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Abase

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Behave in a way so as to belittle of degrade someone

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Abate

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Become less intense or widespread

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Abatis

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A primitive military barracade; an obstruction

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Abecedarian

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Arranged alphabetically; rudimentary or elementary

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Abeyance

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State of temporary disuse or suspension

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Abiotic

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The absence of life

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Abject

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Extremely bad in an absolute way

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Abjure

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Solemnly renounce a belief or cause or or claim

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Ablate

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Become less intense or widespread - of something perceived as hostile or threatening

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Ablution

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The washing of one’s hands or body; to cleanse

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Abnegate

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Renounce or reject something desired or valuable

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Abrogate

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Repeal or do away with (a law or right or or formal agreement)

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Abruption

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The sudden breaking aay of a portion of the mass

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Abscind

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To sever or cut off

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Abscond

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Leave hurriedly and secretly - typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft

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Abstemious

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Not self-indulgent - especially when eating and drinking

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand; obscure

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Abulia

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An absence of willpower or an inability to act decisively

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Accede

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Assent or agree to a demand or request or or treaty

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Acclivity

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An upward slope

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Acedia

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Spiritual or mental sloth; apathy

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Acerbic

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Sharp and forthright

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Acquiesce

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Accept something reluctantly but without protest

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Acrid

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Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell

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Acuity

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Sharpness or keenness of thought or vision or hearing

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Acumen

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The ability to make good judgments in a particular domain

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Adagio

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In slow tempo

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Adduce

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Cite as evidence

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Adipose

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Pertaining to the storage of fat

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Adjure

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Urge or request someone solemnly or earnestly to do something

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Adulate

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Praise someone excessively or obsequiously

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Adulterate

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Render something poorer in quality by adding another substance - typically an inferior one

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Adumbrate

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Report or represent in outline

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Adventitious

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Happening by chance or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature

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Aegis

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The protection or backing of a particular person or organization

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Affectation

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Behavior or speech or writing that is artificial and designed to impress

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Afflatus

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A divine creative impulse or inspiration

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Aggrieved

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Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated

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Agon

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Literary term for conflict - especially between a hero and nemesis

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Agrestic

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Of or relating to the country; rural; rustic

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Alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful readiness

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Aleatory

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Depending on the throw of a die or on chance; random

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Aliment

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Food or nourishment; support or sustenance

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Allude

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Suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at

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Amaranth

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An imaginary flower that never fades; a purple color

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Amatory

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Relating to or induced by sexual love or desire

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Ambagious

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Winding or indirect procedings

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Ambivalent

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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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Ambivert

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A person who is balanced by insularity and outgoingness

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Ameliorate

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Make something bad or unsatisfactory better

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Amenable

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Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

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Amity

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A friendly relationship

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Anathema

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Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

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Anchorite

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A religious recluse

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Anile

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Pertaining to females; like an old ctone; confused and fussy and silly

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Animadversion

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Criticism or censure; a commitment or remark - especially a critical one

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Animus

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Hostility or ill feeling

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Anneal

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Hardened by the process of being exposed to extremes

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Anodyne

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Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; uncontentious or inoffensive - often deliberately so

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Anoesis

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A sensation or emotion without any cognitive understanding or awarenesss of it

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Anomie

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Lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group

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Antediluvian

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Of or belonging to the time before the biblical flood

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Antipodal

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Relating to the opposite side of the Earth

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Antonomasia

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Using a proper namein place of a role or general idea; like calling someone a Scrooge

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Apace

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Swiftly and quickly

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Apercu

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A comment or brief reference that makes an illuminating or entertaining point

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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful authenticity although widely circulated as being true

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Apogee

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The highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination of something

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Apologia

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A defense or justification of something

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Apoplexy

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Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke

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Aporia

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An irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text or argument or theory

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Apostasy

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The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief

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Apposite

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Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something

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Apprise

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Inform or tell someone

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Appurtenance

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An accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living

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Arbiter

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A judge or conroller; an authority

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Arcadian

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Of or relating to an ideal rustic paradise

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Arete

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A sharp mountain ridge

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Arrant

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Complete and utter

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Arras

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A rich tapestry typically hung on a wall

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Arriviste

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A very unpleasant character; an upstart or pushy or aggressive person who manages to achieve his goal or power

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Arrogate

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Take or claim something for oneself without justification

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Artifice

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Deceit or trickery; duplicity or fraud

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Ascesis

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The practice of severe self-discipline - typically for religious regions

