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Amalgamate

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Combine

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Amass

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Collect

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Ambience

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Environment, atmosphere

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Barefaced

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Shameless, bold

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Bellicose

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Warlike, inclined to fight

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Belligerent

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Quarrelsome

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Bemoan

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Lament, express disproval of

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Cabal

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Small group of persons secretly United to promote their own interests

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Cache

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Hiding place

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Cantankerous

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Bad tempered, uncooperative

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Canvass

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Determine or seek opinions, votes etc

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Captious

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Fault finding

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Carcinogenic

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Causing cancer

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Cardinal

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Chief

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Denigrate

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Blacken, criticize unfairly, disparage

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Denizen

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Inhabitant or resident

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Denotation

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Meaning, distinguishing by name

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Denouement

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Outcome, final development

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Desolate

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Unpopulated, joyless (adj)

Rob of joy, lay waste to (v)

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Despot

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Tyrant, harsh ruler

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Dexterous

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Skillful

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Diabolical

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Devilish

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Discerning

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Mentally quick and observant, having insight

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly generous

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Servitude

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Slavery, compulsory labour

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Sever

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Cut, separate

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Rigor

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Severity

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Rile

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Annoy, irritate

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Riveting

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Absorbing, engrossing

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Sagacious

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Perceptive, shrewd, having insight

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Reprove

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Censure, rebuke

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Pusillanimous

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Cowardly

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Putative

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Supposed, reputed

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Quizzical

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Teasing, bantering, curious

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Quorum

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Number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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Quotidian

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Daily, commonplace

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Rebuke

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Scold harshly

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Recapitulate

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Summarize

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Receptive

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Quick and willing to receive ideas

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Premonitory

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Serving to warn

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Preponderance

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Superiority of power, quantity

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Preposterous

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Absurd, ridiculous

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Prerogative

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Privilege, unquestionable right

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Presage

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Foretell

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Dutiful

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Respectful, obedient

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Dwindle

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Shrink, reduce

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Ebullient

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Showing excitement, enthusiasm

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Edify

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Instruct, correct morally

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Eerie

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Weird

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Elucidate

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Explain, enlighten

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Eloquence

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Expressiveness, persuasive speech

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Effrontery

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Imprudence, shameless boldness

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Efficacy

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Power to produce desired effect

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Enervate

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Weaken

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Engender

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Cause, produce

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Exculpate

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Clear from blame

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Execrable

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Very bad

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Fatuous

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Brainless, foolish yet smug

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Flout

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Reject, mock, show contempt

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Fluster

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Confuse

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Flux

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Flowing, series of changes

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Foil

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Contrast (n)

Defeat, frustrate (v)

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Frustrate

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Thwart, defeat

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Guileless

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Without deceit

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Guise

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Appearance, costume

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Guile

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Deceit, cunning

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Insipid

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Dull

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Luminous

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Shining

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Luscious

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Pleasing to taste or smell

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Machinations

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Evil schemes or plots

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Magniloquent

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Boastful, pompous

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Manifesto

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Declaration, statement of policy

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Meddlesome

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Interfering

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Mayhem

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Injury to body

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Mendacious

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Lying, dishonest

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Meticulous

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Excessively careful

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Mimicry

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Imitation

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Minatory

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Menacing, threatening

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Mirage

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Optical illusion

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Misapprehension

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Error, misunderstanding

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Misconstrue

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Interpret incorrectly

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Mnemonic

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Pertaining to money

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Momentous

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Very important

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Multifarious

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Varied, greatly diversified

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Mundane

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Worldly, everyday

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Nomenclature

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Terminology, system of names

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Nominal

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In name only, trifling

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Nonchalance

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Indifference, composure

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Noncommittal

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Neutral, undecided

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Nondescript

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Undistinctive, ordinary

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Onslaught

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Vicious assault

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Onus

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Burden, responsibility

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Opaque

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Dark, not transparent

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Opportune

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Timely, well chosen

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Ostentatious

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Showy, pretentious

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Parameter

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Limit, independent variable

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Paramount

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Foremost in importance, supreme

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Peerless

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Having no equal, incomparable

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Perennial

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Something long lasting

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Permeable

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Penetrable, allowing substances through

