SSAT vocab LL (A-I) Flashcards
(335 cards)
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fundamental
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forming a necessary base or core; of central importance; a central or primary rule or principle on which something is based
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chasm
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a gorge; a marked division, separation, or difference
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dilute
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to make thinner or more liquid by admixture; to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of by admixture; to decrease the per share value of common stock by increasing the total number of shares
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anguish
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extreme pain, distress, anxiety
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irate
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feeling or characterized by great anger
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congenial
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having the same nature, disposition m, or tastes; pleasant, sociable
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illustrate
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to enlighten, light up, or make bright; to make clear or show clearly
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abrupt
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sudden; rude, curt; being cut or broken off; lacking smoothness or continuity
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condemn
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to declare to be wrong after weighing evidence; to pronounce guilty, to sentence, doom; to judge fit for use or consumption
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deceive
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ensnare; to be false to, to cheat; to fail to fulfill
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domestic
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tame, living near or about human habitations; of, relating to, or originating within a country; of or relating to the household or family
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conventional
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formed by agreement; ordinary, cliche
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genial
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of or relating to marriage or generation; inborn, native; mild, freely expressing sympathy or friendliness; displaying or marked by genius
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exemplify
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to show or illustrate by example; to make a copy or transcript of a document under a seal; to be an instance of or serve as an example, embody
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impulsive
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acting or done without forethought
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capitulate
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negotiate; to surrender, to cease resisting
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bewilder
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to perplex or confuse
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condescending
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dominating
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adamant
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unshakable, insistent, unyielding
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idiosyncrasy
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an individualizing characteristic or quality; characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament); individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food)
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contemplation
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study; the act of regarding steadily; intention, expectation; concentration on spiritual things, a state of mystical awareness
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compassion
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sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress
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glutton
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one given habitually or greedy and voracious eating and drinking; one that has great capacity for accepting or enduring something
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innocuous
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harmless, inoffensive
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avarice
greediness
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conceal
to prevent disclosure or recognition of; to place out of sight
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bastion
fortification
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falter
to walk unsteadily; to give away; to stammer; to hesitate in purpose or action or to lose drive or effectiveness
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deft
skilled
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esoteric
intended for and likely to only be understood by a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
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formulate
to reduce or express as a formula; to devise
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homely
suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home; simple, not elaborate or complex; comfortable and familiar
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counterfeit
made in imitation to deceive; insincere
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cauterize
to make insensible; to burn the skin or flesh of a wound with heat or a caustic substance to stop bleeding and infection
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blatant
noisy and vulgar
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auspicious
showing or suggesting future success; prosperous
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aggregate
clustered
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endeavor
to strive to achieve or reach
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egress
the action of leaving or exiting
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blunt
insensitive; having an edge that is not sharp
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exasperate
to enrage or cause irritation or annoyance to; to aggravate
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equity
justice according to natural law or right; justice according to individual needs
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conniving
to pretend ignorance or fail to take action against something they should; to be indulgent; to have a secret understanding, conspire
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illuminate
brightened with light; intellectually or spiritually enlightened
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consume
to destroy; squander, devour, use up; to be engrossed in
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disputed
to engage in argument; to oppose; to make the supercritical of verbal controversy
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envy
malice; painful or resentful jealousy
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fragile
easily broken or destroyed; delicate; tenuous, slight
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defensive
serving to defend or protect; devoted to resisting or preventing aggression or attack
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candid
white, having no color; fair, free from bias, prejudice, or malice; blunt; honest
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gratify
to give one pleasure or satisfaction; to reward
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belligerent
waging war; exhibiting assertiveness and hostility
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infiltrate
to cause something to permeate something else; to pass into or through a substance by filtering or permeating
