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arrogance

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pride; haughtiness

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articulate

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effective; distinct

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ascendancy

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controlling influence

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial; austere

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aspire

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seek to attain; long for

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assail

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assault

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assert

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state strongly or positively

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assiduous

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diligent

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assuage

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ease or lessen (pain)

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assumption

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something taken for granted; taking over or taking possession of

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assurance

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promise or pledge; certainty

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astute

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wise; shrewd; keen

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asylum

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place of refuge; safety

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atrophy

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waste away

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attain

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reach or accomplish; gain

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attentive

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watching carefully

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attire

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clothing

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attribute

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essential quality

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attribute (verb)

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ascribe or credit; regard as characteristic of a person or thing

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attrition

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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees

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audacity

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boldness

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augment

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increase

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aura

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distinctive atmosphere; luminous glow

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auspicious

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favoring success; fortunate

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austere

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forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

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authentic

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genuine

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authoritative

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having the weight of authority

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autonomous

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self governing

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autopsy

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examination of a dead body

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avarice

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greediness for wealth

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averse

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reluctant

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aversion

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firm dislike

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avert

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prevent; turn aside

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avid

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greedy; eager for

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awe

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solemn wonder

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babble

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chatter idly

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badger

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pester; annoy; harass

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baffle

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frustrate; perplex

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balk

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foil or thwart; stop short; refuse to go on

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banal

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hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality

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bane

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cause of ruin; curse

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bastion

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stronghold; something seen as a source of protection

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begrudge

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resent

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beguile

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mislead or delude; cheat; pass time

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belie

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contradict; give a false impression

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benefactor

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gift giver; patron

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beneficial

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helpful; advantageous; useful

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beneficiary

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person entitled to benefits of proceeds of an insurance policy or will

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benevolent

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generous; charitable

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benign

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kindly; favorable; not malignant

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bestial

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beastlike; brutal

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bestow

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confer

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betray

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be unfaithful; reveal

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biased

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slanted; prefudiced

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bizarre

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fantastic; violently contrasting

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bland

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soothing; mild; dull

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blandishment

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flattery

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blare

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loud, harsh roar; screech

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blasphemy

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irreverence, sacrilege

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blatant

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flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

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blithe

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gay; joyous; carefree

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bloat

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expand or swell

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boisterous

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rough and noisy; rowdy; stormy

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bolster

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support; reinforce

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boon

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blessing; benefit

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boundless

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unlimited; vast

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bountiful

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abundant; graciously generous

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bourgeois

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middle class; selfishly materialistic

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boycott

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refrain from buying or using

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brackish

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somewhat salty

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brandish

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wave around; flourish

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breach

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breaking of contract or duty

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brevity

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conciseness

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brine

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salt water; seawater

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brittle

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easily broken, diccult

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brochure

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pamphlet

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brusque

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blunt; abrupt

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bungle

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mismanage; blunder

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buoyant

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able to float

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burgeon

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bloom; develop rapidly

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bustle

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move about energetically

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buttress

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support or prop up

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cajole

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coax; wheedle

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calamity

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disaster; misery

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calligraphy

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beautiful writing

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callous

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hardened; unfeeling

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camaraderie

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good follwship

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candor

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frankness; open honesty

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canine

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related to dogs; doglike

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cant

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insincere, hycrotical speech; pious tlk

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capricious

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unpredictable, fickle

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caption

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title; chapter heading

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captivate

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charm; fascinate

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cardiac

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pertaining to the heart

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caricature

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exaggerated picture or description carpig

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finding fault

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one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification

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castigation

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punishment, severe criticism

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casualty

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serious or fatal accident

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catacomb

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subterranean cemetary

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catastrophe

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calamity; disaster

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caustic

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burning; sarcastically biting

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cede

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yield to; surrender formally

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censor

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inspector overseeing public morals; official who prevents publication of offensive material

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censure

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blame; criticize

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cerebral

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pertaining to the brain or intellect

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cessation

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stopping

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chafe

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warm by rubbing make sore

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chaff

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husks and stems left over when grain has been threshed; worthless, leftover by-products

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chagrin

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vexation

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chameleon

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lizard that changes color in different situations

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chaotic

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in utter disorder

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charlatan

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quack; pretender to knowledge

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chary

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cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

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chasm

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abyss

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chastise

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punish physically; scold verbally

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chauvinism

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blindly devoted patriot

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chicanery

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trickery; deception

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choreography

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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

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