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Abash

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To make ashamed

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Abjure

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to state publicly that you will give up a particular belief or way of behaving

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Aboriginal

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Native, dating back to beginning

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Acclaim

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Praise publicly, enthusiastically

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Abnegate

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To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce

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Bristle

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To stiffen with anger

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Bestow

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To present as a gift; confer

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Cataclysm

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A violent upheaval; an earthquake; a horrible flood

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Cavalier

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Showing a lack of proper concern

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Chaff

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Worthless stuff

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Construe

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To interpret

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Corroborate

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To confirm; to back up with evidence

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Champion

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To defend; to support

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Daunt

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To make fearful; to intimidate

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Dearth

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Lack; scarcity

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Docile

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Easily taught; obedient; easy to handle

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Doctrinaire

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Inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic

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Dolt

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A stupid person; dunce

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Dotage

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Senility; foolish affection

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Draconian

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Harsh; severe; cruel

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Eccentric

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behaving or appearing in a way that is unusual and different from most people

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Eclectic

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Choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources

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Efface

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To erase; to rub away the features of

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Fabrication

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A lie; something made up

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Furtive

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Secretive; sly

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Garrulous

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Talkative; chatty

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Hackneyed

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Overused; trite; stale

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Ideology

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A system of social or political ideas

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Idiosyncrasy

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A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual

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Illicit

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Illegal; not permitted

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Imminent

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Just about to happen

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Insuperable

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Unable to be overcome; insurmountable; overwhelming

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Interloper

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Intruder; trespasser; unwanted person

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Kinetic

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Having to do with motion; lively; active

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Laconic

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Using few words, especially to the points of seeming rude

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Magnanimous

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Forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous

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Magnate

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A rich, powerful, or very successful business-person

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Obdurate

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Stubborn and insensitive

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Pacify

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To calm someone down; to placate

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Palliate

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To relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; toe assuage; to mitigate

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Pejorative

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Expressing contempt or disapproval

42
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Palpable

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Capable of being touched; obvious, tangible

43
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Rebuke

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To criticize sharply

44
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Relinquish

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To release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing

45
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Reprehensible

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Worthy of blame or censure

46
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Sacrosanct

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Sacred; held to be inviolable

47
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Stigmatize

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Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval

48
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Stipulate

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Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement

49
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Tangential

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Only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral

50
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Volition

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The faculty or power of using one’s will

51
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To make ashamed

A

Abash

52
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to state publicly that you will give up a particular belief or way of behaving

A

Abjure

53
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Native, dating back to beginning

A

Aboriginal

54
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Praise publicly, enthusiastically

A

Acclaim

55
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To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce

A

Abnegate

56
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To stiffen with anger

A

Bristle

57
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To present as a gift; confer

A

Bestow

58
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A violent upheaval; an earthquake; a horrible flood

A

Cataclysm

59
Q

Showing a lack of proper concern

A

Cavalier

60
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Worthless stuff

A

Chaff

61
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To interpret

A

Construe

62
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To confirm; to back up with evidence

A

Corroborate

63
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To defend; to support

A

Champion

64
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To make fearful; to intimidate

A

Daunt

65
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Lack; scarcity

A

Dearth

66
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Easily taught; obedient; easy to handle

A

Docile

67
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Inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic

A

Doctrinaire

68
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A stupid person; dunce

A

Dolt

69
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Senility; foolish affection

A

Dotage

70
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Harsh; severe; cruel

A

Draconian

71
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behaving or appearing in a way that is unusual and different from most people

A

Eccentric

72
Q

Choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources

A

Eclectic

73
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To erase; to rub away the features of

A

Efface

74
Q

A lie; something made up

A

Fabrication

75
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Secretive; sly

A

Furtive

76
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Talkative; chatty

A

Garrulous

77
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Overused; trite; stale

A

Hackneyed

78
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A system of social or political ideas

A

Ideology

79
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A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual

A

Idiosyncrasy

80
Q

Illegal; not permitted

A

Illicit

81
Q

Just about to happen

A

Imminent

82
Q

Unable to be overcome; insurmountable; overwhelming

A

Insuperable

83
Q

Intruder; trespasser; unwanted person

A

Interloper

84
Q

Having to do with motion; lively; active

A

Kinetic

85
Q

Using few words, especially to the points of seeming rude

A

Laconic

86
Q

Forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous

A

Magnanimous

87
Q

A rich, powerful, or very successful business-person

A

Magnate

88
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Stubborn and insensitive

A

Obdurate

89
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To calm someone down; to placate

A

Pacify

90
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To relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; toe assuage; to mitigate

A

Palliate

91
Q

Expressing contempt or disapproval

A

Pejorative

92
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Capable of being touched; obvious, tangible

A

Palpable

93
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To criticize sharply

A

Rebuke

94
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To release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing

A

Relinquish

95
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Worthy of blame or censure

A

Reprehensible

96
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Sacred; held to be inviolable

A

Sacrosanct

97
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Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval

A

Stigmatize

98
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Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement

A

Stipulate

99
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Only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral

A

Tangential

100
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The faculty or power of using one’s will

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Volition

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