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doleful

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sad, melancholy/ dismal

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domicile

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home/ abode, condo

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dormant

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asleep, inactive

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DOUR

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stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

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dregs

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most worthless part

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DROSS

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slag, waste or foreign matter, impurity, surface scum

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drudgery

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unpleasant, dull, or hard work

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dubious

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doubtful

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DUCTILE

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capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

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DULCET

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melodious, harmonious, mellifluous

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dulcet

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sweet or melodious to the ear

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dupe

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a person easily tricked

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DUPE

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one who is deceived

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duplicity

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cunning, trickery

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DURESS

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compulsion by threat or force

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duress

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compulsion, force

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DYNAMO

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generator; forceful, energetic person

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EBULLIENCE

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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ECCENTRIC

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departing from norms or conventions

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ECLECTIC

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

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ECUMENICAL

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universal, pertaining to all of Christianity

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EDACIOUS

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voracious, devouring

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edifice

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a large and usually impressive building (such as a church or government building)

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EDIFYING

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enlightening, informative

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EFFACE

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remove completely from recognition or memory

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EFFETE

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exhausted; self-indulgent; infertile

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efficacy

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power to produce an effect

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EFFICACY

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the ability to produce an intended result

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effigy

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a likeness (usually of a hated person)

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EFFLUENCE

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the process of flowing out

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EFFLUVIUM

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slight or invisible vapor, esp. one that is noxious

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effontery

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boldness

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EFFRONTERY

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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EFFUSION

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a pouring out; an uncontrolled display of emotion

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EFFUSIVE

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gushing; excessively demonstrative

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egotist

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a vain, conceited person

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EGREGIOUS

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conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

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egregious

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remarkably bad (not flagrant)

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EGRESS

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the act of coming (or going) out

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elapse

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to slip by, lapse

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ELEEMOSYNARY

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charitable

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ELEGY

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a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead; any mournful writing or piece of music

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elicit

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to draw forth

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ELOCUTION

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an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

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ELOQUENT

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well-spoken; expressive; articulate

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elucidate

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to make clear

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elusive

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hard to grasp/ out of reach

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emaciated

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abnormally thin, wasted away

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embellish

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adorn, touch up

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EMEND

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to edit or change a text; correct

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eminent

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of high reputation, outstanding

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emissary

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Agent

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emit

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to give off

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EMOLLIENT

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soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying

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EMPIRICAL

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based on observation or experiment

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emulate

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to try to equal or excel

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ENCOMIUM

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glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric, tribute, eulogy

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encomium

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high praise

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encumbrance

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Burden, handicap, load

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ENDEMIC

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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people; restricted to or peculiar to that region; indigenous

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ENERVATE

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ENGENDER

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to cause, produce, give rise to

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engrossed

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absorbed/ preoccupied, engaged

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enhance

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intensify, heighten

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enigma

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riddle

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ENIGMATIC

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mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand

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ennui

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boredom, lack of interest and energy

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ENNUI

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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ENORMITY

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excessive wickedness, evilness

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ENSCONCED

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settled in

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entourage

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group of attendants

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entreaty

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appeal, plea

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enunciate

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to utter, proclaim

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EPHEMERAL

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brief; fleeting, short-lived

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EPICURE

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one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand, sybarite

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EPISODIC

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loosely connected, not flowing logically, occurring at intervals

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epithet

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descriptive name

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EPITHET

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disparaging word or phrase

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EPITOME

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embodiment; quintessence

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epitome

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person or thing that embodies or represents the best

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EQUABLE

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level; not able to be easily disturbed

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EQUANIMITY

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calm, composure, self-possession

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equanimity

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Calmness; composure

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equanimity

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evenness of mind, composure

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EQUIVOCATE

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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eradicate

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to wipe out

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ERRANT

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traveling, itinerant, peripatetic

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ERRATIC

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without consistency

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ERUDITE

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very learned; scholarly

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erudite

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very learned; scholarly

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eruption

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bursting out

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escalation

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an increase, intensification

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ESCARPMENT

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steep cliff

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eschew

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avoid

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ESCHEW

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to shun or avoid

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ESOTERIC

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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ESPOUSE

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to make one’s own; adopt or embrace, as in a cause

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ESSAY

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to test or try; attempt, experiment

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ESTIMABLE

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worthy, formidable

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ethics

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code of principles

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ETIOLOGY

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the study of causation

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EULOGY

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a speech honoring the dead

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euphemism

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a less offensive term

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evaluate

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appraise, find the value of

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evanescent

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momentary, ephemeral, fleeting

