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Vocabulary Group 5-7 Flashcards

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Alacrity

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Cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness

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Aversion

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Strong dislike; repugnance; antipathy

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involuntary

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not done of one’s free will; automatic; unintentional; spontaneous (ant. voluntary)

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Loath

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Unwilling; averse; disinclined; reluctant

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loathe

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have an intense aversion to; detest

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volition

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will

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acclivity

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upward slope (ant. declivity)

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Acme

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highest point; pinnacle; summit

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apogee

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  1. farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
  2. Highest point; culmination
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climactic

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arranged in order of increasing force and interest

ant. anticlimactic

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consummate

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perfect; superb; carried to the highest degree

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eminence

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high rank

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eminent

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standing out; notable; famous

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ethereal

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of the heavens; celestial; airy; delicate; intangible

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exalt

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  1. lift up with joy, pride, etc.; elate
    (ant. humiliate)
  2. rise in rank, dignity, etc.; extol; glorify
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Precipice

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Very Steep or overhanging place; cliff

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Precipitous

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  1. steep as a precipice

2. hasty; rash

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preeminent

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standing out above others; superior

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sublimate

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  1. redirect the energy of a person’s bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels
  2. purify; refine
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sublime

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elevated; noble; exalted; uplifting

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vertex

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farthest point opposite the base, as in a triangle or pyramid; apex

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zenith

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  1. Highest point; culmination; peak (ant. nadir)

2. point in the heavens directly overhead

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abject

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deserving contempt; sunk to low condition; wretched

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abysmal

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deep; profound; immeasurably great

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abyss

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bottomless death; immeasurably great space

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Anticlimax

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abrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivial or ludicrous; comedown; bathos (ant. climax)

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chasm

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deep breach; wide gap or rift

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declivity

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downward slope (ant. acclivity)

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dregs

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most worthless part; sediment at the bottom of a liquid

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earthy

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down-to-earth; realistic; coarse; low

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humble

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  1. of low position or condition

2. not proud; unpretentious; modest; courteously respectful

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humiliate

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lower the pride, position, or dignity of; abase; degrade; mortify (ant. exalt)

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humility

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freedom from pride; humbleness; lowliness; modesty

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menial

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low; mean; subservient; servile

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nadir

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lowest point (ant. zenith)

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plumb

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get to the bottom of; ascertain the depth of; fathom

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profound

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very deep; deeply felt; intellectually deep

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ravine

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deep; narrow gorge worn by running water

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consanguinity

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blood relationship

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filial

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of or like a son or daughter

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fraternal

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of or like a brother

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genealogy

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a person’s or family’s descent; lineage; pedigree

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gentility

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  1. good manners

2. gentry; upper class

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kith and kin

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friend and relatives; kindred

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maternal

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of or like a mother

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nepotism

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favoritism to relatives by those in power

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paternal

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of or like a father

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progenitor

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forefather

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progeny

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offspring; children; descendants

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siblings

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one of two or more children of a family

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aroma

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pleasant odor; bouquet

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aromatic

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sweet-scented; fragrant

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fragrant

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having a pleasant odor; pleasantly odorous or odoriferous

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fusty

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  1. A stale- smelling; musty; moldy

2. old-fashioned

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incense

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substance yielding pleasant odor when burned

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malodorous

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ill-smelling; stinking; fetid; unpleasantly odorous

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noisome

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  1. offensive to smell; disgusting

2. harmful; noxious

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olfactory

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pertaining to the sense of smell

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pungent

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sharp in smell or taste; acrid; biting; simulating

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putrid

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  1. sinking from decay

2. extremely bad; corrupt

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rancid

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unpleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale

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rank

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  1. having a strong, bad odor or taste; offensively gross or coarse
  2. extreme
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reek

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emit a strong, disagreeable smell; be permeated with

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scent

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smell; perfume

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scent

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get suspicion of

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unsavory

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  1. unpleasant to taste of smell

2. morally offensive

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Bliss

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Perfect happiness

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blissful

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very happy

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blithe

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  1. Merry; joyous

2. Heedless

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buoy

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keep afloat; rise the spirit of; encourage

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buoyant

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  1. cheerful

2. able to float

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complacency

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self-satisfaction; smugness

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complacent

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too pleased with oneself - often without awareness of the possible dangers of defects; self-satisfied; smug

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convivial

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fond of eating and drinking with friends; social able

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conviviality

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sociability

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delectable

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very pleasing; delightful

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ecstasy

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state of overwhelming joy; rapture

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ecstatic

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in ecstasy; enraptured

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elated

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in high spirits; joyful

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elation

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state of being elated; euphoria

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frolic

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play and run about happily; have fun; romp

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frolicsome

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full of merriment; playful

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gala

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characterized by festivity

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jocund

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merry; cheerful; lighthearted

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jubilant

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showing great joy; rejoicing; exultant

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jubilation

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rejoicing; exultation

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ascetic

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shunning pleasures; self-denying; austere

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chagrin

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embarrassment; mortification; disappointment

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chagrined

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ashamed; mortified

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compunction

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regret; remorse; misgiving; qualm; scruple

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contrite

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showing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing

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contrition

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repentance; remorse; penitence

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dejected

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sad; low spirits; depressed; downcast

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dejection

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lowness of spirits; sadness; depression

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disconsolate

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cheerless; inconsolable

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disgruntled

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in bad humor; displeased; discontented

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doleful

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causing grief or sadness; mournful; dolorous; lugubrious

