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abatement

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decrease, reduction

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abase

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to humble, disgrace

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abdicate

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to give up a possition, right or power

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aberation

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something different from the usual or normal

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abet

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to aid, act as accomplish

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abeyance

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temporary suppression or suspension

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abhor

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to loathe, detest

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abject

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miserable, pitiful

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abjure

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to reject, abandon

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ablution

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act of cleansing

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abnegate

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to deny, renounce

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abortive

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interrupted while incomplete

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abridge

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to condense, shorten

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abrogate

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to abolish or invalidate by authority

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abscond

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to depart secretely

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absolve

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to forgive, free from blame

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abstemious

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moderate in appetite

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abstruse

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difficult to comprehend

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accede

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to express approval; agree to

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accolade

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praise, distinction

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accost

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to approach and speak to someone

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accretion

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growth in size or increase in amount

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accrue

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to accumulate, grow by addition

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acerbic

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bitter, sharp in taste or temper

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acme

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highest point; summit

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aquiesce

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to agree, comply quietly

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acquittal

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release from blame

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acrid

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harsh, bitter

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acrimony

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bitterness, animosity

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acuity

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sharpness

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acumen

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sharpness of insight

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acute

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sharp, pointed

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adage

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old saying or proverb

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amadant

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uncompromising, unyielding

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adhere

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to cling, to follow without deviation

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adjunct

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something added, attached or joined

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admonish

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to caution or reprimand

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adroit

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skillful, accomplished, highly competent

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adulation

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high praise

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adumbrate

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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way

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adversarial

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antagonistic, competitive

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adverse

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unfavorable, unlucky, harmful

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aerial

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having to do with air

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aerie

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nook or nest built high in the air

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aesthetic

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pertaining to beauty or art

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affable

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friendly, easy to approach

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affluent

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rich, abundant

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affront

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personal offense, insult

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agenda

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plan, schedule

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aggregate

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0collective mass or sum, total

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aggrieve

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to afflic, distress

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agile

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well cordinated, nimble

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agnostic

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one doubting that people can knoq god

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agrarian

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relating to farming or rural mater

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alacrity

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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed

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alchemy

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medival chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold

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algorithms

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mechanical problem solving procedure

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alias

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assumed name

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allay

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to lessen, ease, or soothe

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allegory

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symbolic representation

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alleviate

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to relieve, approve partially

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alliteration

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repetition of the beginning sounds of words

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allocation

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allowance, portion, share

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allure

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to entice by charm; attract

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allusiveness

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quality of making many indirect references

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aloof

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detached, indifferent

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altercation

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noisy dispute

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altruism

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unselfish concern for others’ welfare

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amalgam

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mixture, combination, alloy

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ambidextrous

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able to use both hand equally well

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ambivalence

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attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotion

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emeliorate

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tomake better, improve

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amenity

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pleasantness; something increasing comfort

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amiable

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friendly, pleasant, likeable

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amicable

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friendly, agreeable

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amity

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friendship

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amoral

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unprincipled, unethical

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amorous

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strongly attached to love

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amorphous

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having no definite form

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amortize

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to diminish by installment payments

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amphitheater

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arena theater with tiers rising around a central open space

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ample

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abundant, plentiful

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