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Abbreviated Communication

A 
Abridge
Compendium
Cursory
Curtail
Syllabus
Synopsis
Terse
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Act Quickly

A 
Abrupt
Apace
Headlong
Impetuous
Precipitate
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Assist

A 
Abet
Advocate
Ancillary
Bolster
Corroborate
Countenance
Espouse
Mainstay
Munificent
Proponent
Stalwart
Sustenance
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Bad Mood

A 
Bilious
Dudgeon
Irascible
Pettish
Petulant
Pique
Querulous
Umbrage
Waspish
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Beginning/Amateur

A 
Dilettante
Fledgling
Neophyte
Novitiate
Proselyte
Tyro
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Beginning/Young

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Burgeoning
Callow
Engender
Inchoate
Incipient
Nascent
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)

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Acerbic
Acidulous
Acrimonious
Asperity
Caustic
Mordacious
Mordant
Trenchant
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Bold

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Audacious
Courageous
Dauntless
Intrepid

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Boring

A 
Banal
Hackneyed
Insipid
Mundane
Pedestrian
Platitude
Prosaic
Quotidian
Trite
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Carousal

A 
Bacchanalian
Debauchery
Depraved
Dissipated
Iniquity
Libertine
Libidinous
Licentious
Reprobate
Ribald
Salacious
Sordid
Turpitude
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Changing Quickly

A

Capricious
Mercurial
Volatile

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Copy

A 
Counterpart
Emulate
Facsimile
Factitious
Paradigm
Precursor
Quintessence
Simulate
Vicarious
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Criticize/Criticism

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Aspersion
Belittle
Berate
Calumny
Castigate
Decry
Defame/defamation
Denounce
Deride/Derisive
Diatribe
Disparage
Excoriate
Gainsay
Harangue
Impugn
Inveigh
Lambaste
Objurgate
Obloquy
Opprobrium
Pillory
Rebuke
Remonstrate
Reprehend
Reprove
Revile
Tirade
Vituperate
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Death/Mourning

A 
Bereave
Cadaver
Defunct
Demise
Dolorous
Elegy
Knell
Lament
Macabre
Moribund
Obsequies
Sepulchral
Wraith
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Denying of Self

A 
Abnegate
Abstain
Ascetic
Spartan
Stoic
Temperate
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Dictatorial

A 
Authoritarian
Despotic
Dogmatic
Hegemonic/hegemony
Imperious
Peremptory
Tyrannical
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Difficult to Understand

A 
Abstruse
Ambiguous
Arcane
Bemusing
Cryptic
Enigmatic
Esoteric
Inscrutable
Obscure
Opaque
Paradoxical
Perplexing
Recondite
Turbid
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Disgusting/Offensive

A 
Defile
Fetid
Invidious
Noisome
Odious
Putrid
Rebarbative
Malodorous
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Easy to Understand

A 
Articulate
Cogent
Eloquent
Evident
Limpid
Lucid
Pellucid
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Eccentric/Dissimilar

A 
Aberrant
Anachronism
Anomalous
Discrete
Eclectic
Esoteric
Iconoclast
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Embarrass

A 
Abash
Chagrin
Compunction
Contrition
Diffidence
Expiate
Foible
Gaucherie
Rue
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Equal

A

Equitable
Equity
Tantamount

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Falsehood

A 
Apocryphal
Canard
Chicanery
Dissemble
Duplicity
Equivocate
Erroneous
Ersatz
Fallacious
Feigned
Guile
Mendacious/Mendacity
Perfidy
Prevaricate
Specious
Spurious
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Family

A 
Conjugal
Consanguine
Distaff
Endogamous
Filial
Fraternal
Fratricide
Progenitor
Scion
Sorority
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Favoring/Not Impartial

A 
Ardent/ardor
Doctrinaire
Fervid
Partisan
Tendentious
Zealot
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Forgive/Make Amends

A 
Absolve
Acquit
Ameliorate
Exculpate
Exonerate
Expiate
Palliate
Redress
Vindicate
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Funny

A 
Chortle
Droll
Facetious
Flippant
Gibe
Jocular
Levity
Ludicrous
Raillery
Riposte
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Gaps/Openings

A 
Abatement
Aperture
Fissure
Hiatus
Interregnum
Interstice
Lull
Orifice
Rent
Respite
Rift
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Generous/Kind

A 
Altruistic
Beneficent
Clement
Largess
Magnanimous
Munificent
Philanthropic
Unstinting
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Greedy

A 
Avaricious
Covetous
Mercenary
Miserly
Penurious
Rapacious
Venal
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Hard-Hearted

