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<p>anomaly</p>

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<p>deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule</p>

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<p>equivocal</p>

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<p>open to two or more interpretations</p>

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<p>lucid</p>

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<p>capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner</p>

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<p>precipitate</p>

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<p>bring about abruptly</p>

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<p>assuage</p>

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<p>provide physical relief, as from pain</p>

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<p>erudite</p>

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<p>having or showing profound knowledge</p>

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<p>opaque</p>

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<p>not clear</p>

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<p>prodigal</p>

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<p>(adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent</p>

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<p>enigma</p>

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<p>A puzzle, mystery, or riddle</p>

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<p>fervid</p>

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<p>extremely hot</p>

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<p>placate</p>

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<p>to appease, soothe, pacify</p>

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<p>zeal</p>

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<p>enthusiasm, fervor</p>

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<p>abstain</p>

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<p>desist; go without; withdraw</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>audacious</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>disposed to venture or take risks</p>

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<p>desiccate</p>

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<p>dry up</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>gullible</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>naive and easily deceived or tricked</p>

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<p>laudable</p>

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<p>worthy of high praise</p>

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<p>pedant</p>

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<p>person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>vacillate</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>be undecided about something</p>

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<p>adulterate</p>

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<p>corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance</p>

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<p>capricious</p>

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<p>impulsive and unpredictable</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>engender</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>to produce, cause, or bring about</p>

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<p>homogenous</p>

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<p>all of the same or similar kind or nature</p>

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<p>loquacious</p>

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<p>Very talkative</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>pragmatic</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>concerned with practical matters</p>

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<p>volatile</p>

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<p>liable to lead to sudden change or violence</p>

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<p>apathy</p>

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<p>a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>corroborate</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts</p>

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<p>ephemeral</p>

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<p>short-lived, fleeting</p>

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<p>laconic</p>

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<p>concise, using few words</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>mitigate</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>make less severe or harsh</p>

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<p>propriety</p>

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<p>correct or appropriate behavior</p>

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<p>calumny</p>

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<p>an abusive attack on a person's character or good name, derision</p>

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<p>derision</p>

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<p>ridicule, mockery</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>endemic</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>native to or confined to a certain region, inherent</p>

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<p>differential</p>

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<p>a quality that differentiates between similar things</p>

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<p>capitulate</p>

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<p>surrender under agreed conditions</p>

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<p>acrimony</p>

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<p>bitterness, discord</p>

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<p>sinecure</p>

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<p>a position requiring little or no work; an easy job</p>

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<p>regress</p>

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<p>returning to a former state</p>

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<p>impugn</p>

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<p>attack as false or wrong</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>panned</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>criticized harshly</p>

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<p>mellifluous</p>

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<p>pleasing to the ear</p>

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<p>mien</p>

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<p>dignified manner or conduct</p>

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<p>panegyrical</p>

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<p>formally expressing praise</p>

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<p>ambrosial</p>

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<p>extremely pleasing to the taste</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>histrionic</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>overly dramatic</p>

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<p>inimical to</p>

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<p>hostile</p>

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<p>abstruse</p>

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<p>difficult to understand</p>

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<p>prosaic</p>

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<p>lacking wit or imagination</p>

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<p>spurned</p>

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<p>shunned; rejected</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>brusque</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>abrupt, blunt, with no formalities</p>

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<p>scurrilous</p>

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<p>coarsely abusive; vulgar</p>

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<p>arcane</p>

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<p>known or understood by only a few</p>

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<p>acclamation</p>

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<p>enthusiastic approval</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>shrewdness</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)</p>

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<p>infallibility</p>

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<p>the quality of never making an error</p>

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<p>chagrin</p>

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<p>strong feelings of embarrassment</p>

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<p>bemusement</p>

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<p>confusion, bewilderment</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>malfeasance</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>wrongful conduct by a public official</p>

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<p>sardonic</p>

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<p>Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic</p>

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<p>fatuous</p>

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<p>silly, foolish</p>

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<p>imprudent</p>

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<p>Unwise; foolish</p>

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<p>ignominious</p>

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<p>disgraceful and dishonorable</p>

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<p>acridity</p>

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<p>sharp or biting to the taste or smell</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>trenchancy</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect</p>

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<p>strident</p>

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<p>loud, harsh, grating, or shrill</p>

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<p>circuitous</p>

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<p>deviating from a straight course</p>

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<p>extirpate</p>

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<p>to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally, surgically remove</p>

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<p>recondite</p>

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<p>difficult to understand; profound</p>