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censor
to person who supervises conduct and morals; one of the magistrates of; ancient; rome who acted as census takers, assessors, and inspectors of moral conduct; a psychic agency
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callow
juvenile, lacking adult sophistication
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dejection
lowness of spirits
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ail
to give pain to
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haphazard
chance, random, unplanned
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incision
a surgical cut made in the skin or flesh; a small cut in a surface
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dispel
to drive away to cause to vanish by or as if by scattering
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adapt
too make fit by modification
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ignoble
of low birth or common origins; characterized by baseness or lowness
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assured
guaranteed; confident
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acute
characterized by sharpness or severity; marked by keen discernment or intellectual perception
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distend
extend; to enlarge from internal pressure
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agenda
schedule
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fluctuate
to rise and fall like a wave
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flatter
to praise excessively with motives of self-interest; to portray too favorably
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haughty
blatantly and disdainfully proud, having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for those perceived to be inferior
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flaccid
not firm or stiff; lacking in vigor or force
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abridge
to condense, summarize; to diminish; to deprive
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aimless
without a plan or course
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incident
an event or occurrence; likely to happen because of, resulting from; the occurrence of dangerous or exciting things
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diversity
variety, the condition of having or being composed of different elements and qualities
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incidental
accompanying but not a major part of something; liable to happen as a consequence of an activity
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drench
a poisonous or medical drink; to saturate, soak
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erratic
having no fixed course, wandering, nomadic; transported by a glacier; having a lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity; eccentric
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decree
an order having the force of law
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affiliate
to associate with
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innate
native, inborn; belonging to the essential nature of something; originating in or derived from the mind it the constitution of the intellect rather then from experience
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fatigue
labor, manual work; exhaustion from labor, stress, or exertion
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ascetic
practicing strict self-denial personally or spiritually; austere
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exalt
to raise in rank, power, or character; to glorify; to elevate; to enhance the activity of, to intensify
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accord
to grant or give; to bring into agreement
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exile
the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home
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excavate
to form a cavity or hole in; to form by hollowing out; to dig out and remove; to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering
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adversary
one that opposes or resists
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hideous
offensive to the senses, especially sight; morally offensive
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hesitate
to hold back in doubt or indecision, to pause or stammer
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cordial
warm friendliness; tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; of or relating to the heart
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furtive
done it a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed; sly; stolen
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acumen
keenness and depth of perception
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analyze
to study
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counsel
advice given; deliberation; purpose; a policy or plan of action or behavior
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integrate
to unite; to bring people or groups with particular characteristics or needs into equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution
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contrite
having remorse and sorrow for sin or shortcoming
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incisive
intelligently analytical and clear thinking (; of an account) accurate and sharply focused
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aloof
removed or distant
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ephemeral
lasting a short time
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exacerbate
to make worse
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authentic
conforming to or based on fact; real, actual; like the original
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authoritative
having authority or power
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ambiguous
doubtful, uncertain; capable to being understood in multiple ways
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approximate
nearly correct or exact
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inquiry
research; a request for information; a systematic investigation for the purpose of public interest
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antipathy
dislike
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biased
favoring one side
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feeble
lacking in strength, indicating weakness; inadequate, inferior
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inhabit
to live in; to be present in or occupy
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gap
a separation in space
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annex
to attach as a quality, consequence, of condition; to unite
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barrier
something that blocks or blocks passage
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ingenuity
skill or cleverness in devising or combining, cleverness or aptness of design; an ingenious device
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cower
to shrink away
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brandish
to shake or exhibit in an aggressive or menacing manner
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brazen
made of brass; sounding harsh; marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness
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astonish
to surprise
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dexterity
mental skill; readiness and grace in physical activity
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aesthete
having sensitivity for beauty
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hinder
to make delay, impede, or prevent action
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frank
marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression; unmistakable evident
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foolhardy
foolishly adventurous and bold
