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abdicate

A

to resign

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aberration

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deviation (a departure from what is normal or expected)

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acronym

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a word made up of initials of other words

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acumen

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mental sharpness

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aghast

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terrified; shocked

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agnostic

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skeptic, unbeliever

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anarchy

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lawlessness, disorder

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anathema

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something or someone loathed or detested

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appendage

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something added on to something else; a supplement

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apportion

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to distribute proportionally

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artifice

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trickery, clever trick

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artisan

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a person skilled in craft

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averse

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reluctant

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aversion

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a strong feeling of dislike

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benevolent

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generous, charitable

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benighted

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ignorant; unenlightened

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brink

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edge

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bristle

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one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals

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carcinogenic

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causing cancer

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cardinal

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most important; crucial; chief

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chortle

A

to chuckle with glee

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chronic

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constant

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colloquial

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conversational

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collusion

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conspiracy

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confederate

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an ally; an accomplice

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confer

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to exchange ideas; to consult with; to bestow

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contretemps

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an embarrassing occurrence

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contrite

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admitting guilt

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credulous

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eager to believe; gullible

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crescendo

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a gradual increase in the volume of a sound

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deduce

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to conclude from the evidence

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deem

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to form or have an opinion

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deplore

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to regret deeply or strongly; lament

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deploy

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to arrange in a position of readiness

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discern

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to discriminate; to differentiate

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disclaim

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to deny any claim to; to renounce

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distinguish

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to tell apart

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distraught

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mad

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effectual

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effective; adequate

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efficacy

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effectiveness

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enfranchise

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to grant voting rights

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engaging

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charming; pleasing; attractive

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eulogy

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praise

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eulogy

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a spoken or written tribute to a person, especially if that person has just died

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exterminator

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destroyer

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extol

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to praise highly

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fickle

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likely to change for no good reason

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fidelity

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loyalty

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frenetic

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frantic, frenzied

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frugal

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economical; penny-pinching (simple and costing little)

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habituate

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to train; to accustom to a situation

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hackneyed

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made common by overuse

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illicit

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illegal; not permitted by law

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imbue

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to saturate or impregnate with moisture, color, etc.

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incantation

A

chant

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incarnation

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embodiment

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infraction

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violation; infringement; the breaking of a law

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infrastructure

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the basic framework of a system; foundation

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interminable

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seemingly unending; tediously long

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intermittent

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occasional; repeatedly starting and stopping; recurrent

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kinetic

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active; lively

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labyrinth

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maze

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magnanimous

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forgiving; not resentful

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magnate

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rich businessperson

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meticulous

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precise and careful about details; fussy

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microcosm

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world in miniature

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nihilism

A

belief in the absence of all values and morals

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nirvana

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a blissful, painless, worry-free state

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opprobrious

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damning; extremely critical; disgraceful

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opulent

A

luxurious

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paroxysm

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a sudden, violent outburst; a severe attack

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parsimonious

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stingy

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pertinent

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relevant

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perturb

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to disturb greatly

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postulate

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axiom (assumed truth) (positive)

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posture

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the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole

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pristine

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perfectly clean and untouched; uncontaminated

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privation

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lack of comforts or necessities; poverty

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provisional

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conditional; temporary; tentative

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provocation

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the act of provoking; incitement; cause

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rampant

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uncontrollable; raging

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rancor

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bitter resentment

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remission

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the temporary or permanent disappearance of a disease; pardon

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remonstrate

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to argue against

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revel

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to take great pleasure or delight

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revere

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to honor

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schism

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division; separation; discord or disharmony

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scintillate

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to sparkle

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sobriety

A

state of being sober

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solace

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consolation; comfort

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stratum

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layer

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stricture

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restriction

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surreptitious

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sneaky

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surrogate

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substitute

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thwart

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to prevent from accomplishing a purpose

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timorous

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fearful; easily frightened

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underwrite

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to sponsor; to subsidize; to insure

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uniform

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consistent

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vilify

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to defame

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vindicate

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to clear from suspicion

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