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<p>waggish</p>

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<p>witty or joking, lighthearted</p>

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<p>punctilious</p>

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<p>very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety</p>

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<p>vociferous</p>

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<p>conspicuously and offensively loud</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>elusive</p>

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<p class=”large” style=”text-align:center”;>difficult to describe, uncertain</p>

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<p>repudiation</p>

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<p>rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid</p>

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<p>convalescing</p>

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<p>recovering gradually from an illness, recuperating</p>

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<p>truculent</p>

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<p>fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh</p>

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<p>phlegmatic</p>

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<p>calm; sluggish; unemotional</p>

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<p>encroachment</p>

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<p>any entry into an area not previously occupied</p>

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<p>deprecated</p>

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<p>to express strong disapproval of something; to plead against; to belittle</p>

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<p>aberrant</p>

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<p>markedly different from an accepted norm</p>

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<p>abeyance</p>

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<p>temporary cessation or suspension</p>

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<p>abscond</p>

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<p>run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along</p>

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<p>abstemious</p>

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<p>marked by temperance in indulgence</p>

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<p>abstruse</p>

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<p>difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge</p>

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<p>absurd</p>

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<p>inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense</p>

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<p>abyss</p>

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<p>a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)</p>

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<p>acquiesce</p>

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<p>to agree or express agreement</p>

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<p>adamant</p>

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<p>very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem</p>

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<p>adept</p>

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<p>having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude</p>

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<p>admonish</p>

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<p>take to task</p>

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<p>adulate</p>

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<p>flatter in an obsequious manner</p>

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<p>adulation</p>

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<p>servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise</p>

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<p>adulterate</p>

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<p>corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones</p>

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<p>adumbrate</p>

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<p>describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of</p>

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<p>adverse</p>

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<p>in an opposing direction</p>

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<p>aesthete</p>

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<p>one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature</p>

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<p>affable</p>

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<p>diffusing warmth and friendliness</p>

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<p>affliction</p>

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<p>a cause of great suffering and distress</p>

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<p>affluent</p>

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<p>having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value</p>

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<p>aggrandize</p>

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<p>add details to</p>

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<p>agitate</p>

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<p>move or cause to move back and forth</p>

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<p>agog</p>

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<p>highly excited</p>

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<p>alacrity</p>

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<p>liveliness and eagerness</p>

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<p>allegation</p>

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<p>(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)</p>

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<p>allegiance</p>

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<p>the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action</p>

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<p>ally</p>

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<p>a friendly nation</p>

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<p>amalgamate</p>

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<p>to combine into a unified whole</p>

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<p>ambiguous</p>

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<p>having more than one possible meaning</p>

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<p>ambivalent</p>

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<p>uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow</p>

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<p>ambrosial</p>

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<p>worthy of the gods</p>

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<p>ameliorate</p>

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<p>to make better</p>

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<p>amenable</p>

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<p>disposed or willing to comply</p>

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<p>anachronism</p>

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<p>something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred</p>

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<p>analgesic</p>

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<p>capable of relieving pain</p>

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<p>annex</p>

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<p>attach to</p>

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<p>annotate</p>

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<p>add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments</p>

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<p>annul</p>

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<p>cancel officially</p>

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<p>anomalous</p>

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<p>deviating from the general or common order or type</p>

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<p>antediluvian</p>

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<p>of or relating to the period before the biblical flood</p>

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<p>antipathy</p>

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<p>a feeling of intense dislike</p>

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<p>antiseptic</p>

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<p>thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms</p>

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<p>aphoristic</p>

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<p>terse and witty and like a maxim</p>

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<p>apocryphal</p>

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<p>being of questionable authenticity</p>

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<p>apparition</p>

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<p>a ghostly appearing figure</p>

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<p>appraise</p>

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<p>consider in a comprehensive way</p>

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<p>apprehension</p>

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<p>fearful expectation or anticipation</p>

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<p>apprise</p>

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<p>inform (somebody) of something</p>

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<p>approbation</p>

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<p>official approval</p>

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<p>aptitude</p>

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<p>inherent ability</p>

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<p>aqueous</p>

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<p>similar to or containing or dissolved in water</p>

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<p>arable</p>

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<p>(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively</p>

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<p>arbitrate</p>

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<p>act between parties with a view to reconciling differences</p>

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<p>arduous</p>

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<p>characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort</p>

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<p>articulate</p>

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<p>express or state clearly</p>