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disavow
to deny responsibility for; to refuse to acknowledge or accept, disclaim
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brittle
frail; sensitive; mortal; sharp; cold, lacking warmth or kindness
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eradicate
to do away with (usually by pulling up by the roots)
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corrosion
to wear away or destroy
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germane
closely akin; being relevant or appropriate
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incite
to encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behavior
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confound
to destroy; baffle, frustrate; to consume, waste; to put to shame
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incognito
having one's true identity concealed; an assumed or false identity
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deliberate
to think about and discuss issues carefully
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arbitrary
existing at random or by
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inundate
to overflow, overwhelm
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excel
to be superior to
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genesis
the origin or coming into being of something
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commodity
an economic good; something useful or valued; a quantity or lot; a widely available good or service
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debt
sin, trespass; something owed; to state of being under obligation to repay someone
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hazard
a source of danger; chance, risk; accident
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corpulent
obese
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elegy
a sorrowful, melancholy, or nostalgic poem or song
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fleeting
passing swiftly
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bolster
a long pillow; a structural part to prevent friction
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exquisite
carefully selected; accurate; marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution; accomplished, perfected
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burgeon
to sprout or bloom
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creed
a brief authoritative formula or religious belief; a set of fundamental beliefs
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essential
of, relating to, or constituting essence, inherent; basic, indispensable, necessary
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debate
a formal; argument
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elegant
pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner, tasteful, sophisticated, chic; of high grade or quality
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elongate
to extend the length of
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fallow
a light yellowish-brown color
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feisty
full of nervous energy; touchy, quarrelsome; exuberantly frisky; spunky
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comprehensive
inclusive; having wide mental grasp
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coerce
to restrain or dominate by force; to compel to an act or choice
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intermission
an interval between the parts of an entertainment
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ancient
really old
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fickle
marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability
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dominate
rule, control, to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on; to overlook from a superior elevation or command; to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in
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benign
gentle, gracious, kind, harmless
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anxious
worried
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banal
lacking originality; boring
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eloquent
having fluent expression; vividly, movingly expressive, or revealing
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amorphous
having to definite form or character; lacking unity
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deviate
to stray from the standard, principle, or norm
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fortunate
auspicious, lucky; bringing good things not foreseen as certain
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exhilarating
thrilling
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indignant
feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy
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frugal
sparing or economical with regard to money or food, thrifty, prudent; simple, plain, and costing little
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capricious
impulsive, unpredictable
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extinct
no longer burning or active; no longer existed; to have gone out of use
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condone
to treat something bad as good
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eager
sharp, sour; having enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest
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aspiration
ambition; audible breath; the act or breathing or drawing in and out; withdrawal of tissue and fluid from the body
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barrage
a dam placed in a watercourse to increase depth or divert the path and flow
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fathom
to unit of length equal to six ft; comprehension
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foreseen
to see beforehand
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conspicuous
obvious; attracting attention; not having good taste
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extend
to spread or stretch forth, to stretch out; to exert to full capacity; to take by force; to enlarge, broaden, exaggerate
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esteem
worth, value; opinion, judgement; the regard in which one is held
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chagrin
distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
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forge
a furnace or shop were metal is heated and wrought
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conjure
to summon
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generous
highborn; characterized by a noble or kindly spirit; liberal or giving, marked by abundance
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abdicate
to discard; to formally renounce a throne, high position, or function
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acknowledge
to recognize
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detrimental
damaging, harmful
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admonish
to indicate duties or obligations to; to give friendly advice
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genuine
actual, true
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aspect
gaze; a part; a status or phase
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brash
brittle; audacious; full of raw vitality
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defiant
having a disposition to challenge, resists, or fight
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epitome
a summary; a typical or ideal example
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extravagant
strange, curious, wandering; exceeding the limits of reason, lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint; profuse, lavish
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grievances
suffering, distress; the cause of distress
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hasten