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Pernicious

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Very destructive

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Placid

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Peaceful, calm

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Plaintive

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Mournful

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Admonish

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Warn, reprove

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Adorn

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Decorate

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Affected

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Artificial, pretended

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Affinity

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Kinship

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Antagonism

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Hostility

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Antecede

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Precede

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Artful

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Cunning, crafty

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Beleaguer

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Besiege or attack, harass

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Bent

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Determined, natural talent

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Zenith

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Point directly overhead in sky, summit

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Zealot

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Fanatic, showing excessive enthusiasm

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Zeal

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Eager enthusiasm

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Wry

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Twisted, with humorous twist

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Worldly

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Engrossed in matters of this earth, not spiritual

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Verisimilar

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Probable or likely

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Venerate

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Respect

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Umbrage

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Resentment, sense of injury or insult

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Ubiquitous

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Being everywhere

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Tyro

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Beginner, novice

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Truism

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Self evident truth

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Tribute

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Tax levied by ruler, mark of respect

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Stolid

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Dull, impassive

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Stint

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Be Thrifty, set limits (v)

Supply, allotted amount, assigned portion of work (n)

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Sham

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Pretend

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Serenity

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Calmness

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Sequester

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Isolate, segregate, seclude

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Recondite

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Profound, secret

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Prefatory

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Introductory

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Nocturnal

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Done at night

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Nepotism

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Favoritism to a relative

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Microcosm

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Small world

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Lofty

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Very high

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Loathe

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Detest

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Intransigence

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Refusal of any compromise, stubbornness

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Intrepid

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Fearless

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Incoherent

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Unintelligible, muddled, illogical

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Impecunious

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Without money

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Grueling

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Exhausting

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Frenzied

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Madly excited

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Frenetic

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Frantic, excited

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Fortuitous

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Accidental, by chance

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Falter

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Hesitate

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Ellipsis

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Omission of words from a text

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Disseminate

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Distribute, spread, scatter

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Carping

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Petty criticism

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Alacrity

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Cheerful promptness, eagerness

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Amoral

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No moral

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Analogous

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Comparable

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Open and honest

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Attenuate

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Weaken or lessen

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Censure

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Blame, criticize

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Detrimental

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Harmful

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Devious

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Erratic, not straightforward

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Devoid

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Lacking

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Devolve

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Be transferred to another, gradually worsen

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Diatribe

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Bitter scolding, invective

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Diffuse

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Wordy, rambling, spread out

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Dire

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Disastrous

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Disabuse

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Correct a false impression, undeceive

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Disavowal

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Denial, disclaiming

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Disconsolate

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Sad

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Discrete

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Separate, unconnected

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Dissemble

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Disguise, pretend

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Endemic

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Prevailing among a specific group of people/area

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Encumber

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Burden

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Engross

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Occupy fully

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Enunciate

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Utter or speak distinctly

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Eon

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Long period of time

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Equanimity

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Composure, calmness

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Factitious

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Artificial, sham

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Faculty

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Mental or bodily powers, teaching staff

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Forestall

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Prevent by taking action in advance

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Frigid

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Intensely cold

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Gratify

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Please

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Gratis

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Free

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Gravity

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Seriousness

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Gainsay

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Deny

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Funereal

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Sad, solemn

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Germinal

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Pertaining to a germ, creative

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Hindmost

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Furthest behind

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Histrionic

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Theatrical

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration, overstatement

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Immaculate

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Flawless

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Imperturbable

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Calm

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Indefatigable

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Tireless

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Inconsequential

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Insignificant, unimportant

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Laborious

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Demanding much work, tedious

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Lachrymose

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Producing tears

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Relent

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Give in

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Reminiscence

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Recollection

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Remnant

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Remainder

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Remonstrance

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Protest

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Renegade

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Deserter, traitor

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Renege

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Deny, go back on

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Repeal

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Revoke

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Reprehensible

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Deserving blame

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Repugnance

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Loathing

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Salutary

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Tending to improve, beneficial