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Ascetic

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Characterized by the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all indulgence - typically for religious reasons

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Aseptic

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Free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria or viruses or other microorganisms

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Ashram

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A place of religious retreat or community life

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Asinine

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Extremely stupid or foolish

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Askance

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With an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval

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Aspersion

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An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something

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Assiduous

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Showing great care and perseverance

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Assuage

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Make an unpleasant feeling less intense

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Astringent

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Sharp or severe in manner or style

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Astute

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Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage

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Atrabilious

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Melancholy or ill tempered

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Au courant

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Aware of what is going on; well informed

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Augur

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To portend a good or bad outcome

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Auspicious

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Conducive to success; favorable

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Austerity

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Sternness of severity of manner or attitude

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Babble

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To utter something rapidly and incoherently

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Bacchanal

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An occasion of wild and drunken revelry

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Badinage

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Humorous or witty conversation

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Baleful

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Threatening harm; menacing

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Balk

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Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

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Ballyrag

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Treat someone in a scolding or intimidating way

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Banal

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So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

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Banaustic

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Not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane

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Bandy

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Of a person’s legs; curved so as to be wide apart at the knees

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Bane

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A cause of great distress or annoyance

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Barbican

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The outer defense of a city or castle

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Baroque

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Characterized by ornate detail

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Basilisk

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A mythical reptile with a lethal gaze or breath

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Bathos

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An effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous

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Bauble

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A small showy trinket or decoration

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Beatific

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Blissful or serene; happy; joyful; blessed

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Bedizened

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Dressed up or decorated gaudily

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Bedraggle

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Dirty or disheveled

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Beguile

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Charm or enchant someone - sometimes in a deceptive way

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Beldam

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An old woman; a malicious and ugly woman - especially an old one; a witch

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Beleaguered

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Lay siege to

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Belie

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Fail to give a true notion or impression of something; disguise or contradict

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Bellicose

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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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Bellwether

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An indicator or predictor of something

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Bemuse

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Puzzle or confuse or bewilder

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Benediction

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The utterance or bestowing of a blessing - especially at the end of a religious service

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Benevolence

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Well meaning or kindly

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Benighted

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In a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance; overtaken by darkness

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Benign

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Gentle; kindly

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Benison

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A blessing

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Berserk

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Out of control with anger or excitement

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With both legs spread around something

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Bete Noire

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A person or thing that one particularly dislikes

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Bibelot

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A small decorative ornament or trinket

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Bibulous

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Excessively fond of drinking alcohol

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Bide

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Remain or stay somewhere

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Bifurcate

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Divide into two branches or forks

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Bilious

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Affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting

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A temporary camp without tents or cover - used especially by soldiers or mountaineers

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Blanch

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Make white or pale by extracting color; bleach

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Blarney

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Talk that aims to charm or flatter or persuade

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Blight

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A thing that spoils or damages something

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Blithe

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Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

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Bloviate

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To declaim or orate lomgwindedly and bombastically

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High-sounding language with little meaning used to impress people

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Bon vivant

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A person who enjoys a sociable and luxurious lifestyle

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Boniface

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An innkeeper

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Bosky

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Wooded; covered by trees or bushes

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Bowlderize

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To censure or expurgate a text in a priggish or prudish way for the sake of propriety

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Brabble

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To engage in quarrelsome arguments

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Bracing

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Fresh and invigorating

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Braggadocio

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Boastful or arrogant behavior

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Brannigan

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A brawl or violent argument

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Bravura

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Skill; brilliance; virtuosity; expertise; artistry; talent; ability; flair

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Breach

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An act of breaking or failing to observe a law; agreement; or code

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Bromide

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A trite or unoriginal idea or remark

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Brooding

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Show deep unhappiness of thought

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Brook

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Tolerate or allow something -typically dissent or opposition

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Brummagem

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Cheap or showy or counterfeit

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Bugbear

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A cause of obsessive fear or irritation

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Burgeon

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Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

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Burnish

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To polish something by rubbing

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Byzantine

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Excessively complicated; typically involving a great deal of administrative detail

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Cabal

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A political clique or faction

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Cachet

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The state of being respected or admired; prestige

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Cachinnate

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Laugh loudly

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Caducity

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The infirmity of old age; senility

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Calamitous

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An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster

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Callous

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Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

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Callow

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Inexperienced and immature

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Calumny

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The making if false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone’s reputation; slander

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Canaille

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The common people; the masses

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Canard

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An unfounded rumor or story

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Cantankerous

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Bad-tempered; argumentative; and uncooperative