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EVANESCENT

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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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eventuate

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to result finally

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evince

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show plainly, exhibit

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EVINCE

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to show clearly, to indicate

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exacerbate

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to irritate, make worse

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EXACERBATE

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to make worse or more severe

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EXACT

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to demand, call for, require, take

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excoriate

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criticize severely

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EXCORIATE

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to censure scathingly, to upbraid

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excruciating

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agonizing, torturing

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EXCULPATE

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exonerate; to clear of blame

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EXEMPLAR

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typical or standard specimen; paradigm, model

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EXHORT

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to incite, to make urgent appeals

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exhort

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to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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EXIGENT

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urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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exonerate

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to free from guilt

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EXONERATE

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to remove blame

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EXPATIATE

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discuss or write about at length; to range freely

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expatriate

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an exile

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expedient

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advisable, fit

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expedite

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carry out promptly

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EXPIATE

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to atone or make amends for

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exploit

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utilize, profit by

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EXPOSITION

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a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

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expunge

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erase

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EXPUNGE

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remove by erasing or crossing out

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expurgate

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to remove objectionable parts or passages

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EXPURGATE

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to remove obscenity, purify, censor

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EXTANT

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existing, not destroyed or lost

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extant

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still existing; not destroyed or lost

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EXTEMPORANEOUS

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improvised; done without preparation

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EXTEMPORANEOUS

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with little or no preparation or forethought

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EXTENUATING

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partially excusing or justifying, to represent as less serious

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extinct

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no longer existing

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EXTIRPATE

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to destroy, exterminate, cut out, pull out by the roots

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extol

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to praise highly

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extortion

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getting money by threats

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extraneous

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Foreign, not belonging

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extrinsic

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foreign, coming from outside

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exult

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rejoice greatly

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exultation

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triumphant joy

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fabricate

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to lie, concoct

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fabricate

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to lie, construct

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facade

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face, front; mask, superficial appearance

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facet

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one side or view of person or situation

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facetious

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comical, humorous, witty

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playful; humorous; not serious

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FACILE

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acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent

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facile

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easily accomplished or attained

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factitious

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artificial; sham

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fallacious

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misleading

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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untilled, inactive, dormant

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falter

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stumble, hesitate, waver

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zealous; single-mindedly obsessed with one thing

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fastidious

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choosy, particular

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fatal

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deadly, disastrous

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fatuous

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silly, foolish

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FATUOUS

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silly, inanely foolish

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FAWN

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to flatter or praise excessively

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feasible

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possible

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FECKLESS

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ineffectual; irresponsible

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feint

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pretense, sham, a false attack

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FELICITOUS

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apt, suitable for the occasion

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apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos; delightful

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felicitous

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Happy or delightful

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FELL

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a barren or stony hill; an animal’s hide

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felon

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a person guilty of a major crime

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ferment

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uproar, agitation, turmoil

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FERVENT

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greatly emotional or zealous

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fervid

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passionate, intense, zealous

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FETID

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stinking, having a heavy bad smell

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fetish

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an object that is thought to have magic powers

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fetter

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to hamper

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FETTER

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to shackle, put in chains, restrain

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fiasco

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complete failure

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fiat

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an official order, a decree

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FIDUCIARY

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a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary

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FILIBUSTER

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intentional obstruction, usually using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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FILIGREE

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an ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns; resembling such a pattern

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FINAGLE

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to trick, swindle or cheat

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flabbergasted

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Astounded

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FLAG

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to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline

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flagrant

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outrageous, glaringly bad (not egregious)

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flamboyant

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showy, colorful/ extravagant

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flay

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strip off skin, scold harshly

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fledgling

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Little known, newly developed

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FLIP

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sarcastic, impertinent

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FLORID

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flushed with color, ruddy, ornate

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FLOTSAM

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wreckage of a ship floating in water

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flout

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show contempt, scoff

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FLOUT

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to demonstrate contempt for

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fluctuate

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alternate, shift

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foist

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pass off slyly, pass as genuine

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foment

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stir up; instigate

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FOMENT

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to stir up, incite, rouse

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FOOLHARDY

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recklessly or thoughtlessly bold

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FORAY

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raid

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FORBEARANCE

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patience, willingness to wait

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FORD

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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

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FORESTALL

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to act in a way to hinder, exclude or prevent an action; to circumvent or thwart

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FORSWEAR

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to renounce, disallow, repudiate

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forthwith

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immediately

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fortuitous

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accidental

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FORTUITOUS

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happening by fortunate accident or chance

