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Quarantine
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The enforced isolation of any person or place infected with a contagious disease
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Vacuous
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Empty
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Opulent
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Wealthy, Rich or Abundant
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Marvel
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To be astonished and perplexed because of something.
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Conspire
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To plot
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Discrepant
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Differing or inconsistent
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Exceed
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To go beyond, as in measure, quantity, value, action, power, skill and so on
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Frugal
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Economical
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Wreak
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To inflict. As in revenge or punishment
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Violate
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Changeable
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Simulate
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To imitate
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Oration
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An elaborate or formal public speech
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Loathe
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To abominate
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Loath
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Reluctant
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Genesis
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Creation
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Culpable
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Guilty
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Collide
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To meet and strike violently
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Disseminate
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To circulate
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Authentic
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Of undisputed origin
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Facsimile
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An exact copy or reproduction
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Intervene
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To interfere for some end
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Monotony
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A lack of variety
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Rendition
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Interpretation
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Zephyr
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Any soft, gentle wind
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Transcend
To surpass
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Fluctuate
To pass backward and forward Irregularly from one state or degree to another
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Demented
Insane
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Accede
To agree
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Transient
Lasting a very short time
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Reverence
A feeling of profound respect for someone or some thing
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Prosperity
An economic state of growth or having a good fortune
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Adversity
A stroke of ill fortune
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Fortuitous
Having no cause or apparent cause ; Lucky
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Discredit
To cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
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Affliction
A state of pain, distress or grief
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Unwise
Foolish
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Safeguard
To protect
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Piccolo
A small flute
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Mishap
Misfortune
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Mania
Insanity
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Lexicon
A dictionary
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Inception
The beginning
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Heifer
A young, calf less cow
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Beneficial
Helpful
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Desist
To cease from action
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Fragile
Capable of braking easy
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Hoard
To gather or collect and keep
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Ire
Wrath or anger
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Lapse
A slight deviation from what is right, proper or just
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Narrator
One who tells a story
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Frolicsome
Playful
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Probe
To search through and through
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Aroma
An agreeable odour
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Auburn
Reddish-Brown
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Cosmos
The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement
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Immune
Exempt, as from disease
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Knead
To mix and work into a homogenous mass, especially with the hands
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Rapid
Quick
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Submission
The yielding of power or authority of another
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Waif
A homeless person or wanderer
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Paraphrase
To reword or translate freely
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Revile
Subject to verbal abuse
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Brigand
One who lives by robbery and plunder
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Jovial
Merry or happy
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Ordnance
A general name for all kinds of weapons and ammunition used in war
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Poignancy
Severities or acuteness, especially in pain or grief
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Recur
To happen again or repeatedly, especially at regular intervals
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Nunnery
A convent for nuns
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Deride
To ridicule
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Conjugate
Joined together in pairs
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Abrupt
Beginning, ending or changing suddenly
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Abeyance
Temporary suspension
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Sturdy
Well-Built
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Bullock
A young bulk or ox
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Brevity
Shortness of duration
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Veracious
Truthful
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Pardon
The excusing of an offence without exacting a penalty
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Lustrous
Reflecting light evenly and effectively without glitter or sparkle
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Impertinent
Characterised by rudeness
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Indigent
Poor
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Null
Having no value, or zero
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Buffoon
Clown
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Terminate
Come to an end
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Arbor
A shelter of vines and branches or a tree
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Enmity
Active hatred or I'll will
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Craving
An intense, abnormal, or urgent desire
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Dubious
Of doubtful promise or outcome
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Confiscate
To deprive of property
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Guile
Deceitful or cunning
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Weal
A sound, healthy or prosperous state
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Meager
Sparse
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Deplore
To feel or express grief or regret strongly
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Yearn
To long for persistently, sadly, or wistfully
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Fraternal
Relating to, or involving brothers
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Rigid
Inflexible
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Ghastly
Terrifyingly horrible to the senses
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Subterfuge
Evasion
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Habitant
Dweller
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Invalid
Being without foundation
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Illustrious
Famous
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Surround
To enclose on all sides
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Benefit
Something that promotes well being
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Cite
To specify or refer to
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Recline
Lean
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Spectator
Observer
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Preserve
To keep safe or intact
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Facilitate
To help make easier or being about
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Paradigm
Model
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Hinder
Prevent
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Comfortable
Enjoying contentment
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Secure
Safe, not expose to danger or harm
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Assimilate
To absorb
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Theory
A proposed explanation
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Cognisance
Awareness
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Flagrant
Obvious or glaring
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Adept
Very skilled, proficient ; Expert
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Pretend
To appear falsely
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Clever
Having sharp intelligence or wit
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Edible
Able to eaten as food
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Pretense
A false showing of something, dishonestly
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Ephemeral
Short-lived
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Inamorata
Female lover, mistress
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Slake
To cool or refresh
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Verdant
Green with vegetation
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Paroxysm
Sudden outburst
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Echinate
Prickly
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Apex
Top
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Penalty
Consequence
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Abundant
Plentiful
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Prattle
Babble
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Licit
Lawful
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Tacit
Understood
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Contrived
Premeditated
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Supplicate
To seek it ask for humbly
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Brackish
Somewhat salty
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Superior
Higher in performance or rank
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Extreme
Great in degree
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Elect
To choose or select
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Avarice
Greediness
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Rank
A class in any scale or comparison
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Determinant
A deciding factor or agent