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Sanguinary

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Bloody

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Sap

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Diminish,undermine

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Saturate

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Soak thoroughly

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Savant

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Scholar

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Scurrilous

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Obscene, indecent

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Sedition

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Insubordination

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Shoddy

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Not genuine, inferior

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Sensuous

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Pertaining to physical senses

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Slovenly

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Untidy, careless

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Somber

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Gloomy, depressing

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Soluble

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Able to be dissolved

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Smattering

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Slight knowledge

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Superficial

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Trivial, shallow

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Supposition

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Hypothesis, surmise

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Timorous

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Fearful

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Thwart

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Baffle, frustrate

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Tractable

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Docile, easily managed

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Traumatic

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Pertaining to injury caused by violence

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Ungainly

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Awkward, clumsy

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Unearthly

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Not earthly, weird

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Venal

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Capable of being bribed

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Veer

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Change in direction

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Vaunted

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Boasted, bragged, highly publicized

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Unwieldy

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Awkward, unmanageable

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Sumptuous

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Lavish, rich

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Obliterate

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Destroy completely

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Oblivion

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Obscurity, forgetfulness

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Lustrous

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Shining

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Irremediable

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Incurable, uncorrectable

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Irresolute

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Uncertain how to act, weak

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Infernal

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Pertaining to hell, devilish

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Impiety / impious

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Irreverence, lack of respect for God

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Heterodox

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Unorthodox, unconventional

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Gape

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Open widely

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Fiat

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Command, authorization

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Exemplify

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Show by example

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Exasperate

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Annoy

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Distend

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Expand

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Dissipate

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Squander, waste, scatter

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Dissimulate

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Pretend, conceal by feigning

