stun, atonish

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stygian

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dark and gloomy, hellish

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subpoena

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notice ordering someone to appear in court

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subside

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to settle down, grow quiet

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substantiate

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to support with proof or evidence

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substantive

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essential

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subsume

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to include, incorporate

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subversive

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intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government

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succor

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relief, help in time of distress or want

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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sundry

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various

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supersede

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to relace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

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supine

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lying in the back, marked by lethargy

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supplant

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to replace, substitute

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suppliant

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beseeching

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supplicant

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

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supposition

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the act of assuming to be true or real

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syllogism

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a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

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sylvan

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related to the woods or forest

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tacit

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silently understood, implied

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talisman

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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

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tangential

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peripheral, irrelevant, digressing

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tautology

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unnecessary repetition

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taxonomy

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science of classification

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tenet

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belief, doctrine

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tenuous

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weak, insubstantial

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terrestrial

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earthly, commonplace

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theocracy

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government by priests representing a god

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thespian

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an actor or actress

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timbre

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voice tone color

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tirade

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long, violent speech, verbal assault

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toady

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flatterer, yes-man

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tome

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book, usually large and academic

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torpor

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lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness

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torque

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a turning or twisting force

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tortuous

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having many twists and turns, highly complex

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tout

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to promote or praise energetically

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tractable

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obedient, yielding

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transgression

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act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

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transient

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temporary, fleeting

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translucent

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partially transparent

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travail

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work, especially arduous work

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travesty

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parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature

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treatise

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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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tremulous

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trembling, frugal, timid

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trepidation

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fear and anxiety

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truculence

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aggressiveness, ferocity

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tryst

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agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous

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tumid

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swollen, distended

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turbid

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muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion

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turgid

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swollen, pompous

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tutelary

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serving as a guardian or protector

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uncanny

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myterious, strange

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undulating

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moving in waves

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unfeigned

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not false, genuine

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untenable

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not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

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untoward

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unexpected and inappropriate

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usury

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a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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vacillate

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to waver, oscillate

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vacuous

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empty, void, lacking intelligence

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valedictory

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pertaining to a farewell

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vapid

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tasteless, dull

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variegated

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varied, marked with different colors

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vaunt

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to boast, drag

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venal

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mercenary, corruptible

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vendetta

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prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

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venerate

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to adore, honor, respect

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veracious

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truthful, accurate

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verbose

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wordy

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vertigo

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dizziness

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vexation

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irritation, annoyance

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viable

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practicable, capable of developing

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vindictive

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vengeful, unforgiving

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virtuoso

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someone with master skills, expert musician

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visage

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appearance, aspect

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viscous

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thick, syrupy

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vitiate

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to impair the quality of, corrupt morally

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vituperative

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure

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vivisection

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dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

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vogue

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prevailing fashion or practice

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volatile

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tending to vary frequently, fickle

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vortex

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whirpool, center of turbulence

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warranted

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justified

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wary

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careful, cautious

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welter

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wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil

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whimsical

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fanciful, unpredictable

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wistful

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vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful

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zealot

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one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

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