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to lower; demean; degrade
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abate
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to lessen; to reduce in severity
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abbreviate
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to shorten; reduce
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abdicate
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to give up power or position; to fail to fulfill
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abduct
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kidnap
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aberration
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a deviation from the expected course
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abhor
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to hate; loathe
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abide
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to obey; to put up with; tolerate
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abject
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of the most miserable or contemptible kind
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abort
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to give up unfinished
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abridge
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to shorten; cut down
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abrogate
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to abolish; often by authority
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abscond
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to sneak away and hide
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absurd
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unreasonable; ridiculous
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abundant
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in great numbers
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abyss
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bottomless gulf; something too deep for measurement
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accede
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to agree
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accelerate
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to increase in speed
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accentuate
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to emphasize; to highlight
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acclaim
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enthusiastic applause or approval
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accommodating
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obliging; helpful
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accomplish
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achieve
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accost
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to approach or confront aggressively
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acumen
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keen insight
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acute
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very sharp; severe
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adage
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wise; old saying
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adept
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very skilled
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adhere
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to stick to
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adjourn
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to suspend [a meeting] for a period of time
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adjunct
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a non-essential supplement; something additional; accessory;
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admiring
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regarding with approval or respect
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admonish
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to reprove; to warn
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adorn
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to decorate
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advantageous
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profitable; helpful
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adversary
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an enemy; an opponent; a foe
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adverse
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unfavorable; bringing harm
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affable
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friendly; easy-going; amiable
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affectation
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artificial behavior
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affluent
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rich; wealthy
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aforementioned
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said or written before
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aggrandize
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to increase or make greater
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aggregate
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to gather; amass; combine; collection; collective
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aghast
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feeling great horror or dismay; struck by amazement
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agility
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quickness & ease of movement; nimbleness; liveliness
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agitate
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to stir or shake up
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agoraphobia
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an abnormal fear of open or public places
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aimless
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having no purpose
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akimbo
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with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
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akin
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related; similar
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alacrity
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speed; readiness
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algid
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frigid; cold
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allay
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to sooth; assuage
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allege
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to declare without proof
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alleviate
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to relieve; to ease a pain
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allure
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to entice; to attract
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aloof
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detached; reserved; indifferent; distant
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altercation
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an argument; dispute
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altruism
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unselfishness; generosity
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altruistic
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kind
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amalgamation
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a union; a merger
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amateur
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not professional; done for pleasure; unskillful
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ambivalent
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having opposed or mixed feelings or contradictory feelings
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amble
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to stroll; walk
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ameliorate
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to improve; to make better
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amend
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to change; alter slightly
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amiable
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friendly; affable
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amorous
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relating to or showing love
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amorphous
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without shape or borders
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amphibian
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living in both water and on land
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analytical
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intending to understand the nature of something
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androgynous
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bisexual
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angular
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characterized by sharp angles
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animosity
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hatred; hostility
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annihilate
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to destroy entirely
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anomaly
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something that does not fit into the normal order
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antechamber
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a waiting room
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antidote
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substance that counteracts a poison
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anxiety
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an emotional state of fear and uncertainty; uneasiness
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aperture
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an opening; a hole
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aphorism
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a short saying
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apiary
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place where people keep bees
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apocalypse
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total devastation; the end of the world
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apparel
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garb
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apparitional
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ghostly; spectral
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apt
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likely; relevant
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aqueous
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like water; related to water; formed by water
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arbitrator
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one who settles controversy between two sides
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ardent
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passionate
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arid
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extremely dry; very boring
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aroma
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a pleasant odor
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arouse
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to awaken
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articulate
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able to express oneself coherently
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artifice
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skill or ingenuity
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ascertain
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to find out with certainty
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aspirant
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applicant; hopeful
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aspire
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to hope; to have ambition
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assail
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to attack violently
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assailable
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vulnerable
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assess
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to judge; to determine amount or value
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assimilate
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adjust; absorb
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assuage
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to ease; pacify
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astound
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to astonish greatly
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astute
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shrewd; observant; clever
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atone
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to apologize; make amends
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atrocious
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very wicked; very bad
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audacious
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bold; daring; fearless
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augment
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to increase or make larger
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austere