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FOUNDER

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to fail ; to collapse ; to sink

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FRACAS

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noisy fight or quarrel, brawl

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fracas

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noisy fight, brawl

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FRACTIOUS

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quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky

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fractious

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quarrelsome/ cross, captious

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frail

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weak or delicate

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fraught

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filled

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fray

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a fight (not skirmish)

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frenetic

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frantic; frenzied

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frenzy

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wild fit, frantic outburst

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fretful

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worrisome, irritable

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FROWARD

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intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient

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frugal

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thrifty

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fruitless

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useless

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frustrate

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counteract, foil, thwart

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FUGACIOUS

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fleeting; transitory

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FULMINATE

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to attack loudly or denounce

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fulsome

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excessive, insincere

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FURLOUGH

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to lay off from work, usually temporarily

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FURTIVE

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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furtive

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secret, stealthy

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futility

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uselessness

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GAINSAY

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to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose

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galvanize

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Excite or arouse to activity

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GALVANIZE

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to stimulate, to startle into sudden action

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GAMBOL

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to skip about playfully, frolic

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gamut

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range

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garbled

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confused, mixed up/ belied

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GARNER

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to gather and save, store up, acquire

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garrulous

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loquacious; wordy; talkative

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GARRULOUS

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pointlessly talkative, talking too much

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GASTRONOMY

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the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food

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GAUCHE

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crude, awkward, tasteless

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gaudy

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flashy; showy

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gaunt

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haggard, thin

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genocide

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planned destruction of an entire people

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genre

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a kind of type of literature (poetry, drama, fiction, etc.)

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GENUFLECT

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bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

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GERMANE

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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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germane

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relevant, appropriate

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gesticulate

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move the arms energetically

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gist

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essence; main point; substance

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glean

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gather, collect

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GLIB

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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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glib

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smooth of speech

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GOSSAMER

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delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere

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GRANDILOQUENCE

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pompous speech or expression

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GRATUITOUS

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freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

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gratuity

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tip

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gregarious

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sociable

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GREGARIOUS

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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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grimace

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facial expression of disgust

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grotesque

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strange, ugly, bizarre

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GROUSE

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to complain or grumble

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GUILE

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trickery, duplicity, cunning

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guise

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mien, appearance, manner

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gullible

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easily cheated or fooled

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gusto

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enthusiasm, enjoyment, zest

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habitat

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natural environment

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HACKNEYED

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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HALCYON

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calm and peaceful, prosperous

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halcyon

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calm; peaceful

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HALLOW

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to set apart as holy

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hapless

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unfortunate

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HARANGUE

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to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade

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harass

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to trouble, torment

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harbinger

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a forerunner, advance notice

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HARROW

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to distress, create stress or torment

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haven

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place of safety/ refuge, sanctuary

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havoc

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ruin

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HEDONISM

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses

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HEGEMONY

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the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others

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heinous

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hatefully or shockingly evil

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heresy

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unbelief, dissent, lack of faith

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HERETICAL

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violating accepted dogma or convention, unorthodox

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HERMETIC

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airtight, impervious to outside influence

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HETERODOX

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characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

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HETERODOX

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unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic

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heterogenous

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dissimilar

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HINTERLAND

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the wilderness

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hirsute

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hairy

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HIRSUTE

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hairy, shaggy

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histrionics

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display of emotions/ theatrics

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hoard

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hide, store, accumulate

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hoax

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deception

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HOMILY

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a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude

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HOMOGENOUS

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same throughout

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homogenous

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uniform, same

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hostile

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antagonistic, angry

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HUBRIS

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arrogant presumption or pride

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humility

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humbleness, modesty, meekness

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HYPERBOLE

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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

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hyperbole

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exaggerated figure of speech

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iconoclast

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image-breaker, attacker of beliefs

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ICONOCLAST

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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IDOLATROUS

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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IDYLL

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a carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such

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idyllic

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simple and pleasant

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IGNOMINIOUS

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shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful

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ignominous

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humiliating, disgracing

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ilk

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kind, sort

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ILLICIT

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illegal

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imbibe

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to drink

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IMBROGLIO

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difficult or embarrassing situation

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IMMINENT

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about to happen; impending

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imminent

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likely to happen, threatening/ menacing, approaching, forthcoming

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IMMOLATE

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to kill as a sacrifice

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IMMUTABLE

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not capable of change

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IMPASSIVE

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revealing no emotion or sensibility

