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1
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Ameliorate

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(V) to make something better, particularly a bad situation or condition; to improve.

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(V) to make something better, particularly a bad situation or condition; to improve.

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Ameliorate

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Banal

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(Adj) Overused or common

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(Adj) Overused or common

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Banal

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Bibliophile

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(N) one who loves or collects books

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(N) one who loves or collects books

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Bibliophile

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Culprit

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(N) the person responsible

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(N) the person responsible

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Culprit

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Discomfort

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(N) physical or mental pain of distress

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(N) physical or mental pain of distress

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Discomfort

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Exhume

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(V) to remove from the ground something that was buried, especially removing a body from a grave

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(V) to remove from the ground something that was buried, especially removing a body from a grave

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Exhume

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Fray

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(V) to tear, cut, or pull the edges off a cloth or rope, so that the strings separate from each other

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(V) to tear, cut, or pull the edges off a cloth or rope, so that the strings separate from each other

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Fray

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Granule

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(N) a small particle; a single grain, as of salt

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(N) a small particle; a single grain, as of salt

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Granule

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Habitual

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(Adj) usual; done by custom of habit

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(Adj) usual; done by custom of habit

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Habitual

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Horde

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(N) a large group or crowd; a mass of people or living things

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(N) a large group or crowd; a mass of people or living things

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Hoard

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Inundate

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(V) to overwhelm as if being bombarded by a large quality of water

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(V) to overwhelm as if being bombarded by a large quality of water

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Inundate

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Jovial

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(Adj) cheerful and joyous

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(Adj) cheerful and joyous

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Jovial

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Kind-hearted

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(Adj) having a kind or gentle disposition

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(Adj) having a kind or gentle disposition

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Kind-hearted

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Loathe

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(V) to hate or despise

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(V) to hate or despise

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Loathe

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Monomania

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(N) an obsession with a single thing or idea

30
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(N) an obsession with a single thing or idea

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Monomania

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Nefarious

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(Adj) exceedingly or undeniably evil

32
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(Adj) exceedingly or undeniably evil

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Nefarious

33
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Outrage

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(N) an action that is outlandishly offensive or vicious

34
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(N) an action that is outlandishly offensive or vicious

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Outrage

35
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Philosophize

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(V) to express an attitude or moral position; to expose a philosophy

36
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(V) to express an attitude or moral position; to expose a philosophy

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Philosophize

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