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Resignation
A formal request to end a situation or position
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Acquiescence
Consent without objection
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Repel
To resist
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Aversion
A strong feeling of dislike
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Repugnance
Strong distaste or inconsistency
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Hostility
Antagonism, I'll will
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Contradictory
Opposite
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Paradox
An absurd statement expressing possible truth
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Acrid
Bitter to the senses
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Render
To make or represent for viewing
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Disparity
Lack of equality
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Concomitant
Accompanying
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Arcane
Mysterious or secret
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Edifice
A large building or structure, often limiting view
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Genre
A category having particular form
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Insular
Isolated, as in a island
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Inane
Lacking sense; silly
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Lionise
To treat as or pursue company form a celebrity
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Melee
Confusion or turmoil among people
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Lustre
Sparkle or sheen
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Erratic
Deviating from usual behaviour
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Garble
To confuse unintentionally ; Jumble
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Hapless
Unlucky
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Dissemble
To conceal truth
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Somber
Dark and gloomy
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Propound
To set fourth for consideration
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Mundane
Earthly, ordinary and unimaginative
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Proactive
Preparing, intervening or controlling an expected situation
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Occlude
To close, shut or stop up
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Solicit
To seek for (something) by request
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Rational
Reasonable with sound judgment
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Pacify
To restore a state of peace
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Sullen
I'll-humoured
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Obdurate
Stubbornness
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Rotund
Rounded or plump
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Utopia
An ideal place or state, such as perfection
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Serene
Calm; peaceful
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Fester
To generate pus
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Indelible
Cannot be erased, eliminated or forgotten
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Flourish
To be successful, prosper or thrive
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Duress
Forcible restraint
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Innuendo
Insinuation of something generally supposed improper
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Interim
An intervening time
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Divulge
To disclose or revel
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Malleable
Adaptable
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Malapropism
The act of misusing words ridiculously
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Imbroglio
A misunderstanding or disagreement
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Evince
To reveal or show clearly
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Lucid
Easily understood, clearly perceived
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Exhume
To dig from the earth
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Immolate
To sacrifice, especially by fire
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Distend
To spread in all directions ; expand
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Forestall
To prevent by action in advance
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Inert
Having little or no ability to react
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Flux
Flow or flowing
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Disperse
To scatter in various directions
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Fulsome
Offensive to good taste overdone
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Extrinsic
Not a basic part or quality
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Fanatic
A person with extreme enthusiasm
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Infringe
To violate or trespass
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Hiatus
A break or interruption
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Emanate
To flow out, issue or proceed ; originate
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Inure
To accustom to hardship
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Ennui
Lack of interest ; Boredom
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Kindle
To start a fire
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Interlude
An intervening episode, period or space
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Laconic
Using few words
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Chronic
Constant or habitual
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Allege
To assert without proof
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Apposite
Suitable ; Well adapted
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Dilatory
Tending to delay
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Cohort
A companion, group or company
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Apathy
Absence of passion or emotion
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Indolent
Slothful or benign
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Fatuous
Foolish
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Infest
To overrun in a troublesome degree
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Fecund
Very productive
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Elocution
The study/practise of oral delivery or gesture
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Hubris
Arrogance
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Irascible
Easily provoked to anger ; irritable
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Heinous
Hateful
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Latent
Existing as potential
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Entity
Something that has real existence
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Grovel
To humble oneself in great fear or humility
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Minion
A minor official
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Extort
To obtain by force, intimidation, threat or violence
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Malevolent
Wishing Evil or harm to others
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Oblique
No straight or direct
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Solemn
Seriousness
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Sunder
Separate
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Surmise
To guess
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Palpable
Obvious; evident
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Qualm
An uneasy feeling
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Stupor
Suspension of sense ability
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Retract
To draw back or in
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Obscure
Not clear, hard to perceive
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Turbid
Thick or dense, as smoke or clouds
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Pathos
Ability to evoke a feeling or pity or comparison
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Tenuous
Thin
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Penury
Extreme poverty
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Obtrusive
Impairing oneself or opinions or others
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Procure
To obtain by car, effort or special means
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Static
Showing little or no change ; fixed
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Boisterous
Rowdy
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Transpire
To occur, happen ; Take place
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Viable
Capable of living
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Ulterior
Being beyond what is seen ; Intentionally kept concealed
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Sacrilege
The violation of something held sacred
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Pliable
Flexible
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Nexus
A connected series or group
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Prolix
Great or tedious length
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Dispirit
To deprive of spirit or hope
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Induce
To bring about ; Produce ; Cause
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Dross
Waste matter
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Embroil
To throw into confusion ; Complicate
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Inveigh
To protest strongly
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Futile
Ineffective ; Not successful
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Extricate
To free or release ; Disengage
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Facetious
Not meant to be taken serious ; Joking inappropriately
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Abrogate
Abolish
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Abysmal
Extremely severe
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Raffish
Tawdry
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Strident
Harsh
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Mulct
To defraud
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Taciturn
Temperamentally silent
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Chimera
Monster
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Concocted
Invented
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Embonpoint
Plumpness
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Dulcet
Harmonious
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Terse
Brief
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Arcanum
A secret
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Cursory
Superficial
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Allot
Assign
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Defective
Flawed
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Eldritch
Eerie ; Weird
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Exempt
Excused
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Crimson
Red
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Amateur
Novice
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Debouch
Emerge
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Inconsequential
Irrelevant
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Protracted
Extended
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Acute
Sharp
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Kvetch
To complain
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Avocation
Hobby
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Mawkish
Sentimental
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Incoherent
Unintelligible
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Proclivity
Predisposition
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Antithesis
Completely opposite
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Reference
Mention
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Insinuate
To suggest
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Acquaint
To introduce
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Ventilate
To oxygenate
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Compendium
Summary
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Descry
To discover
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Kraal
A livestock enclosure
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Penultimate
Next to the last
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Quotidian
Daily
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Various
Numerous
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Adjournment
End