to move or act quickly
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assert
to state or declare
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extol
to glorify
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entrust
to put something into someone's care or protection
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enigma
an obscure speech or writing; something hard to understand or explain; a mysterious person
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compel
to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly; to cause to do so by overwhelming pressure; to drive together
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credible
believable
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graceful
pleasing or attractive in line, proportion, or movement
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adhesive
tending to stick; tending to remain in association or memory
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egotist
an excessively conceited or self-absorbed person
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hoard
a supply of fund stored up and hidden away
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inane
empty, insubstantial; lacking significance, meaning, or point
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composure
calmness of mind, bearing, or appearance
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dignity
to quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed; a high rank, office, or position; seriousness of manner, appearance, or language
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flotsam
floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; miscellaneous or unimportant material; debris, remains
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controversial
disputatious
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abbreviate
to make brief
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benevolent
doing good
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imbue
to permeate or influence; to tinge or dye deeply; endow
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bombastic
pompous
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deficient
lacking in a necessary quality or element; defective
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adhere
to hold fast or stick; to give support or maintain loyalty; to bind oneself to observance
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emphasize
to place emphasis or stress on
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gullible
easily duped or cheated
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amiable
friendly
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duration
continuance in time; the time during which something exists or lasts
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crucial
important
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disgraced
to humiliate by a superior showing; to be a source of shame to; to cause to lose favor or standing
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assess
to determine the rate, amount, value; to impose
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cunning
crafty; having keen insight; characterized by wildness and trickery; cute
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differentiate
to recognize or give expression to a difference; to become distinct or different in character; to mark or show a difference in
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flamboyant
being strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
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desolate
deserted, barren, lifeless; joyless, disconsolate; dilapidated; gloomy
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acclaimed
praised, famous
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dubious
to give rise to uncertainty; doubtful
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aggravate
to make worse or more serious; to rouse displeasure
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euphemism
the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
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attenuate
to weaken; to reduce to severity, virulence, or vitality of; to make thin
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dawdle
to spend time idly; to move lackadaisically
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bequest
legacy
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glean
to gather information or material bit by bit
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cater
to provide or supply for
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chronic
continuing or recurring; always present or encountered; suffering from a chronic disease; being such habitually
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abandon
to give up; to withdraw from; to give oneself over; to cease from maintaining, practicing, using, etc.
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insipid
tasteless; dull, flat
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dormant
temporarily devoid of activity, asleep, inactive; sluggish
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alter
to make slightly different
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bourgeois
marked by a concern for materialistic things; relating to the social middle class
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connoisseur
an expert
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feasible
capable of being done or carried out; suitable; reasonable, likely
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dismayed
to cause to lose courage or resolution because of alarm or fear; upset
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devotion
piety; attachment
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akin
similar, related
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drastic
acting rapidly or violently; severe, extreme
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ascertain
to find out or learn with certainty
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competent
proper; having adequate ability or qualities; having the capacity of develop or function in a particular way
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distort
to twist out of the true meaning or proportion; to twist out of natural, normal, or original shape or condition; pervert
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embodiment
a tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling
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flourish
to thrive; to prosper, to be in a state of activity or production; to reach a height of development or influence; to make bold and sweeping gestures
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conform
to make similar; to be obedient or compliant
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fulcrum
a thing that plays and essential or central role
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amalgamate
to unite, merge
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arid
dry; lacking in interest and life
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abhor
to hate, loathe
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feign
pretend, to give a false appearance of; invent, imagine; disguise, conceal
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glint
to glance; to glean, be reflected at at angle from a surface
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apprehension
suspicion or fear; arrest; perceiving or comprehending something
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insight
the power or act of seeing into a situation; the act or result of apprehending the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively
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embryonic
of or relating to an embryo; being in an early stage of development
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confine
something that encloses or restrains; prison
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insinuate
the introduce something gradually or in a subtle, indirect, of covert way; to imply; to enter gently, slowly, or in perceptibly