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Dissonance

A

Disharmony

243
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Constituent

A

Supporter

244
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Construe

A

Explain, interpret

245
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Adulation

A

Flattery, admiration

246
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Adherent

A

Supporter, follower

247
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Advent

A

Arrival

248
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Aghast

A

Horrified, dumbfounded

249
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Affliction

A

State of distress, cause of suffering

250
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Euphoria

A

Feeling of exaggerated or unfounded wellbeing

251
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Equivocal

A

Ambiguous, intentionally misleading

252
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Epoch

A

Period of time

253
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Entail

A

Require, involve

254
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Encompass

A

Surround, enclose, include

255
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Extol

A

Praise, glorify

256
Q

Expostulation

A

Protest

257
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Evenhanded

A

Fair

258
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Fruition

A

Bearing of fruit, realization

259
Q

Frail

A

Weak

260
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Fractious

A

Unruly, disobedient

261
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Forebears

A

Ancestors

262
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Flippant

A

Lacking proper seriousness

263
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Ferret

A

Drive out of hiding

264
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Halting

A

Hesitant, faltering

265
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Grievance

A

Cause of complaint

266
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Grotesque

A

Fantastic, comically hideous

267
Q

Goad

A

Urge on

268
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Ghastly

A

Horrible

269
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Gesticulation

A

Motion, gesture

270
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Garbled

A

Mixed up, distorted

271
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Impasse

A

Predicament which there is no escape

272
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Illusive / illusory

A

Deceiving

273
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Idolatry

A

Excessive admiration

274
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Ignominy

A

Disgrace, dishonor

275
Q

Illuminate

A

Brighten, make understandable, enlighten

276
Q

Illimitable

A

Infinite

277
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Hypocritical

A

Pretending to be virtuous, deceiving

278
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Hue

A

Color, aspect

279
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Heyday

A

Time of greatest success, prime

280
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Hermetic

A

Obscure and mysterious

281
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Incongruity

A

Lack of harmony, absurdity

282
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Incorrigible

A

Uncorrectable

283
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Inchoate

A

Rudimentary, recently begun

284
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Inane

A

Silly

285
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Impudence

A

Insolence

286
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Impotent

A

Weak, ineffective

287
Q

Implore

A

Beg

288
Q

Infidel

A

Unbeliever

289
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Insensate

A

Without feeling

290
Q

Integrate

A

Make whole, combine

291
Q

Internecine

A

Mutually destructive

292
Q

Intimate

A

Hint

293
Q

Loom

A

Appear or take shape

294
Q

Loath

A

Reluctant, disinclined

295
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Lax

A

Careless

296
Q

Lavish

A

Liberal, wasteful

297
Q

Lampoon

A

Ridicule

298
Q

Kudos

A

Honor, glory, praise

299
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Irreproachable

A

Blameless

300
Q

Lassitude

A

Physical or mental weariness

301
Q

Languor

A

Lack of energy, tiredness

302
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Militate

A

Work against

303
Q

Metamorphosis

A

Change of form

304
Q

Mete

A

Measure, distribute

305
Q

Luminary

A

Celebrity

306
Q

Magisterial

A

Authoritative, imperious

307
Q

Manifest

A

Evident, visible, obvious

308
Q

Manifold

A

Numerous, varied

309
Q

Mannered

A

Affected, not natural

310
Q

Meditation

A

Reflection, thought

311
Q

Menial

A

Suitable for servants, lowly

312
Q

Nautical

A

Pertaining to ships and navigation

313
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Mutability

A

Ability to change in form

314
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Munificent

A

Very generous

315
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Moribund

A

Dying

316
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Modicum

A

Limited quantity

317
Q

Modish

A

Fashionable

318
Q

Misgivings

A

Doubts

319
Q

Minuscule

A

Extremely small

320
Q

Paltry

A

Insignificant, petty

321
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Overt

A

Open to view

322
Q

Omnipotent

A

All powerful

323
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Perpetrate

A

Commit an offense

324
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Perjury

A

False testimony while under oath

325
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Pedagogue

A

Teacher

326
Q

Peregrination

A

Journey

327
Q

Patronize

A

Support, act superior toward, be a customer of

328
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Pariah

A

Social outcast

329
Q

Precarious

A

Uncertain, risky

330
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Prodigal

A

Wasteful, reckless with money

331
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Qualified

A

Limited, restricted

332
Q

Quandary

A

Dilemma

333
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Quip

A

Taunt

334
Q

Ramification

A

Branching out, subdivision

335
Q

Recidivism

A

Habitual return to crime

336
Q

Recompense

A

Repay or reward

337
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Rectify

A

Set right, correct

338
Q

Rendezvous

A

Meeting place

339
Q

Rote

A

Repetition

340
Q

Savor

A

Enjoy, have a distinctive flavor smell or quality

341
Q

Sardonic

A

Disdainful, sarcastic

342
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Seemly

A

Proper, appropriate

343
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Shrew

A

Scolding woman

344
Q

Adhere

A

Stick fast

345
Q

Adjacent

A

Adjoining, neighboring, close by

346
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Allusion

A

Indirect reference

347
Q

Amorphous

A

Formless, lacking shape or definition

348
Q

Annex

A

Attach, take possession of

349
Q

Anguish

A

Acute pain, extreme suffering

350
Q

Analogy

A

Similarity, parallelism

351
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Arable

A

Fit for growing crops

352
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Ascendancy

A

Controlling influence

353
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Artisan

A

Manually skilled worker

354
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Arrhythmic

A

Lacking rhythm or regularity

355
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Assail

A

Assault

356
Q

Dogged

A

Determined, stubborn

357
Q

Stoic

A

Unmoved by joy or grief, impassive

358
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Subjective

A

Occurring within the mind, unreal

359
Q

Supererogatory

A

More than needed or demanded

360
Q

Tawdry

A

Cheap and gaudy

361
Q

Tautological

A

Needlessly repetitious

362
Q

Unwonted

A

Unaccustomed

363
Q

Unfettered

A

Liberated, freed from chains

364
Q

Vagrant

A

Homeless wanderer, stray, random

365
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Verisimilitude

A

Appearance of truth, likelihood

366
Q

Vital

A

Vibrant and likely, critical, living

367
Q

Intelligentsia

A

Intellectuals, members of the educated elite (used derogatorily)

