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acrid
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adj. bitter, harsh
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arid
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adj. dry; lacking water
TIP: "Arid" extra-dry anti-perspirant |
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aesthetic
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adj. having to do with artistic beauty
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ascetic
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n. a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures
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atheistic
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adj. without a belief in any god
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ambiguous
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adj. hard to understand; unclear; open to more than one interpretation
TIP: the prefix "ambi" means both, or two |
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ambivalent
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adj. having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsure
TIP: the prefix "ambi" means both, or two |
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coalesce
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vb. to have different opinions join together; fuse; converge
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convalesce
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vb. to recover from an illness
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delusion
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n. a false opinion or belief
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allusion
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n. an indirect reference, often to a character or theme found in some work of literature
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illusion
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n. something unreal that gives the appearance of being real; a misconception
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