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docile
easily taught, led, or managed
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insolent
showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
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assent
to agree or approve of
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dread
to fear greatly
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distasteful
unpleasant, disagreeable, offensive to one's personal tastes; in poor taste, inappropriate, or unethical
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coalesce
to grow together; to unite, fuse; to arise from the combination of distinct elements
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imply
to express indirectly; to contain potentially; enfold, entwine
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confer
to consult; to give
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abyss
a deep gulf or great space; intellectual or moral depths
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furious
exhibiting or goaded by anger; giving a stormy or turbulent appearance; intense; marked by noise, excitement, activity, or rapidity
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animosity
strong hate
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ameliorate
to make better
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intricate
complicated, having many complex parts or elements; difficult to resolve or analyze
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invoke
to cite it appeal to someone or something as an authority for action or in support of an argument; to beg, implore, call earnestly for
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cascade
a steep and small fall of water; in a series, in chronological order; something falling or rushing forth in quantity
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evict
to recover property by a legal process; to force out
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ingress
the act of entering; the power of liberty or entrance or access
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impasse
a deadlock, a predicament offering no obvious escape; an impassable road or way
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bemoan
to mourn over; to regard with displeasure or disapproval
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innovate
to make changes or do something in a new way
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detest
to loathe
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adept
proficient, expert
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bedlam
chaos; madman, lunatic
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display
to put or spread before the view; to make evident, exhibit
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aggrandize
to make larger, enhance
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immaculate
having no stain or blemish, pure; having no flaw or error; spotlessly clean
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hardship
suffering; something that causes suffering
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economize
to be frugal
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antagonistic
showing dislike or opposition
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copious
yielding abundantly, plentiful in number; full of thought, info, or matter; present in large quantity
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agile
having ability to move quickly and with grace
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betray
to lead astray; to lead to an enemy by treachery
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altruism
unselfish regard for others
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acrid
sharp, harsh, pungent; deeply violent or bitter
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admire
to feel respect and approval for
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austere
stern, cold; simple
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assail
to attack
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ambivalent
having simultaneous and contradictory attitudes
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astute
crafty, wily
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disparage
to lower in rank or reputation; to depreciate by indirect means , to speak slightingly about
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allege
to assert without proof
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fallacy
guile, trickery, deception; a false or mistaken idea; an argument using false or invalid inference
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cautious
careful
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chronicle
a historical account of events arranged in chronological order; a narrative
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evade
to slip away; to take refuge in escape or avoidance
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consensus
an agreement
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barren
no producing; empty
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foster
affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
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bashful
socially shy or timid
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bellicose
inclined to start quarrels or wars
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indifferent
having no particular interest or sympathy, unconcerned; neither good nor bad, mediocre
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facet
a small plane surface; any of the definable aspects that make up a subject or object
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audible
able to be heard
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concise
marked by shortness of expression or statement
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disperse
to cause to break up, scatter, evaporate, or vanish; to spread or distribute from a fixed, constant source
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delicate
pleasing to the senses; dainty; marked by fineness; weak, sickly, fragile, sensitive; squeamish
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abundant
ample, in large amounts
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contradiction
a statement that asserts or implies the falseness did something else; logical incongruity
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depict
to represent by a picture; to describe
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initial
of or relating to the beginning; first
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discreet
having or showing discernment or good judgement in conduct and speech, prudent; unpretentious, modest, subtle; unobtrusive, unnoticeable
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equivalent
equal to in force, amount, or value
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evacuate
to remove the contents of; to discharge from the body as discharge; to remove from a dangerous area
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doubtful
giving rise to a doubt or uncertainty; lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination, uncertain in outcome; marked by qualities that raise doubts about worth, honesty, or validity
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cache
a hiding place; a computer memory
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alarmed
feeling a sense of danger
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integrity
firm adherence to a code of moral or artistic values; an unimpaired condition; completeness
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contended
to struggle with; to argue; to contest; to assert
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dissect
to separate into pieces; to analyze and interpret minutely
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decline
to stray; to descend, droop; to withhold consent; to become less in amount, to tend toward a weaker/more inferior state
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androgynous
neither feminine nor masculine
