Most important words Flashcards
(268 cards)
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Abbreviate
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Shorten
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Thrilled
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Excited
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Skilled
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talented
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Illuminate
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brighten
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Flourish
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Thrive, expand
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Suffocate
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Smother
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Unusual, atypical
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Peculiar
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Anonymous
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unknown
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Compel
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Force
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Quench
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Satisfy
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Solitary
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Alone
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Opportune
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Lucky
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Content
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Satisfied
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Abide
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Obey
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Sluggish
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Slow like a snail
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abstract
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figurative, artistic or a brief summary
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ingenious
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genious
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thrifty
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frugal, prudent, careful, not rich, economical
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obstruct
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block
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Pretentious
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Pretending, showing off
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intrigue
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interest, questions
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mediocre
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medium, average, not great
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cunning
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sly, clever, crafty
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reflective
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thoughtful, pensive, in deep thought
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disgrace
dishonor, shame,
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oblivious
unaware, not attentive
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immaculate
perfect, pristine, spotless, flawless
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nourishing
nutritious, healthy
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obstacle
hurdle, obstruction, blockade
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Refrain
part of music OR withhold, stop from doing something
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Lavish
luxurious, lush, spendy, not cheap
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Conceited
arrogant, egotistical, narcicisstic
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Apprehensive
Worried, antsy, anxious about something
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Penetrate
pierce, stab, neelde into skin
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Prudent
careful, thrifty, practical
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Pragmatic
prudent, practical, in real life
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Vow
promise, pledge
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Wager
a bet
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Deplete
diminish, decrease, drain out
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Taunt
insult
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Feud
argument, fight, conflict
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apathetic
non chalant, disinterested
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empathetic
sympathetic, caring,
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unpredictable
unstable, unexpected
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insignificant
not significant, mundane, ordinary, unimportant
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Overwhelming
overpowering, immense pressure
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Hysterical
hilarious but could also mean acting crazy
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Controversy
dispute, fight, scandal
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Deceitful
dishonest, cheat
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Vigilant
alert, observant
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vigilante
warrior
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primitive
Ancient, old, simple, basic
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Subtle
understated, quietly
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meddle
interfere
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Justify
prove, explain to a judge or anyone
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Keen
sharp, alert, interested
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Discreet
quietly, subtly,
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Elegant
graceful, beautiful, intricate
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Candid
Honest, Candor, candid
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Abrupt
sudden
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Turbulent
bumpy, rapid "turbulence in a plane"
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Placid
quiet, dead, without motion
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extravagant
lavish, careless, spendy
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Mundane
boring, not pretty, standard and ordinary
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Ornate
Elegant, beautiful, intricate
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resilient
able to recover from challenges, standing strong, steadfast
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Rigid
unwilling to move or change
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Cacophony
loud sounds that are not in rythym, noisy
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Melody or Melodious
Beautiful sounds in rythym
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Raucous
Loud noises, jarring, chaos sounds
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Rebel
disobey, not listen, also can be used to describe people who separate from the government
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contradict
oppose, dispute, contrast
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hazardous
dangerous
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devoted
loyal, faithful, committed
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compassionate
empathetic, sympathetic
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reprimand
punishment, price, scold, shout at
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impoverished
poor
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wary
cautious, careful, not sure
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mimic
copy, imitate,
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terminate
end, fire someone, finish
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impartial
unbiased, fair, not partial, not taking sides
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deficient
lacking, missing something, faulty
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scold
yell at, reprimand, punish
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hideous
ugly, terrible looking
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scour
search all over
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skeptical
doubtful, not sure of what is being claimed
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numerous
many
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Abolish
destroy, get rid off
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Absurd
stupid, silly, foolish
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Accumulate
gather, collect, assemble
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Accustom
make normal, adapt to, get used to
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Adapt
alter, change, adjust
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Adequate
enough, sufficient, pretty good
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Adhere
stick to, cling attach
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Adhesive
glue, sticky
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Admire
respect, think highly of, look up to
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Affect
influence, impact, alter
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aggravate
irritate, bother, annoy
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alter
modify, change
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Align
line up, put in order, straighten
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Alternate
rotate, take turns OR could be another option
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Ambition
Goal, Aim, Wish
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Anguish
pain, suffering, grief
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Apparent
obvious, clear, plain
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Appeal
Request, ask, beg
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approximate
estimate, calculate, guess
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Arise
emerge, rise up, appear
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Assert
declaare, state, proclaim
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Assess
judge, evaluate, estimate
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Assist
Help, aid, lend a hand
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Astound
Amaze, astonish, surprise
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Attest
show, prove, authenticate, sign
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Authority
power, comand, control
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Beneficial
helpful, useful, rewarding
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Bountiful
plentiful, abundant, generous amount
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Channel
Guide, push along, make a groove
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Chaos
Disorder, confusion, commotion
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Characteristic
feature, quality, trait
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Chronic
long standing, constant, persisting
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Clarity
Clearness, certainty, obscurity
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Commotion
uproar, confusion, disturbance
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Compensate
pay someone back, reimburse, recompense
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Complement
accompany, add to, enhance
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Compose
write, organize, think OR can also be remain calm
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Conceal
hide, cover, disguise
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Consent
agreement, permission
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Contemporary
modern, up-to-date, happening in the present
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Counsel (from Counsellor)
Give advice, recommend, warn
