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abate

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adj. lessen

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acumen

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n. smartness

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adherent

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n. follower

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adulation

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n. wild praise

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affectation

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n. unnatural behavior

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aggregate

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n. a total sum v. to put together adj. describes something put together

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alacrity

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n. eagerness

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ameliorate

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v. to make better

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amenity

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n. pleasantness (ex the hotel’s amenities)

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amnesty

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n. official pardon

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aphorism

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n. stupid saying

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apotheosis

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n. perfect example

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approbation

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n. approval

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arcane

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adj. mysterious

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archetype

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n. prototype; first of its kind

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artifice

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n. trickery

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assiduous

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adj. hardworking

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assuage

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v. to soothe

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attrition

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n. the natural wearing away of

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auspicious

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adj. favorable

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avuncular

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adj. acting like an uncle

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bereaved

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adj. deprived or left desolate

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bucolic

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adj. charmingly rural; rustic

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brevity

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n. briefness

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burlesque

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n. parody; caricature

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caustic

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adj. acidic; corrosive

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castigate

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v. to criticize severely

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clemency

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n. mercy; forgiveness

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cogent

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adj. powerfully convincing

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cognizant

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adj. aware; conscious

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colloquial

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adj. conversational; informal in language

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complicity

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n. participating in wrongdoing

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conjecture

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v. to guess n. a guess

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confluence

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n. a flowing together

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contrite

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adj. admitting guilt

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corollary

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n. natural consequence; something that follows

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countenance

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n. face; facial expression

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corroborate

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v. to confirm

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deleterious

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adj. harmful

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depravity

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n. extreme wickedness or corruption

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deride

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v. to ridicule

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despot

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n. an autocrat

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desultory

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adj. without a plan

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diffident

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adj. timid

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disseminate

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v. to scatter; to make widely known

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distend

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v. to swell

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doctrinaire

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adj. dogmatic

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duplicity

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n. being two faced; deception

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efface

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v. to erase

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effusion

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n. a pouring forth

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endemic

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adj. native

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engender

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v. to create; to cause

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enormity

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n. extreme evil; a hideous offense

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epigram

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n. a brief; witty/satirical saying

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epigraph

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n. a quotation at beginning of book/essay

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epitaph

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n. a commemorative inscription on a grave

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epithet

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n. a term used to characterize the nature of something

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espouse

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v. to support

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exalt

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v. to raise high; to glorify

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exemplify

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v. to illustrate by example

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exhort

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v. to urge strongly

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exigency

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n. an emergency

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expatriate

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v. to emigrate; to move out of one’s native land

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exult

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v. to rejoice

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facetious

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adj. humorous; not serious

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farcical

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adj. absurd; ludicrous

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fastidious

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adj. meticulous

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fecund

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adj. fertile; productive

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felicity

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n. happiness; skillfulness

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flagrant

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adj. glaringly bad

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flout

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v. to disregard something out of disrespect

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foment

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v. to stir up; to instigate

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forbear/forgo/forsake

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v. to abstain

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founder

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v. to fail; to collapse

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furtive

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adj. secretive

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genteel

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adj. refined; polite

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hedonism

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n. the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life

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hegemony

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n. leadership

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hermetic

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adj. impervious to external influence

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homily

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n. a sermon

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husbandry

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n. thrifty management of resources

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idealogue

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n. someone who is doctrinaire

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idiosyncrasy

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n. an eccentricity

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ignominy

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n. deep disgrace

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immutable

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adj. unchangeable

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impetuous

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adj. impulsive

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impotent

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adj. powerless

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impugn

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v. to attack the truth or integrity of something

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inaugurate

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v. to begin officially

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incipient

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adj. beginning; emerging

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indigent

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adj. poor

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inexorable

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adj. relentless; inevitable

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ingenuous

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adj. frank; without deception; charmingly naive

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injunction

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n. a command or order

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insidious

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adj. treacherous; sneaky

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insular

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adj. like an island; isolated

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intractable

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adj. uncontrollable

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intransigent

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adj. uncompromising; stubborn

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irascible

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adj. easily angered

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itinerant

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adj. moving from place to place

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libel

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n. written slander

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lugubrious

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adj. exaggeratedly mournful

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malfeasance

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n. an illegal act

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malinger

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v. to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work

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matriculate

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v. to enroll

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maverick

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n. a nonconformist; a rebel

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mendacious

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adj. lying

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mercurial

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adj. emotionally unpredictable

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munificent

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adj. very generous

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nebulous

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adj. hazy; vague

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neologism

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n. new word; new usage of a word

