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artful

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sly, crafty

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articulate

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to express clearly

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artifice

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trickery

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artless

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crude, having no skill

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ascent

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rising or going up

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial

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ascribe

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to attribute to a specific cause

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asinine

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stupid

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askance

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with suspicion or disapproval

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asperity

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roughness or harshness

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aspersion

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an insulting remark about someone

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assail

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to attack violently

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assay

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to try or test, to examine

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assent

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to agree, to concur

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asset

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an object of value

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assert

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to state with force

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assess

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to judge or decide the amount

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assiduous

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hardworking

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astringent

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stern, harsh, or severe

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asylum

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an institution for the ill, a place of safety

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atavistic

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having characteristics relating to an earlier type

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atone

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to make amends

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attest

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to confirm or testify to

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attrition

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gradual reduction or weakening; a rubbing away

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audacity

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daring, boldness

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augur

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to predict, to serve as a warning

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auspices

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encouragement, sponsorship

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auspicious

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favorable, promising for the future

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authoritarian

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someone who believes in total obedience

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autism

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absorption in self-centered mental activity

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autocratic

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tyrannical

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auxiliary

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supplementary, giving help or support

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avail

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to serve, be of value to

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avant-garde

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describing the advanced group in any field

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avarice

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greed

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averse

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having a feeling of opposition or repugnance

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avert

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to prevent or avoid

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avid

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characterized by eagerness

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avow

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to claim, to admit

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avuncular

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helpful, generous

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axiom

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a widely-held belief

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bacchanal

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any drunken party or riotous celebration

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bagatelle

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something unimportant

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baleful

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hurtful, malignant

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ballast

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a stabilizer

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ballyhoo

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a lot of noise and activity with no real purpose

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bamboozle

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to cheat or dupe

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banal

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ordinary, not original

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bandy

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to trade, exchange

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bane

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cause of harm, torment

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banter

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a playful conversation

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baritone

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a male singer, with a low voice

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baroque

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extravagantly ornate, flamboyant

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barrage

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any overwhelming attack

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barren

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sterile, desolate, unproductive

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bask

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to enjoy warmth or praise

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bastion

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a stronghold, a fortified place

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bathos

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overly sentimental, triviality in style

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bauble

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a trinket

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bazaar

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marketplace

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bedlam

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noise and confusion

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begrudge

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to envy the good fortune of someone else

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behest

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an order or command

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belated

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late

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belligerent

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quarrelsome, hostile

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bemuse

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to cause to be confused

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benchmark

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a standard, point of reference

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benediction

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a blessing, an utterance of good wishes

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benefactor

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one who provides help to others

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beneficent

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showing kindness resulting in benefit

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benevolent

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kind, generous

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benighted

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ignorant, unenlightened

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bequest

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the act of giving, something left behind in a will

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bereft

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deprived of life, hope, or happiness

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besiege

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to surround with hostile forces

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besmirch

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to make dirty

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bestow

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to give as a gift or reward

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betroth

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to become engaged

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bevy

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a group of animals

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bias

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a particular tendency

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bibelot

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a small object of beauty

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biennial

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occurring every two years

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bigot

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a person partial to his own group

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bilge

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nonsense, rubbish

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bilious

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in a bad mood, unpleasant

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biopsy

A

removal of a sample of human body tissue

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bivouac

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a temporary shelter, especially in the military

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blacklist

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to place a person on a list under suspicion

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blanch

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to pale from fear or illness

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bland

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no flavor

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blandishment

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flattery

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blight

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anything that prevents growth

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bliss

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extreme happiness

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bloc

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a coalition of factions

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blunt

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abrupt

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bluster

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to act in a loud or threatening way

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bogus

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not genuine

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bombard

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to assail vigorously

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bon mot

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a clever reply

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bon vivant

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a person who enjoys life

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