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glum

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moody; gloomy; dour

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lament

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mourn; deplore

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lamentable

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pitiable; rueful

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maudin

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weakly sentimental and tearful

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nostalgia

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  1. homesickness

2. yearning for the past

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nostalgic

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pathetic

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arousing pity

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pathos

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quality in events or in the art that arouses our pity

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pensive

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thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy

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plight

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unfortunate state; predicament

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poignant

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painfully touching; piercing

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sullen

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resentfully silent; glum; morose; gloomy

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throes

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anguish; pangs

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tribulation

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suffering; distress

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burly

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strong and heavily built; husky (ant. lank)

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buxom

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plump and attractive

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cherubic

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chubby and innocent-looking; like a cherub

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obese

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extremely overweight; corpulent; portly (ant. skinny)

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obesity

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excessive body weight; corpulence

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pudgy

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short and plump; chubby

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attenuate

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make thin; weaken

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emaciated

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made unnaturally thin; abnormally lean because of starvation or illness (ant. fleshy)

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haggard

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careworn; gaunt

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lank

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lean; ungracefully tall; lanky (ant. burly)

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svelte

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slender; lithe

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adulation

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excessive praise; flattery

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blandishment

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word or deed of mild flattery; allurement; enticement

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cajole

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persuade by pleasant words; wheedle; coax

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cajolery

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persuasion by flattery; wheedling; coaxing

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curry favor

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seek to gain favor by flattery

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fulsome

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offensive because of insincerity; repulsive; disgusting

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ingratiate

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work (oneself) into favor

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lackey

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follower who carries out another’s wishes like a servant; toady

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obsequious

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showing excessive willingness to serve; subservient; fawning

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Sycophant

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parasitic flatterer; truckler

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truckle

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submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn; make doormat of oneself

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apiary

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place where bees are kept

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aviary

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place where birds are kept

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badger

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tease; annoy; nag

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halcyon

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calm; peaceful

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lionize

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treat as highly important

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menagerie

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place where animals are kept and trained; collection of wild animals

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molt

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shed feathers, skin, hair etc.

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ornithology

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study of birds

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parasite

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animal, plant, or person living on others; freeloader

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parasitic

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living at the expense of another; sponging

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parrot

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repeat mechanically, like a parrot

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scavenger

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animal or person removing refuse, decay etc.

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antidote

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remedy for a poison or evil

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astringent

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substance that shrinks tissues and checks the flow of blood

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astringent

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  1. severe; stern

2. causing contraction

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benign

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  1. Not dangerous

2. gentle; kindly

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Convalesce

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recover health after illness; recuperate

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coalescent

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person recovering from sickness

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fester

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form pus; rankle; rot; putrefy

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hypochondriac

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one who is morbidly anxious about personal health or suffering from imagined illness

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immunity

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  1. Resistance to disease

2. Freedom; exemption

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immunize

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make immune

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lesion

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injury; hurt

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malignant

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  1. threatening to cause death (ant. benign)

2. very evil

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morbid

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  1. gruesome

2. having to do with disease

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pestilential

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  1. morally harmful

2. pertaining t a pestilence (plague); deadly

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Regimen

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set of rules, esp. to improve health

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salubrious

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sebaceous

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greasy; secreting sebum (fatty matter secreted by the glands of the skin)

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therapeutic

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toxic

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unguent

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salve; ointment

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viral

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caused by virus

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virulent

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  1. extremely poisonous; deadly; venomous

2. Very bitter

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Virus

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  1. disease-causing substance too small to be seen through a microscope
  2. corruptive force
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Acclaim

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welcome with approval; applaud loudly

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encomium

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speech or writing of high praise; tribute; eulogy; panegyric

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eulogize

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Praise; extol; laud; glorify (ant. vilify)

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kudos

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fame or praise due to achievement

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laudable

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praiseworthy; commendable

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laudatory

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expressing praise; eulogistic

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plaudit

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(used mainly in the plural) applause; enthusiastic praise; acclaim

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calumnious

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falsely and maliciously accusing; defamatory; slanderous

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derogatory

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expressing low esteem; belittling; disparaging (ant. complimentary)

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imputation

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charge, esp. an unjust or false charge; insinuation; accusation

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libel

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false or defamatory printed (or written) statement

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libelous

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injurious to reputation; defamatory; calumnious

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malign

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speak evil of; vilify; traduce

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slander

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false or defamatory spoken statement; calumny

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stigma

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mark of disgrace

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stigmatize

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brand with a mark of disgrace

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Banter

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Playful teasing; joking; raillery

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caricature

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drawing, imitation or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects

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droll

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odd and laughter - provoking

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facetious

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  1. In the habit of joking

2. said in jest without serious intent

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flippant

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treating serious matters lightly

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harlequin

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buffoon; clown

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hilarious

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boisterously merry; very funny

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hilarity

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noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee

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hilarity

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noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee

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ironic or ironical

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containing or expressing irony

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irony

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  1. species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used
  2. State of affairs contrary to what would be normally expected
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Jocose

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given the jesting; playfully humorous; jocular

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levity

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lack of proper seriousness; trifling gaiety; frivolity

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ludicrous

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exciting laughter; ridiculous; farcical; absurd

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parody

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humorous imitation

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sarcasm

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sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a person’s feelings

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sarcastic

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given to or expressing sarcasm

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sardonic

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bitterly sarcastic; mocking; sneering

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satire

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language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule

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satiric or satirical

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given to or expressing satire

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travesty

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imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous; mockery

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