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obdurate

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adj. stubborn and insensitive

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obsequious

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adj. fawning; subservient; sycophantic

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onerous

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adj. burdensome

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paltry

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adj. insignificant

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panacea

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n. something that cures everything

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paradigm

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n. a model or example

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parochial

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adj. narrow or confined in point of view

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partisan

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n. a supporter adj. biased

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patent

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adj. obvious

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patrician

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n./adj. noble; aristocrat(ic)

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peccadillo

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n. a minor offense

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pedantic

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adj. boringly scholarly or academic

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penitent

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adj. sorry; repentant; contrite

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peremptory

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adj. final; dictatorial

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perfunctory

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adj. careless

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peripatetic

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adj. wandering

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perjury

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n. lying under oath

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perquisite

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n. a privilege

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philistine

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n. a smugly ignorant person

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pious

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adj. reverent; hypocritical

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portent

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n. an omen

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precept

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n. a principle; a maxim

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precipitous

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adj. steep

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preclude

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v. to prevent

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preempt

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v. to seize something by prior right

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prerogative

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n. perquisite

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prodigal

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adj. wastefully extravagant

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profligate

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adj. prodigal

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promulgate

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v. to proclaim

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propensity

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n. a predilection

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propitious

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adj. marked by favorable signs or conditions; auspicious

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proprietary

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adj. characteristic of an owner of property

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propriety

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n. properness

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proscribe

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v. to outlaw

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proselytize

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v. to convert

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provident

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adj. preparing for the future

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provisional

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adj. conditional; temporary

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purported

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adj. rumored

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putative

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adj. commonly accepted; supposed

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quality

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v. to modify or restrict

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querulous

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adj. complaining

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ramification

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n. a consequence

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ramify

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v. to branch out

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rebut

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v. to contradict

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recant

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v. to openly confess error

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recondite

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adj. hard as understand

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redolent

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adj. fragrant (OR reminiscent of something)

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relegate

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v. to banish

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remonstrate

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v. to argue against; to protest

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replete

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adj. completely filled

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reprisal

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n. a military action taken in revenge

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reprove

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v. to criticize mildly

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requisite

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adj. required

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respite

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n. a period of rest or relief

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sacrilege

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n. a violation of something sacred; blasphemy

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sacrosanct

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adj. sacred

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sagacious

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adj. discerning; sage; having acumen

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sanctimonious

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adj. pretending to be devout

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scruple

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n. a qualm; a moral doubt

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secular

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adj. having nothing to do with religion

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sedition

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n. treason

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sensual

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adj. devoted to pleasure (of self?)

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sensuous

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adj. delighting the senses (of others?)

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sequester

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v. to set or keep apart

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serendipity

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n. accidental good fortune

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sobriety

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n. seriousness or being sober

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solicitous

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adj. eager and attentive; anxiously caring or attentive

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solvent

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adj. not broke or bankrupt; able to pay one’s bills

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sordid

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adj. vile; filthy

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spurious

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adj. false; fake

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squalor

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n. filth; repulsive living conditions

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stigma

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n. a mark of disgrace

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stipulate

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v. to require something as part of an agreement

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stratify

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v. to make into layers

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stricture

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n. a restriction; negative criticism

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stymie

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v. to thwart; to hinder

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subliminal

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adj. subconscious

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sublimate

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v. to suppress one’s subconscious mind

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subversive

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adj. corrupting; insurgent

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tautological

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adj. redundant; circular

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temerity

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n. boldness; audacity

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tenable

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adj. defensible; valid

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tenet

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n. a shared principle or belief

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tenuous

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adj. flimsy; extremely thin

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extenuate

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v. to lessen the magnitude of something; especially a crime

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torpor

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n. sluggishness; inactiveness

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touchstone

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n. a standard

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transgress

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v. to violate; to sin

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transient

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adj. temporary

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turpitude

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n. shameful wickedness; depravity

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unctuous

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adj. oily

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unremitting

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v. unceasing; unabated

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utilitarian

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adj. stressing usefulness above other qualities; pragmatic

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venal

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adj. capable of being bribed; corrupt

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venial

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adj. trivial; pardonable

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verisimilitude

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n. similarity to reality

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vex

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v. to annoy; pester; or confuse

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vilify

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v. to say vile things about; to defame

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vindicate

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v. to clear from blame; to justify

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vindictive

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adj. seeking revenge

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virulent

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adj. poisonous; malignant; full of hate

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vitiate

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v. to make impure; to pollute

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vocation

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n. an occupation

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avocation

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n. a hobby

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