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impeccable

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faultless

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IMPECUNIOUS

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lacking funds; without money

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impede

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interfere, block, hinder

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imperative

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urgent, necessary, compulsory

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imperceptible

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extremely slight or gradual

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IMPERIOUS

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commanding, masterful, arrogant, domineering, haughty

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imperturbable

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calm, steady, serene

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IMPERTURBABLE

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

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IMPETUOUS

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hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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impetuous

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impulsive

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impious

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lacking respect, irreverent

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implacable

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cannot be pacified, inexorable

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IMPLACABLE

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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implore

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to plead urgently for aid or mercy

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importune

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ask urgently/ beg

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IMPORTUNE

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to ask incessantly, beg, nag

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impresario

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one who presents cultural series, organizer

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impromptu

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Spur of the moment, offhand

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IMPROVIDENT

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lacking foresight, not cautious

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imprudent

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unwise, not careful

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IMPUDENT

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shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent

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IMPUGN

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attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate, deny

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IMPUNITY

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exemption from punishment or loss

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impunity

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freedom from punishment

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IMPUNITY

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immunity from punishment, penalty or harm

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IMPUTE

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to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic

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inadvertent

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heedless, not attentive, unintentional

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INADVERTENT

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unintentional

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INALIENABLE

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cannot be transferred

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INAMORATA

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a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship

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inane

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foolish

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inanimate

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lifeless

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INCANDESCENT

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brilliant; giving off heat or light

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incapacitated

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disabled, made unfit

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inchoate

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in an early stage

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INCHOATE

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in an initial stage, not fully formed

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INCIPIENT

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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INCIPIENT

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beginning; in an early stage

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incipient

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just beginning to exist

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incisive

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acute

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INCISIVE

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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

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inclement

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unfavorable/ stormy, bleak, cold

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incoherent

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disjointed/ unintelligible, discordant

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incompatibility

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quality of being mismated, lack of harmony

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incongruous

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inappropriate

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incontrovertible

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undeniable/ indisputable

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incredulous

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skeptical/ cynical, doubtful

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incumbent

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morally required

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INCURSION

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an attack or raid; the act of entering another’s territory

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INDEFATIGABLE

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not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged

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INDICT

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accuse formally of a crime

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indict

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to formally decide that someone should be put on trial for a crime

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indifference

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lack of concern

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INDIFFERENT

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having no interest or concern, apathetic; showing no bias or prejudice

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indigenous

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native

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INDIGENT

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poor enough to need help from others

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indigent

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poor, needy

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indiscriminate

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choosing at random without careful selection

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INDITE

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produce a literary work

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indoctrinate

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to teach certain principles

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INDOLENCE

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inactivity resulting from a dislike of work; laziness

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indolent

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lazy

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INDOLENT

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lazy, listless, torpid

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INDUBITABLE

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too obvious to be doubted

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inebriated

A

drunk; intoxicated

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INEFFABLE

A

defying expression or description

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ineffectual

A

not effective

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INELUCTABLE

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certain, inevitable

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INERT

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unmoving, lethargic, sluggish, not reactive chemically

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inert

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without power to move/ languid

390
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inevitable

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unavoidable, certain to happen

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inexorable

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inflexible, unrelenting

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INEXORABLE

A

unchanging, unyielding

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infallible

A

exempt from error, right

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infamous

A

having a bad reputation

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infraction

A

violation

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INGENUE

A

an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts

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INGENUOUS

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artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication

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ingratiate

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charm, win confidence

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inherent

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inborn

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INHERENT

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ingrained within one’s nature, intrinsic, firmly established, essential

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inhibition

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restraint/ restriction/ barrier

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INIMICAL

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damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile, unfriendly

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INIMITABLE

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one of a kind, peerless

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INIQUITY

A

wickedness, gross injustice

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iniquity

A

wickedness, injustice

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initiate

A

start, set going

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innate

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natural

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INNERVATE

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to supply with nerves, energize

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innocuous

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harmless, mild, innocent

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INNOCUOUS

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harmless; causing no damage

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inordinate

A

excessive

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insatible

A

cannot be satisfied

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INSCRUTABLE

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incapable of being discovered or understood, mysterious

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INSENSATE

A

without compunction or human feeling

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INSENSIBLE

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unconscious, unresponsive, unaware, unaffected, numb

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INSIDIOUS

A

intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

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insidious

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sly, treacherous, devious

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INSIPID

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without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull

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INSOUCIANT

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unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant

