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Amortize

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

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Cower

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To shrink or cringe in fear

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Dissonance

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Harsh, unpleasantly conflicting, or cacophonous sounds

Inconsistency or lack of agreement

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Baleful

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Harmful in influence or intent

Foreboding, ominous

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Distended

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Extended, expanded, or increased in size or volume

Swollen

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Paradox

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A seemingly able or contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true

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Preternatural

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Exceeding the natural, normal, or regular, extraordinary

Existing outside of or beyond the normal course of nature

Supernatural

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Preen

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(Of animals) To smooth and clean one’s fur or feathers

To dress with great care or primp

To gloat, congratulate oneself, or swell with pride

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Lambaste

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To berate, criticize, or reprimand harshly

To beat or whip

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Lassitude

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Weariness or fatigue

Listlessness or indolence

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Divest

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To deprive or dispossess of property, ownership, title; to sell off, as an investment

To strip of clothing or equipment

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Levity

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Lightness or unseriousness of manner, mind, or character, to the point of being innapropriate; frivolty

Fickleness or inconstancy

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Prodigal

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Wastefully, recklessly extravagant or spendthrift

Lavish, profuse, or yielding in abundance

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Banal

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Without originality or freshness

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Laggard

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Slow, sluggish, or lagging behind

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Profligate

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Utterly dissolute

Wildly extravant or wasteful

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Exigent

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Urgent, pressing, demanding immediate action

Demanding a good deal or too much

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Profundity

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Something profound, intellectual, mental or emotional depth

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Libertine

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One who is dissolute, debauched, or without moral restraint

One who is unconventional in religious matters

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Lethargy

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A state of sluggishness, inactivity, laziness, or indifference

Unusually intense drowsiness or sleepiness

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Prolix

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Excessively long or tediously drawn-out

Exessively wordy

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Ford

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A shallow place in a body of water where one can cross on foot, by horse, etc.

To cross over a body of water, such as a river, in this way

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Limpid

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Clear or transparent

Simple, transparent, or easily understood (as in style or speech)

Untroubled or serene

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Proscribe

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To prohibit or forbid

To condemn as dangerous or harmful

To banish; to publish the name of a convicted outlaw

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List
To lean to one side, as a ship
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Pungency
The state or quality of being acrid in smell; biting, caustic, sharp or incisive
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Loll
To move or rest in a reclined, indolent, manner; to droop or hang
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Loquacious
Excessively talkative or garrulous, wordy
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Emaciation
Extreme thinness due to starvation, undernourishment, or illness
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Quell
To suppress, subdue, or put down forcefully To calm or pacify
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Pique
A feeling of offense or wounded pride; restentment
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Lull
To soothe or put to sleep To deceive or cause to feel a false sense of safety or security
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Canon
That which is standard, approved, or sanctioned, especially in regards to scripture or literature A rule, principal, or law
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Quack
One who fraudulently claims to have medical skills; a charlatan
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Lumber
To move in a clumsy, heavy, slow way; to move with a rumbling noise
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Macerate
To make soft or dissolve by soaking, to emaciate
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Desultory
Lacking in consistency or order; unplanned or fitful Random of disconnected from the main subject
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Epicure
Somone with refined, discriminating taste, especially in food or wine; a connoisseur
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Rebuff
To reject or criticize bluntly or abruptly, to snub To check, repel, or drive off
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Recant
To formally repudiate or retract a former statement or belief To openly admit error
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Recondite
Challenging to those of average understanding or knowledge; abstruse or deep Cocnealed or hidden
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Soporific
Tending to cause, sleep or dull alertness Sleepy, lethargic, or drowsy
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Belie
To contradict or show to be false To misrepresent or give a false impression of
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Redoubtable
Causing fear; alarming or formidable Illustrious; worthy of respect
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Meander
To ramble or wander aimlessly and without urgency To take a winding, indirect course
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Mendacious
Lying, dishonest, misleading
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Mercurial
Changeable, volatile, or given to rapid shifts in mood Having qualities associate w/Greek god Mercury, inc. cleverness, eloquence, and thievishness
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Metaphsyical
Concerned with abstract though, related to metaphysics (branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world); very subtle and abstruse
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Metamorphose
To change or be transformed utterly in orm or appearance To cause or subject to metamorphosis
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Normative
Prescribing a norm or standard, expressing value judgments (how things *should* be) instead of just stating facts
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Shyster
A person who uses petty or unethical practices, esp. a lawyer who does this
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Mimetic
Imitative, copying, relating to mimicry
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Crepuscular
Like twilight, dim
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Syncretism
Reconciliation or fusion (esp. only partial) of different philosophies, religions, belief systems, etc.
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Ecumenical
Universal, worldwide in scope
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Rococo
A sytle of art origniating in 18th century France marked by elaborate ornamentation (an abundance of scrolls, foliage, etc.) Extremely elaborate or complicated

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