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1
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abate

A

To decrease; reduce (v)

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abdicate

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To give up a position, right, or power (v)

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aberrant

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deviating from what is normal (adj)

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abeyance

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Temporary suppression or suspension (n)

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abject

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miserable; pitiful (adj)

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abjure

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To reject; abandon formally (v)

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abscission

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The act of cutting; the natural seaparation of a leaf or other part of a plant (n)
Abscise: To cut off or away (v)

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abscond

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To depart secretly (v)

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abstemious

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Moderate in appetite (adj)

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abstinence

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The giving up of certain pleasures (n)

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abysmal

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very bad (adj)

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accretion

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growth in size or increase in amount (n)

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accrue

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To accumulate; grow by additions (v)

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adamant

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Uncompromising; unyielding (adj)

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adjunct

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Something added, attached, or joined (n)

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admonish

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To caution or reprimand (v)

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adulterate

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To corrupt or make impure (v)

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aesthetic

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Relating to beauty or art (adj)

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affected

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Pretentious; phony (adj)

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affinity

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fondness; liking; similarity

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aggrandize

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To make larger or greater (v)

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aggregate

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Amounting to a whole; total (adj)

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alacrity

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Cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed (n)

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alchemy

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Medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; A seemingly magical power or process of transmutation (n)

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Allay

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To lessen; ease; soothe (v)

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Alleviate

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To relieve; improve partially (v)

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Alloy

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A combination; A mixture of tow or more metals (n)

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Allure

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The power to entice by charm (n)

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29
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Amalgamate

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To combine into a unified whole (v)

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Ambiguous

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Unclear or doubtful in meaning (adj)

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Ambivalence

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The state of having conflicting emotional attitudes (n)

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32
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Ambrosia

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Something delicious; the food of the Gods (n)

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33
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ameliorate

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To improve (v)

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amenable

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Agreeable; cooperative; suited (adj)

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amenity

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Something that increases comfort (n)

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amulet

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Ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits (n)

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anachronism

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Something out of the proper time (n)

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analgesic

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Medication that reduces or eliminates pain (n)

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analogous

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comparable (adj)

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anarchy

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Absence of government; state of disorder (n)

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anodyne

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Something that calms or soothes pain (n)

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42
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anomalous

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Irregular; deviating from the norm (adj)

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43
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antecedent

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Something that comes before (n)

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44
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antediluvian

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Prehistoric (adj)

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45
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antipathy

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dislike; hostility (n)

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46
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apathy

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indifference (n)

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47
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apex

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the highest point (n)

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48
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apogee

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The point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point (n)

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apothegm

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A terse, witting saying (n)

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appease

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To calm; pacify; placate (v)

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51
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appellation

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name (n)

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52
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apposite

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strikingly appropriate and relevant (adj)

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53
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apprise

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To inform (v)

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54
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approbation

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Praise; approval (n)

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55
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appropriate

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To take possession for one’s own use; confiscate (v)

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56
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apropos

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Relevant (adj)

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57
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arabesque

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Ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body (n)

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58
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archeology

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The study of material evidence of past human life (n)

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59
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ardor

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Great emotion or passion (n)

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arduous

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Extremely difficult; laborious (adj)

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61
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argot

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Specialized vocabulary used by a group (n)

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62
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arrest

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To stop; to seize (v)

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63
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artifact

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Item made by human craft (n)

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artless

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guileless; natural (adj)

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65
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ascetic

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One who practices self-denial (n)

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66
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asperity

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Severity; harshness; irritability

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67
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aspersion

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Slander; false rumor (n)

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assiduous

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diligent; hard-working (adj)

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69
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assuage

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To make less severe (v)

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70
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astringent

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harsh; severe (adj)

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71
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asylum

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Place of refuge or shelter (n)

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72
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atavism

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

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attenuate

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To weaken (v)

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74
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audacious

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bold; daring (adj)

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75
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austere

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Stern; unadorned (adj)

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76
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autonomous

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self-governing; independent (adj)

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77
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avarice

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greed (n)

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78
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aver

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To affirm; declare to be true (v)

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avocation

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secondary occupation (n)

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avuncular

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like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant (adj)

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81
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axiomatic

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taken for granted (adj)

82
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bacchanalian

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pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry (adj)

83
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banal

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commonplace; trite (adj)

84
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banter

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playful conversation (n)

85
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bard

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poet (n)

86
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bawdy

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obscene (adj)

87
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beatify

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To sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to (v)

88
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bedizen

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To dress in a vulgar, showy manner (v)

89
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behemoth

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huge creature; anything very large and powerful (n)

90
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belie

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To contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

91
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beneficent

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kindly; doing good (adj)

92
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bifurcate

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To divide into two parts (v)

93
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blandishment

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flattery (n)

94
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blase

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bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned (adj)

95
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bolster

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To give a boost to; prop up; support (v)

96
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bombastic

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pompous; using inflated language (adj)

97
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boorish

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rude; insensitive (adj)

98
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bovine

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cowlike (adj)

99
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brazen

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bold; shameless (adj)

100
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broach (v)