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very bare; bleak; simple
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authoritative
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having authority; commanding
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aviary
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large cage where birds are kept as pets
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azure
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blue
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baleful
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harmful; threatening
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banal
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commonplace; ordinary
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banal
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commonplace & predictable; trite
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banish
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to exile; to drive away
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bard
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a poet; often a singer as well
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barrage
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a curtain of artillery; any prolonged attack
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barrier
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an obstruction; anything that hinders or blocks
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barter
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to exchange goods or property
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battery
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an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
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beguile
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lure; charm
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beguile
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to deceive
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behold
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to look at; to observe
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belligerent
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contentious; ready to fight; aggressive
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benefactor
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a donor
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beneficial
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helpful
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benevolent
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Kind; good; caring; generous; charitable; well-meaning
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benign
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non-threatening; innocuous
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berate
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to scold severely
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bereft
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without; devoid of
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bewildered
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to confuse hopelessly; to befuddle
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biased
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favoring one side or opinion or another; prejudiced; influenced
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bide
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to wait; or remain in a condition
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bile
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the bitter; greenish fluid secreted by the liver
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bilk
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to cheat; to swindle
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bind
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to tie or fasten
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bizarre
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very odd or unusual
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blandish
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to coax through flattery
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bliss
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great happiness; spiritual joy
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bloated
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swollen; bigger than desired
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boisterous
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loud; energetic; cheerfully noisy
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botanist
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scientist who studies plants
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bounty
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generosity; a generous gift
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bourgeois
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middle class
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brand
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trademark
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brash
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bold; hasty & reckless; insolent; impudent; lacking in sensitivity
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bravado
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pretend courage; feigned confidence
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brazen
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excessively bold; brash
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brevity
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conciseness; briefness
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brig
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a two masted ship; a jail on a ship
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browbeat
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badger; bully
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brumal
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wintry; relating to winter
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brusque
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short; abrupt; dismissive
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buffet (n)
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a spread of food involving choices
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buffet (v)
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to hit or strike
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burgeon
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to come forth; blossom
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burnish
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to polish; to make smooth & shiny
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cache
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a place where food or treasure is hidden
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cacophony
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noise; discordant sound
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cadence
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rhythm
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cajole
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to persuade; to coax; to urge
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callous
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harsh; cold; unfeeling
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calumny
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an attempt to defame another’s reputation
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camaraderie
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cheerful unity among a group
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camouflage
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to disguise; to conceal from the enemy
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candid
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honest; truthful
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candor
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frankness; sincerity
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canine
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relating to dogs; like a dog
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cantankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome; grumpy
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canvas
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a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
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capricious
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fickle; impulsive; unpredictable; subject to whim
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captivate
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to hold the interest of; to gain the attention of
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carouse
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to revel; to party
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cascade
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a small; steep waterfall
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casement
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window
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catastrophe
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any sudden great disaster
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cautious
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careful
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cavity
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a hole
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cavort
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to frolic; leap; prance
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celestial
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of the heavens or the sky
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censor
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to prohibit objectionable material; a person with the authority to prohibit material
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chasm
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a deep crack in the earth's surface; any large break or gap
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choleric
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easily angered; very angry; easily annoyed
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choreographer
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one who devises dances or ballets
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chronic
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lasting a long time
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circulate
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to pass around; move from place to place
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circumscribe
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to draw a line around; to encircle; to limit narrowly
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clarity
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clearness
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classify
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to organize in groups or categories
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cleave
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split
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coalesce
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to come together; to unite; combine
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collision
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a crash; a colliding
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colossal
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immense
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communicative
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giving or exchanging information or messages
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compassion
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deep sympathy; pity
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compel
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force
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compelling
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demanding of attention
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competent
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able
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competent
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capable; fit for the task
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compulsion
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force; urge; obligation
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conceal
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to hide; to keep secret
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concise
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condensed; brief; to the point
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condone
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to overlook; to forgive; to allow
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confidential
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secret
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conform
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to follow rules; to obey
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congenial
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friendly; pleasant; agreeable
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congregate
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to gather together
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conserve
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to save; prevent wastage
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constrict
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to make smaller or narrower by squeezing
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contemplate
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to think about intently
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contend
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to compete; to struggle; to argue
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contentious
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quarrelsome; argumentative
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contiguous
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in contact; touching; near; next
