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Abase

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To lower, demean, degrade

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Abate

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To lessen, to reduce in severity

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Abbreviate

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To shorten, reduce

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Abduct

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To kidnap

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Aberration

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A deviation from expected course

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Abhor

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To hate, loathe

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Abide

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To put up with, tolerate

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Abject

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Of the most miserable or contemptible kind

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Abort

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To give up unfinished

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Abridged

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To shorten, cut down

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Abrogate

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To abolish, often by authority

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Abscond

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To sneak away and hide

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Abundant

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In great numbers

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Accede

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To agree

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Accentuate

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To emphasise, to highlight

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Accommodating

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Obliging , helpful

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Accost

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To approach or confront aggressively

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Acumen

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Keen insight

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Acute

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Sharp, severe

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Affable

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Friendly, amiable

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Affluent

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Rich, wealthy

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Aggrandize

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To increase or make greater

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Aggregate

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To gather, amass

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Aghast

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Struck by amazement or terror

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Agoraphobia
An abnormal fear of open or public places
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Akimbo
With hands on hips and elbows extending outward
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Alacrity
Speed, readiness
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Algid
Frigid, cold
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Allay
To sooth, assuage
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Alleviate
To relieve
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Aloof
Reserved, distant
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Altercation
An argument, dispute
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Amalgamation
A union, a merger | e.g. Dads new company is an *Amalgamation of five smaller companies
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Ambivalent
Having contradictory feelings
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Amble
To stroll, walk
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Ameliorate
To improve, to make better
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Amend
To change for the better, improve
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Amiable
Friendly, Affable
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Amorous
Relating to or showing love
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Amorphous
Without shape or borders
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Anomaly
Something that does not fit into the normal order
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Antechamber
A waiting room
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Anxiety
Uneasiness
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Aphorism
A short saying | e.g Practice makes perfect
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Apocalypse
Total devastation, the end of the world
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Apprational
Ghostly, spectral
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Arbitrator
One who settled controversy between two sides | e.g In baseball, Arbitrator's are used to settle salary disputes
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Ascetic
One who practices retrain as a means of self discipline, usually religious e.g The monk was an *Ascetic who only ate one meal a day
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Assauge
To Ease, Pacify | e.g the father *Assuaged the mother who's kid was in an accident
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Atone
To apologize, make amends | e.g Henry *Atoned his tardiness to practice by running ten laps
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Audacious
Excessively bold | e.g Henry was very *Audacious asking for a ride this morning after promising that he would never need a ride
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Augment
To increase or make larger | e.g My father *Augmented his salary by working two jobs
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Austere
Very rare, bleak, simple
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Baleful
Harmful, threatening
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Bard
A poet, often a singer aswell
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Battery
An assault or an array of simial things intended for use together
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Belligerent
Contentious, ready to fight
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Benevolent
Kind , good , caring
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Benign
Non threatening, innocuous
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Berate
To scold severely
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Bereft
Without , devoid of
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Bide
To wait, or remain in a condition
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Bilk
To cheat, to swindle
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Blandish
To coax through flattery
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Blated
Swollen, bigger than desired
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Boisterous
Loud, energetic
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Bourgeois
Middle class
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Brash
Hasty or lacking in sensitivity
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Brazen
Excessively bold, brash
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Brumal
Wintry, relating to winter
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Brusque
Short, abrupt, dismissive
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Buffet
To hit or strike
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Buffet
Spread of food involving choices
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Burgeon
To come forth, blossom
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Cacophony
Noise, discordant sound
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Cadence
Rhythm
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Cajole
To urge, coax
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Callous
Harsh, cold, unfeeling
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Calumny
An attempt to defame anothers reputation
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Camaraderie
Cheerful unity defame anothers reputations