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<p>ascetic</p>

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<p>someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline</p>

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<p>ascribe</p>

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<p>attribute or credit to</p>

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<p>asperity</p>

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<p>harshness of manner</p>

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<p>aspersion</p>

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<p>a disparaging remark</p>

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<p>aspiration</p>

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<p>a cherished desire</p>

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<p>assess</p>

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<p>evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of</p>

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<p>assuage</p>

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<p>provide physical relief, as from pain</p>

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<p>astringent</p>

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<p>tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue</p>

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<p>astute</p>

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<p>marked by practical hardheaded intelligence</p>

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<p>atone</p>

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<p>turn away from sin or do penitence</p>

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<p>atrophy</p>

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<p>a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse</p>

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<p>attentive</p>

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<p>taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention</p>

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<p>attenuate</p>

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<p>become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude</p>

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<p>audacious</p>

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<p>disposed to venture or take risks</p>

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<p>augment</p>

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<p>enlarge or increase</p>

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<p>auspicious</p>

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<p>auguring favorable circumstances and good luck</p>

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<p>austere</p>

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<p>of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect</p>

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<p>avarice</p>

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<p>greed</p>

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<p>aver</p>

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<p>to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true</p>

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<p>averse</p>

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<p>(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed</p>

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<p>avert</p>

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<p>turn away or aside</p>

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<p>avid</p>

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<p>marked by active interest and enthusiasm</p>

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<p>baleful</p>

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<p>threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments</p>

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<p>balk</p>

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<p>refuse to comply</p>

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<p>banal</p>

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<p>repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse</p>

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<p>baneful</p>

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<p>deadly or sinister</p>

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<p>banter</p>

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<p>light teasing repartee</p>

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<p>barefaced</p>

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<p>with no effort to conceal</p>

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<p>bask</p>

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<p>be exposed</p>

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<p>belie</p>

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<p>to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression</p>

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<p>bellicose</p>

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<p>having or showing a ready disposition to fight</p>

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<p>benevolent</p>

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<p>showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity</p>

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<p>benign</p>

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<p>kindness of disposition or manner</p>

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<p>bilk</p>

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<p>cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money</p>

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<p>bizarre</p>

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<p>conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual</p>

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<p>blandishment</p>

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<p>flattery intended to persuade</p>

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<p>bleak</p>

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<p>unpleasantly cold and damp</p>

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<p>blithe</p>

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<p>carefree and happy and lighthearted</p>

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<p>blunder</p>

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<p>an embarrassing mistake</p>

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<p>board</p>

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<p>a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes</p>

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<p>bog</p>

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<p>wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel</p>

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<p>bogus</p>

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<p>fraudulent; having a misleading appearance</p>

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<p>bolster</p>

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<p>support and strengthen</p>

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<p>bombast</p>

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<p>pompous or pretentious talk or writing</p>

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<p>brisk</p>

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<p>quick and energetic</p>

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<p>brittle</p>

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<p>having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped</p>

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<p>brood</p>

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<p>hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing</p>

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<p>burgeon</p>

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<p>grow and flourish</p>

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<p>burlesque</p>

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<p>a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)</p>

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<p>buttress</p>

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<p>a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building</p>

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<p>cadge</p>

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<p>obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling</p>

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<p>cajole</p>

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<p>influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering</p>

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<p>calisthenics</p>

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<p>light exercises designed to promote general fitness</p>

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<p>cant</p>

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<p>a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force</p>

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<p>caprice</p>

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<p>a sudden desire</p>

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<p>captor</p>

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<p>a person who captures and holds people or animals</p>

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<p>castigate</p>

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<p>inflict severe punishment on</p>

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<p>catalyst</p>

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<p>(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected</p>

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<p>caustic</p>

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<p>of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action</p>

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<p>cavern</p>

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<p>a large cave or a large chamber in a cave</p>

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<p>censor</p>

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<p>a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable</p>

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<p>censure</p>

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<p>harsh criticism or disapproval</p>

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<p>cessation</p>

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<p>a stopping</p>

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<p>charter</p>

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<p>a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation</p>

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<p>chary</p>

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<p>characterized by great caution and wariness</p>

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<p>circumspect</p>

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<p>heedful of potential consequences</p>

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<p>claim</p>

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<p>assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing</p>

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<p>clot</p>

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<p>a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid</p>

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<p>clumsy</p>

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<p>lacking grace in movement or posture</p>

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<p>coagulant</p>

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<p>an agent that produces coagulation</p>