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contrivance
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plot
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convene
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to meet; to come together
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conventional
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traditional
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copious
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plentiful; large in quantity
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corpulence
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fatness; obesity
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corpulent
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obese; fat
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corral
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shut within
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counsel
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advice; mutual exchange of ideas
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counsel
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a lawyer or group of lawyers
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countenance
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to favor; to support; a person's face or expressions
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couplet
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two successive rhyming lines of poetry
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courier
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a messenger
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critic
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one who judges
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cue
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a signal; a hint
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curvature
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a curving; being curved
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dawdle
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to waste time; to loiter
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deadlock
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a standstill between equal and opposed forces; an unbreakable tie
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dearth
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scarcity; insufficiency
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debilitate
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to weaken; to enfeeble
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debris
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bits of rubbish and stone
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debunk
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to discredit
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decade
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a period of ten years
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decay
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to spoil; to go bad; to rot
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deceit
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a lie
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declaim
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to speak in a dramatic way
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decree
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an official order or decision
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deficient
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lacking; incomplete; not enough
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deft
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skillful
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dehydrate
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to remove water from
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deject
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to dishearten; to depress
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delude
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to mislead; to deceive
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deluge
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a great flood
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demote
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to reduce to a lower rank
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deplore
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to express strong disapproval
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desolate
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lifeless; empty
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desolation
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misery; isolation
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despicable
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deserving scorn; contemptible
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despondent
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dejected; discouraged
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destitute
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very poor
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devastate
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to lay waste; to destroy; to overwhelm
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devotee
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one strongly devoted to something
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devout
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religious
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devout
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very religious
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dexterous
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skilled in mind or body
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diminish
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to make smaller
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dingy
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not clean or bright; grimy
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diplomatic
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tactful; related to diplomacy
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discerning
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able to see clearly
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disclaim
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to give up any claim; to repudiate
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discord
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conflict; argument; opposite of harmony
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discursive
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rambling; getting off topic
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dismal
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causing gloom or misery
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disputatious
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found of arguing
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disseminate
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to scatter; to spread
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dissipate
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disperse
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divert
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to turn aside (from a course)
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dodo
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type of bird
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doff
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to take off (one's hat)
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dogged
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stubbornly persevering
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dogmatic
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characterized by assertion of unproved principles; opinionated; stubborn
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dormant
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temporarily inactive; asleep
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doze
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to sleep lightly; to nap
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dubious
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doubtful
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dungeon
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dark underground prison cell
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earmark
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to set aside for special purpose; to identify
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ebullient
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zestfully enthusiastic; boiling or seeming to boil
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eccentric
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unconventional & strange
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ecstatic
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joyful
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eddy
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a wind or river current; a mini whirlpool
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effect
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something brought about by a cause
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egress
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exit
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elusive
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hard to capture or understand
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embellish
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to add details to a statement; to adorn
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eminent
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towering or standing out; prominent
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emit
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to send out
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emulate
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to imitate; to copy; to model oneself after
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enact
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to pass (a bill or law); to represent in a play
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encompass
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to surround; to contain; to include
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endorse
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to show approval
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enigma
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a puzzle; a mystery; a riddle
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ensnare
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to catch as in a trap
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entice
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to tempt; attract; charm
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entourage
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a group of associates or attendants
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epoch
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a period of time in history
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era
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a period of time with a special characteristic
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eradicate
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to erase or get rid of
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erode
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to wear away
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errant
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straying; mistaken
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erudite
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learned; scholarly
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essential
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necessary
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etiquette
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acceptable manners in society
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evacuate
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to leave empty
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excavate
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to dig up
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exhilarating
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exciting; full of high spirits
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exotic
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foreign; strangely beautiful
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expanse
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wide open area
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expansive
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broad and large
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expunge
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to eliminate; to erase
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extol
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praise
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extraction
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the process of taking out by effort; a persons origin or descent
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extricate
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to free
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extroverted
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Turned outward; interested in others rather than oneself
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facet
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an aspect of something
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fanatic
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overly enthusiastic
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fatal
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deadly; destructive
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fatigue
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exhaustion; weariness; extreme tiredness
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fauna
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all the animal life in a particular region or period
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felicitous
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pleasing