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Canvas
A piece of cloth on which an artist paints
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Capricious
Impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim
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Captivate
To hold the interest of, to gain the attention of
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Carouse
To revel, to party
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Cavity
A hole
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Cavort
To frolic, leap, prance
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Celestial
Relating to the sky or the heavens
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Chastise
To criticize, to scold
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Choreographed
Arranged, as in dance
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Circumlocution
Indirect language
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Circumspect
Cautious
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Clairvoyant
Able to see things that other cannot
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Claustrophobia
An abnormal fear of closed or crowed spaces
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Cliche
A trite, overused expression
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Coalesce
To combine into one
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Cogent
Intelligent, viable
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Collusion
A conspiracy, a secret agreement
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Colossus
An enormous stucture
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Comastose
Lethargic
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Commendable
Worthy of praise
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Commodious
Spacious, roomy
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Compel
To force
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Complicit
Being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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Compliment
An expression of esteem or approval
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Concede
To give in, to accept
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Conciliatory
Agreeable, friendly
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Concoct
To make up or invent
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Concord
Agreement
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Conduit
A pipe, passage, channel
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Confluence
A convergence, a coming together
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Confound
To frustrate
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Connotation
A meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition
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Contusion
Bruise, injury
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Convalescence
The gradual return to health after illness
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Copious
Abundant, plentiful
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Corpulent
Very fat
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Cosmopolitan
Worldly, sophisticated
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Credulity
Readiness to believe
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Cursory
Brief to the point of being superficial
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Daft
Insane, foolish
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Daunting
Intimidating
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Dearth
A lack, scarcity
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Defame
To destroy the reputation of
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Deft
Skilled, adept
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Defunct
No longer used or existing
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Deleterious
Harmful
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Delude
To decieve, to mislead
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Deluge
A great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood
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Derelict
Rundown, abandonned
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Desolate
Deserted, lifeless
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Despondent
Discouraged, hopeless, depressed
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Destitute
Impoverished
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Diaphanous
Transparent, light,airy
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Dictate
To pronounce, command, prescribe
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Differentiate
To distinguish, to make different
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Dilapidated
In a state of disrepair
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Diligent
Careful, showing care
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Diminish
To decrease or make smaller
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Diminutive
Miniature, small
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Discreet
Prudent or inconspicuous
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Discrete
Separate, distinct, individual
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Disparage
To criticize, degrade, belittle
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Dissonance
Lack of harmony or agreement
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Divergent
Different, deviating, contrary
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Diverse
Varied
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Divisive
Causing conflict, opposition
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Domicile
A residence, a home
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Doppelganger
A ghostly double of a living person
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Douse
To drench, saturate
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Dutiful
Careful to fulfill obligations
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Dynamic
Characterized by continuous change or activity
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Elocution
The Art of public speaking
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Elucidate
To clarify
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Empathetic
Feeling another's pain as one's own
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Empathy
The Experience of another's feelings as one's own
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Enervate
To weaken, make weary
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Enervated
Lacking energy, weakened exhausted
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Entity
Something that exists as a discrete unit
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Entomology
The study of insects
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Envious
Jealous
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Erect
To construct, to raise
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Erroneous
Mistaken, incorrect
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Espouse
To support, or to marry
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Espy
Catch sight of, glimpse
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Ethereal
heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined
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Euphoric
Elated, overjoyed
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Exacerbate
To make more violent, intense
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Excursion
A trip, an outing
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Exemplary
Serving as an example
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Exigent
Critical, urgent
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Existential
Relating to existence
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Exorbitant
Excessive
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Extol
To praise
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Extravagant
Excessive, over the top
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Fabricate
To invent, make up, concoct
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Fabulist
A teller of fables; a liar
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Facile
Easy
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Fallacious
Incorrect, misleading
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Familial
Relating to family
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Fatuous
Silly, foolish
