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Abstemious

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Sparing in eating and drinking;temperate

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Abridge

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To shorten;condense

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Abstract

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Theoretical; not concrete

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand; obscure; profound

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Accessible

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Obtainable; easy to approach

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Acclaim

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Applaud; announce with great approval

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Acknowledge

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Recognize; admit

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Adulation

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Admiration; flattery

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Adversary

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Opponent

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Adversity

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Hardship; misfortune; calamitous event

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Advocate

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Urge; plead for

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Aesthetic

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Artistic; appreciation of the beautiful

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Affable

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Easily approachable; warmly friendly

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Affirmation

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Confirmation; positive assertion

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Aloof

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Apart; reserved ; shy

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly generous

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Ambiguous

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Unclear or doubtful in meaning

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Ambivalence

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The state of having contradictory or con inflicting emotional attitudes

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Analogous

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Comparable

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Anarchist

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Person who seeks to overturn the established government

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Anecdote

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A short account of an amusing or interesting event

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Animosity

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Active enmity

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Antagonism

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Hostility; active resistance

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Antidote

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Medicine to counteract a poison or disease

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Antiquated

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Old-fashioned; obsolete

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Apathy

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Indifference; lack of caring

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Appease

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Soothe; pacify; relieve

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Apprehension

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Fear

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Arbitrary

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Randomly chosen; capricious; tyrannical

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Archaic

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Antiquated

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Arrogance

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Pride; haughtiness

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Articulate

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Effective; distinct

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Artifact

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Object made by human beings; either hand made or mass produced

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Artisan

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Manually skilled worker; craftsman

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Ascendency

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Controlling influence; domination

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Ascetic

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Practicing self-denial ; austere

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Aspire

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Seek to attain; long for

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Astute

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Wise; shrewd

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Attribute

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Ascribe; explain

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Augment

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To add or increase

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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple; unornamented

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Authoritarian

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Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another’s will

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Autonomous

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Self-governing

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Aversion

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Firm dislike

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