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<p>cognizance</p>

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<p>having knowledge of</p>

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<p>coherent</p>

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<p>marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts</p>

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<p>collusion</p>

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<p>secret agreement</p>

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<p>commensurate</p>

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<p>corresponding in size or degree or extent</p>

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<p>complaisant</p>

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<p>showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others</p>

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<p>composure</p>

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<p>steadiness of mind under stress</p>

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<p>concede</p>

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<p>give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another</p>

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<p>conceit</p>

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<p>the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride</p>

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<p>concession</p>

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<p>the act of conceding or yielding</p>

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<p>conciliatory</p>

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<p>making or willing to make concessions</p>

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<p>concoct</p>

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<p>make a concoction (of) by mixing</p>

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<p>concur</p>

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<p>happen simultaneously</p>

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<p>condescend</p>

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<p>behave in a patronizing and condescending manner</p>

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<p>conducive</p>

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<p>tending to bring about; being partly responsible for</p>

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<p>confidential</p>

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<p>(of information) given in confidence or in secret</p>

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<p>confine</p>

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<p>place limits on (extent or access)</p>

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<p>conflagration</p>

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<p>a very intense and uncontrolled fire</p>

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<p>confrontation</p>

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<p>discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions</p>

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<p>congruent</p>

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<p>corresponding in character or kind</p>

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<p>conifer</p>

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<p>any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones</p>

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<p>conjecture</p>

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<p>to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds</p>

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<p>conjure</p>

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<p>summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic</p>

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<p>conscript</p>

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<p>enroll into service compulsorily</p>

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<p>consensus</p>

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<p>agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole</p>

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<p>consign</p>

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<p>give over to another for care or safekeeping</p>

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<p>console</p>

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<p>give moral or emotional strength to</p>

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<p>conspicuous</p>

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<p>obvious to the eye or mind</p>

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<p>conspire</p>

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<p>act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose</p>

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<p>consternation</p>

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<p>fear resulting from the awareness of danger</p>

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<p>contend</p>

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<p>compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others</p>

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<p>contentious</p>

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<p>inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits</p>

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<p>contingent</p>

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<p>determined by conditions or circumstances that follow</p>

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<p>contrite</p>

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<p>feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses</p>

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<p>controversial</p>

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<p>marked by or capable of arousing controversy</p>

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<p>convoke</p>

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<p>call together</p>

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<p>convoluted</p>

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<p>rolled longitudinally upon itself</p>

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<p>corporal</p>

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<p>affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit</p>

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<p>corroborate</p>

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<p>give evidence for</p>

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<p>covert</p>

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<p>secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed</p>

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<p>covet</p>

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<p>wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)</p>

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<p>cower</p>

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<p>crouch or curl up</p>

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<p>coy</p>

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<p>modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures</p>

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<p>crave</p>

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<p>have a craving, appetite, or great desire for</p>

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<p>craven</p>

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<p>lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful</p>

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<p>crease</p>

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<p>an angular or rounded shape made by folding</p>

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<p>credulity</p>

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<p>tendency to believe readily</p>

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<p>crockery</p>

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<p>tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively</p>

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<p>culpable</p>

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<p>deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious</p>

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<p>curb</p>

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<p>the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess</p>

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<p>dabble</p>

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<p>bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water</p>

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<p>dampen</p>

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<p>lessen in force or effect</p>

257
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<p>dangle</p>

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<p>hang freely</p>

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<p>dazzle</p>

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<p>brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily</p>

259
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<p>dearth</p>

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<p>an insufficient quantity or number</p>

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<p>debacle</p>

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<p>a sudden and violent collapse</p>

