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Abhor

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To hate very much, to detest utterly

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Abominate

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To strongly dislike, to regard with intense aversion or loathing

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Abridge

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To shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail

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Abstruse

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Hard to understand

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Abut

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To border upon; to adjoin

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Abyss

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Bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void

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Accolade

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An award, an honor; approval, praise

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Adjunct

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Something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant

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Affidavit

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A sworn written statement

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Affinity

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A natural attraction; kinship; similarity

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Aftermath

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Events following some occurrence; a consequence of

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Aggrandize

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To increase in size; enlarge, to cause, to appear greater in power, influence

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Ajar

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Partially open

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Alienate

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To make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged

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Alleviate

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To make less severe; to relieve, to lessen

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Allure

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To entice with something desirable; tempt; power of attraction

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Aloof

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Distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved

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Also-Ran

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One who is defeated in a race, election, or competition; loser

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Altercation

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A heated quarrel

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Alternative

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The choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities, a situation presenting such a choice

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Ambiance

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Mood, feeling; general atmosphere

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Amenable

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Agreeable, responsible to authority, pleasant, willing to give to the wishes of another

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Amplify

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To make larger, louder, or more powerful

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Appalling

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Filling with dismay; causing horror or consternation

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Aptitude

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Capacity for learning; natural ability

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Archaic

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Belonging to an earlier time, ancient; outdated

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Arduous

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Hard, difficult, tiresome

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Artisan

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A worker skilled in a craft

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Askew

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To one side; crooked; awry; sidelong look of contempt

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Aspire

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To seek, attain, or achieve a goal

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Assuage

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To soothe; to make less severe; to satisfy, ease, lessen

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Astute

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Quick in discernment; shrewd, clever, keen

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Asunder

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In separate parts; apart from each other in position

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Atrophy

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To wither away

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Atypical

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Not typical, abnormal

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Austere

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Stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severely simple and plain

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Badger

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To tease, annoy , harass persistently

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Ballistics

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The study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles

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Antecedent

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Going before; preceding; an occurrence or event preceding another

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Anterior

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Situated in front

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Balm

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Something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment

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Beget

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To give birth to; to create

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Beleaguer

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To besiege; beset, surround, harass

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Bereave

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To deprive and make desolate, esp. by death; to deprive by force

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Beset

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To harass; to surround

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Bizarre

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Extremely unconventional or far-fetched

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Blather

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To talk nonsensically

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Bleak

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Depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw

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Bludgeon

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To hit or attack with heavy impact; a short, heavy thick club that has one end larger than the other

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Bucolic

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Rural or rustic in nature, country- like

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Bullwark

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A defensive wall; something serving as a principal defense

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Cache

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A hiding place, or the objects hidden in a hiding place

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Cacophony

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Harsh sounds

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Cajole

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To wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn’t want to do

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Callous

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Unfeeling, insensitive

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Callow

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Immature and inexperienced

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Candor

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Truthfulness, sincere honesty

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Capacious

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Roomy, able to hold much

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Castigate

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To criticize harshly, usually with the intention of correcting wrongdoing

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Catapult

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To launch; a device for hurling objects, a slingshot

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Catharsis

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An emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal

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Caucus

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A meeting of the members of a political party to make decisions

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Cerebral

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Of or relating to the brain or the intellect

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Certify

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To confirm formally; verify

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Chasm

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A deep opening in the earths surface; a gorge; differences of opinion, interests, loyalties

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Chattel

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An item of personal, movable property; slave

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Chide

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To scold; to voice disapproval

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Chronic

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Continuing for a long time; continuous

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Circa

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At, in, or of approximately; at an estimated historical time period

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Citadel

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A fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold

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Claimant

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A person making a claim

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Cloister

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A tranquil, secluded place

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Commodious

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Spacious, roomy, capacious

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Comprise

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To consist of; to include, to contain, to be made up of

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Congenial

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Pleasant to be around; social, agreeable

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Connoisseur

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An expert, particularly in matters of art and taste

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Consensus

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General agreement

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Coterie

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A circle of close associates or friends

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Countenance

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A person’s face, especially the expression

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Coup

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The violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment

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Couture

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Fashion designs, clothes made by fashion designers

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Cower

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To cringe in fear; to shrink away

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Cranny

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A small opening as in a wall or rock face

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Craven

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Lacking the least bit or courage; cowardly

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Creditor

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A person or entity to whom money is owned

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Criterion

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A standard or rule by which something can be judged; a basis for judgement

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Cubism

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A style of art in which the subject matter is portrayed by geometric forms, especially cubes

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Curtail

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To truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually by cutting away from

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Curvilinear

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Formed, bound, or characterized by curved lines

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Damper

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One that depresses or restrains; a dulling or deadening influence

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Dauntless

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Fearless; unintimidated

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Dearth

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Scarcity; lack

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Debacle

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A sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure

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Debase

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To lower in quality, character, or value

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Decree

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An order hacking the force of law

96
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Deduce

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To come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence

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Defame

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To libel or slander; take away a good name

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Deft

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Skillful, dexterous

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Demagogue

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A leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people