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Fecund
fertile, fruitful
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Feign
To fake or pretend to
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Feral
Savage, wild, untamed
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Fetter
To restrain, chain, tie
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Fey
Magical
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Fickle
Characterized by changeableness, whimsical
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Figurative
Symbolic
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Firmament
The sky, the heavens
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Flabbergasted
Astounded, stupefied
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Flaccid
Limp
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Flattery
Compliments, Sycophancy
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Flout
To scorn, ignore, showing contempt for
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Fluctuate
To vary irregulary
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Flux
A state of constant change or flow
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Forage
To rummage ,scavenge, graze for food
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Forestall
To delay, impede
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Forlorn
Lonely, hopeless
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Formidable
Arousing fear or alarm
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Forsake
To abandon, forget
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Fortify
To strengthen
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Fortitude
Strength, Bravery
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Fortuitous
lucky, occurring by chance
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Foster
To stimulate promote, encourage
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Frenetic
Frenzied, Hectic, Frantic
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Gape
To open the mouth and stare stupidly
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Gay
Happy, cheery, or homosexual
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Gluttonous
Insatiable in appetite
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Goad
To urge, to provoke into action
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Courmand
One who likes eating and rinking
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Grandiose
Extraordinary, Grand in scope
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Gregarious
Sociable, Outgoing
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Grotto
A small cave or cavern
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Guile
Deceitful actions or behavior
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Hail
To come from
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Hapless
Unlucky
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Harmony
Agreement, often of sound
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Harrowing
Agonizing, distressing
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Hedonist
One who primary pursuit is pleasure
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Henchman
A trusted follower, goona
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Hiatus
An interuption in continuity, a break
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Hiemal
Wintry, relating to winter
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Hiearchy
A ranking system of groups or individuals
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Histrionic
Excessively dramatic or emotional
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Idolatrous
Worhiping excessively an object or person
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Idolatrous
Worshiping excessively an object or person
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Immaculate
Impeccably, clean, spotless, pure
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Immutable
not susceptible to change
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Impencunious
Excessively poor
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Impervious
Unable top be penetrated, unaffected
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Impudent
Rude, improper
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Incessant
Without interruption
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Incisive
Clear, sharp, direct
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Inclement
Sotrmy, bad, severe
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Inclination
A tendency, propensity
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Indictment
Accusation of wrongdoing
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Indignation
Anger due to an unfair situation
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Inextricable
Hopelessly confused or tangled
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Infuse
To inject
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Ingenious
Marked by special intelligence
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Inimical
Hostile, threatening
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Inquity
A wicked act, a sin
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Innate
Inborn, native, inherent
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Innovious
Harmless
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Inquistor
Someone who asks questions or makes and inquiry
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Inundate
To flood
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Invariable
Not susceptible to change
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Invective
A verbal attack
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Inveterate
Habitual, Natural
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Irascible
Easily Angered
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Jubilant
Joyful, happy
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Judicious
Of sound of judgement
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Juvenile
Young or immature
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Juxtapose
To put next to each other
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Labyrinthine
Intricate, maze-like
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Laceration
A cut, a rip
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Lachrymose
Tearful
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Latent
Present but hidden
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Laud
To applaud or praise
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Laudatory
Admiring, praising
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Lavish
Extravagant
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Lethargic
Sluggish, weary, apathetic
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Lewd
Vulgar, offensive, rude
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Libel
A statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing
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Licentious
Amoral, lawless, lewd
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Limber
Bending or flexing readily, pliable
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Limpid
Clear, easily understood
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Linchpin
Something that holds separate things together
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Lithe
Graceful, flexible, supple
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Loquacious
Talkative
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Lull
A relatively calm interval, as in a storm
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Luminescence
Light from non-thermal sources
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Magnanimous
Generous, noble
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Malaise
Vague feeling of discomfort
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Malevolent
having intent to harm others
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Malicious
Malevolent, harmful
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Malign
To slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of
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Malleable
Easily shaped or formed
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Mandatory
Required, not optional
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Manifest
To show clearly
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Manifold
Many
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Masticate
To chew
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Matrimony
