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chronological

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adj. arranged in order of time

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circuitous

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adj. roundabout

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circumlocution

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n. indirect and wordy language

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circumscribed

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adj. marked off, bounded

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circumspect

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adj. cautious; aware of what’s around you

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circumvent

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v. to go around an established route or authority

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clairvoyant

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adj. able to perceive things that normal people cannot

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clamor

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n. loud noise; to loudly insist

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clandestine

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adj. secret

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cleave

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v. to divide into parts; v. to stick together firmly

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clemency

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n. mercy

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clergy

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n. members of Christian holy orders

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cloying

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adj. sickeningly sweet

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coagulate

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v. to thicken, clot

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coalesce

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v. to fuse into a whole

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cobbler

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n. a person who makes or repairs shoes

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coerce

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v. to make somebody do something by force or threat

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cogent

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adj. intellectually convincing

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cognizant

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adj. aware, mindful

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coherent

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adj. logically consistent, intelligible

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collateral

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adj. secondary; n. security for debt

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colloquial

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adj. characteristic of informal conversation

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collusion

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n. secret agreement, conspiracy

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colossus

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n. a gigantic statue or thing

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combustion

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n. the act or process of burning

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commendation

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n. a notice of approval or recognition

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commensurate

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adj. corresponding in size or amount

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commodious

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adj. roomy

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compelling

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adj. forceful, demanding attention

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compensate

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v. to make an appropriate payment for something

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complacency

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n. self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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complement

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v. to complete, make perfect or whole

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compliant

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adj. ready to adapt oneself to another’s wishes

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complicit

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adj. being an accomplice in a wrongful act

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compliment

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n. an expression of esteem or approval

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compound

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v. to combine parts; n. a combination of different parts; n. a walled area containing a group of buildings

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comprehensive

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adj. including everything

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compress

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v. to apply pressure, squeeze together

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compunction

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n. distress caused by feeling guilty

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concede

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v. to accept as valid

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conciliatory

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adj. friendly, agreeable

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concise

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adj. brief and direct in expression

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concoct

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v. to fabricate, make up

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concomitant

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adj. accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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concord

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n. harmonious agreement

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condolence

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n. an expression of sympathy in sorrow

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condone

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v. to pardon, deliberately overlook

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conduit

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n. a pipe or channel through which something passes

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confection

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n. a sweet, fancy food

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confidant

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n. a person entrusted with secrets

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conflagration

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n. great fire

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confluence

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n. a gathering together

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conformist

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n. one who behaves the same as others

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confound

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v. to frustrate, confuse

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congeal

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v. to thicken into a solid

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congenial

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adj. pleasantly agreeable

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congregation

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n. a gathering of people, especially for religious services

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congruity

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n. the quality of being in agreement

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connive

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v. to plot, scheme

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consecrate

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v. to dedicate something to a holy purpose

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consensus

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n. an agreement of opinion

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consign

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v. to give something over to another’s care

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consolation

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n. an act of comforting

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consonant

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adj. in harmony

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constituent

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n. an essential part

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constrain

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v. to forcibly restrict

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construe

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v. to interpret

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consummate

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v. to complete a deal or ceremony

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consumption

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n. the act of consuming

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contemporaneous

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adj. existing during the same time

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contentious

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adj. having a tendency to quarrel or dispute

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contravene

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v. to contradict, oppose, violate

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contrite

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adj. penitent, eager to be forgiven

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contusion

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n. bruise, injury

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conundrum

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n. puzzle, problem

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convene

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v. to call together

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convention

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n. an assembly of people; n. a rule, custom

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convivial

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characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment

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convoluted

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adj. intricate, complicated

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copious

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adj. profuse, abundant

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cordial

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adj. warm, affectionate

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coronation

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n. the act of crowning

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corpulence

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adj. extreme fatness

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corroborate

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v. to support with evidence

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corrosive

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adj. having the tendency to erode or eat away

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cosmopolitan

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adj. sophisticated, worldly

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counteract

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v. to neutralize, make ineffective

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coup

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n. a brilliant, unexpected act; n. the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority

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covert

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adj. secretly engaged in

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credulity

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n. readiness to believe

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crescendo

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n. a steady increase in intensity or volume

92
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criteria

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n. standards by which something is judged

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culmination

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n. the climax toward which something progresses

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culpable

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adj. deserving blame

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cultivate

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v. to nurture, improve, refine

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cumulative

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adj. increasing, building upon itself

97
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cunning

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adj. sly, clever at being deceitful

98
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cupidity

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n. greed, strong desire

99
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cursory

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adj. brief, to the point of being superficial and inadequate

100
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curt

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adj. abruptly and rudely short

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curtail

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v. to lessen, reduce

102
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daunting

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adj. intimidating, causing one to lose courage

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dearth

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n. a lack of scarcity

104
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debacle

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n. a disastrous failure, disruption