261
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<p>debilitate</p>

A

<p>make weak</p>

262
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<p>decorous</p>

A

<p>characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct</p>

263
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<p>decorum</p>

A

<p>propriety in manners and conduct</p>

264
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<p>decree</p>

A

<p>a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)</p>

265
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<p>decry</p>

A

<p>express strong disapproval of</p>

266
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<p>dedication</p>

A

<p>complete and wholehearted fidelity</p>

267
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<p>defer</p>

A

<p>yield to another's wish or opinion</p>

268
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<p>deference</p>

A

<p>courteous regard for people's feelings</p>

269
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<p>defiance</p>

A

<p>a hostile challenge</p>

270
Q

<p>defiant</p>

A

<p>boldly resisting authority or an opposing force</p>

271
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<p>deft</p>

A

<p>skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands</p>

272
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<p>delineate</p>

A

<p>represented accurately or precisely</p>

273
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<p>deluge</p>

A

<p>a heavy rain</p>

274
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<p>demote</p>

A

<p>assign to a lower position; reduce in rank</p>

275
Q

<p>demur</p>

A

<p>take exception to</p>

276
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<p>denounce</p>

A

<p>speak out against</p>

277
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<p>denunciation</p>

A

<p>a public act of denouncing</p>

278
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<p>deposition</p>

A

<p>the act of putting something somewhere</p>

279
Q

<p>deprivation</p>

A

<p>the disadvantage that results from losing something</p>

280
Q

<p>deprive</p>

A

<p>take away</p>

281
Q

<p>descry</p>

A

<p>catch sight of</p>

282
Q

<p>desiccate</p>

A

<p>lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless</p>

283
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<p>desperate</p>

A

<p>a person who is frightened and in need of help</p>

284
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<p>despicable</p>

A

<p>morally reprehensible</p>

285
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<p>detached</p>

A

<p>no longer connected or joined</p>

286
Q

<p>deter</p>

A

<p>turn away from by persuasion</p>

287
Q

<p>devoid</p>

A

<p>completely wanting or lacking</p>

288
Q

<p>diatribe</p>

A

<p>thunderous verbal attack</p>

289
Q

<p>dichotomy</p>

A

<p>being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses</p>

290
Q

<p>diffident</p>

A

<p>showing modest reserve</p>

291
Q

<p>digress</p>

A

<p>wander from a direct or straight course</p>

292
Q

<p>dilettante</p>

A

<p>an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge</p>

293
Q

<p>diligent</p>

A

<p>quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness</p>

294
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<p>din</p>

A

<p>a loud harsh or strident noise</p>

295
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<p>dirge</p>

A

<p>a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person</p>

296
Q

<p>disabuse</p>

A

<p>free somebody (from an erroneous belief)</p>

297
Q

<p>disassemble</p>

A

<p>take apart into its constituent pieces</p>

298
Q

<p>disburse</p>

A

<p>expend, as from a fund</p>

299
Q

<p>discomfit</p>

A

<p>cause to lose one's composure</p>

300
Q

<p>discourse</p>

A

<p>an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic</p>

301
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<p>discreet</p>

A

<p>marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint</p>

302
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<p>discrete</p>

A

<p>constituting a separate entity or part</p>

303
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<p>disdain</p>

A

<p>lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike</p>

304
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<p>disguise</p>

A

<p>any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity</p>

305
Q

<p>disinterested</p>

A

<p>unaffected by self-interest</p>

306
Q

<p>dislodge</p>

A

<p>remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied</p>

307
Q

<p>disparate</p>

A

<p>fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind</p>

308
Q

<p>disparity</p>

A

<p>inequality or difference in some respect</p>

309
Q

<p>dispassionate</p>

A

<p>unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice</p>

310
Q

<p>dispel</p>

A

<p>to cause to separate and go in different directions</p>

311
Q

<p>disprove</p>

A

