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abundance

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an extremely plentiful or over-sufficient quantity or supply

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adjudicate

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to act as judge in a court, competition; to give a decision on

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advocate

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to speak, plead, or argue in favor of

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aggrandizement

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the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope

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alleviate

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to make (pain, a problem, suffering, etc) less severe

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ancient

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dating from very long ago; very old

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anticipation

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a feeling of excited expectation; realization in advance; foretaste

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approbation

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approval; consent

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approve

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to agree to or permit

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aversion

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a strong dislike

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badger

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to harass or urge persistently; pester; nag

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baleful

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full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious

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bargain

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to negotiate the terms of an agreement, as to sell or exchange

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boast

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to speak of with excessive pride

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bog

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a flat area of wet spongy ground; cause to slow down or get stuck

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bulletin

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a short official statement of news issued as soon as the news is known

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burden

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something to be carried; a load; a duty or obligation

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buttress

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any prop or support, to support

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cautious

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having or showing caution; careful; wary

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chronological

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according to the order of occurrence

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collateral

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running parallel; additional; secondary in importance; subsidiary

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compliance

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yielding; agreement; assent; submission

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condescend

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to act in a gracious manner towards those one regards as inferior

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confiscate

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to take away something from someone, usually as a penalty

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conflagration
a large destructive fire
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constructive
helping towards progress or development; useful
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crass
gross; vulgar
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criticize
to find fault; to express disapproval of someone or something
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debacle
total disorder, defeat, collapse of organization
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defunct
no longer living, existing, active, usable or in use
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destitute
lacking money, food, shelter, etc; extremely poor
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detriment
harm or loss
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disclaim
to deny; to give up a legal claim to something
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discord
disagreement; conflict; failure to get on
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doleful
sad; expressing or suggesting sadness; mournful
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ecstatic
being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured
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effete
lacking its original power or authority
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elegant
having or showing good taste in dress or style; graceful
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encounter
to meet someone or something, especially unexpectedly
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enigma
a puzzle or riddle
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euphoric
a feeling of great happiness or well-being
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exaggerate
to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate
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exhort
to urge or advise someone strongly and sincerely
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expel
to dismiss from or deprive; to get rid of something; to force it out
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expunge
to cross out or delete something
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fete
a festival or feast/ honor, commemorate, lionize
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fidelity
faithfulness; loyalty or devotion
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flourish
to develop and prosper
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grave
serious or solemn; sober
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grieve
to feel grief or great sorrow
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gully
deep ditch cut by running water
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hideous
dreadful; revolting; frightening; horrific; ghastly
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hilarious
extravagantly funny or humorous; merry
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illicit
not permitted by law, rule or social custom
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imbibe
to drink, to take in or absorb
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intrude
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission
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jabber
to talk or utter rapidly and indistinctly
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jaunt
a short journey for pleasure
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jeer
to mock or deride
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junction
a place where roads or railway lines meet or cross; an intersection
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lethal
causing or enough to cause death
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literal
following the exact meaning; true; exact
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lucid
clear; pellucid; transparent; Easily understood; intelligible
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meditation
deep thought; contemplation
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miscellaneous
made up of various kinds; mixed; having various qualities
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morass
an area of marshy or swampy ground; a dangerous or confused situation
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motif
a recurring subject, theme, idea; a dominant idea or feature
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motive
a reason for, or underlying cause of, action of a certain kind
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omission
something that has been left out or neglected
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paltry
worthless; trivial; meager; insignificant or insultingly inadequate
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paramount
foremost; supreme; of supreme importance
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permanent
lasting, or intended to last, indefinitely; not temporary
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perilous
very dangerous
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perspire
to sweat
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ply
to work with or at diligently, To engage in diligently
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poignant
painful to the feelings; deeply moving sharp; penetrating
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portrayal
the act or process of depicting
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potency
power; authority; efficacy; effectiveness
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precedent
preceding in time, order, or significance
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predatory
cruelly exploiting the weakness or goodwill of others
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presume
to take for granted, assume, or suppose
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prevail
to be widespread; To be greater in strength or influence
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propel
to drive or push something forward
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prot??e)
a person under the patronage, protection
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prowess
skill; ability; exceptional valor, bravery
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pungent
sharp and strong, keen; cleverly caustic
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quagmire
a dangerous, difficult or awkward situation
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quandary
a state of indecision, uncertainty, doubt or perplexity
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rancor
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice
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rebuke
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand
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reliance
confident or trustful dependence
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relinquish
to give up or abandon
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replenish
to fill up or make complete again
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replica
an exact copy
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ridicule
to deride; make fun of
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satiated
to gratify fully; to satisfy to excess
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scholar
a learned person, especially an academic
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scoff
to express scorn or contempt for them; to jeer
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scold
to reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily
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sojourn
to stay for a short while
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sophisticated
very complex or complicated
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souvenir
something that is kept or given as a reminder; a memento
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surrender
to admit defeat by giving oneself up to an enemy; to yield
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swivel
to rotate on or as if on a swivel; To secure or fit with a swivel
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sympathy
a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble
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thrive
to grow strong and healthy; to prosper or be successful
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transaction
particular piece of business; a business deal
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urge
to try to persuade or request earnestly
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vise
a tool that holds an object firmly

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