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accede

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give in, agree too

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acclaim

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praise

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acquiesce

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give in (synonym of accede)

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affable

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friendly

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affected

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influenced by something, artificial, trying to impress

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affluent

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wealthy

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ailment

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illness

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ambivalence

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mixed feelings

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amenable

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cooperative, easily persuaded
receptive, responsive

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animosity

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hostility (unfriendliness)

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anomalous

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not normal, unusual

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antecedent

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what came before

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antithesis

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opposite

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apathetic

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lacking interest

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apparatus

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device, equipment

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arbitrary

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random

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archaic

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old/old fashioned

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assail

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attack

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assuage

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relieve, soothe
satisfy

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atrophy

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waste away

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atypical

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not normal

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augment

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enlarge, increase

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auspicious

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favourable, promising

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aversion

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dislike

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banal
not original, common, boring
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benevolent
generous
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bog
marsh, swamp
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buoyant
cheerful floating very active (economic context)
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buttress
support
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byzantine
excessively complex
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cajole
persuade
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callous
cruelly insensitive
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capacity
ability
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catalyst
something that triggers an event
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caustic
bitter and sarcastic acidic
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cerebral
intellectual
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charismatic
charming
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circumscribe
restrict, limit
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circumvent
overcome an obstacle
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cite
quote as evidence mention as an example
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Combustible
Able to catch fire easily
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Compatible
Able to coexist peacefully, consistent
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Compile
Assemble, collect
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Comply
Go along with rules
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Comprehensive
Thorough
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Conductive
Favourable to, likely to bring about a certain outcome
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Congenial
Pleasant
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Conscientious
Careful, hardworking
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Constraint
Restriction, limitation
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Consummate
(Verb) complete, make perfect Occurring in the present
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Contemptuous
Scornful, disrespectful
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Contingency
Possibility Unforeseen event
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Convoluted
Complicated, twisted
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Criterion
Standard by which things are judged or measured
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Cursory
Quick, hurried, not thorough
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Deficit
Lack, shortage
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Definitive
Absolute, authoritative
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Demure
Overly modest, shy
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Denounce
Declare to be wrong, criticize
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Depose
Remove from power Testify or give evidence (in a legal context)
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Deprecate
Disapprove off, criticize
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Derivative
Not original
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Derogatory
Insulting, disrespecting
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Destitute
Poor
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Deter
prevent, discourage
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Detrimental
Damaging, harmful
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Devoid
Lacking
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Diligent
Hardworking
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Diplomatic
Having to do with foreign relations Tactful, sensitive, polite
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Contemporary
Living or occurring at the same time Occurring at the present