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To mention for the first time

101
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bucolic

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characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral (adj)

102
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burgeon

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To flourish (v)

103
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burnish

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To polish (v)

104
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buttress

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To reinforce; support (v)

105
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cacophonous

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unpleasant or harsh-sounding (adj)

106
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cadge

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To beg; sponge (v)

107
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callous

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thick-skinned; insensitive (adj)

108
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calumny

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false and malicious accusation; slander (n)

109
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canard

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false, deliberately misleading story (n)

110
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canon

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An established principle; a basis or standard for judgement; A group of literary works (n)

111
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cant

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Insincere talk; language of a particular group (n)

112
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cantankerous

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irritable; ill-humored (adj)

113
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capricious

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fickle (adj)

114
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captious

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faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument (adj)

115
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cardinal

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of foremost importance (adj)

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carnal

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of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites (adj)

117
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carping

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To find fault; complain (v)

118
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cartography

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Science of making maps (n)

119
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caste

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Any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification (n)

120
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castigation

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Punishment; chastisement; criticism (n)

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cataclysm

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A violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change (n)

122
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catalyst

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Something causing change (n)

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categorical

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Absolute; without exception (adj)

124
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caucus

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Smaller group within an organization (n)

125
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causal

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involving a cause (adj)

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caustic

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sarcastically biting; burning (adj)

127
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celestial

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concerning the sky or heavens; sublime (adj)

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centrifugal

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moving away from a center (adj)

129
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centripetal

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moving or directed toward a center (adj)

130
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champion

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To defend or support (v)

131
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chasten

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To correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue (v)

132
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chicanery

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Trickery; fraud (n)

133
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chivalry

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The qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women (n)

134
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churlish

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rude; boorish (adj)

135
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circuitous

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roundabout (adj)

136
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clairvoyant

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One who can predict the future; psychic

137
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clamor

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noisy outcry (n)

138
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clique

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A small, exclusive group (n)

139
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cloister

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To confine; seclude (v)

140
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coagulate

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Thicken; congeal (v)

141
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coalesce

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To cause to become one (v)

142
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coda

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Concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes (n)

143
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codify

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to systematize (v)

144
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cognizant

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Informed; conscious; aware (adj)

145
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collage

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Artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements (n)

146
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commensurate

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proportional (adj)

147
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compendium

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brief, comprehensive summary (n)

148
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complacent

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self-satisfied (adj)

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complaisant

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overly polite; willing to please; obliging (adj)

150
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complement

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Something that completes or makes up a whole (n)

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compliant

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yielding (adj)

152
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compunction

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uneasiness caused by guilt (n)

153
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concave

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curving inward (adj)

154
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conciliatory

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overcoming distrust or hostility (adj)

155
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concoct

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To invent (v)

156
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concomitant

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Existing concurrently (n)

157
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condone

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To overlook voluntarily; forgive (v)

158
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confound

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To baffle; perplex; mix up (v)

159
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congenial

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similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to (adj)

160
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conjugal

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pertaining to marriage agreement (adj)

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connoisseur

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A person possessing expert knowledge or training; A person of informed and discriminating taste

162
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conscript

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Person compulsorily enrolled for military service (n)

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consecrate

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To declare sacred (v)

164
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contend

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To assert (v)

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contentious

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quarrelsome; causing quarrels (adj)

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contiguous

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touching; neighboring; connecting without a break (adj)

167
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continence

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Self-control; abstention from sexual activity (n)

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contrite

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very sorrowful for a wrong (adj)

169
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contumacious

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disobedient; rebellious (adj)

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conundrum

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riddle; puzzle with no solution (n)

171
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convention

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Practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device (n)

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converge

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To approach; come together; tend to meet (v)

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convex

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curved outward (adj)

174
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convivial

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sociable (adj)

175
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convoluted

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twisted; complicated (adj)

176
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copious

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abundant; plentiful (adj)

177
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coquette

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Woman who flirts (n)

178
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cornucopia

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horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance (n)

179
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cosmology

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Study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe (n)

180
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covert

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hidden; secret (adj)

181
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covetous

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desiring something owned by another (adj)

182
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cozen

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To mislead by trick or fraud; deceive (v)

183
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craven

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cowardly (adj)

184
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credence

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Acceptance of something as true (n)

185
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credo

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Statement of belief or principle; creed (n)

186
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daunt

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To discourage; intimidate; dishearten (v)

187
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dearth

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scarcity (n)

188
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debauchery

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corruption (n)

189
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decorum

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Proper behavior (n)

190
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defame

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To malign; harm someone’s reputation (v)

191
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default

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To fail to act (v)

192
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deference

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Respect; regard for another’s wish (n)

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defunct

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No longer existing (adj)

194
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delineate

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To represent or depict (v)

195
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demographic

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Related to population balance (adj)

196
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demotic

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Pertaining to people (adj)

197
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demur

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To express doubt (v)

198
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denigrate

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To slur someone’s reputation

199
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denizen

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An inhabitant; A regular visitor (n)

200
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denouement

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Outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature (n)

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