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cause to feel shame

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abase

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become less in amount or intensity

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abate

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take away to an undisclosed location against their will

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abduct

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a state or condition markedly different from the norm

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aberration

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assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

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abet

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feel hatred or disgust towards

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abhor

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dwell

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abide

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of the most contemptible kind

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abject

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formally reject or disavow a formally held belief

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abjure

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the denial and rejection of a belief or doctrine

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abnegation

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terminate before beginning

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abort

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lessen, diminish, or curtail

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abridge

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revoke formally

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abrogate

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runaway, often taking something or someone along

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abscond

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the act of being formally forgiven

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absolution

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refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something

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abstain

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difficult to understand

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abstruse

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yield to another’s wish or opinion

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accede

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stress or single out as important

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accentuate

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capable of being reached

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accessible

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enthusiastic approval

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acclaim

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obliging, willing to do favors

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accommodating

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concurrence of opinion

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accord

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approach and speech to someone aggressive or incessantly

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accost

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an increase by natural growth or addition

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accretion

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sour or bitter in taste

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acerbic

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agree or express agreement

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acquiesce

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a rough or bitter manner

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acrimony

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shrewdness shown by keen insight

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acumen

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ending in a sharp point

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acute

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hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

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adamant

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having or showing knowledge, skill, and aptitude

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adept

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stick to firmly

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adhere

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scold or reprimand; take to task

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admonish

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make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color

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adorn

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quick, skillful, or adept in action or thought

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adroit

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37
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exaggerated flattery or praise

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adulation

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describe roughly or give the main points or summary of

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adumbrate

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39
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in an opposing direction

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adverse

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a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea

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advocate

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existing, living, growing, or operating in the air

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aerial

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42
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characterized by an appreciation of beauty or taste

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aesthetic

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43
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diffusing warmth and friendliness

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affable

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44
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a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

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affinity

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45
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having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

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affluent

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46
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a deliberately offensive act

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affront

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embellish, increase the scope, power, or importance of

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aggrandize

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a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together

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aggregate

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moving quickly or lightly

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agile

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50
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a person who claims the existence of god is unknowable

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agnostic

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the process of cultivating land or raising stock

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agriculture

52
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a long, narrow passage

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aisle

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liveliness and eagerness

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alacrity

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a name that has been assumed temporarily

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alias

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lessen the intensity of or calm

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allay

56
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report or maintain

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allege

57
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provide physical relief from pain

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alleviate

58
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distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose

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allocate

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distant, cold, or detached in manner

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aloof

60
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a noisy quarrel

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altercation

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bring or combine together with something else

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amalgamate

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having more than one possible meaning

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ambigous

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unable or uncertain to decide about what course to follow

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ambivalent

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make better

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ameliorate

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disposed or willing to comply

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amenable

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something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience

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amenity

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deferring warmth and friendliness

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amiable

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inclined towards or displaying love

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amorous

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having no definite form or defined shape

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amorphous

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chronically implored

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anachronistic

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capable of relieving pain

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analgesia

72
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similar or equivalent in some respects

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analogous

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an advocate of the abolition of governments

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anarchist

74
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a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

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anathema

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short account of incident

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anecdote

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loss of bodily sensation

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anasthesia

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extreme distress of body

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anguish

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having live, vigor, or spirit

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animated

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attached to

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annex

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cancel officially

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annul

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deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule

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anomaly

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having no known name or identity or known source

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anonymous

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an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility

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antagonism

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a preceding occurrence or cause of event

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antecedent

85
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of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood

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antediluvian

86
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a collection of selected literary passages

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anthology

87
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a feeling of intense dislike

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antipathy

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so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

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antiquated

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thoroughly clean and free of disease causing organisms

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antiseptic

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exact opposite

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antithesis

91
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a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune

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anxiety

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showing little or no emotion or animation

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apathetic

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being of questionable authenticity

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apocryphal

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causing shock, dismay or horror

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appalling (MBDTF reference)

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make peace with

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appease

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consider in a comprehensive way

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appraise

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anticipate with dread or anxiety

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apprehend

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official acceptance or agreement

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approbation

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operating or living or growing in water

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aquatic

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capable of being farming productively

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arable

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someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

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arbiter

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based on or subject to individual discretion or preference

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arbitrary

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giving authoritative judgement

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arbitration

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of or relating to or formed by trees

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arboreal

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requiring secret or mystic knowledge

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arcane

106
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so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

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archaic

107
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of an original pattern on which other things are modeled

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archetypal

108
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feelings of great warmth and intensity

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ardor

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lacking sufficient water or rainfall

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arid

110
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seize and take control without authority

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arrogate

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a man made object

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artifact

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a skilled worker who practices some skill or handicraft

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artisan

113
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learn or discover with confidence

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ascertain

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someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

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ascetic

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attribute or credit to

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ascribe

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a disparaging remark

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aspersion

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have an ambitious plan or lofty goal

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aspire

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attack someone physically or emotionally

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assail

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estimate the nature, quality, ability, or significance of

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assess

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marked by care and persistent effort

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assiduous

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provide physical relief, as from pain

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assuage

122
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marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

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astute

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a shelter from danger or hardship

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asylum

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turn away from sin or do penitence

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atone

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a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

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atrophy

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