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ferocious
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fierce; savage; violently cruel
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fervent
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intense; passionate
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fickle
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inconsistent; not loyal
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fictitious
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untrue; false
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fidelity
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loyalty; faithful devotion
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finale
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the ending
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fission
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process of breaking into parts (opp: fusion)
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fissure
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crack; split
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flagrant
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outrageous; offensive; deliberately shocking
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flaw
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an imperfection
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flippant
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disrespectful; frivolous; saucy
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flounder
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to stumble; to fall; to sink
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flow
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to move like a liquid; to pour out
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fluctuate
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vary; change
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flue
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shaft; vent
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foretell
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to predict
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formidable
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awesome; difficult to achieve
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foundation
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establishment; basis
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founder
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sink; fail
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fragile
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easily broken; delicate
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frequent
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happening often; to go somewhere often
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fund
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a supply; to offer money or support
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fundamental
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an essential part; basic
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fusion
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process of combining into one (opp: fission)
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futile
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lacking purpose
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garrulous
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chatty; talkative
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germinate
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to begin to grow
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ghastly
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frighteningly terrible
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glee
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lively joy
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glib
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articulate but insincere
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glistening
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shining brightly
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grave
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serious
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gregarious
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sociable
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grotesque
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distorted; fantastical; ridiculous; absurd
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grovel
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to apologize profusely; to humble oneself
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grudging
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reluctant
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gruesome
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causing horror; grisly
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hallowed
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holy; sacred
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harbinger
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a sign of things to come; announce: foreshadow or presage
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harsh
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unpleasant; offensive; cruel; severe
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hasten
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to speed up; to hurry
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hatch
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to emerge from the egg; produce a plan; think up: devise or invent
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heed
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to pay attention to
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herbivorous
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feeding mainly on plants & grasses (compare: carnivorous; omnivorous)
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heterogeneous
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composed of dissimilar parts (opp: homogeneous)
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hexagon
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a plane with six angles and six sides
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hibernate
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to spend the winter sleeping or in a dormant state
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hive
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the home for a bee colony; a teeming multitude
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horrid
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causing horror; very bad; ugly
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hovel
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any small; miserable hut
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humid
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damp; moist
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hybrid
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the offspring of two different species; a composite of mixed origin
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ignite
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to set fire to; to catch fire
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illiterate
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unable to read or write; uneducated
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illuminate
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to light up or make clear
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immaculate
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spotless; tidy; free from blemish; perfectly clean
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imminent
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about to happen; impending
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immortal
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living forever
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impasse
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blocked path; deadlock; dead end
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imperceptible
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unnoticeable; slight
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impervious
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unable to be penetrated or influenced
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impious
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disrespectful; lacking piety or reverence for a god
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implicit
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understood without being directly expressed
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imply
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to express indirectly
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inadvertent
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accidental: without intention; not attentive; heedless
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incendiary
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causes fires; likely to cause violence or strong feelings of anger
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incentive
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a motive; a stimulus
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incompetent
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useless
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incredulous
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skeptical; not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
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incumbent
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current; present
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indicate
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to point out
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indict
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to make a formal accusation against
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inert
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without power to move; tending toward inactivity
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infectious
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likely to spread or cause infection
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ingenious
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original; creative; very innovative & clever
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ingenuity
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inventiveness; creativity; cleverness
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ingenuous
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innocent; naive; guileless
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inhabit
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to live in
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inhibit
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to restrain or suppress
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innate
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inborn; natural; possessed at birth; not learned
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innocent
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not guilty; free from sin; harmless
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inscribe
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to write or etch words on or into a surface
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insinuate
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imply; to indirectly suggest
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insinuation
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sly suggestion; hint
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insipid
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unexciting; lacking significance or impact; bland; uninteresting
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insolent
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offensive; rude; insulting; disrespectful
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insomnia
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inability to sleep
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insurgency
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an uprising; a rebellion
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intangible
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incapable of being touched; immaterial
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integrate
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mix
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intricate
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complicated; difficult; complex
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inundated
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flooded
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irate
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very angry
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ironic
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contradictory; inconsistent; humorously sarcastic or mocking
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itinerant
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traveling
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jeer
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laugh or shout rudely or scornfully
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jest
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a joke; to joke
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jubilant
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overly joyful
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jubilee
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a special anniversary
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judicious
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showing good judgment; sensible
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kinetic
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relating to motion
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lagoon
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a salt-water lake by the sea
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lament
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to express grief for; mourn
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lapel
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strip of cloth which is part of the front of a jacket or coat.
