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Abate

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To reduce in amount or severity

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Abscond

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To leave secretly

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Abstain

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To choose not to do something

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Abyss

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An extremely deep hole

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Adulterate

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To make impure

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Advocate

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To speak in favor of

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Aesthetic

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Concerning the appreciation of beauty

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Aggrandize

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To increase in power, influence and reputation

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Alleviate

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To make more bearable

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Amalgamate

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To combine or mix together

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Ambiguous

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Doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted in different ways

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Ameliorate

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To make better or improve

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Anachronism

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Something out of place in time

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Analogous

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Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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Anomaly

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Deviation from what is normal

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Antagonize

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To annoy or provoke to anger

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Antipathy

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Extreme dislike

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Apathy

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Lack of interest or emotion

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Arbitrate

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To judge a dispute between 2 opposing parties

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Archaic

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Ancient, old fashioned

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Ardor

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Intense and passionate feeling

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Articulate

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Able to speak clearly and expressively

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Assuage

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To make something unpleasant less severe

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Austere

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Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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Attenuate

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To reduce in force or degree; to weaken

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Audacious

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Fearless and daring

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Banal

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Predictable, cliched, boring

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Bolster

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To support, prop up

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Bombastic

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Pompous in speech and manner

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Cacophony

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Harsh, jarring noise

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Candid

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Impartial and honest in speech

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Capricious

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Changing ones mind quickly and often

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Castigate

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Punish or criticize harshly

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Catalyst

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Something that brings about Change in something else

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Caustic

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Biting in wit

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Chaos

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Great disorder of confusion

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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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Chicanery

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Deception by means of craft or guile

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Cogent

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Convincing and well reasoned

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Condone

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To overlook, pardon or disregard

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Convoluted

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Intricate, complicated

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Corroborate

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To provide supporting evidence

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Credulous

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Too trusting, gullible

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Crescendo

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Steadily increasing in volume or force

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Decorum

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Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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Deference

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Respect, courtesy

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Deride

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To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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Desiccate

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To dry out thoroughly

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Desultory

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Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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Diatribe

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An abusive, condemnatory speech

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Diffident

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Lacking in self-confidence

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Dilate

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To make larger, to expand

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Dilatory

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Intended to delay

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Dilettante

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Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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Dirge

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Funeral hymn or mournful speech

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Disabuse

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To set right or free from error

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Discern

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To perceive or recognize

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Disparate

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Fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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Dissemble

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To prevent a false appearance; to disguise ones real intentions or character

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Dissonance

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Harsh and disagreeable combination; often of sounds

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Dogma

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Firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

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Dogmatic

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Dictatorial in ones opinions

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Dupe

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To deceive; a person easily decieved

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Eclectic

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Selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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Efficacy

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Effectiveness

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Elegy

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A sorrowful poem or speech

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Eloquent

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Persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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Emulate

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To copy; try to equal or excel

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Enervate

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To reduce in strength

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Engender

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To produce, cause or being about

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Enigma

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A puzzle; a mystery

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Abscond

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To leave secretly

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Abstain

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To choose not to do something

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Abyss

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An extremely deep hole

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Adulterate

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To make impure

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Advocate

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To speak in favor of

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Aesthetic

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Concerning the appreciation of beauty

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Aggrandize

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To increase in power, influence and reputation

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Alleviate

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To make more bearable

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Amalgamate

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To combine or mix together

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Ambiguous

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Doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted in different ways

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Ameliorate

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To make better or improve

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Anachronism

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Something out of place in time

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Analogous

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Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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Anomaly

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Deviation from what is normal

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Antagonize

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To annoy or provoke to anger

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Antipathy

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Extreme dislike

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Apathy

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Lack of interest or emotion

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Arbitrate

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To judge a dispute between 2 opposing parties

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Archaic

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Ancient, old fashioned

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Ardor

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Intense and passionate feeling

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Articulate

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Able to speak clearly and expressively

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Assuage

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To make something unpleasant less severe

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Austere

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Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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Attenuate

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To reduce in force or degree; to weaken

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Audacious

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Fearless and daring

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Banal

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Predictable, cliched, boring

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Bolster

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To support, prop up

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Bombastic

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Pompous in speech and manner

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Cacophony

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Harsh, jarring noise

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Candid

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Impartial and honest in speech

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Capricious

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Changing ones mind quickly and often

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Castigate

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Punish or criticize harshly

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Catalyst

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Something that brings about Change in something else

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Caustic

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Biting in wit

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Chaos

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Great disorder of confusion

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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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Chicanery

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Deception by means of craft or guile

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Cogent

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Convincing and well reasoned

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Condone

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To overlook, pardon or disregard

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Convoluted

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Intricate, complicated

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Corroborate

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To provide supporting evidence

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Credulous

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Too trusting, gullible

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Crescendo

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Steadily increasing in volume or force

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Decorum

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Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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Deference

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Respect, courtesy

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Deride

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To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

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Desiccate

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To dry out thoroughly

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Desultory

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Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

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Diatribe

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An abusive, condemnatory speech

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Diffident

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Lacking in self-confidence

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Dilate

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To make larger, to expand

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Dilatory

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Intended to delay

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Dilettante

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Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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Dirge

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Funeral hymn or mournful speech

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Disabuse

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To set right or free from error

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Discern

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To perceive or recognize

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Disparate

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Fundamentally different; entirely unlike

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Dissemble

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To prevent a false appearance; to disguise ones real intentions or character

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Dissonance

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Harsh and disagreeable combination; often of sounds

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Dogma

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Firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

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Dogmatic

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Dictatorial in ones opinions