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Council
Committee, group in a government
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Crucial
important, critical, decisive
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Dank
Damp, chilly, musty
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Decline
Decrease
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Deceit
Deception, fraud, lying
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Deciduous
Tree that sheds leaves in the fall
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Dedicate
Devote time, commit, give to
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Deficient
imperfect, inadequate, faulty, not enough
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Deprive
deny, remove, take away, restrict and limit
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Demolish
destroy, ruin
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Detrimental
Harmful, damaging, hurtful
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devotion
Loyalty, allegience, commitment
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Dispute
Discuss, debate, argue
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Distort
twist, warp, mess up, crooked
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Dismay
Alarm, shock, surprise
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Diversity
Variety, range, assortment
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Docile
obedient, timid, submissive, cooperative, calm
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Dock
Anchor, land a vehicle, tie up a boat
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Donate
give, bestow, contribute
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Drizzle
rain lightly, drip, shower
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Dwindle
diminish, decrease, reduce
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Effect
result, outcome, impact
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effective
powerful, producing a result
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Elevate
raise, lift up, upgrade
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Emaciate
very thin, poorly nourished, skeletal, bony
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embark
begin, start, implent, initiate
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empower
Authorize, allow, entitle
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encompass
surround, enclose, encircle
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enhance
increase, add to, intensify
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enlist
join, enroll in, sign up for
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Enrich
improve, make better, enhance
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entirety
entire, whole, total, sum
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Escalate
increase rapidly, climb up
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Exhaust
wear out, fatigue
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façade
appearance, exterior, outside
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falter
hesitate, delay, stumble, fault, stammer, tentative
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finalize
conclude, complete, settle
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Flattery
false praise, compliments
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flicker
gleam, flash, beam
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fluctuate
vary, change, alter
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forage
rummage, search, explore
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Forgo
guit, resist, pass on
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fragment
tiny leftover piece, remnant, chunk, piece
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frenzy
excitement, rage, passion
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friction
literal: rubbing, figurative: fight, tension between others
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frigid
very cold, frozen
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frivolous
silly, trivial, foolish
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fugitive
person in hiding, criminal who ran from prison
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fundamental
basics, important, central
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Fury
Anger, rage
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Glare
frown, scowl, stare at
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Gleam
sparkle, twinkle
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Glean
pick out, scour, collect, gather
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hazardous
danger, risk, threat
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humble
polite, respectful, timid
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Humid
very damp, moist, muggy
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Ideal
perfect, excellent, optimal
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Ignorant
unaware, unknowing, uneducated
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Illogical
Not making sense, false, incorrect
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illuminate
brighten, flash, light up
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Immaculate
very clean, flawless, spotless
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Immense
very large
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Impression
Feeling, idea, belief
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Incandescent
glowing, radiant
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Infer
conclude, figure out, deduce
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Innovate
invent, organize, novel
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Insight
awareness, observation
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Integrate
mix, merge, combine
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Intuitive
instinctive, perceptive, automatic
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Irate
Anger, annoyed, indignant
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Jagged
ragged, broken, uneven
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jumble
mishmash, tangle, mixed up
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Lack
absence, not enough, inadequate, shortage
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kin
kindred, family, relative
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level
degree, magnitude OR can be balanced constant, smooth
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liberate
free someone, detach, rescue
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Lunacy
craziness, insane, silliness
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Lush
luxurious, lush, spendy, not cheap
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Marginal
fringe, on the margin OR can mean minimal, slight, insignificant
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Mentor
Advisor, coach, instructor
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Mound
heap, hill, embankment
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moral
honest, ethical, good person
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Mortal
person, living being, anything that can die
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Muted
muffled, low volume
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Nutritive
healthy, nourishing
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Objective
goal, aim, target
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Omit
exclude, forget, bypass
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Optimum
ideal, best, excellent, perfect
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Perplexed
confused, uncertain, puzzled
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Plume
plume of smoke, looks like a feather or a big cloud
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Portly
fat, bulky, stout
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Defer
Postpone
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Practical
factual, useful, factual
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Precise
Exact, accurate, actual
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replica
an exact copy
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profound
thoughtful, intellectual, intelligent
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Propose
suggest, present an idea, introduce and idea or a project
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Pursue
chase after, follow
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Radiate
beam, shine, light up, emit light
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Reassure
restore confidence, comfort, encourage
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Reasonable
tolerable, acceptable, fair
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reconsider
think about, reexamine, re-think
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Recreation
sports, games, amusements, things to do for fun
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Recur
repeat, happen again, reappear
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Remote
far away, distant
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Repel
Push away, chase away, confront
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Resemble
look like, be like, parallel
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resonate
echo, vibrate, make a sound
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Restrict
limit, confine, reduce
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Retain
hold on to, contain, own
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Robust
healthy, strong
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Salvage
rescue, save, recover
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Satisfy
please, entertain, amuse
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Saturate
Drench, douse, soak
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Sensible
Realistic, reasonable, logical
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Scorn
look down on, ridicule, make fun of, vilify, insult
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Sedate
calm, quiet, sleepy, collected
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Skeptical
doubtful, disbelieving, suspicious
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Simplify
make easy, reduce, shorten
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Solemn
serious, glum, quiet
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Sporadic
on and off, infrequent, seldom or random
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Sprawl
Spread out, extend, lie down
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Spite
hate, contempt, grudge
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Straightforward
honest, candid, sincere
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Sustain
keep up or keep alive, assist, maintain
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Sympathy
kindness, pity, compassion
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Tantrum
outburst, flare-up, anger
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Temperate
calm, mild, pleasant (like Switzerland
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Temperamental
moody, angry, erratic
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Thrifty
frugal, cheap, stingy
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Timid
shy, bashful, modest
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tonic
medicine, pickme up, refresher
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Tread
walk, step, gait, march
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Truce
peace, agreement, accord
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Tyrant
bully, dictator, oppressor
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Unearth
dig up, excavate, discover
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Uniform
consistent, reliable, systematic
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Vengeance
revenge, Wrath, retribution
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Virtue
honor, moral, integrity, generosity
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Vital
basic, essential, critical, important thing