368
Q

Bohemian

A

Unconventional in an artistic way

369
Q

Boorish

A

Rude, insensitive

370
Q

Bombardment

A

Attack

371
Q

Braggadocio

A

Boasting

372
Q

Capitulate

A

Surrender

373
Q

Cerebration

A

Thought

374
Q

Ceremonious

A

Marked by formality

375
Q

Certitude

A

Certainty

376
Q

Cessation

A

Stoppage

377
Q

Cognitive

A

Having to do with knowing related to mental processes

378
Q

Cognizance

A

Knowledge

379
Q

Cohabit

A

Live together

380
Q

Communal

A

Held in common, a group of people

381
Q

Compendium

A

Brief and comprehensive summary

382
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Complaisant

A

Trying to please, overly polite, obliging

383
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Conducive

A

Helpful, contributive

384
Q

Confidant

A

Trusted friend

385
Q

Conformity

A

Harmony, agreement

386
Q

Conjure

A

Summon a devil, practice magic, imagine or invent

387
Q

Consequential

A

Pompous, self important

388
Q

Consort

A 
Associate with (v)
Husband or wife (n)
389
Q

Copious

A

Plentiful

390
Q

Cordial

A

Gracious, heartfelt

391
Q

Conundrum

A

Riddle, difficult problem

392
Q

Convene

A

Assemble

393
Q

Countermand

A

Cancel, revoke

394
Q

Courier

A

Messenger

395
Q

Covenant

A

Agreement

396
Q

Credence

A

Belief

397
Q

Cryptic

A

Mysterious, hidden, secret

398
Q

Affirmation

A

Positive assertion, confirmation

399
Q

Affront

A

Insult, offense

400
Q

Allege

A

State without proof

401
Q

Allude

A

Refer indirectly

402
Q

Ambivalence

A

State of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

403
Q

Amorous

A

Moved by sexual love, loving

404
Q

Animus

A

Hostile feeling

405
Q

Apocalyptic

A

Prophetic, pertaining to revelations

406
Q

Appease

A

Pacify, relieve

407
Q

Appraise

A

Estimate value of

408
Q

Arcane

A

Secret, known only to the initiated

409
Q

Archetype

A

Prototype, primitive pattern

410
Q

Arrears

A

Being in debt

411
Q

Assuage

A

Ease pain, satisfy hunger, soothe anger

412
Q

Bawdy

A

Indecent, obscene

413
Q

Beholden

A

Obligated, indebted

414
Q

Bland

A

Mild, agreeable

415
Q

Blasphemy

A

Irreverence, cursing

416
Q

Blurt

A

Utter impulsively

417
Q

Boisterous

A

Violent, rough, noisy

418
Q

Bountiful

A

Abundant, graciously generous

419
Q

Braggart

A

Boaster

420
Q

Camaraderie

A

Good fellowship

421
Q

Caustic

A

Burning, sarcastically biting

422
Q

Cavalier

A

Casual and offhand, arrogant

423
Q

Champion

A

Support militantly

424
Q

Chasten

A

Correct by punishment or scolding

425
Q

Commiserate

A

Feel or express pity or sympathy

426
Q

Commodious

A

Spacious and comfortable

427
Q

Complement

A

Complete, make perfect

428
Q

Compound

A

Combine, constitute, pay interest, increase

429
Q

Compunction

A

Remorse

430
Q

Compute

A

Reckon, calculate

431
Q

Concentric

A

Having a common center

432
Q

Confine

A

Shut in ,restrict

433
Q

Congenital

A

Existing at birth

434
Q

Congruent

A

In agreement, corresponding

435
Q

Contiguous

A

Adjacent to, touching upon

436
Q

Conversant

A

Familiar with

437
Q

Culpable

A

Deserving blame

438
Q

Debase

A

Reduce in quality or value, degrade

439
Q

Debunk

A

Expose as false, ridicule

440
Q

Decadence

A

Decay

441
Q

Deducible

A

Derived by reasoning

442
Q

Deft

A

Neat, skillful

443
Q

Deleterious

A

Harmful

444
Q

Delineate

A

Portray, depict

445
Q

Demean

A

Degrade, humiliate

446
Q

Demise

A

Death

447
Q

Despondent

A

Depressed, gloomy

