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1
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Abate

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To put an end to
To reduce in intensity and degree
To reduce in value and amount

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Aberrant

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Departing from the accepted standard

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Abet, abettor

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To aid in some criminal act

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Abhorrent, abhorrence

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Hate, despise, detest

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Abide

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To accept or bear
To remain or continue
To stay or live somewhere

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Abjure

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Renounce in belief

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Abode

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Home, place of residence

  • Humble abode
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Abound

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Exist in large numbers
Plentiful
Abundant

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Abreast of

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  • Keeping even with someone or something

- Knowing the news about someone or something

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Abrogate

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To repeal or do away with

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Abscond

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To leave hurriedly or secretly, usually to avoid detection or arrest for unlawful action such as theft

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Abstruse

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Not clear, difficult to understand; obstuse

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Acclaim

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Enthusiastic public praise

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Accord

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Be in agreement

To grant or bestow

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Accrue, Accrual

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To generate, to build up money

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Acculturation

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Cultural modification of group/individual by borrowing or adapting traits from another culture

Merging of cultures due to prolonged contact

Process by which human beings acquires the culture of a society from infancy

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Acerbic

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Tasting sour or bitter, acidic

Sharp and forthright tone of speaking

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Acuity

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Ability to see or hear clearly

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Acumen

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Ability to make clear judgments and decisions, in a particular domain

  • Business acumen
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Acute

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Less than 90 degree angle
(of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight: shrewd.

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Addled

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Confused, unable to think clearly

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addlepated

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Befuddled, confused
Eccentric, peculiar
Senseless, Made

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23
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adduced

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Cite as evidence

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Adept

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skillful

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25
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Adherence

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To adhere

Steady or faithful attachment

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Adjudicator

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Mediator

To settle or determine disputes

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Adjuvant

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Assisting in prevention or cure of disease

Serving to aid or contribute

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Admonish

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To warn or reprimand

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Adroit

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Skillful, clever

30
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Adulatory

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Excessively praising or admiring

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Adumbrate

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Report or represent in outline

Foreshadow or symbolize

32
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Aerial

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Performed in air

33
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Aesthetics

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Relating to art or beauty

34
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Affinity

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Liking for

35
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Aforementioned

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Denoting a thing or person previously mentioned

36
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Agglomerate

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Clump together, collect to form a mass or group

37
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Aggrandize

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To make bigger

Increase wealth, status, power

38
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Aggravate

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To make worse

39
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Aggrieved

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Feeling resentment for being treated poorly or unfairly

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Aghast

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Filled with horror or shocked

41
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Agog

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Very eager/curious to hear or see something

42
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Agonistic

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Combative

Associated with conflict

43
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Agrarian

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Related to farming

44
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Akimbo

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Set in a bent position

45
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alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful readiness

46
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Albatross

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Continuing problem that makes it difficult to achieve or do something

47
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Aleatory

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Relating to luck especially bad luck

Depending on an uncertain event or contingency as to both profit or loss

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Alias

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Pseudonym

False name used to conceal identity

49
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Alienate

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To cause someone to feel isolated or estranged

50
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Allegorical

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Containing allegory (character and events are used to symbolize ideas about human life or political/historical events)

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Altruistic

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Principle or practice of concern for the welfare of others

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Amateur

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Person who engages in a pursuit on an unpaid basis

Newb

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Ambiguous

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Not clear

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Amenable

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Open and responsive towards suggestions

Easily persuaded or controlled

55
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Amend

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To make minor changes in order to make it fairer, more accurate, and up to date,

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Amiable

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Displaying friendly and pleasant manner

57
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Amicable

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Having spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor

58
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Amity

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Friendly relationship

59
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amorphous

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No definite shape

Think of ditto the pokemon

60
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Amortize

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Reduce or extinguish

Gradually write off initial cost of asset

61
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Ameliorate

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Make something bad, unsatisfactory better

62
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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings

63
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Anachronism, Anachronistic

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a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong.

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Analeptic

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Drug that stimulates central nervous system

65
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Anathema

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Someone or something that is sorely disliked

66
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Anecdote

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A short or amusing story about a real incident or person

67
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Anemic

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Lacking hemoglobin or red blood cells

68
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Annihilate

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to destroy

69
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Anodyne

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Not likely to provoke dissent or offense

Painkilling drug or medicine

70
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Anomaly, Anomalous

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Not normal

Unexpected, unusual

71
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Anomie

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Social instability due to breakdown of standards and values

72
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Antagonism

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Strong feeling of dislike or hatred

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