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Canter

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A three-beat gait of a horse like a trot

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Capacious

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Having a lot of space inside; roomy

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Capricious

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Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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Castigate

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Reprimand someone severely

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Catachresis

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The use of a word in a way that is not correct

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Caterwaul

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A shrill howling or wailing noise; making a shrill howling or wailing noise

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Causerie

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An informal article or talk usually about a literary subject

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Caustic

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Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

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Cavil

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Make pretty or unnecessary objections

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Celerity

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Swiftness of movement

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Cerebrate

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Working of the brain or thinking

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Cerulean

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Deep blue in color like the clear sky

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Chaffer

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Haggle about the terms of an agreement or price of something

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Chagrin

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Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated

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Charnel

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Associated with death

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Chary

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Cautious and wary

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Chattel

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A personal posession

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Chawbacon

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A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

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Cheeky

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Impudent or presumptuous

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Chicanery

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Use of trickery to achieve a political or financial or legal purpose

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Chide

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Scold or rebuke

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Chimerical

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A thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve

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Choleric

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Bad-tempered or irritable

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Chortle

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Laugh in a breathy and gleeful way; chuckle

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Cicerone

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A guide who gives information about antiquities and places interest to sightseers

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Clamant

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Urgent in the sense of being noisy and pressing

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Claque

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A group of sycophantic followers

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Clerisy

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A distinct of learned or literary people

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Clodpoll

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A blockhead or loaf or lout

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Cloistered

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Sheltered and secluded far away from crowds

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Cloy

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Disgust or sicken someone with an excess of sweetness or richness or sentiment

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Coeval

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Having the same age or date of origin; contemporary

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Cogent

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Clear and logical and convincing

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Cognate

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Related or descended from a common ancestor

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Colophon

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A publisher’s emblem or imprint typically found on the title page of a book

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Comestibles

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An item of food

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Comity

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Courtesy and considerate behavior toward others

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Commensal

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Sharing between two organinisms in a way that one benefits and the other neither benefits not hurts

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Commination

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The action on threatening divine vengeance

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Comminute

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To crush or pulverize or reduce to minute particles

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Compendious

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Containing the essential facts in a comprehensive but concise way

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Comport

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Conduct oneself; behave

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Conation

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The area of one’s acute mentality that has to do with desire amd volition and striving

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Conciliatory

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Intended or likely to placate or pacify

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Concinnity

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The skillful and harmonious arrangement of fitting together the different parts of something

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Concupiscence

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Strong sexual desire; lust

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Confabulation

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To engage in conversation or talk

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Congener

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A thing or person of the same kind of category as another

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Congeries

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A disorderly collection or a jumble

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Connubial

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Of or relating to marriage or the relationship of husband and wife; conjugal

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Consanguineous

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Relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor

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Consonance

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Agreement or compatibility between opinions and actions

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Consort

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Habitually associate with someone - typically with the disapproval of others

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Contemn

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To despise or regard with scorn

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Contretemps

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An unexpected and unfortunate occurrence

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Contrite

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Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt

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Contumacious

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Stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority

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Contumely

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Insolent or insulting language or treatment

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Convalesce

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Recover one’s health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation

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Copse

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A small group of trees

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Corban

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A gift offered by a god in fulfillment of a vow

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Cosmogony

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The branch of science that deals with the origin of the universe - especially the solar system

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Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and culture

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Cosset

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Care for and protect in an overindulgent way

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Costive

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Slow or reluctant in speech or actionl unforthcoming; constipated

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Coterie

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A small group of people with shared interests or tastes - especially one that is exclusive of other people

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Cozen

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Obtain by deception or trickery

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Crapulent

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Of or relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness

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Craven

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Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly

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Crepuscular

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Of or relating to twilight

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Cryptic

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Having a meaning that is mysterious of obscure

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Cucullate

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Having a hood or cowl

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Cumbrous

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Poetic or literary term for cumbersome

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Cunctator

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Aperson who postpones or delays or lingers or hesitates

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Cynosure

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A person or thing that is the center of attention of admiration

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Daedal

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Skillful or ingenious

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Debar

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To exclude or prohibit officially from doing something

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Debase

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Reduce something in quality or value; degrade

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Declaim

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Utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way - as if to an audience

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Decussate

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Cross or intersect in the form of an X

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Defalcation

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The embezzling of funds which one has been entrusted

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Deft

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Neatly skillful in one’s movements

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Dehisce

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Gape or burst open

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Delude

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Impose a misleading belief upon someone; deceive; fool

