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amiable

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friendly, sociable

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misanthrope

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a person who hates or distrusts humankind

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belligerent

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inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness

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bellicose

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favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars

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benevolent

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marked by or disposed to doing good

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secede

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to withdraw from an organization

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autocrat

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a person (such as a monarch) ruling with unlimited authority

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bureaucracy

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a body of nonelective government officials

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cryptogram

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a communication in cipher or code

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cryptic

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having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning

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precursory

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one that precedes and indicates the approach of another

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dictator

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a person granted absolute emergency power

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equanimity

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evenness of mind especially under stress

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epigram

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a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought

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elucidate

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to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis

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malevolent

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having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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pseudonym

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a fictitious name

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evocative

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evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response

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anachronism

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a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other

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anhydrous

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free from water and especially water of crystallization

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abscission

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the act or process of cutting off

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ambivalent

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having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone

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antedate

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a date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document

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antipathy

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a strong feeling of dislike

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oligarchy
a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes
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cacophony
harsh or jarring sound
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corporeal
having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body
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dimorphism
the existence of two different forms (as of color or size) of a species especially in the same population
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diatomic
consisting of two atoms : having two atoms in the molecule
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dialectic
discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation; specifically
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dynamo
a forceful energetic individual
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dynasty
a succession of rulers of the same line of descent
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epiphyte
a plant that derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and grows usually on another plant
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extraneous
existing on or coming from the outside
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extemporaneous
composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment
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geomancy
divination by means of figures or lines or geographic features
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divination
the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers
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ignoble
characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
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interstellar
located, taking place, or traveling among the stars especially of the Milky Way galaxy
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lexicography
the editing or making of a dictionary
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liberal
given or provided in a generous and openhanded way
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locality
the fact or condition of having a location in space or time
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macrophage
a phagocytic tissue cell of the immune system that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from a monocyte, functions in the destruction of foreign antigens (such as bacteria and viruses), and serves as an antigen-presenting cell
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monocle
an eyeglass for one eye
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monovalent
having a valence of one
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moribund
being in the state of dying : approaching death
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Peripatetic
a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
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perineum
an area between the thighs that marks the approximate lower boundary of the pelvis and is occupied by the urinary and genital ducts and rectum
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polygamy
marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time
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prescient
foreknowledge of events: divine omniscience
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subterfuge
deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
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artifice
a clever or artful skill
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utilitarianism
a theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number
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myalgia
pain in one or more muscles
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riparian
relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (such as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater
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aviary
a place for keeping birds confined
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sapling
a young tree
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animalcule
a minute, usually microscopic organism
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adolescent
a young person who is developing into an adult
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senescence
the state of being old
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neurosis
a mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality
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baronet
the holder of a rank of honor below a baron and above a knight
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lorgnette
a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses with a handle
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bromide
a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
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puerile
childish, silly
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juvenile
physiologically immature or undeveloped
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impish
devilish
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capitalism
an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market
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flautist
one who plays a flute
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bowdlerize
to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content
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autonomy
the quality or state of being self-governing
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taxonomy
the study of the general principles of scientific classification
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anthropoid
a person resembling an ape
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strata
a dish that is made up of layers of bread, cheese, and meat or vegetables over which a mixture of eggs and milk is poured and that is usually refrigerated before it is baked
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rapture
an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion

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