A 
Asperity
Baleful
Dour
Fell
Malevolent
Mordant
Sardonic
Scathing
Truculent
Vitriolic
Vituperation
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Harmful

A 
Baleful
Baneful
Deleterious
Inimical
Injurious
Insidious
Minatory
Perfidious
Pernicious
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Harsh-Sounding

A 
Cacophony
Din
Dissonant
Raucous
Strident
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Hatred

A 
Abhorrence
Anathema
Antagonism
Antipathy
Detestation
Enmity
Loathing
Malice
Odium
Rancor
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Healthy

A

Beneficia
Salubrious
Salutary

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Hesitate

A 
Dither
Oscillate
Teeter
Vacillate
Waver
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Hostile

A 
Antithetic
Churlish
Curmudgeon
Irascible
Malevolent
Misanthropic
Truculent
Vindictive
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Innocent/Inexperienced

A 
Credulous
Gullible
Ingenuous
Naive
Novitiate
Tyro
39
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Insincere

A 
Disingenuous
Dissemble
Fulsome
Ostensible
Unctuous
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Q

Investigate

A 
Appraise
Ascertain
Assay
Descry
Peruse
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Lazy/Sluggish

A 
Indolent
Inert
Lackadaisical
Languid
Lassitude
Lethargic
Phlegmatic
Quiescent
Slothful
Torpid
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Luck

A 
Amulet
Auspicious
Fortuitous
Kismet
Portentous
Propitiate
Propitious
Providential
Serendipity
Talisman
43
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Nag

A 
Admonish
Belabor
Cavil
Enjoin
Exhort
Harangue
Hector
Martinet
Remonstrate
Reproof
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Nasty

A

Fetid
Noisome
Noxious

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Not a Straight Line

A 
Askance
Awry
Careen
Carom
Circuitous
Circumvent
Gyrate
Labyrinth
Meander
Oblique
Serrated
Sidle
Sinuous
Undulating
Vortex
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Overblown/Wordy

A 
Bombastic
Circumlocution
Garrulous
Grandiloquent
Loquacious
Periphrastic
Prolix
Rhetoric
Turgid
Verbose
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Pacify/Satisfy

A 
Ameliorate
Appease
Assuage
Defer
Mitigate
Mollify
Placate
Propitiate
Satiate
Slake
Soothe
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Pleasant-Sounding

A

Euphonious
Harmonious
Melodious
Sonorous

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Poor

A

Destitute
Impecunious
Indigent

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Praise

A 
Acclaim
Accolate
Aggrandize
Encomium
Eulogize
Extol
Fawn
Laud/laudatory
Venerate/veneration
51
Q

Predict

A 
Augur
Auspice
Fey
Harbinger
Portentous
Presage
Prescient
Prognosticate
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Prevent/Obstruct

A 
Discomfit
Encumber
Fetter
Forfend
Hinder
Impede
Inhibit
Occlude
Thwart
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Smart/Learned

A

Astute
Canny
Erudite
Perspicacious

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Sorrow

A 
Disconsolate
Doleful
Dolor
Elegiac
Forlorn
Lament
Lugubrious
Melancholy
Morose
Plaintive
Threnody
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Stubborn

A 
Implacable
Inexorable
Intractable
Intransigent
Obdurate
Obstinate
Recalcitrant
Refractory
Renitent
Untoward
Vexing
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Terse

A 
Compendious
Curt
Laconic
Pithy
Succinct
Taciturn
57
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Time/Order/Duration

A 
Anachronism
Antecede
Antedate
Anterior
Archaic
Diurnal
Eon
Ephemeral
Epoch
Fortnight
Millennium
Penultimate
Synchronous
Temporal
58
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Timid/Timidity

A 
Craven
Diffident
Pusillanimous
Recreant
Timorous
Trepidation
59
Q

Truth

A 
Candor/candid
Fealty
Frankness
Indisputable
Indubitable
Legitimate
Probity
Sincere
Veracious
Verity
60
Q

Unusual

A

Aberration
Anomaly
Iconoclast
Idiosyncrasy

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Wandering

A 
Ambulatory
Discursive
Expatiate
Forage
Itinerant
Meander
Peregrination
Peripatetic
Sojourn
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Weaken

A 
Adulterate
Enervate
Exacerbate
Inhibit
Obviate
Stultify
Undermine
Vitiate
63
Q

Wisdom

A 
Adage
Aphorism
Apothegm
Axion
Bromide
Dictum
Epigram
Platitude
Sententious
Truism
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Q

Withdrawal/Retreat

A 
Abeyance
Abjure
Abnegation
Abortive
Abrogate
Decamp
Demur
Recant
Recidivism
Remission
Renege
Rescind
Retrograde

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