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abate

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to lessen; to reduce

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abbreviate

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to shorten

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acrid

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harsh

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acrimonious

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bitter, unpleasant, nasty

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aggregate

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sum total

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aggrieve

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to mistreat; to distress

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anachronism

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incongruity/ not belonging to the same time period as

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analogy

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similarity, comparison

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appease

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to soothe, to alleviate

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appellation

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name

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artful

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crafty

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articulate

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to pronounce clearly

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avant-garde

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the vanguard; literary or artistic leading members

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avarice

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greed

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benediction

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a blessing; an utterance of good wishes

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benefactor

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donor

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breach

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a violation; a gap or break

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brevity

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briefness

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captivate

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to fascinate; to enchant; to enrapture

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captive

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prisoner

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chimera

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illusion

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choleric

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hot-tempered

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coherent

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making sense

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cohort

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a group

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condone

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to overlook; to forgive

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conducive

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promoting

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continuum

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a continuous whole

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contraband

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smuggling goods

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crass

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extremely unrefined; gross; stupid

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craven

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cowardly

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decry

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to condemn or to depreciate by proclamation

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dedication

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offering

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depict

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to represent by or as if a painting; portray; delineate

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deplete

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to decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out

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disaffect

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to cause to lose affection; to estrange; to alienate

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disarray

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disorder; confusion

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distend

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to swell

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distinct

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separate; different; clear and unmistakeble

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edify

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to enlighten; to improve the mind

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efface

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erase

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endemic

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native

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enervate

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to reduce the strength of

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ethereal

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heavenly

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ethics

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the moral standards governing behavior

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exquisite

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extraordinarily fine or beautiful; intense

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extant

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still in existence

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fiasco

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a complete failure or disaster; an incredible

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fragmentary

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incomplete; disconnected; made up of fragments

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fraternal

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like brothers

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guile

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cunning

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guise

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appearance; semblance

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idyllic

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naturally peaceful

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igonominy

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deep disgrace

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inaugurate

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to begin a public office officially

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incandescent

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brilliant

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inflammatory

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fiery; tending to arouse passion or anger; incendiary

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influx

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inflow

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interloper

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intruder

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interlude

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a pause

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juxtapose

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to place side by side

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karma

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good or bad emanations from someone or something

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machination

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scheming evil activity

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mercurial

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emotionally unpredictable

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metamorphosis

A

magical change of form

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neophyte

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beginner; novice

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nepotism

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favoritism

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onerous

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burdensome; oppressive

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opaque

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impossible to see through

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parochial

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narrow in point of view

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parody

A

satirical imitation

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perpetuate

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to make something perpetual (continue indefinitely) ; to stop from perishing

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perquisite

A

job-related privilege

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posterity

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future generations; descendants; heirs

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posthumous

A

occurring after one’s death; published after the death of the author

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primal

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first; original; of the greatest importance

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pristine

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unspoiled; original; pure

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provident

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frugal

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provincial

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narrow in outlook

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quotidian

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daily; everyday; ordinary

80
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ramification

A

consequence

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relentless

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continuous

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relinquish

A

to surrender

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retrospect

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looking backward; to review

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revamp

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to patch up or restore

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savant

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a scholar; a very knowledgeable and learned person

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scant

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limited; meager; barely sufficient

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slavish

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extremely subservient

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sloth

A

laziness

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stout

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plump; stocky; substansial

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stratagem

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a maneuver designed to outwit an enemy; a scheme; a ruse

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surmise

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to guess

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surreal

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having an unreal, fantastic quality; hallucinatory; dreamlike

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threshold

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the sill of doorway; a house’s or building’s entrance; any point of beginning or entering

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throttle

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to choke; to strangle; to work a fuel lever or feed the flow of fuel to an

95
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underpinning

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a system of supports beneath; a foundation, basis

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underscore

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to underline; to emphasize

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vigilant

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constantly alert; watchful; wary

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vignette

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a small, decorative design or drawing; a short literary sketch

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zeitgeist

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the mood or spirit of the times

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zenith

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the highest point; peak; pinnacle

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