448
Q

Dint

A

Means, effort

449
Q

Disapprobation

A

Disapproval, condemnation

450
Q

Disconcert

A

Confuse, upset, unsettle

451
Q

Dislodge

A

Remove forcibly

452
Q

Divulge

A

Reveal

453
Q

Doctrine

A

Teachings, principle taught

454
Q

Doleful

A

Mournful, sadness

455
Q

Domicile

A

Home

456
Q

Draconian

A

Extremely severe

457
Q

Drudgery

A

Menial work

458
Q

Ebb

A

Recede, lessen

459
Q

Ejaculation

A

Exclamation

460
Q

Embezzlement

A

Stealing

461
Q

Enterprising

A

Full of initiative

462
Q

Enmity

A

Ill will, hatred

463
Q

Enumerate

A

List, mention one by one

464
Q

Exacting

A

Extremely demanding

465
Q

Exertion

A

Effort, expenditure of physical work

466
Q

Exorbitant

A

Excessive

467
Q

Explicate

A

Explain, interpret, clarify

468
Q

Expository

A

Explanatory

469
Q

Exult

A

Rejoice

470
Q

Factious

A

Inclined to form factions

471
Q

Felicity

A

Happiness, appropriateness

472
Q

Firebrand

A

Hothead, troublemaker

473
Q

Flinch

A

Hesitate, shrink

474
Q

Foray

A

Raid

475
Q

Foreboding

A

Premonition of evil

476
Q

Forlorn

A

Sad and lonely

477
Q

Functionary

A

Official

478
Q

Garner

A

Gather, store up

479
Q

Gist

A

Essence

480
Q

Gratuitous

A

Given freely, unwarranted

481
Q

Harping

A

Tiresome dwelling on a subject

482
Q

Heinous

A

Hatefully bad

483
Q

Impolitic

A

Not wise

484
Q

Imponderable

A

Weightless

485
Q

Importunate

A

Urging, demanding

486
Q

Impregnable

A

Invulnerable

487
Q

Incarcerate

A

Imprison

488
Q

Incense

A

Enrage

489
Q

Incisive

A

Cutting, sharp

490
Q

Incursion

A

Temporary invasion

491
Q

Instigate

A

Urge, start, provoke

492
Q

Interminable

A

Endless

493
Q

Interdict

A

Prohibit, forbid

494
Q

Levy

A

Impose a fine, collect a payment

495
Q

Maul

A

Handle roughly

496
Q

Maniacal

A

Raging mad, insane

497
Q

Misogynist

A

Hater of woman

498
Q

Myopic

A

Nearsighted, lacking foresight

499
Q

Officious

A

Meddlesome, excessively offering one’s services

500
Q

Ominous

A

Threatening

501
Q

Pacify

A

Soothe, make calm or quiet, subdue

502
Q

Outstrip

A

Surpass, outdo

503
Q

Parable

A

Short story teaching a moral

504
Q

Patriarch

A

Father and ruler of a family or tribe

505
Q

Peripatetic

A

Moving from place to place

506
Q

Pertinent

A

Suitable, to the point

507
Q

Vouchsafe

A

Grant condescendingly, guarantee

508
Q

Wane

A

Decrease in size or strength

509
Q

Waylay

A

Ambush, lie in wait

510
Q

Visionary

A

Produced by imagination, fanciful, mystical

511
Q

Vernacular

A

Living language, natural style

512
Q

Vainglorious

A

Boastful, excessively conceited

513
Q

Unison

A

Unity of pitch, complete accord

514
Q

Unequivocal

A

Plain, obvious

515
Q

Travail

A

Painful physical or mental labour, torment

516
Q

Throng

A

Crowd

517
Q

Tenuous

A

Thin, rare, slim

518
Q

Tendentious

A

Having an aim, biased, designed to further a cause

519
Q

Supercilious

A

Arrogant, condescending

520
Q

Suborn

A

Persuade to act unlawfully

521
Q

Statute

A

Law enacted by legislature

522
Q

Spendthrift

A

Someone who wastes money

523
Q

Solemnity

A

Seriousness, Gravity

524
Q

Slander

A

Defamation, utterance of false and malicious statements

525
Q

Hypercritical

A

Excessively demanding

526
Q

Husbandry

A

Thrift, economy, agriculture

527
Q

Hubbub

A

Confused uproar

528
Q

Machiavellian

A

Crafty, double dealing

529
Q

Luster

A

Shine, gloss

530
Q

Miserly

A

Mean, stingy

531
Q

