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Amortize

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(v) To gradually and systematically write off (such as debt)
(v) To liquidate or extinguish

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Cower

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(v) To shrink or cringe in fear

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Dissonance

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(n) Harsh, unpleasantly conflicting, or cacophonous sounds
(n) Inconsistency or lack of agreement

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Baleful

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(adj) Harmful in influence or intent
(adj) Foreboding, ominous - evil or harm

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Distended

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(adj) Extended, expanded, or increased in size or volume
(adj) Swollen

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Paradox

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(n) A seemingly false or contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true

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Preternatural

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(adj) Exceeding the natural, normal, or regular; extraordinary
(adj) Existing outside of or beyond the normal course of nature
(adj) Supernatural

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Preen

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(v) (Of animals) To smooth and clean one’s fur or feathers
(v) To dress with great care or primp - groom oneself carefully
(v) To gloat, congratulate oneself, or swell with pride

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Lambaste

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(v) To berate, criticize, or reprimand harshly
(v) To beat or whip

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Lassitude

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(n) Weariness or fatigue
(n) Listlessness - having or showing little or no interest; indolence - inactive or benign

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Divest

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(v) To deprive or dispossess of property, ownership, title; to sell off, as an investment
(v) To strip of clothing or equipment

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Levity

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(n) Lightness or unseriousness of manner, mind, or character, to the point of being inappropriate; frivolity - character/state of being frivolous
(n) Fickleness or inconstancy - changeable not constant

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Prodigal

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(adj) Wastefully, recklessly extravagant or spendthrift (wastefully extravagant)
(adj) Lavish, profuse, or yielding in abundance

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Banal

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(adj) Without originality or freshness (hackneyed; trite; devoid of freshness/originality)

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Laggard

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(adj) Slow, sluggish, or lagging behind

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Profligate

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(adj) Utterly dissolute - dissipated
(adj) Wildly extravagant or wasteful

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Exigent

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(adj) Urgent, pressing, demanding immediate action
(adj) Demanding a good deal or too much

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Profundity

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(n) Something profound; intellectual, mental, or emotional depth - profound or deep

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Libertine

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(n) One who is dissolute, debauched, or without moral restraint
(n) One who is unconventional in religious matters

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Lethargy

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(n) A state of sluggishness, inactivity, laziness, or indifference
(n) Unusually intense drowsiness or sleepiness

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Prolix

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(adj) Excessively long or tediously drawn-out
(adj) Excessively wordy

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Ford

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(n) A shallow place in a body of water where one can cross on foot, by horse, etc.
(v) To cross over a body of water, such as a river, in this way

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Limpid

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(adj) Clear or transparent
(adj) Simple, transparent, or easily understood (as in a style or speech)
(adj) Untroubled or serene

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Proscribe

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(v) To prohibit or forbid
(v) To condemn as dangerous or harmful
(v) To banish; to publish the name of a convicted outlaw

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List

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(v) To lean to one side, as a ship

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Pungency

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(n) The state or quality of being acrid in smell; biting, caustic, sharp, or incisive

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Loll

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(v) To move or rest in a reclined, indolent (slothful) manner; to droop or hang

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Loquacious

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(adj) Excessively talkative or garrulous; wordy

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Emaciation

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(n) Extreme thinness due to starvation, undernourishment, or illness

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Quell

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(v) To suppress, subdue, or put down forcefully
(v) To calm or pacify

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Pique

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(n) A feeling of offense or wounded pride; resentment

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Lull

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(v) To soother or put to sleep
(v) To deceive or cause to feel a false sense of safety or security

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Canon

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Quack

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(n) One who fraudulently claims to have medical skills; a charlan (con man)

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Lumber

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(v) To move in a clumsy, heavy, slow way; to move with a rumbling noise

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Macerate

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(v) To make soft or dissolve by soacking; to emaciate

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Desultory

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(adj) Lacking in consistency or order; unplanned or fitful
(adj) Random or disconnected from the main subject

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Epicure

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(n) Someone with refined, discrimminating taste, especially in food or wine; a connnoisseur

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Rebuff

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(v) To reject or criticize bluntly or abruptly; to snub
(v) To check, repel, or drive off

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Recant

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(v) To formally repudiate or retract a former statement or belief
(v) To openly admit error

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Recondite

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(adj) Challenging to those of average understanding or knowledge; abstruse or deep
(adj) Concealed or hidden

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Soporific

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(adj) Tending to cause sleep or dull alertness
(adj) SLeepy, lethargic, or drowsy

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Belie

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(v) To contradict or show to be false
(v) To misrepresent or give a false impression of

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Redoubtable

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(adj) Causing fear; alarming or formidable
(adj) Illustrious (renown) ; worthy of respect

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Meander

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(v) To ramble or wander aimlessly and without urgency
(v) To take a winding, indirect course

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Mendacious

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(adj) Lying, dishonest; misleading

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Mercurial

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(adj) Changeable, volatile, or given to rapid shifts in mood
(adj) Having qualities associated w/Greek Mercury, inc. cleverness, eloquence, and thievishness

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Metaphysical

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(adj) Concerned with abstract thought, related to metaphysics (branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world); very subtle or abstruse

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Metamorphose

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(v) To change or be transformed utterly in form or appearance
(v) To cause subject to metapmorphosis

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