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Demonic

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One who works devilishly (a demon for work), having a persistent force or drive; fiendish

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Demur

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To object, to make exception

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Denounce

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To condemn; to expose critically

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Desiccate

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To dry out completely; dehydrate

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Dilemma

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A difficult situation where one must choose between two or more choices that seem unfavorable; any problem or predicament

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Disparage

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To belittle, say uncomplimentary things; to put down

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Dispel

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To drive away; to dissipate

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Disperse

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To scatter in various directions; distribute widely

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Dissolution

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The breaking up into parts; termination of a legal bond or contract

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Divine

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To foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess

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Docile

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Easily taught or controlled; obedient, easy to handle

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Ensemble

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A coordinated outfit or costume; a musical group

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Entice

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To lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion

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Entomb

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To place in or as if in a tomb, or a grave

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Entomology

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The scientific study of insects

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Entreat

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To ask earnestly; to implore, plead, beg

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Erudite

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Deeply learned, scholarly

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Euphonious

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Pleasing to the ear

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Evade

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To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer

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Evoke

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To summon forth, call to mind, awaken, produce, suggest

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Exhume

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To dig up from a grave; to bring to light, uncover

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Elapse

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To pass or go by (said of time)

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Elfin

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Small and sprightly; mischievous, fairylike

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Embellish

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To beauty by adding ornaments; to add fanciful or fictitious details to

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Embody

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To give bodily form to; to personify; to make part of a system

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Emit

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To send or give out; to express, utter

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Emulate

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To attempt to equal or surpass; especially through imitation

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Endure

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To carry on through despite hardships; to put up with

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Engulf

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To surround or enclose completely

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Enrage

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To put in a rage; infuriate, anger

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Enrapture

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To delight, to thrill or give pleasure

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Expunge

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To remove; to delete; to erase

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Facilitate

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To make easier, to help bring about

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Fathom

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To understand fully; to penetrate the meaning of

134
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Fawn

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To show affection

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Feign

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To give a false appearance; to pretend

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Fester

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To generate pus; to become a source of resentment or irritation

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Fetish

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Any thing or activity to which one is irrationally devoted

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Fickle

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Often changing for no reason; not loyal or consistent

139
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Fjord

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A long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills

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Fleece

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To defraud, swindle; also the wool of a sheep or similar animal `

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Forage

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To search or hunt for food and provisions

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Forbear

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To do without; to leave alone; to refrain from; to abstain

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Forsake

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To abandon, to give up, to renounce

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Fortuitous

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Good fortune occurring by accident or chance

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Fraught

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Teeming with; laden; full; involving; accompanied by

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Gamin

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A neglected boy left to run about in the streets

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Gazebo

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An outdoor structure with a roof and open sides

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Generalize

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General rather than specific; to form a general conclusion

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Giddy

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A light-headed sensation; dizzy; lightheartedly silly

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Gird

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To encircle as with a belt; to prepare as for action

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Girth

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The distance around something; circumference

152
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Gloat

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To brag greatly

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Glutton

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One who eats or consumes a great deal; having capacity to receive or withstand something

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Gossamer

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Delicate floating cobwebs; a sheer gauzy fabric; something delicate, light, flimsy

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Grandiloquent

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Attempting to impress with big words or grand gestures

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Grandiose

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Grand and impressive, especially flashy and showy

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Guile

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Cunning, deceitfulness; artfulness

158
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Guise

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Appearance, semblance

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Harangue

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A lecture, berate; along bombastic speech

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Harrowing

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Extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening

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Herbicide

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A substance used to destroy plants, especially weeds

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Histrionic

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Overly dramatic, theatrical

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Hoard

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To accumulate for future use; stockpile

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Hovel

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A small, miserable dwelling; an open, low shed

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Husbandry

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The cultivation, production, and/or management of resources of edible plants or animals

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Idiosyncrasy

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A behavioral quirk; a person’s idea about behavior different from the others

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Impede

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To obstruct or interfere with; to delay

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Incite

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To arouse to action

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Incongruous

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Not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in

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Infamy

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An evil reputation; extreme disgrace

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Herbicide

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A substance used to destroy plants, especially weeds

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Histrionic

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Overly dramatic, theatrical

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Hoard

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To accumulate for future use; stockpile

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Hovel

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A small, miserable dwelling; an open, low shed

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Husbandry

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The cultivation, production, and/or management of resources of edible plants or animals

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Idiosyncrasy

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A behavioral quirk; a person’s idea about behavior different from the others

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Impede

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To obstruct or interfere with; to delay

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Incite

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To arouse to action

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Incongruous

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Not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in

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Infamy

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An evil reputation; extreme disgrace

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Insouciant

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Calm and carefree; lighthearted

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Intervene

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To come between; to mediate, to occur between times

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Inveigle

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To tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery

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Irascible

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Easily angered, irritable

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Joust

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To engage in combat or competition; any combat suggestive of a joust

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Karma

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Fate, destiny; the force generated by a person’s good or bad actions

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Laconic

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Brief, using few words

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Lament

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To express sorrow or regret; to mourn

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Languish

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To become weak or feeble; sag with loss of strength

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Lassitude

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A condition of weariness; fatigue

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