Words 401-500 Flashcards

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Rant

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Rave, clamor, carry on, storm, declaim, speak wildly or grandiloquently

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Ratify

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Confirm, corroborate, approve

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Rationale

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Logic, basic, grounds, explanation, justification

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Rebuttal

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Refutation, disproof, denial, response with contrary evidence

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Recant

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Disclaim, disavow, renounce, repudiate, retract a statement

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Recount

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Tell, narrate, give a detailed account; count again, recalculate, recompute

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Rectify

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Correct, remedy, fix

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Redundant

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Superfluous, excessive, uneeded, unnecessary; repetitive, wordy

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Reflect

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Consider, contemplate, ponder; embody, demonstrate, exhibit; mirror; make an impression

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Refrain

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Forgo, resist, abstain from; repeated verse in song or poem

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Refute

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Disprove, counter

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Regimen

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Routine, rule, systematic plan

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Relegate

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Put in lesser position, assign, delegate, banish

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Remorse

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Regret, self-reproach, penitence, guilt

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Renounce

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Give up, abandon, disown, repudiate

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Repel

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Drive away, ward off, resist, discourage, repulse; disgust, revolt, nauseate, create distaste in

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Reprehensible

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Culpable, blameworthy, disgraceful, wicked

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rePrimand

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Rebuke, scolding, reproof

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Reprove

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Scold, correct, censure, rebuke

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Repudiate

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Disown, refuse to relate to; reject as untrue, refute, gain say; refuse to pay, reject, disavow

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Rescind

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Cancel, repeal, void, retract, revoke

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Reserve

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Backup supply, stockpile, store; auxiliary, troops not part of regular military; preserve, reservation; formal and distant, self-restraint, aloofness

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Resigned

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Unresisting, submissive, acquiescent, accepting fate

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reSolution

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Firmness, determination, resolve, purposefulness; decision, ruling, expression of intent; settlement, solution

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Resolve

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Determination, resolution, steadfastness

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Restraint

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Self-discipline, self-control, command, limitation

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Retain

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Keep, hold on to; hire, engage, employ; absorb, soak up, take in

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Reticent

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Uncommunicative, reserved, taciturn, inclined to be silent

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Retract

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Disavow, take back, repudiate; withdraw, pull back

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Reverent

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Respectful, worshipful, awed, adoring

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Rhetorical

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Pertaining to effective communication, oratorical, bombastic

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Rigid

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Inflexible; fixed; strict

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Rigorous

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Server, exacting

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Robust

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Strong, hardy, hearty

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Rudimentary

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Elementary, fundamental, basic; imperfectly developed, vestigial, embryonic

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Sage

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Pundit, savant, guru, person celebrated for wisdom

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Sanction

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Approve, ratify; penalize, punish

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Satirical

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Mocking, ironical, sardonic

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Scanty

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Limited, meager, sparse; skimpy, brief, revealing(clothing)

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Scrupulous

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Painstaking, meticulous; principled, honorable, upright

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Scrutiny

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Inspection, examination, search

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Skeptic

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Doubter, disbeliever, cynic

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Soluble

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Dissolvable; explicable, answerable

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Solution

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Answer; infusion, fluid

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Solvent

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Liquefying, deliquescent; debt-free, in funds, able to pay debts

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Somber

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Dark, drab, dull; dismal, grave, melancholy

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Specious

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False, deceptive, misleading

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Speculate

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Theorize, conjecture, wonder; gamble

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Sporadic

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Irregular, intermittent, random

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spurious

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False, counterfeit, forged, fake

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Squander

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Waste, dissipate, throw away

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Stagnant

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Motionless, stale, dull, not flowing; inactive

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Static

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Still, stationary

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Stem

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Stop the flow of, staunch, check, block; originate in, arise from

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Stock

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Available for sale, standard, staple; commonplace, formulaic, regular; stereotypical

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Submissive

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Yielding, obedient, docile, meek, unassertive

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Subordinate

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Inferior, lesser

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Subside

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Decrease, dwindle, lessen, abate; ebb, recede, sink

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Substantiate

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Verify, support, affirm, corroboratte

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Succinct

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Brief, terse, compact, concise

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Superficial

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On the surface, external, shallow; trivial, insignificant, not thorgough

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Superfluous

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Excessive, unnecessary, un essential, extra

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Supplant

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Displace, unseat, supersede, oust, replace anothers by force

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Surpass

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Exceed, outdo transcend

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Surreptitious

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Secret, furtive, sneaky, stealthy, hidden

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Susceptible

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Impressionable, easily influenced; vulnerable, recepive(disease)

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Sustain

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Experience; maintain, support

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Symmetry

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Regularity, balanced, congruity; harmony, having pleasing proportions, concord

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Synthesis

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Combination, union, amalgam, blend; chemical compound; fusion, electronic sound production

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Synthetic

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Artificial, man made; false, insincere pretended

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Taciturn

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Silent, laconic, reserved, uncommunicative, disinclined to talk

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Tantamount

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Equivalent, synonymous, alike

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Temper

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Moderate, alleviate, tone down; harden, anneal toughen

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Tenacity

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Persistence, doggedness, stubbornness, resolve

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Tentative

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Hesitant, cautious, unsure; provisional, not fully developed

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Terse

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Abrupt, pithy, clipped, curt, concise

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Thesis

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Statement as a premise to be supported, proposition, argument, claim; dissertation, treatise, long essay

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Transient

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Momentary, fleeting, temporary

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Transparent

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Clear, transparent; obvious, manifest, evident

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Trepidation

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Fear, anxiety, uneasiness

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Trite

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Unoriginal, commonplace, tired, stale, pedestrian

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Turbulent

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Tumultuous, chaotic, unruly

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Turmoil

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Commotion, confusion, chaos, disorder, uproar, tumult

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Undermine

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Weaken, sap undercut, damage, chip away at

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unIformity

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Sameness, monotony, standardization

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Unprecedented

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Unparalleled, exceptional, extraordinary, novel, never before experienced

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Unwarranted

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Unjustified, groundless, baseless

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Usurp

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Take, commandeer, appropriate, seize another’s power

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Vacillate

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Waver, hesitate in making choice, oscillate, fluctuate

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Venerate

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Revere, worship, idolize

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Vent

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Make known, express, utter; discharge, issue, emit, give off; unleash, give emotional release

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Verbose

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Long-winded, wordy, talkative, redundant, containing more words than needed

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Vestigial

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Residual, primitive, relating to traces left by something that no longer exists

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Viable

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Feasible, practicable, workable, having a reasonable chance of success; capable of living

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Vigor

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Strength, energy, force, vitality, drive

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Vindicate

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Clear from blame, exonerate, exculpate; justify, defend

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Virulent

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Severe, toxic, noxious, destructive; bitter, spitefully hostile

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Volatile

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Evaporating rapidly, changeable, evanescente; explosive, fickle, changing unexpectedly

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warrant

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Justify; guarantee

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Zealot

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Person who shows Excessive religious or political fervor, fanatic, militant