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Demagogue

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A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument

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Denigrate

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Criticize unfairly; disparage

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Denuded

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Strip something of its covering or posessions and make bare

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Depredate

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An act of attacking or plundering

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Deracinate

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Tear up something by the roots

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Derisory

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worthy of derision

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Descant

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A discourse on a theme or subject

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Descry

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Catch sight of; espy

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Desideratum

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Something desired or neede the absence being a major concern

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Desinence

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An ending or a termination

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Desipient

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Foolish or silly; the implication of folly or frivolousness rather than downright foolishness

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Desuetude

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A state of disuse

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Desultory

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Lacking a plan or purpose or or enthusiasm

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Diadem

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A jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty

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Diaphanous

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Light or delicate or flimsy

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Diaspora

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The dispersion of any people from their original homeland

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Diffidence

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Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

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Dilatory

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Slow to act

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Diluvial

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Of or relating to a flood or floods - especially the biblical flood

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A reduction is the size or extent or importance of something

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Dionysian

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Of or relating to the sensual and spontaneous and emotional aspects of human nature

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Discomfit

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Make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed

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Discursive

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Digressing from subject to subject

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Disdain

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The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt

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Disembogue

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Pour forth and discharge contents

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Disinterested

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Not influenced by considerations of personal advantage

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Disjunctive

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Lacking connection; expressing a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities

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Dispassionate

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Not influenced by strong emotion and so able to be rational and impartial

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Disquiet

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A feeling of anxiety or worry

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Dissolute

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To be lax in morals

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Diurnal

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Of or during the day; daily

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Divagate

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Stray or digress

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Divination

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Fortune telling or prophesy or prediction

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Dogged

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Following someone or their movements closely and persistently

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Doleful

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Expressing sorrow; mournful

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Dolorous

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Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress

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Dotard

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One who has become senile or an old fool

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Draconian

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Of laws or their application excessively harsh and severe

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Dragoon

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To coerce someone into doing something in a way to suggest force

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Dross

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Something regarded as worthless; rubbish

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The state or quality of being doubtful; uncertainty

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Duenna

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An older woman acting as a governess and companion in charge of girls

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Dulcet

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Especially of sound - sweet and soothing often used ironically

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Dun

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Of a dull or grayish brown color

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Durance

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Imprisonment or confinement

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Dyspepsia

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The suffering of indigestion

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Ebullient

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Cheerful and full of energy

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Eclat

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Brilliant display or effect

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Ecumenical

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Describing a movement with is general and widespread

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Edacious

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Of or relating to given to eating

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Edan

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Pertaining to dawn or sunrise

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Edentulous

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Having no teeth

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Efface

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Erase a mark from a surface

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Effete

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Of a person; affected and over refined and ineffectual

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Effluvia

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An unpleasant or harmful odor or secretion or discharge

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Effuse

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Talk in an unrestrained and excited manner

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Effusive

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Expressing feelings of gratitude or pleasure or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

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Someone who talks and thinks about oneself excessively due to self-importance

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Relating to or denoting mental images having unusual vividness and detail - as if actually visible

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An idealized person or thing; a specter or phantom

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Elan

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Energy or style or enthusiasm

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Eleemosynary

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Relating to charity; charitable

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A poem of serious reflection - typically a lament for the dead; a piece of music in a mournful style

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Ellipsis

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The omission from speech or writing or a word or words that can be understoof from context

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Elysian

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Related to heaven or paradise

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Embonpoint

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The plump or fleshy part of a person’s body especially a woman’s bosom

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To entangle or enmesh or confuse or muddle

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Emend

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To make corrections and improvements to

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Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession

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The salary or profit from eployment or office

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Empyrean

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Belonging to or deriving from heaven

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Enchorial

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Belonging in the country among common people; common and domestic

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Enclave

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A secured area within another secured area, different than its surroundings

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Encomium

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A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

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Endemic

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Regularly found among particular people or in a certain area

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Enervate

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Cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken

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Enfilade

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A volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end

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Engender

A

Cause or give rise to a feeling or situation or condition

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Enjoin

A

Instruct or urge someone to do something

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Enmity

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The state of feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

338
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Ennead

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A group of nine persons of things

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Ennui

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A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement

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Enormity

A

Of great or extreme scale or seriousness or extent

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Ensconce

A

Establish or settle someone in a comfortable or safe or secret place

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Enshroud

A

Envelop completely and hide from view

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Enumerate

A

Mention a number of things one by one

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Eolithic

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Relating to a time before the stone age