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Dupe

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To deceive; a person easily decieved

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Eclectic

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Selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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Efficacy

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Effectiveness

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Elegy

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A sorrowful poem or speech

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Eloquent

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Persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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Emulate

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To copy; try to equal or excel

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Enervate

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To reduce in strength

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Engender

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To produce, cause or being about

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Enigma

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A puzzle; a mystery

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Enumerate

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To count, list or itemize

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a Short time

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Equivocate

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To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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Erratic

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Wandering and unpredictable

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Erudite

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Learned, scholarly, bookish

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Esoteric

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Known or understood by only a few

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Estimable

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Admirable

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Euology

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Speech in praise of someone

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Euphemism

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Use of an offensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

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Exacerbate

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To make worse

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Exculpate

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To clear from blame; prove innocent

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Exigent

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Urgent, requiring immediate action

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Exonerate

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To clear from blame

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Explicit

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Clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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Fanatical

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Acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

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Fawn

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To grovel; suck up

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Fervid

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Intensely emotional; feverish

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Florid

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Excessively decorated or embellished

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Foment

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To arouse or excite

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Frugality

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A tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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Garrulous

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Tending to talk a lot

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Gregarious

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Outgoing, sociable

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Guile

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Deceit or trickery

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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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Homogeneous

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Of a similar kind

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Iconoclast

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One who opposes established beliefs

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Imperturbable

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Not capable of being disturbed

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Impervious

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Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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Impetuous

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Quick to act without thinking

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Implacable

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Unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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Inchoate

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Not fully formed; disorganized; rudimentary

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Ingenuous

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Showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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Insipid

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Lacking interest or flavor

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Intransigent

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Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

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Inundate

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To overwhelm; to cover with water

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Iracible

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Easily made angry

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Laconic

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Using few words

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Laconic

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Using few words

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Lament

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To express sorrow or grieve

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Laud

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To give praise; glorify

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Lavish

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To give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant

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Lethargic

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Acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Lucid

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Clear and easily understood

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Luminous

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Bright, brilliant, glowing

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Malinger

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To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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Malleable

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Capable of being shaped

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech comparing 2 different things; a symbol

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful about details

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Misanthrope

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A person who hates mankind

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Mitigate

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To soften, to lessen

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Mollify

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To calm or make less severe

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Monotony

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Lack of variation

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Naive

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Lacking sophistication or experience

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Obdurate

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Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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Obsequious

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Overly submissive; easy to please

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Obstinate

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Stubborn. Unyielding

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Obviate

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To avoid/prevent, remove

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Occlude

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To stop up; prevent passage of

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Onerous

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Troublesome and oppressive

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Opaque

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Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light

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Opprobrium

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Public disgrace

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Paradox

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A contradiction or dilemma

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Paragon

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Model of excellence or perfection

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Pedant

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Someone who shows off learning

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Perfidious

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Willing to betray ones trust

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Perfunctory

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Done in a routine way, indifferent

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Permeate

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To penetrate

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Philanthropy

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Charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

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Placate

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To sooth or pacify

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Plastic

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Able to be molded, altered or bent

213
Q

Plethora

A

Excess

214
Q

Pragmatic

A

Practical as opposed to idealistic

215
Q

Precipitate

A

To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

216
Q

Prevaricate

A

To lie or deviate from the truth

217
Q

Pristine

A

Fresh and clean; in corrupted

218
Q

Prodigal

A

Lavish; wasteful

219
Q

Proliferate

A

To increase in number quickly

220
Q

Propitiate

A

To conciliate; to appease (agreeing to raise wages for angry union members)

221
Q

Propriety

A

Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs

222
Q

Prudence

A

Wisdom, caution, or restraint

223
Q

Pungent

A

Sharp and irritating to the senses

224
Q

Quiescent

A

Motionless

225
Q

Rarefy

A

Make thinner or sparser

226
Q

Repudiate

A

To reject the validity of

227
Q

Reticent

A

Silent, reserved

228
Q

Rhetoric

A

Effective writing or speaking

229
Q

Satiate

A

To satisfy fully or overindulge

230
Q

Soporific

A

Causing sleep or lethargy

231
Q

Specious

A

Deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible or attractive

232
Q

Stigma

A

A mark of shame or discredit

233
Q

Stolid

A

Unemotional; lacking sensitivity

234
Q

Sublime

A

Lofty; grand

235
Q

Tacit

A

Done without using words (making an agreement without using words)

236
Q

Taciturn

A

Silent; not talkative

237
Q

Tirade

A

Long, harsh speech or verbal attack

238
Q

Torpor

A

Extreme mental and physical sluggishness

239
Q

Transitory

A

Temporary, lasting a brief time

240
Q

Vacillate

A

To away physically; to be indecisive

241
Q

Venerate

A

To respect deeply

242
Q

Veracity

A

Filled with truth and accuracy

243
Q

Verbose

A

Wordy

244
Q

Vex

A

To annoy

245
Q

Volatile

A

Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

246
Q

Waver

A

To fluctuate between choices

247
Q

Whimsical

A

Acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable

248
Q

Zeal

A

Passion, excitement

249
Q

Perfidy

A

An act of treachery

250
Q

Expiate

A

Atonement

251
Q

Preclude

A

Prevent

252
Q

Sophistry

A

A false argument; a fallacious argument

253
Q

Complaisance

A

Tendency to yield to the will of others

254
Q

Didactic

A

Teaching someone in a patronizing way

255
Q

Pavonine

A

Colorful

GRE 200 Words To Know (3 decks)

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