<p>prove to be false</p>

312
Q

<p>disrobe</p>

A

<p>get undressed</p>

313
Q

<p>dissemble</p>

A

<p>behave unnaturally or affectedly</p>

314
Q

<p>dissent</p>

A

<p>a difference of opinion</p>

315
Q

<p>distend</p>

A

<p>cause to expand as it by internal pressure</p>

316
Q

<p>distract</p>

A

<p>draw someone's attention away from something</p>

317
Q

<p>distraught</p>

A

<p>deeply agitated especially from emotion</p>

318
Q

<p>divest</p>

A

<p>take away possessions from someone</p>

319
Q

<p>divulge</p>

A

<p>make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret</p>

320
Q

<p>docile</p>

A

<p>easily handled or managed</p>

321
Q

<p>dogmatic</p>

A

<p>of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative</p>

322
Q

<p>doleful</p>

A

<p>filled with or evoking sadness</p>

323
Q

<p>dormant</p>

A

<p>inactive but capable of becoming active</p>

324
Q

<p>drab</p>

A

<p>a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown</p>

325
Q

<p>drawl</p>

A

<p>a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels</p>

326
Q

<p>droll</p>

A

<p>comical in an odd or whimsical manner</p>

327
Q

<p>drone</p>

A

<p>an unchanging intonation</p>

328
Q

<p>drought</p>

A

<p>a shortage of rainfall</p>

329
Q

<p>dubious</p>

A

<p>fraught with uncertainty or doubt</p>

330
Q

<p>dumbfound</p>

A

<p>be a mystery or bewildering to</p>

331
Q

<p>dupe</p>

A

<p>fool or hoax</p>

332
Q

<p>dwarf</p>

A

<p>a plant or animal that is atypically small</p>

333
Q

<p>dwindle</p>

A

<p>become smaller or lose substance</p>

334
Q

<p>ebullient</p>

A

<p>joyously unrestrained</p>

335
Q

<p>eclectic</p>

A

<p>selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas</p>

336
Q

<p>efface</p>

A

<p>remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing</p>

337
Q

<p>efficacious</p>

A

<p>marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect</p>

338
Q

<p>effrontery</p>

A

<p>audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to</p>

339
Q

<p>egalitarian</p>

A

<p>favoring social equality</p>

340
Q

<p>egregious</p>

A

<p>conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible</p>

341
Q

<p>elicit</p>

A

<p>call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)</p>

342
Q

<p>eloquence</p>

A

<p>powerful and effective language</p>

343
Q

<p>elucidate</p>

A

<p>make clear and (more) comprehensible</p>

344
Q

<p>elusive</p>

A

<p>skillful at eluding capture</p>

345
Q

<p>embellish</p>

A

<p>make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.</p>

346
Q

<p>embrace</p>

A

<p>squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness</p>

347
Q

<p>emissary</p>

A

<p>someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else</p>

348
Q

<p>emollient</p>

A

<p>toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin</p>

349
Q

<p>enchant</p>

A

<p>cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something</p>

350
Q

<p>encomium</p>

A

<p>a formal expression of praise</p>

351
Q

<p>encroach</p>

A

<p>advance beyond the usual limit</p>

352
Q

<p>encumber</p>

A

<p>hold back</p>

353
Q

<p>endeavor</p>

A

<p>attempt by employing effort</p>

354
Q

<p>endorse</p>

A

<p>be behind; approve of</p>

355
Q

<p>enervate</p>

A

<p>weaken mentally or morally</p>

356
Q

<p>engender</p>

A

<p>make children</p>

357
Q

<p>engrossed</p>

A

<p>giving or marked by complete attention to</p>

358
Q

<p>enigma</p>

A

<p>something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained</p>

359
Q

<p>enlist</p>

A

<p>join the military</p>

360
Q

<p>ensign</p>

A

<p>a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior</p>

361
Q

<p>grade</p>

A

<p>enthral</p>

362
Q

<p>enthral</p>

A

<p>hold spellbound</p>

363
Q

<p>entrenched</p>

A

<p>dug in</p>

364
Q

<p>ephemeral</p>

A

<p>anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form</p>

365
Q

<p>epistemology</p>

A

<p>the philosophical theory of knowledge</p>

366
Q

<p>epistle</p>

A

<p>a specially long, formal letter</p>

367
Q

<p>epithet</p>

A

<p>descriptive word or phrase</p>

368
Q

<p>epitome</p>

A

<p>a standard or typical example</p>

369
Q

<p>equivocate</p>

A

<p>be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information</p>

370
Q

<p>equivocation</p>

A

<p>intentionally vague or ambiguous</p>

371
Q

<p>eradicate</p>

A

<p>destroy completely, as if down to the roots</p>

372
Q

<p>erratic</p>

A

<p>liable to sudden unpredictable change</p>

373
Q

<p>erudite</p>

A

<p>having or showing profound knowledge</p>

374
Q

<p>eschew</p>

A

<p>avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of</p>

375
Q

<p>esoteric</p>

A

<p>confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle</p>

376
Q

<p>espouse</p>

A

<p>choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans</p>

377
Q

<p>espy</p>

A

<p>catch sight of</p>

378
Q

<p>ethos</p>

A

<p>(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era</p>

379
Q

<p>euphemism</p>

A