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lateral
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at the side
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lenient
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merciful; not severe
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lethargic
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sluggish; weak
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limber
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supple; agile; flexible
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limerick
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amusing poem with 5 lines
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ludicrous
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absurd; ridiculous
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lunge
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a sudden forward movement; a thrust
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magnanimous
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unselfish
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malfunction
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a failure to function normally; a fault
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malleable
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easily changed (opp: brittle)
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mandatory
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necessary; required
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mar
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To ruin; to disfigure; to spoil
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marvel
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a wonderful thing; to feel wonder
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meager
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scanty in amount
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meek
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quiet and obedient; not protesting
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melancholy
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sadness; state of grief
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merge
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to blend together
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meteorologist
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scientist who studies the weather
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meticulous
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careful; paying attention to details
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mimicry
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imitation; aping
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minuscule
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tiny; very small
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misbegotten
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ill-conceived; illegitimate
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monarch
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a type of butterfly that migrates
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mortgage
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debt on a property
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mourn
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to feel or express sorrow
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murky
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dark; gloomy
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mutation
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a change; a genetic alteration
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nauseous
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causing disgust or nausea (need to puke)
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nebulous
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vague; cloudy
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nimble
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able to move quickly
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nomadic
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moving from place to place
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notify
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to inform
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nourishment
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a source of strength or support; food
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novice
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a beginner
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nullify
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to cancel; invalidate
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oath
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a promise of truth
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obese
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very fat
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objective
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not influenced by the personal opinion; just the facts
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obnoxious
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very unpleasant
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obscure
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relatively unknown; not easily understood
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observation
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watching carefully; noticing things
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obsolete
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no longer in use or useful; out of date
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obstacle
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a hindrance
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obstruct
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to block; to hinder progress or movement
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obtuse
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slow to understand
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olfactory
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related to the sense of smell
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ominous
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threatening; menacing
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opportune
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favorable; well-timed
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option
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choice
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opulent
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wealthy
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oratory
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eloquence
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orbit
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the path of one body in it's revolution around another body
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orchid
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a showy flower
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ore
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rock or soil from which metal can be obtained
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ostentatious
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showy; pretentious
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overwhelm
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to exhaust; to defeat
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palatable
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pleasant to the taste; acceptable; welcome
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paradox
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seemingly self-contradictory statement
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passive
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not active; acted upon; not resisting
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pedantic
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formal and uninspired; too concerned with details and rules;
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peddle
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to sell or offer goods for sale
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pedestrian
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a walking person; a commonplace or dull thing or idea
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pensive
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thoughtful
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perjury
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to lie under oath
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permissible
|
allowable
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persevere
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to continue despite challenges
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petrify
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to change into a stony mass
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phenomenon
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perceived by the senses; something unusual
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piety
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holiness; religious devotion
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pious
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deeply religious
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placate
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to calm; to pacify
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placated
|
pacified
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plagiarism
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The false presentation of someone else's writing as one's own
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plausible
|
believable; seemingly acceptable; possible
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plight
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a predicament; an unfortunate or difficult situation
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polish
|
burnish
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poll
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a survey of public opinion
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pompous
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full of self-importance
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prevail
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to gain victory
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prevalent
|
common
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procrastinate
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to postpone action
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procure
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to obtain by special effort
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profound
|
deep; meaningful
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prolific
|
plentiful; abundant; intellectually productive
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propel
|
to push forward or onwards (opp: repel)
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prophesy
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a prediction of future events
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pugnacious
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combative; ready for a fight
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pungent
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strong or sharp smelling (compare: aroma)
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pursue
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to follow or chase; to try to catch or attain
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quarry
|
mine (as in i worked in a mine)
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quell
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to quiet; to suppress
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quench
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to satisfy (a thirst); to extinguish (a fire)
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quiver
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to shake or vibrate with a rapid motion
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quiver
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something that holds arrows
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recalcitrant
|
disobedient
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reminiscence
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a memory; the act of recalling the past
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reproachful
|
critical; stern
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residual
|
remaining; leftover
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sarcastic
|
the use of witty language used to insult or show displeasure
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scholarly
|
learned
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scull
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racing boat
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skit
|
short; amusing play
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speculate
|
wonder; consider
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sporadic
|
intermittent; irregular; on and off
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sprightly
|
energetic
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stature
|
standing
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sullied
|
dishonored; violated
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surrogate
|
substitute
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swag
|
loot; plunder; rob
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swath
|
to wrap round or cover with cloth
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swathe
|
long strip of cloth; a long strip of land
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tenacious
|
holding firmly; especially to a belief; stubborn
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threshold
|
doorsill
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toil
|
hard work; or to work hard
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unique
|
singular
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vacillate
|
hesitate
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vain
|
conceited
|
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variegated
|
multicolored
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vend
|
to sell
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vigor
|
strength energy
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wane
|
to decrease in size or strength
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