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AMORTIZE

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(v) To gradually and systematically write off (such as a debt)

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COWER

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(v) To shrink or cringe in fear

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DISSONANCE

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(n) Harsh, unpleasantly conflicting, or cacophonous sounds (n) Inconsistency or lack of agreement

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BALEFUL

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(adj.) Harmful in influence or intent (adj.) Foreboding, ominous

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DISTENDED

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(adj.) Extended, expanded, or increased in size or volume (adj.) Swollen

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PARADOX

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(n) A seemingly false or contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true

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PRETERNATURAL

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(adj.) Exceeding the natural, normal, or regular; extraordinary (adj.) Existing outside of or beyond the normal course of nature (adj.) Supernatural

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PREEN

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(v) (Of animals) To smooth and clean ones fur or feathers (v) To dress with great care or primp (v) To gloat, congratulate oneself, or swell with pride

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LAMBASTE

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(v) To berate, criticize, or reprimand harshly (v) To beat or whip

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LASSITUDE

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(n) Weariness or fatigue (n) Listlessness or indolence

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DIVEST

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(v) To deprive or dispossess of property, ownership, title; to sell off, as an investment (v) To strip of clothing or equipment

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LEVITY

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(n) Lightness or unseriousness of manner, mind, or character, to the point of being inappropriate; frivolity (n) Fickleness or inconstancy

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PRODIGAL

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(adj.) Wastefully, recklessly extravagant or spendthrift (adj.) Lavish, profuse, or yielding in abundance

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BANAL

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(adj.) Without originality or freshness

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LAGGARD

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(adj.) Slow, sluggish, or lagging behind

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PROFLIGATE

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(adj.) Utterly dissolute (adj.) Wildly extravagant or wasteful

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EXIGENT

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(adj.) Urgent, pressing, demanding immediate action (adj.) Demanding a good deal or too much

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PROFUNDITY

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(n) Something profound; intellectual, mental, or emotional depth

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LIBERTINE

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(n) One who is dissolute, debauched, or without moral restraint (n) One who is unconventional in religious matters

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LETHARGY

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(n) A state of sluggishness, inactivity, laziness, or indifference (n) Unusually intense drowsiness or sleepiness

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PROLIX

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(adj.) Excessively long or tediously drawn-out (adj.) Excessively wordy

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FORD

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(n.) A shallow place in a body of water where one can cross on foot, by horse, etc. (v.) To cross over a body of water, such as a river, in this way

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LIMPID

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(adj.) Clear or transparent (adj.) Simple, transparent, or easily understood (as in style or speech) (adj.) Untroubled or serene

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PROSCRIBE

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v) To prohibit or forbid (v) To condemn as dangerous or harmful (v) To banish; to publish the name of a convicted outlaw

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LIST
(v) To lean to one side, as a ship
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PUNGENCY
(n) The state or quality of being acrid in smell; biting, caustic, sharp, or incisive
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LOLL
(v) To move or rest in a reclined, indolent manner; to droop or hang
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LOQUACIOUS
(adj.) Excessively talkative or garrulous; wordy
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EMACIATION
(n) Extreme thinness due to starvation, undernourishment, or illness
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QUELL
(v) To suppress, subdue, or put down forcefully (v) To calm or pacify
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PIQUE
(n) A feeling of offense or wounded pride; resentment
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LULL
(v) To soothe or put to sleep (v) To deceive or cause to feel a false sense of safety or security
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CANON
(n) That which is standard, approved, or sanctioned, especially in regards to scripture or literature (n) A rule, principal, or law
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QUACK
(n) One who fraudulently claims to have medical skills; a charlatan
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LUMBER
(v) To move in a clumsy, heavy, slow way; to move with a rumbling noise
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MACERATE
(v) To make soft or dissolve by soaking; to emaciate
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DESULTORY
(adj.) Lacking in consistency or order; unplanned or fitful (adj.) Random or disconnected from the main subject
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EPICURE
(n) Someone with refined, discriminating taste, especially in food or wine; a connoisseur
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REBUFF
(v) To reject or criticize bluntly or abruptly; to snub (v) To check, repel, or drive off
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RECANT
(v) To formally repudiate or retract a former statement or belief (v) To openly admit error
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RECONDITE
(adj.) Challenging to those of average understanding or knowledge; abstruse or deep (adj.) Concealed or hidden
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SOPORIFIC
(adj.) Tending to cause sleep or dull alertness (adj.) Sleepy, lethargic, or drowsy
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BELIE
(v) To contradict or show to be false (v) To misrepresent or give a false impression of
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REDOUBTABLE
(adj.) Causing fear; alarming or formidable (adj.) Illustrious; worthy of respect
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MEANDER
(v) To ramble or wander aimlessly and without urgency (v) To take a winding, indirect course
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MENDACIOUS
(adj.) Lying, dishonest; misleading
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MERCURIAL
(adj.) Changeable, volatile, or given to rapid shifts in mood (adj.) Having qualities associated w/Greek god Mercury, inc. cleverness, eloquence, and thievishness
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METAPHYSICAL
(adj) concerned with abstract thought, related to metaphysics (branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world); very subtle or abstruse
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METAMORPHOSE
(v) To change or be transformed utterly in form or appearance (v) To cause or subject to metamorphosis
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NORMATIVE
(adj.) Prescribing a norm or standard, expressing value judgments (how things should be) instead of just stating the facts
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SHYSTER
(n) A person who uses petty or unethical practices, esp. a lawyer who does this
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MIMETIC
(adj.) Imitative, copying, relating to mimicry
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CREPUSCULAR
(adj.) Like twilight, dim
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SYNCRETISM
(n) Reconciliation or fusion (esp. only partial) of different philosophies, religions, belief systems, etc.
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ECUMENICAL
(adj.) Universal; worldwide in scope
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ROCOCO
(n) A style of art originating in 18th century France marked by elaborate ornamentation (an abundance of scrolls, foliage, etc.) (adj.) Extremely elaborate or complicated

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