<p>an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh</p>

380
Q

<p>euphoria</p>

A

<p>a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation</p>

381
Q

<p>evanescent</p>

A

<p>tending to vanish like vapor</p>

382
Q

<p>evict</p>

A

<p>expel or eject without recourse to legal process</p>

383
Q

<p>evoke</p>

A

<p>call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)</p>

384
Q

<p>exacerbate</p>

A

<p>make worse</p>

385
Q

<p>exemplary</p>

A

<p>worthy of imitation</p>

386
Q

<p>exemplify</p>

A

<p>be characteristic of</p>

387
Q

<p>exhort</p>

A

<p>spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts</p>

388
Q

<p>exigent</p>

A

<p>demanding attention</p>

389
Q

<p>exonerate</p>

A

<p>pronounce not guilty of criminal charges</p>

390
Q

<p>exorbitant</p>

A

<p>greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation</p>

391
Q

<p>expend</p>

A

<p>use up, consume fully</p>

392
Q

<p>expiate</p>

A

<p>make amends for</p>

393
Q

<p>explicit</p>

A

<p>precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication</p>

394
Q

<p>extant</p>

A

<p>still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost</p>

395
Q

<p>extempore</p>

A

<p>with little or no preparation or forethought</p>

396
Q

<p>extent</p>

A

<p>the point or degree to which something extends</p>

397
Q

<p>extol</p>

A

<p>praise, glorify, or honor</p>

398
Q

<p>extravagant</p>

A

<p>recklessly wasteful</p>

399
Q

<p>exuberant</p>

A

<p>joyously unrestrained</p>

400
Q

<p>facetious</p>

A

<p>cleverly amusing in tone</p>

401
Q

<p>faddish</p>

A

<p>intensely fashionable for a short time</p>

402
Q

<p>fallacious</p>

A

<p>containing or based on a fallacy</p>

403
Q

<p>fallacy</p>

A

<p>a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning</p>

404
Q

<p>falter</p>

A

<p>move hesitatingly, as if about to give way</p>

405
Q

<p>fanatical</p>

A

<p>marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea</p>

406
Q

<p>fathom</p>

A

<p>a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth</p>

407
Q

<p>fawn</p>

A

<p>a young deer</p>

408
Q

<p>feckless</p>

A

<p>generally incompetent and ineffectual</p>

409
Q

<p>feign</p>

A

<p>make believe with the intent to deceive</p>

410
Q

<p>felicitate</p>

A

<p>express congratulations</p>

411
Q

<p>felon</p>

A

<p>someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime</p>

412
Q

<p>fervid</p>

A

<p>characterized by intense emotion</p>

413
Q

<p>fervor</p>

A

<p>feelings of great warmth and intensity</p>

414
Q

<p>feud</p>

A

<p>a bitter quarrel between two parties</p>

415
Q

<p>fickle</p>

A

<p>liable to sudden unpredictable change</p>

416
Q

<p>fidget</p>

A

<p>move restlessly</p>

417
Q

<p>finicky</p>

A

<p>exacting especially about details</p>

418
Q

<p>flamboyant</p>

A

<p>marked by ostentation but often tasteless</p>

419
Q

<p>flatter</p>

A

<p>praise somewhat dishonestly</p>

420
Q

<p>fledgling</p>

A

<p>young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying</p>

421
Q

<p>flimsy</p>

A

<p>a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies</p>

422
Q

<p>flinch</p>

A

<p>draw back, as with fear or pain</p>

423
Q

<p>flippant</p>

A

<p>showing inappropriate levity</p>

424
Q

<p>flirt</p>

A

<p>talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions</p>

425
Q

<p>flop</p>

A

<p>fall loosely</p>

426
Q

<p>florid</p>

A

<p>elaborately or excessively ornamented</p>

427
Q

<p>flounder</p>

A

<p>walk with great difficulty</p>

428
Q

<p>flout</p>

A

<p>treat with contemptuous disregard</p>

429
Q

<p>fluffy</p>

A

<p>like down or as soft as down</p>

430
Q

<p>fluke</p>

A

<p>a stroke of luck</p>

431
Q

<p>flustered</p>

A

<p>thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)</p>

432
Q

<p>foible</p>

A

<p>a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual</p>

433
Q

<p>foment</p>

A

<p>try to stir up public opinion</p>

434
Q

<p>foolhardy</p>

A

<p>marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences</p>

435
Q

<p>foppish</p>

A

<p>affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner</p>

436
Q

<p>foreclosure</p>

A

<p>the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default</p>

437
Q

<p>forestall</p>

A

<p>act in advance of; deal with ahead of time</p>

438
Q

<p>forge</p>

A

<p>create by hammering</p>

439
Q

<p>forgery</p>

A

<p>criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud</p>

440
Q

<p>formidable</p>

A

<p>extremely impressive in strength or excellence</p>

441
Q

<p>forthright</p>

A

<p>directly and without evasion; not roundabout</p>

442
Q

<p>fortuitous</p>

A

<p>occurring by happy chance</p>

443
Q

<p>foster</p>

A

<p>providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties</p>

444
Q

<p>fracas</p>

A

<p>noisy quarrel</p>

445
Q

<p>fraud</p>

A

<p>intentional deception resulting in injury to another person</p>

446
Q

<p>frenzy</p>

A

<p>state of violent mental agitation</p>

447
Q

