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1
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Desiccate

A

To dry out thoroughly

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2
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Deride

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To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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3
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Deference

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Respect, courtesy

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4
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Decorum

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Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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5
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Crescendo

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Steadily increasing volume or force

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Credulous

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Too trusting; gullible

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Corroborate

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To provide supporting evidence

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Convoluted

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Intricate and complicated

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Condone

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To overlook, pardon, or disregard

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10
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Cogent

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Convincing and well reasoned

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11
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Chicanery

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Deception by means of craft or guile

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12
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Chauvinist

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Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

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13
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Caustic

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Biting in wit

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14
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Catalyst

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Something that brings about a change in something else

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15
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Castigate

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To punish or criticize harshly

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16
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Capricious

A

Changing one’s mind quickly and often

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17
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Candid

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Impartial and honest in speech

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18
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Cacophony

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Harsh, jarring noise

19
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Bombastic

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Pompous in speech and manner

20
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Bolster

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To support; prop up

21
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Banal

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Predictable, cliched, boring

22
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Austere

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Severe or stern in appearance, undecorated

23
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Audacious

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Fearless and daring

24
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Attenuate

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To reduce in force or degree; to weaken

25
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Assuage

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To make something unpleasant less severe

26
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Ardor

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Intense and passionate feeling

27
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Archaic

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Ancient, old-fashioned

28
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Arbitrate

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To judge a dispute between two opposing parties

29
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Apathy

A

Lack of interest or emotion

30
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Antipathy

A

Extreme dislike

31
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Antagonize

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To annoy or provoke to anger

32
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Anomaly

A

Deviation from what is normal

33
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Analogous

A

Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

34
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Anachronism

A

Something out of place in time

35
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Ameliorate

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To make better, improve

36
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Ambiguous

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Doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways

37
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Aggrandize

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To increase in power, influence, and reputation

38
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Aesthetic

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Concerning the appreciation of beauty

39
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Advocate

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To speak in favor of

40
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Adulterate

A

To make impure

41
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Abyss

A

An extremely deep hole

42
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Abstain

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To choose not to do something

43
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Abscond

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To leave secretly

44
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Abate

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To reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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