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Terse

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Short, abrupt

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Define resolute

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Determined

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Vanquish

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To defeat or conquer in battle

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Cautious

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Careful in actions or behavior

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Lethargic

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Sluggish, inactive, decipher

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Fawn (v)

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To act in a servile (slavish) manner

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Jeer (v)

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Taunt, ridicule

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Adrift

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Wandering aimlessly; afloat with out direction

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Query

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A question; to call into question

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Impure

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Lacking in purity; containing something unclean

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Disinterested

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Impartial; unbiased

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Pathetic

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Sad, pitiful, tending to arouse sympathy

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Resignation most nearly means

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Losing

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Tangible most nearly means

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Real

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Feasible most nearly means

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Workable

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Impure means the opposite of

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Unalloyed

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Scale means the opposite of

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Descend

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Levity means the opposite of

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Gravity

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Clandestine

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Secret

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Rankle

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Irk

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Genuine

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Authentic

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Magnanimous means the opposite of

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Greedy

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Loquacious

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Chatty, fluent

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Miserly

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Greedy, stingy

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Edifice

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Structure, building

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Tome

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Large, scholarly book

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Vivacious

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Lively, spirited

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Braggart

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Person who talks boastingly

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Grave most nearly means

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Serious

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Delegate most nearly means

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Assign

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Favor most nearly means

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Prefer

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Benevolence

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Charity

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Insomnia

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Inability to sleep

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Inscribe

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Imprint, write

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Conspire

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Plot, scheme with someone

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Verify

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To confirm, validate

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Facilitate

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Assist the progress of

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Dormant

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Inactive, sleeping

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Explicate

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Clarify, expand

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Illegible

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Unreadable

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Laurels

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Honor

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Dear means the opposite of

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Cheap

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Torrid

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Very hot

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Aloof

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Remote

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Acute

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Deeply perceptive

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Conspicuous

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Obvious, easily seen

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Abdicate

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Give up a right, position, or power

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Erroneous

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Mistaken

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Viscous

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Thick, glutinous

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Opulent

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Luxurious

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Interminable

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Never ending

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Logy

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Lethargic, lacking energy

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Cede

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Yield, transfer title to some one else

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Eschew

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Shun, abstain from, avoid

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Ambulatory

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To be able to move

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Iota

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A tine amount, a minuscule protein

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Plethora

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A great amount

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Canting

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Setting something at an angle

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Lull

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Soothe

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Insidious

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Describes something that’s spreads harmful in a subtle or stealthy manner

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Unguent

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Ointment used to sooth or heal

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Auspicious

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Encouraging, favorable

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Ravenous

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Very hungry

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Impetuous

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Acting with out thinking

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Obstreperous

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Noisy

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Elucidate

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Explain in detail

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Orator

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Speaker

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Intransigent

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Difficult, stubborn, unyielding

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Partisanship

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Bias

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Transient

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Temporary, brief

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Castigate

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Criticize. People castigate others for their wrong doings.

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Maven

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An expert

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Supplicant

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Humble beggar

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Neophyte

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Beginner

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Exculpate

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Clear from blame

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Ex-

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Remove, undo

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Culpa-

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Guilt, blame

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Coax

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Persuade, plead

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Tactile

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Touchable, tangible

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Invigorate

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Stimulate, renew

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Triage

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(n) the process of sorting victims as of a battle or disaster

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Congeal

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Coagulate, to change from a soft or fluid state to a ridged or harden state

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Whimsical

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Playful, fanciful

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Polarize

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(v) to divide into sharply opposing fractions

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Dandy

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Fine, excellent, elegant in dress or manners

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Mar

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Hurt, damage

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Hamper

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Hinder, interfere with

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Incredulous

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Unbelieving, distrust

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Immaculate

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Clean, unspoiled

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Wary

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Careful, cautious

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Rudimentary

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Basic, fundamental

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Convoke

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Meet, assemble in a group

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Laceration

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A large cut

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Quixotic

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Idealistic, impracticable

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Pedantic

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Bookish, precise

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Idler

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Lethargic person

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Piqué

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Anger, irritation, excite

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Scrutinize

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Observe intensely

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Beseech

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Request with great fervor (enthusiasm)

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Epicurean

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Loving food and finer things

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Meander

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Walk aimlessly

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Prattle

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Babble

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Diluvial

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Having to do with a flood

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Zealous

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Enthusiastic

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Querulous

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Grouchy, hard to please

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Mercurial

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Flighty, temperamental

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Histrionic

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Overly dramatic

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Prefix contra means?

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Against

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Root dict means?

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Speak

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Melodious

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Harmonious, musical

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(v) Entreated

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Begged

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Lackluster

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Dull

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Affable

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Likable

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Hedonist

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A person how seeks pleasure above other values

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Acer/acri

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Sour, sharp, bitter

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Beli/bel/pug

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Fight, war

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Bene

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Good

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Chron

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Time

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Circ

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Around

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Dic/dict/dit

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Speak, talk

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Loqu/ locut/log

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Speak, talk

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Luc/ lum/ lun/ lus

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Light

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Mal

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Bad

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Omni

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All, ever

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Path

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Feel

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Phot/ photo

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Light

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Pop

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People

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Simil/ simul

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Same

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Spec/ spic

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See

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Sym/ syn

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Together

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Terr/ terra

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Earth

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Ver

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True

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Vid/ vis

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See

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Viv/vita/vivi

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Life

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Pretentious

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Snobbish, conceited

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Nullify

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Make nada or nothing

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Levity

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Funniness, silliness

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Indubitable

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Unquestionable

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Vapid

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Flat, dull

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Ornate

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Fancifully decorated

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Florid

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Very elaborate

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Disingenuous

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Insincere

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Conflagration

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Large fire

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Reminiscent

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Remembering something fondly

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Vehement

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Intense

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Diatribe

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Criticism

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Cogitate

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Deliberate

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Invidious

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Offensive

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration

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Innocuous

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Innocent

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