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Ephemeral

A

Lasting for a very short time

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Epicene

A

Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex

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Epicure

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A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink

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Epiplexis

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When a speaker upbraids a crowd in oder to incite them

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Equanimity

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Mental calmness or composure or evenness of temper - especially in a difficult situation

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Eristic

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Of or characterized by debate or argument; aiming at winning an argument rather than reaching truth

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Errant

A

Straying from the proper course or standards

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Ersatz

A

Made or used as a substitute typically an inferior one for something else

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Eschatology

A

The part of theology concerned with death and the final destiny of humankind

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Esculent

A

Fit to be eaten; edible

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Esoteric

A

Likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

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Espy

A

Catch sight of

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Estrus

A

The recurring period of sexual receptivity and fertility

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Ethos

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The characteristic spirit of a culture or era or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations

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Etiolate

A

Pale and drawn out due to a lack of light

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Etiology

A

The investigation of the cause or reason for something

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Euphuism

A

Flowery or affected language

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Evanescent

A

Soon passing out of sight or memory or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

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Evince

A

Reveal the presence of a quality or feeling

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Evocative

A

Bringing strong imaged memories or feelings to mind

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Exacerbate

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Make a problem or bad situation or negative feeling worse

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Examinate

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Lifeless in the sense of being disheartened and depressed

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Excoriate

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Censure or criticize severely

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Execrable

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Extremely bad or unpleasant

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Exigent

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Pressing and demanding

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Exiguous

A

Very small in size or amount

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Explicate

A

Analyze and develop an idea or principle in detail

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Expropriate

A

Take away property from its owner

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Extirpate

A

Root out and destroy completely

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Extol

A

Raise enthusiastically

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Facetious

A

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

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Factitious

A

Artificially created or developed

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Fait accompli

A

A thing that has already been happened or been decided before those affected hear about it - leaving them with no option but to accept

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Fallow

A

Uncultivated or not pregnant

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Fanfaronade

A

Arrogantboastful or ostentatious talk like bragging

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Farrago

A

A confused mixture

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Fastidious

A

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

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Febrile

A

Having or showing a great deal of nervous excitement or energy

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Feckless

A

Lacking in efficiency or vitality

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Fecund

A

Producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile

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Felicitous

A

Well chosen or suited to the circumstances

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Festoon

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A chain or garland of flowers or leaves or ribbons

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Fetching

A

Attractive or prepossessing

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Fetid

A

Smelling extremely unpleasant

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Fettered

A

A chain of manacle used to restrain a prisoner - typically placed around the ankles

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Fie

A

An exclamation used to express disgust or outrage: ___ on you

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Firgorific

A

Causing or producing cold

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Fitful

A

Active or occuring spasmodically or intermittently

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Flagitious

A

Criminal or villainous

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Flocculate

A

Form small clumps or mases

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Foible

A

A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character

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Folderol

A

Trivial or nonsensical fuss

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Foment

A

Instigate or stir up an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action

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Foofraw

A

A great deal of attention given to a minor matter

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Formidable

A

Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large or powerful or intense or capable

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Frenetic

A

Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way

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Friable

A

Easily crumbled

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Fribble

A

A frivolous or fooling person; a thing of no great importance

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Frieze

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A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration

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Frippet

A

A flashy or frivolous young woman

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Fritter

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To waste time or money or energy on trivil matters

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Froward

A

Difficult to deal with; contrary

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Fugacious

A

Tending to disappear; fleeting

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Fugleman

A

A leader or organizer or spokesman

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Fulsome

A

Complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree

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Fulvous

A

Reddish yellow; tawny

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Fundament

A

An essential or foundational thing

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Fungible

A

Able to replace or be replaced by another identical item; mutually interchangeable

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Fusillade

A

A series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession

414
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Fustian

A

Pompous or pretentious speech or writing

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Gadarene

A

Engaged in a headlong of potentially disasterous rush to do something

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Gainsay

A

Deny or contradict a fact or statement

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Gallimaufry

A

A confused jumble or medley of things

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Gamin

A

A street urchin

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Garble

A

Reproduce in a confused or distorted way

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Gargantuan

A

Enormous or huge

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Garish

A

Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid

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Garrulous

A

Excessively talkative - especially on trivial matters

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Gasconade

A

Extravagant living

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Gastronome

A

A gourmet

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Gauche

A

lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

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Gemeinschaft

A

Social relations between individuals based on close personal and family ties

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Genteel

A

Polite or refined or respectable - often in an affected or ostentatious way

428
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Germane

A

Relevant to a subject under consideration

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Gesticulate

A

Use gestures - especially dramatic ones instead of speaking to or emphasize one’s words