Monolithic

A

Solidly uniform, unyielding

532
Q

Pantomime

A

Act without dialogue

533
Q

Portend

A

Foretell, presage

534
Q

Pore

A

Study industriously, ponder, scrutinize

535
Q

Precept

A

Practical rule guiding conduct

536
Q

Voluminous

A

Bulky, large

537
Q

Waffle

A

Speak or write without saying anything important or useful

538
Q

Wrangle

A

Quarrel

539
Q

Urbane

A

Charming, refined, elegant

540
Q

Vagary

A

Unpredictability

541
Q

Uproarious

A

Marked by loud noise or uproar, very funny

542
Q

Unaccountable

A

Unreasonable, mysterious, unable to be explained

543
Q

Tumult

A

Commotion, riot, noise

544
Q

Trepidation

A

Fearful, nervous anxiety

545
Q

Temper

A

Moderate, tone down or restrain

546
Q

Tantrum

A

Uncontrolled outburst of anger

547
Q

Spasmodic

A

Occurring in brief and irregular bursts

548
Q

Sordid

A

Dirty, arousing moral distaste and contempt

549
Q

Septic

A

Infected with bacteria

550
Q

Sensitization

A

Process of being made sensitive or responsive to external substance

551
Q

Sanctimonious

A

Making a show of being morally superior to other ppl

552
Q

Ruminate

A

Ponder, chew over mentally or physically

553
Q

Rousing

A

Exciting, lively, stirring

554
Q

Rationalize

A

Give a plausible explanation, offer excuse

555
Q

Raucous

A

Harsh noise, disorderly and boisterous

556
Q

Ratiocination

A

Reasoning, drawing conclusions from premises

557
Q

Proviso

A

Stipulation, condition

558
Q

Privation

A

Hardship, want, deprivation

559
Q

Profligate

A

Wasteful, wildly immoral

560
Q

Prod

A

Urge, poke, stir up

561
Q

Bastion

A

Stronghold, source of protection

562
Q

Beatific

A

Producing joy

563
Q

Besmirch

A

Damage reputation, make dirty

564
Q

Carnal

A

Fleshly, relating to physical needs

565
Q

Connivance

A

Pretense of ignorance of smth wrong, assistance, permission to offend

566
Q

Conflate

A

Combine into one, confuse

567
Q

Consecrate

A

Dedicate formally to a religious purpose, sanctify

568
Q

Covetous

A

Greedy, great desire to possess smth belonging to someone else

569
Q

Curator

A

Superintendent, manager

570
Q

Convoluted

A

Extremely complex, twisted or coiled

571
Q

Convivial

A

Friendly, lively, enjoyable

572
Q

Defile

A

Pollute, profane

573
Q

Defray

A

Provide money to pay

574
Q

Deign

A

Condescend, stoop

575
Q

Debonair

A

Amiable, cheerful and carefree, charming

576
Q

Faze

A

Disturb, dismay

577
Q

Feint

A

Trick, pretended blow

578
Q

Ferment

A

Excitement, commotion

579
Q

Fitful

A

Not regular or steady

580
Q

Hallowed

A

Consecrated, blessed, holy

581
Q

Gruff

A

Rough mannered

582
Q

Glean

A

Extract, collect, gather

583
Q

Inhibit

A

Restrain, prevent, retard

584
Q

Insatiable

A

Not easily satisfied, greedy

585
Q

Innate

A

Inborn, natural

586
Q

Jocular

A

Humorous, joking

587
Q

Knotty

A

Intricate, difficult, tangled

588
Q

Maladroit

A

Clumsy

589
Q

Oblivious

A

Inattentive, unaware of, wholly absorbed

590
Q

Obstreperous

A

Noisy

591
Q

Obtrude

A

Push or force smth forward, intrude

592
Q

Paranoia

A

Mental condition marked by delusions of grandeur

593
Q

Paraphernalia

A

Equipment

594
Q

Paroxysm

A

Violent expression of a particular emotion

595
Q

Petulant

A

Childishly, bad tempered

596
Q

Precipitous

A

Steep, sudden, over hasty

597
Q

Predispose

A

Give inclination toward, make liable to

598
Q

Posture

A

Assume affected pose, act artificially

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