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INSULAR

A

parochial, narrow-minded, like an island

421
Q

integral

A

essential/ basic, constituent

422
Q

INTERDICT

A

an official prohibition or restraint

423
Q

INTERDICT

A

prohibit, forbid, ban, halt

424
Q

interject

A

insert, interrupt/ intercalate, interpolate, interpose

425
Q

INTERLOCUTOR

A

a person who takes part in a conversation

426
Q

interloper

A

an unauthorized person

427
Q

INTERLOPER

A

someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

428
Q

interminable

A

unending

429
Q

INTERNECINE

A

characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides

430
Q

internecine

A

mutually destructive, involving conflict in a group

431
Q

interrogate

A

to question

432
Q

INTIMATE

A

to imply, suggest or insinuate

433
Q

intimidate

A

to overawe, to make afraid

434
Q

INTRACTABLE

A

not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate

435
Q

INTRANSIGENT

A

refusing to compromise

436
Q

intrepid

A

brave

437
Q

INTREPID

A

steadfast, courageous

438
Q

intrinsic

A

essential, natural, inborn

439
Q

intrinsic

A

essential; inherent; built-in

440
Q

introspective

A

looking into one’s own feelings

441
Q

INUNDATE

A

to cover or overwhelm, to flood

442
Q

inundate

A

to flood/ deluge

443
Q

INURED

A

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

444
Q

invalidate

A

to deprive of legal force, to nullify

445
Q

invective

A

insulting or abusive speech

446
Q

inveigh

A

attack verbally

447
Q

INVEIGH

A

to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate

448
Q

INVEIGLE

A

to obtain by deception or flattery

449
Q

INVETERATE

A

deep rooted, ingrained, habitual

450
Q

inveterate

A

habitual, firmly established

451
Q

INVIDIOUS

A

tending to arouse envy or ill will in others

452
Q

inviolable

A

safe (from destruction, etc.)

453
Q

INVOLUTE

A

complex

454
Q

IRASCIBLE

A

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

455
Q

irascible

A

irritable

456
Q

irate

A

angry, incensed

457
Q

IRIDESCENT

A

varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; having rainbow-like colors

458
Q

irrational

A

unreasonable, absurd

459
Q

irrelevant

A

not related to the subject

460
Q

itinerant

A

wandering

461
Q

ITINERATE

A

to travel from place to place

462
Q

jaunty

A

sprightly, gay/ lively

463
Q

JEJUNE

A

vapid, uninteresting; childish, immature; lacking nutrition

464
Q

jeopardize

A

endanger/ threaten

465
Q

JETSAM

A

goods thrown overboard deliberately to lighten the load

466
Q

jettison

A

to throw overboard; to discard

467
Q

JIBE

A

to agree, to be in accord

468
Q

JOCOSE

A

given to joking; humorous

469
Q

jocose

A

Humorous, merry

470
Q

jostle

A

to shove hard

471
Q

jubilant

A

joyful and triumphant

472
Q

jurisdiction

A

power, range of authority

473
Q

juxtapose

A

to place side by side

474
Q

KINETIC

A

having to do with motion; lively; active

475
Q

LABILE

A

readily open to change, unstable

476
Q

labyrinth

A

arrangement of winding passages

477
Q

laceration

A

jagged wound, rough cut

478
Q

LACHRYMOSE

A

causing tears, tearful, showing sorrow

479
Q

LACKIDAISICAL

A

without interest, vigor, or determination; lazy

480
Q

lackluster

A

dull, lacking brilliance or vitality, lacking luster or shine

481
Q

laconic

A

expressing much in few words

482
Q

LACONIC

A

using few words; terse

483
Q

lampoon

A

ridicule

484
Q

landmark

A

historic, turning point of a period

485
Q

largess

A

gift, gratuity, liberality

486
Q

lassitude

A

fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

487
Q

lassitude

A

languor; weariness; listlessness

488
Q

LASSITUDE

A

listlessness, languor, weariness

489
Q

latent

A

lying hidden

490
Q

LATITUDE

A

freedom from narrow restrictions

491
Q

LAUD

A

to praise highly

492
Q

laudable

A

praiseworthy

493
Q

LAVISH

A

extravagant

494
Q

lax

A

careless, negligent/ slack, remiss

495
Q

LEGATEE

A

someone who receives a legacy

496
Q

legerdemain

A

sleight of hand, deceptive adroitness

497
Q

legion

A

a large number

498
Q

lethal

A

deadly

499
Q

LETHARGIC

A

characterized by sluggishness

500
Q

lethargic

A

lazy, indifferent

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