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Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hiddne from view; not detectable by ordinay means; to hide, conceal; eclipse; matters involving the supernatural

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Occult

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A special right or privilege; a special quality showing exellence

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Prerogative

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To attempt to dissuage someone from some curse or decision by earnest reasoning

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Expostulate

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Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

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Nominal

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A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

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Innuendo

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Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

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Callow

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Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

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Brusque

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Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

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Petulant

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To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

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Ameliorate

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To make amends, make up for; to avert

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Expiate

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Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intesity or lack of restraint

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Lurid

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A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action

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Ferment

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Used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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Hackneyed

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Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

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Decadence

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Saliva or musus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

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Drivel

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Resulting from chance rather than rom an inherent cause or character; accidnetal, not essential; acquired, not congenital

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Adventitious

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To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

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Infringe

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A gap, opening, break

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Hiatus

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Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

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Intrinsic

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Resulting from or marked by lack or attention; unintentional, accidental

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Inadvertent

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To assign or refer to, attribute

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Ascribe

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A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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Coalition

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To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

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Simulate

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Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

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Sangfroid

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Wearied, worn-out, dulled

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Jaded

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Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier form a province or colony

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Provincial

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A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

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Epitome

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To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

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Intercede

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Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

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Amorphous

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To mock, treat with contempt

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Flout

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To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

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Wheedle

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To steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use

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Peculate

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By virtue of holding a certain office

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Ex Officio

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Relating to, characteristic of, or situatted on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

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Insular

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A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality

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Megalomania

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Persistent, showing industry and determination

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Sedulous

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One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

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Interloper

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To whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

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Scourge

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Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

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Inscrutable

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Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

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Anomalous

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Lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time

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Transient

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Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

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Ennui

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To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

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Remonstrate

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Roundabut, not direct

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Circuitous

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Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

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Erudite

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Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

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Salutary

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A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

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Caveat

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The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

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Approbation

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Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

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Lassitude

50
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A rule of conduct or action

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Precept

51
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To punish severely; to criticize severely

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Castigate

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To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effore

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Extricate

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Worthy, deserving recognitioon and praise

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Meritorious

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Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contraty; unpredictable

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Fractious

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Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

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Resilient

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Fair, just, embodying principles of justice

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Equitable

57
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To free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

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Disabuse

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To plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

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Contrive

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Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

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Straitlace

60
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To steal, especially in a neaky way and in petty amounts

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Filch

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To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof

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Surmise

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Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an extablished government

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Seditious

63
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That which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality

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Aura

64
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Incapable of being changed or called back

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Irrevocable

65
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A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

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Amnesty

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To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

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Blazon

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To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action or process

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Precipitate

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Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

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Bombastic

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Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed

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Scurrilous

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To make easy, cause to progress faster

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Expedite

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The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend

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Acculturation

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To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

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Assuage

73
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To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

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Commiserate

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Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

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Aplomb

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To urge strongly, advise earnestly

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Exhort

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Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

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Umbrage

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Dull, uniteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

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Vapid

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