<p>fret</p>

A

<p>be agitated or irritated</p>

448
Q

<p>frivolous</p>

A

<p>not serious in content or attitude or behavior</p>

449
Q

<p>frown</p>

A

<p>a facial expression of dislike or displeasure</p>

450
Q

<p>fulminate</p>

A

<p>cause to explode violently and with loud noise</p>

451
Q

<p>furtive</p>

A

<p>secret and sly or sordid</p>

452
Q

<p>gaffe</p>

A

<p>a socially awkward or tactless act</p>

453
Q

<p>gainsay</p>

A

<p>deny</p>

454
Q

<p>garner</p>

A

<p>store grain</p>

455
Q

<p>garrulous</p>

A

<p>full of trivial conversation</p>

456
Q

<p>gauche</p>

A

<p>lacking social polish</p>

457
Q

<p>gavel</p>

A

<p>a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge</p>

458
Q

<p>ghastly</p>

A

<p>shockingly repellent; inspiring horror</p>

459
Q

<p>gird</p>

A

<p>bind with something round or circular</p>

460
Q

<p>gist</p>

A

<p>the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work</p>

461
Q

<p>glib</p>

A

<p>artfully persuasive in speech</p>

462
Q

<p>gloat</p>

A

<p>dwell on with satisfaction</p>

463
Q

<p>goad</p>

A

<p>stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick</p>

464
Q

<p>gorge</p>

A

<p>a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)</p>

465
Q

<p>gossamer</p>

A

<p>a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture</p>

466
Q

<p>gouge</p>

A

<p>an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)</p>

467
Q

<p>gravel</p>

A

<p>rock fragments and pebbles</p>

468
Q

<p>gregarious</p>

A

<p>instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others</p>

469
Q

<p>grovel</p>

A

<p>show submission or fear</p>

470
Q

<p>grudging</p>

A

<p>petty or reluctant in giving or spending</p>

471
Q

<p>grumble</p>

A

<p>make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath</p>

472
Q

<p>guarded</p>

A

<p>prudent</p>

473
Q

<p>guile</p>

A

<p>shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception</p>

474
Q

<p>guileless</p>

A

<p>free of deceit</p>

475
Q

<p>gullible</p>

A

<p>naive and easily deceived or tricked</p>

476
Q

<p>hackneyed</p>

A

<p>repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse</p>

477
Q

<p>hallucinate</p>

A

<p>perceive what is not there; have illusions</p>

478
Q

<p>hamper</p>

A

<p>prevent the progress or free movement of</p>

479
Q

<p>hapless</p>

A

<p>deserving or inciting pity</p>

480
Q

<p>harangue</p>

A

<p>a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion</p>

481
Q

<p>harbor</p>

A

<p>a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo</p>

482
Q

<p>herbaceous</p>

A

<p>characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part</p>

483
Q

<p>heretic</p>

A

<p>a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church</p>

484
Q

<p>heretical</p>

A

<p>characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards</p>

485
Q

<p>heterodox</p>

A

<p>characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards</p>

486
Q

<p>hoax</p>

A

<p>something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage</p>

487
Q

<p>holster</p>

A

<p>a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun</p>

488
Q

<p>homeopathy</p>

A

<p>a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated</p>

489
Q

<p>hyperbole</p>

A

<p>extravagant exaggeration</p>

490
Q

<p>hypocritical</p>

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<p>professing feelings or virtues one does not have</p>

491
Q

<p>iconoclast</p>

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<p>someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions</p>

492
Q

<p>idiosyncrasy</p>

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<p>a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual</p>

493
Q

<p>idolatrous</p>

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<p>relating to or practicing idolatry</p>

494
Q

<p>illicit</p>

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<p>contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention</p>

495
Q

<p>imbibe</p>

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<p>take in liquids</p>

496
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<p>imbue</p>

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<p>spread or diffuse through</p>

497
Q

<p>immutable</p>

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<p>not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature</p>

498
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<p>impair</p>

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<p>make worse or less effective</p>

499
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<p>impassive</p>

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<p>having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited</p>

500
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<p>impecunious</p>

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<p>not having enough money to pay for necessities</p>

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