105
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debase

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v. to lower the quality or esteem of something

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debauch

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v. to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

107
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debunk

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v. to expose the falseness of something

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decorous

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adj. socially proper, appropriate

109
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decry

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v. to criticize openly in an effort to devalue

110
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deface

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v. to ruin or injure something’s appearance

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defamatory

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adj. harmful toward another’s reputation

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defer

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v. to postpone something; yield to another’s wisdom

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deferential

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adj. showing respect for another’s authority

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defile

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v. to make unclean, impure

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deft

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adj. skillful, capable

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defunct

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adj. no longer used or existing

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delegate

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v. to hand over responsibility for something

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deleterious

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adj. harmful

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deliberate

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adj. intentional, reflecting careful consideration

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delineate

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v. to describe, outline, shed light on

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demagogue

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n. a leader who appeals to a people’s prejudices

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demarcation

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n. the marking of boundaries or categories

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demean

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v. to lower the status or stature of something

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demure

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adj. quiet, modest, reserved

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denigrate

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v. to belittle, diminish the opinion of

126
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denounce

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v. to criticize publicly

127
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deplore

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v. to feel or express sorrow, disapproval

128
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depravity

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n. wickedness

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deprecate

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v. to belittle, depreciate

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derelict

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adj. abandoned, run-down

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deride

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v. to laugh at mockingly, scorn

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derivative

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adj. taken directly from a source, unoriginal

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desecrate

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v. to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

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desiccated

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adj. dried up, dehydrated

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desolate

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adj. deserted, dreary, lifeless

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despondent

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adj. feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

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despot

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n. one who has total power and rules brutally

138
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destitute

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adj. impoverished, utterly lacking

139
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deter

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v. to discourage, prevent from doing

140
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devious

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adj. not straightforward, deceitful

141
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dialect

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n. a variation of a language

142
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diaphanous

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adj. light, airy, transparent

143
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didactic

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adj. intended to instruct; adj. overly moralistic

144
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diffident

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adj. shy, quiet, modest

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diffuse

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v. scatter, thin out, break up; adj. not concentrated, scattered, or disorganized

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dilatory

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adj. tending to delay, causing delay

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diligent

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adj. showing care in doing one’s work

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diminutive

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adj. small or miniature

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dirge

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n. a mournful song, especially for a funeral

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disaffected

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adj. rebellious, resentful of authority

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disavow

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v. to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

152
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discern

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v. to perceive, detect

153
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disclose

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v. to reveal, make public

154
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discomfit

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v. to thwart, baffle

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discordant

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adj. not agreeing, not in harmony with

156
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discrepancy

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n. difference, failure of things to correspond

157
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discretion

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n. the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgement

158
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discursive

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adj. rambling, lacking order

159
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disdain

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v. to scorn, hold in low esteem; n. scorn, low esteem

160
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disgruntled

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adj. upset not content

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disheartened

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adj. feeling a loss of spirit or morale

162
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disparage

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v. to criticize or speak ill of

163
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disparate

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adj. sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements

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dispatch

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v. to send off to accomplish a duty

165
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dispel

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v. to drive away, scatter

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disperse

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v. to scatter, cause to scatter

167
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disrepute

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n. a state of being held in low regard

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dissemble

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v. to conceal, fake

169
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disseminate

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v. to spread widely

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dissent

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v. to disagree; n. the act of disagreeing

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dissipate

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v. to disappear, cause to disappear; v. to waste

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dissonance

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n. lack of harmony or consistency

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dissuade

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v. to persuade someone not to do something

174
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distend

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v. to swell out

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dither

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v. to be indecisive

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divine

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adj. godly, exceedingly wonderful

177
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divisive

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adj. causing dissent, discord

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divulge

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v. to reveal something secret

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docile

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adj. easily taught or trained

180
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dogmatic

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adj. aggressively and arrogantly sure about unproved principles

181
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dormant

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adj. sleep or temporarily inactive

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dour

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adj. stern, joyless

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dubious

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adj. doubtful, of uncertain quality

184
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duplicity

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n. crafty dishonesty

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duress

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n. hardship, threat

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dynamic

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adj. actively changing

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ebullient

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adj. extremely lively, enthusiastic

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eclectic

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adj. consisting of a diverse variety of elements

189
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ecstatic

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adj. intensely and overpoweringly happy

190
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edict

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n. an order, decree

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efface

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v. to wipe out, obliterate, rub away

192
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effervescent

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adj. bubbly, lively

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efficacious

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adj. effective

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effrontery

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n. impudence, nerve, insolence

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effulgent

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adj. radiant, splendorous

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egregious

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adj. extremely bad

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elaborate

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adj. complex, detailed, intricate

198
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elated

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adj. overjoyed, thrilled

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elegy

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n. a speech given in honor of a dead person

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elicit

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v. to bring forth, draw out, evoke

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