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Conjecture

A

Opinion without proof
Hunch
Guess
Hypothesis

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Candid

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Straightforward
Honest
Sincere

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Tryst

A

Meeting between lovers

Date

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Clandestine

A

Done secretly
Hidden
Covert
Sly

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Preeminence

A

Being better
Ascendancy
Predominance
supremacy

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Hearsay

A

Something heard from another person
Gossip
Rumor

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Voluble

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Energetically Talking a lot
Chatty
loquacious

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Concede

A 
To admit 
To give away
Accept
Admit 
Cede
Confess
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Corroborate

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To support or help prove a point
Justify
Authenticate
Validate

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Vindicate

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To prove someone innocent
Exonerate
Absolve

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Mendacity

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State of telling lies
Deceit
Deception
Prevarication

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Cavalcade

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Series of related things
Line of vehicles
Array

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Imminent

A

Happening very soon
Impending
Forthcoming
Immediate

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Cascading

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Large number of things flowing
Things that happen quick
Overflow
Descend
Gush
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Plethora

A

Extra amount
Over abundance
Profusion
Plenty

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Substantiate

A

Prove true
Affirm
confirm
Corroborate

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Empirical

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Based on experience
Factual
Experimental
Observational

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Spate

A

Large number of things in short period
Deluge
Succession

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Eminent

A

Well known
Renowned
Illustrious
Famed

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Hamper

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To slow or hinder
Hinder
Obstruct restrict

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Surreptitious

A

Done secretly
Hidden
Clandestine
Covert

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Myriad

A

Large number of things
Innumerable
Countless

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Lugubrious

A

Full of sorrow
Gloomy
Mournful
Sorrowful

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Avarice

A

Strong desire for money
Greed
frugality
Avidity

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Eulogy

A

Speech honoring someone who died
Tribute
Citation

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Ascetic

A

Strict life that avoids pleasure
Disciplined
austere

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Effusive

A

Expressing lots of emotion
Ebullient
Emotional
Exuberant

27
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Diminutive

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Indicates something is small
Or nickname
Miniature
Minute

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Ebullient

A 
Lively
Enthusiastic 
Bubbly
Effervescent 
Elated
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Bombastic

A

Inflated speech
Pretentious
Pompous
Grandiose

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Sprightly

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Full of life/energy
Bouncy
Cheerful
Energetic

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Dirge

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Slow song expressing sorrow
Elegy
Hymn

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Infinitesimal

A

Extremely small
Microscopic
Minuscule
Negligible

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Copious

A

Large amount
Abundant
Extensive

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Dearth

A

Lack of
Absence
Deficiency

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Deluge

A 
Large flood
Or give large amount
Avalanche 
Barrage
Flood
Inundate
37
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Surfeit

A 
Too much of an amount
Plethora 
abundance 
Profusion
Indulgence
37
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Inundate

A 
Flood
Or give large amount
Deluge 
Overwhelm 
Drown
37
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Bolster

A 
Make stronger
Or a bag
Buttress
Advocate
Aid
Support
39
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Pecuniary

A

Relating to cash
Monetary
Economic
Financial

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