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Gibbous

A

Having the observable illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle

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Girandole

A

A branched support for candles or other lights

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Gird

A

Encircle a person or part of the body with a belt of band

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Glean

A

To extract information from various sources

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Gloss

A

To try to concerl or disguise something by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly

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Glut

A

An excessively abundant supply of something

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Gnathonic

A

Parasitic or fawning or sycophantic

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Golem

A

An automaton or robot

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Gossamer

A

A fine filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders

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Gourmand

A

A person who enjoys eating and often eats too much

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Q

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Gravid

A

Full of meaning or a specified quality

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Grig

A

Full of fun; extravagantly lively

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Grimy

A

Dirty or grubby

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Gromous

A

Viscous as if blood clotting

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Hachure

A

Shading using short lines

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Hackle

A

Hairs on the back of the neck

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Halcyon

A

Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful

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Halidom

A

A holy or sacred place like a xhurch

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Haptic

A

Of or relating to the sense of touch; in particular relating to the perception and manipulation of objects

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Harangue

A

Lecture someone at length in an aggressive and critical manner

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Hardscrabble

A

Returning little in exchange for great effort; characterized by chronic poverty or hardship

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Haughty

A

Arrogantly superior and disdainful

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Q

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Hebetate

A

To dull or blunt - usually against a person’s sensitivity to faculties

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Hebetic

A

Pertaining to puberty

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Hebetude

A

The state of being dull or lethargic

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Hegemony

A

Leadership or dominance - especially by one country or social group over others

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Herculean

A

Arduous; grueling; laborious; backbreaking; onerous; strenuous; difficult; formidable; hard; tough; massive; uphill; demanding

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Hidebound

A

Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition of convention

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Histrionic

A

Overly theatrical or melodramatic

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Hoary

A

Having gray or white hair; aged

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Hoi Palloi

A

The ignorant masses

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Q

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Hoick

A

To lift or pull abruptly or with effort

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Hoke

A

To act in an insincere or melodramatic manner

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Holus Bolus

A

The colloquial expression means all in a lump and all at once together

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Homeric

A

Epic and large-scale

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Q

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Homologate

A

Express agreement with or approval of

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Hortative

A

Ending or aiming to exhort

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Hortatory

A

Tending or aiming to urge strongly

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Q

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Hugger-Mugger

A

Confused and disorderly. Secret or clandestine

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Q

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Humane

A

Having or showing compassion or benevolence

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Q

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Hypaethal

A

Having no roof and open to the sky

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Q

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Iconoclast

A

A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

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Ideate

A

Form an idea of; imagine or conceive

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Ignoble

A

Not honorable in character or purpose

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Ignomious

A

Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

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Q

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Illative

A

Of the nature of or stating an inference; proceeding by inference

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Imago

A

An unconscious idealized mental image of someone - especially a parent that influences a person’s behavior

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Imbroglio

A

An extremely confused or complicated or embarrassing situation

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Immorderate

A

Not sensible or restrained so as to be excessive

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Impeccable

A

Of behavior or performance or appearance in accordance with the highest standards of propriety

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Q

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Impenitent

A

Not feeling shame or regret about one’s actions or attitudes

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Imperious

A

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

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Imperturbable

A

Unable to be upset or excited; calm

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Implore

A

To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something

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Q

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Imponderable

A

A factor that is difficult or impossible to estimate or assess

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Importune

A

Ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something

486
Q

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Impotent

A

Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless

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Imprecation

A

A spoken curse

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Q

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Impresario

A

A person who organizes and finances concerts or plays or operas

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Q

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Impugn

A

Dispute the truth or validity or honesty of a statement or motive; call into question

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Impute

A

Represent something - especially something undesirable - as being caused by someone; attribute

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Incarnadine

A

A bright red of pinkish-red color

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Q

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Inchoate

A

Just begun and not so fully formed or developed; rudimentary

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Q

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Incite

A

Encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behavior

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Q

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Incorrigible

A

Of a person or their tendencies - not able to be corrected or improved or reformed

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Incunabla

A

The early stages of the development of something

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Indefatigable

A

Persisting tirelessly

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Indefectible

A

Not liable ro fail or end or decay

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Indolent

A

Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

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Ineffable

A

Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

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Ineluctable

A

Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

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