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AUSPICIOUS

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Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious

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AURA

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A distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person or thing; atmosphere

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AUTOMATON

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A self-operating machine or mechanism, especially a robot

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AUTONOMY

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The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence

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AVANT-GARDE

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A group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts

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AVARICE

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Immoderate desire for wealth; greed

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ABHORRENCE

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A feeling of repugnance or loathing

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ABSTEMIOUS

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Sparingly used or consumed; restricted to bare necessities

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ABUNDANCE

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A great or plentiful amount

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ACERBIC

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Sour or bitter, as in taste, character, or tone

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ACOLYTE

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A devoted follower or attendant

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ACQUAINTANCE

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Knowledge of a person acquire by a relationship less intimate than friendship

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ADAMANT

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Impervious to pleas, appeal, or reason; stubbornly unyielding

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ADEPT

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Very skilled; proficient

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ADHERE

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To carry out a plan, a scheme, or an operation without deviation

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ADORNING

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To lend beauty to; decorate

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ADROIT

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Dexterous; deft, skillful and adept under pressing conditions

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ADVENTUROUS

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Inclined to undertake new and daring enterprises

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AEON

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An indefinitely long period of time; an age

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AESTHETICS

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An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance; a conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful

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AFFABILITY

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Sociability; a readiness to chat

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AFFECTATION

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Behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality

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AGRARIANISM

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A movement for equitable distribution of land and for agrarian reform

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ALOOF

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Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

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ALTRUISM
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
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AMALGAM
A combination of diverse elements; a mixture
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AMBIVALENT
Having opposite attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, an object, or an idea
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AMELIORATE
To make or become better; improve
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AMENABLE
Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; tractable
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ANECDOTE
A short account of an interesting or humorous incident
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ANIMUS
A feeling of animosity; ill will
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ANOMALIES
Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule
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ANONYMOUS
Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency
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ANTECEDENT
One that precedes another
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ANTEDILUVIAN
Extremely old and antiquated
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ANTHROPOLOGY
The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of human beings
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ANTISEPTIC
Capable of preventing infection by inhibiting growth of microorganisms
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ANTISOCIAL
Hostile to or disruptive of the established social order; marked by or engaging in behavior that violates accepted mores
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APATHY
Indifference
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APLOMB
Self-confident assurance; poise
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APOPLECTIC
Extremely angry; furious
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APPALLED
To fill with consternation or dismay
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APPROBATION
An expression of warm approval; praise
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APROPOS
At an appropriate time; opportunely
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ARCANE
Known or understood by only a few
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ARCHAIC
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive time
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ARDENT
Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate
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ARDUOUS
Demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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ARTICULATE
Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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ARTIFICE
An artful or crafty expedient; a stratagem; a subtle but base deception
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ASSIDUOUS
Constant in application or attention; diligent
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ASSUAGE
To satisfy or appease; to pacify or calm
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ASTUTE
Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns
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ATAVISM
Reversion to an earlier type; the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations
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ATONALITY
A lack of tonality
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ATYPICAL
Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular
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AMBITIOUS
Full of, characterized by, or motivated by ambition
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BANALITY
Something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace
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BANE
A cause of death, destruction, or ruin
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BEGUILE
To deceive by guile; delude
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BEHEMOTH
Something enormous in size or power
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BELLIGERENT
Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
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BENEFICIARY
The recipient of funds, property, or other benefits, as from an insurance policy or will
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BEQUEATHED
To pass (something) on to another; hand down
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BIPARTISAN
Supported by two political parties
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BOG
A wetland
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BOLSTER
To support or prop up with or as of with a long, narrow pillow or cushion
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BOMBASTIC
Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing
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BOON
A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request
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BOWLDERIZE
To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner
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BRAGGART
One given to loud, empty boasting; a bragger
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BRASH
Hasty and unthinking; impetuous
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BREVITY
The quality or state of being brief in duration
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BRUSQUE
Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
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BURGEON
To grow and flourish
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CAMOUFLAGE
The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings
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CARNIVALESQUE
Like or relating to merrymaking, revelry, or a festival
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CARP
To find fault in a disagreeable way; complain fretfully
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CARTOGRAPHY
The art or technique of making maps or charts
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CASTIGATE
To inflict severe punishment on or criticize severely
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CAUSTIC
Corrosive and bitingly trenchant; cutting, causing a burning or stinging sensation, as from intense emotion
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CENSOR
One that condemns or censures
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CEREBRAL
Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect; intellectual rather than emotional
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CHAGRIN
A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event
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CHAOTIC
Great disorder or confusion
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CHARACTERIZATION
A description of qualities or peculiarities
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CHARISMATIC
Possessing personal magnetism or charm
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CHICANERY
Description by trickery or sophistry, a trick; a subterfuge
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CHRONOLOGICAL
Arranged in order of time of occurrence
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CHURLISHNESS
Having a bad disposition; surly, difficult to work with; intractable

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