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Abate

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to become less active, less intense or less in amount

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Abstract

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existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality

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Abysmal

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extremely bad

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Acquisition

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the act of gaining a skill or possession of something (acquire)

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Adept

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having knowledge or skill (in a particular area)

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Advent

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the arrival or creation of something (usually historic)

since the advent of the light bulb…

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Adversarial

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relating to hostile opposition (düşmanca)

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Agitate

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to promote something

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Allude

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to make a secretive mention of something

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Altercation

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a noisy argument or confrontation

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Ambiguous

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vague or unclear

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Ambivalence

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the state of being uncertain or stuck between options

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Analogous

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similar but not identical

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Annihilate

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to destroy or cause devastating destruction

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Apex

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the highest point of something

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Articulate

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to clearly express in words

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Assertion

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a strong declaration

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Avenue

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the way of aprroaching something

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Avid

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actively interested in or enthusiastic about something

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Candid

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direct, blunt

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Candor

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the trait of being honest and frank

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Coarse

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indicating a rought texture
or
lacking refinement or sophistication (uygun olmayan, usulsüz)

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Competent

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sufficiently qualified

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Concede

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to be forced to agree or surrender

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Conceive

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to imagine or come up with

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Condone

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to overlook, approve or allow

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Conducive

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be suitable for something

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Confide

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to share something secretive with someone (allude)

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Confine

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to put limits on, to restrict

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Constitute

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to form or compose

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contend

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to maintain or assert (an opinion)

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Corroborate

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to provide evidence for, to back up a claim

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Cultivate

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try to acquaire or develop (a skill)

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Decree

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to declare formally and with authority

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Deplete

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to use something over time (usually resources)

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Desolate

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bare, empty

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Devise

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to come up with (a plan)

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Diligence

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conscientiousness; the quality of being commited to a task

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Disdain

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a lack of respect and strong dislike (towards something or someone)

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Dismay

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hopelessness or stress

41
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Disparaga

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to belittle or speak down to

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Eloquent

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having refined or expressive communication skills (in speaking or writing)

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Eminent

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superior or distinguished, high in position or status

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Empirical

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devired from experience, observation or an experiment

45
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Endow

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to equip (usually a quality or ability)

46
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Entail

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to involve or include

47
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Entrenched

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firmly established

his face will be entrenched in my memory

48
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Exhilarating

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exciting

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Feasibility

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the practicality or possibility of something

50
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Ferocity

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viciousness, violence

51
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Fluctuate

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to be unstable, to rise and fall constantly

52
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Fundamental

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the most essantial or most basic part

53
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Hostile

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Dangerous, harmful

54
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Impart

A

to transmit

55
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Incite

A

to encourage

56
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Indulge

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to give into

57
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Malicious

A

harmful

58
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Momentous

A

historically significant

59
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Nuance

A

a subtle difference in meaning

60
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Obsolete

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no longer used, rare or uncommon

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paramount

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superior, most important

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Peculiar

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strange, bizarre

63
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Persecute

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to cause suffering to

64
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Pinnacle

A

the highest level or degree

65
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Plausible

A

reasonable and possibly true

66
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Postulate

A

to assert

67
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Potent

A

having great influence

68
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Pragmatic

A

having great influence

69
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Precedent

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an example or subject from earlier in time

70
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Prescribe

A

to command orders

71
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Ramify

A

to split into two or more branches

72
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Rash

A

without attention to risk or danger

73
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Refute

A

to prove to be incorrect

74
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Renounce

A

to say publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in or have a conncetion with something

75
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Reproach

A

to criticize

76
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Scorn

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to look down on with disdain (unworthy)

77
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Stark

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very plain, devoid of any details or features

78
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Subordinate

A

someone lower in rank
or
to put at a lower rank

79
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Substantiate

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to strengthen with new wvidence or facts

80
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Surmount

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to overcome

81
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Tentative

A

not yet finalized

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Treacherous

A

dangerous and unstable

83
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Undermine

A

to weaken

84
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Underscore

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to emphasize or give additional weight to

85
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Unilateral

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one sided

85
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Warrant

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to prove to be reasonable

85
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latent

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hidden or concealed, not yet developed or manifested

85
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Yield

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to produce or supply
or
to give way to or surrender to

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Tenuous

A

very weak or slight

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85
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conceal

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prevent something from being known

86
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Posited

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Put forward as a fact or as a basis for argument (put in position, place)

86
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Replenishment

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restoration of a stock or supply to a former level or condition (restock)

87
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Inadequate

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Lacking the quality or quantity required, insufficient for a purpose

88
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Restrained

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Kept under control, unemotional

89
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Conjecture

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An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

90
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Assess

A

evaluate or estimate the nature, ability or quality of

91
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Dispute

A

Argue about something (dont you dare dispute me in public)

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