Marriage
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Maudlin
Sentimental
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Maxin
A common saying of advice or virtue
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Meager
Lacking in quality stature
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Mediate
To intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out
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Melodramatic
Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; Histrionoc
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Mendacious
Inclined to lie or mislead
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Mercurial
Quick and changeable in temperament
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Meritorious
Deserving of priase or merit
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Metamorphosis
A change of form, shape, substance
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Mimic
To imitate, to copy
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Misogyny
Hatred of women
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Modicum
A small amount of something
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Molligy
To soften in temper
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Monogamy
Having only one spouse at a time
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Mores
Moral attitudes
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Morose
Gloomy or sullen
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Monuficent
Generous, benevolent
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Mutability
Capability of change
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Myopic
Short sighted
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Myriad
Consisting of a very greater number
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Narrate
To tell a story
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Nebulous
Indistinct, hazy
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Nefarious
Horribly villainous
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Neologism
The creating of new words, or a new word
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Neonate
A newborn baby
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Noisome
Foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell
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Notoriety
Infamy, known in bad regar
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Novel
Strikingly new, unusual, Or different
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Noxious
Harmful, toxic
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Obdurate
Unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
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Obfuscate
To render incomprehensible
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Obsequious
Excessively compliant or submissive
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Odious
Meriting strong displeasure
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Officious
Offering unwanted help or service
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Olfactory
Relating to the sense of smell
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Ominous
Foreboding or foreshadowing evil, portentous
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Oration
A dignified and formal speech
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Ostracize
to exclude from a community
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Pacify
To sooth, ease
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paragon
Model of perfection
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Pariah
An outcast
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Parody
A satirical imitation
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Patent
Clear, Apparent
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Pedagogue
A schoolteacher
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Pullucid
Clear
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Penchant
A tendency, partiality, preference
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Peregrinate
To travel from place to place on foot
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Perfunctory
Showing little enthusiasm, done as duty
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Permeate
To spread out, to pervade
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Persevere
To persist, remain constant
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Pertinacious
Stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position
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Peruse
To examine carefully
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Pervasive
To spread throughout
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Sptulance
Irritability. impolitness
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Physiognomy
The art of judging human character from facial features
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Pique
To provoke or to cause indignation
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Pithy
Succinctly meaningful
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Pittance
Very small amount
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Placate
To soothe, appease
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Placide
Calm, tranquil
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Plethora
A great number, an abundance
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Pliable
Flexible, bendable
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Poach
To hunt of fish illegally
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Poised
Balanced, readied
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Polugamy
Having more than one spouse at a time
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Portentous
Foreboding or foreshadowing evil, ominous
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Portly
Fat, chubby, round
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Precarious
Dangerously lacking in security
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Predistination
The concept of destiny or fate
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Premonition
A presentiment of the future
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Preponderance
A great amount or frequency
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Presage
An omen
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Prestidignation
A sleight of hand
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Presumptuous
Disrespectfully bold
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Profance
Indecent, blasphemous
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Profuse
Abundant, lavishing, prolific
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Propensity
An inclination, preference
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Propriety
Decency, state of being proper
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Protean
Readily taking on various shapes or forms
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Prudent
Cautious, careful
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Puerile
Immature
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Pugnacious
Belligerent
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Pulchritude
Physically beauty
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Punctilious
Eager to follow rules
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Pungent
Having a sharp, strong quality especially related to smell
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Purport
To present an intention that is often false
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Putrid
rotten, rancid, foul
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Quaint
Old fashined
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Quid
Pro/A mutually beneficial exchange
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Quotidian
Daily, everyday
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Radiant
Bright, beaming
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Rancid
Rotten, Spoiled, disgusting in smell or taste
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Ratiocinate
To think, contemplate
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Raze
To demolish
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Recalcitrant
Defiant
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Recalibrate
To readjust or make corrections to
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Recapitulate
To repeat, reiterate
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Rectify
To set right, correct
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Redact
To revise, edit
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redoubtable
Formidable, commanding respoect
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Redress
To set right or remedy
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Reel
To be thrown off balance or feel dizzy
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Refrain
To hold oneself back, forbear
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Reiterate
To repeat
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Relish
To take zestful pleasure in, enjoy the flavor of
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Remiss
Negligent, exhibiting carelessness
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Render
To say, or to make
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Renovate
To restore, return to orginal state
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Repose
Rest, sleep
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Reprehensible
Deserving criticism
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Repudiate
To reject, turn down
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Repulse
To cause disgust or distaste, or to drive back, repel
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Requisition
A demand for goods, often by an authority
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Restitution
compensation, reimbursement
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Retaliation
Revenge, Punuishment
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Retract
Withdraw
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Retributiojn
Vengeance, revenge, payback
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Revel
To enjoy
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Rife
Abundant
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Ruddy
Having a healthy, reddish color
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Ruse
A trick
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Rustic
Relating to country life
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Saccharine
Overly sweet
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Sacrosanct
Sacred, holy
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Sagacious
Shrewd, Showing sound judgement
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SAlient
Significant, conspicuous
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Salutation
A greeting
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Sanguine
Cheery, optimistic, hopeful
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Sate
To satisfy, fully
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Satiate
To satisfy excessively
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Savor
To appreciate fully, enjoy
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Scathing
Hurtful, critical
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Scourge
A plague
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Scurrilous
Crude, vulgar
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Sedate
To calm, soothe
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Sedentary
Sitting
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Seer
A fortune teller
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Seminal
Original, ground breaking
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Serendipity
The act of finding things not sought, luck
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Slander
A FALSE statement to damage the reputation of another
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Sobriety
Moderation from excess, calm, tranquility
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Somnolent
Sleepy
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Soothsayer
A fortune teller
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Sordid
Dirty
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Spectral
Ghostly
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Spurious
FALSE but intended to seem believable or possible
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Stagnant
Still, not flowing
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Stagnate
To be idle, to be still
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Static
not moving, being at rest
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Steadfast
Fixed or unchanging
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Strenuous
Requiring temendous strength or energy
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Strife
Conflict
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stupefy
To astound
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Submissive
Easily yielding to authority
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Subsist
To live, exist
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Succinct
marked by compact precision
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Suffice
TO meet needs
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Supplant
To displace and substitute for another
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Surfeit
An excess, a surplus, an overabundance
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Surmise
To guess, infer, suppose
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Surreptitious
Done in a secret, or stealthy way
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Swarthy
Of dark color complexion
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Sybarite
Someone devoted to pleasure and luxury, a voluptuary
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Sycophant
A self serving flatterer
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Sympathetic
Compassionate
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Sympathy
An expression of pity for another, compassion
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Synopsis
A summary
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Taciturn
Not inclined to talk
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Tantamount
equivalent in value or significance
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Tedious
Boring, dull
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Telepathic
Capable of reading minds
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Tenuous
having little substance or strength
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Terrestrial
Relating to the land
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Terse
Abrupt, short, brief
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Timorous
Fearful, timid
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Tome
A large book
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Toothsome
Delicious, luscious
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Torpid
Lazy, lethargic, moving slowly
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Torrid
Giving off intense heat, passionate
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Toruous
Winding, twisted
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Tragedy
A disastrous event, or a work of art in which the hero meets a terrible fate
464
Tranquil
Calm, serene, peaceful
465
Travesty
A grossly inferior imitation
466
Trek
To walk, travel by foot
467
Trite
Overused, hackneyed
468
Truculent
Eager to fight, violent
469
Ubiquiotous
Existing everywhere, widespread
470
Ultimate
The last part, or a fundamental element
471
Umbrage
Anger, offense, resentment
472
Uncanny
Of supernatural character or orgin
473
Undulate
To move in a smooth wavelike motion
474
Uniform
Unvarying, conforming
475
Unilateral
Having only one side
476
Unique
Being the only one of its kind
477
Upbraid
To criticize, scold, reproach
478
Vacillate
To sway from one side to another
479
Variance
A difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
480
Variegate
To diversify
481
Vast
Enormous, immense
482
Veneer
A superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade
483
Veracious
honest, truthful
484
Verbose
Wordy
485
Vicarious
Experienced through another's actions
486
Vicissitudes
The unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one's life
487
Vigor
Vitality and energy, vim
488
Vim
And energy, vigor
489
Vivacious
Lively, spirited, full of life
490
Vocation
One's work or professional calling
491
Volition
A conscious choice or decision
492
Voluminous
Large, ample
493
Vomuptuary
Someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxury, a sybraite
494
Wane
To decrease gradually in size or degree
495
Wax
To increase gradually in size or degree
496
Weather
To withstand or survive a sityation
497
Whet
To make more keen, stimulate
498
Winsome
Charming, attractive
499
Zeitgeist
The spirit of the time