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abduct (v.)
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- to kidnap
abase (v.)
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- to lower, demean, degrade
abscond (v.)
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- to sneak away and hide
abate (v.)
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- to lessen, to reduce in severity
abbreviate (v.)
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- to shorten, reduce
abundant (adj.)
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- in great numbers
accede (v.)
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- to agree
accentuate (v.)
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- to emphasize, to highlight
aberration (n.)
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- a deviation from the expected course
abhor (v.)
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- to hate, loathe
abide (v.)
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- to put up with, tolerate
abject (adj.)
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- of the most miserable kind
abort (v.)
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- to give up unfinished
abridge (v.)
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- to shorten, cut down
accommodating (adj.)
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- obliging, helpful
accost (v.)
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- to approach or confront aggressively
acumen (n.)
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- keen insight
acute (adj.)
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- sharp, severe
affable (adj.)
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- friendly, amiable
affluent (adj.)
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- rich, wealthy
aggrandize (v.)
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- to increase or make greater
abrogate (v.)
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- to abolish, often by authority
aggregate (v.)
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to gather, amass
aghast (adj.)
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struck by amazement
agoraphobia (n.)
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an abnormal fear of open or public places
akimbo (adj.)
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with hands on hips
alacrity (n.)
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speed readyness
algid (adj.)
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fridgid, cold
allay (v.)
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to sooth, assuage
alleviate (v.)
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to relieve
aloof (adj.)
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reserved, distant
altercation (n.)
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an argument, dispute
amalgamation (n.)
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a union, a merger
ambivalent (adj.)
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having contradictory feelings
amble (v.)
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to stroll, walk
ameliorate (v.)
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- to improve, to make better
amend (v.)
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- to change for the better,
amiable (adj.)
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- friendly, affable
amorous (adj.)
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- relating to or showing love
amorphous (adj.)
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- without shape or borders
anomaly (n.)
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- something that does not fit into the normal order
antechamber (n.)
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- a waiting room
anxiety (n.)
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- uneasiness
aphorism (n.)
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- a short saying
apocalypse (n.)
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- total devastation, the end of the world
apparitional (adj.)
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- ghostly, spectral
arbitrator (n.)
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- one who settles controversy between two sides
ascetic (n.)
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- one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline
assuage (v.)
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- to ease, pacify
atone (v.)
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- to apologize, make amends
audacious (adj.)
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- excessively bold
augment (v.)
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- to increase or make larger
austere (adj.)
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- very bare, bleak, simple
baleful (adj.)
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- harmful, threatening
bard (n.)
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- a poet, often a singer as well
battery (n.)
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- an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
belligerent (adj.)
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- contentious, ready to fight
benevolent (adj.)
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- kind, good, caring
benign (adj.)
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- non-threatening, innocuous
berate (v.)
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- to scold severely
bereft (adj.)
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- without, devoid of
bide (v.)
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- to wait, or remain in a condition
bilk (v.)
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- to cheat, to swindle
blandish (v.)
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- to coax through flattery
bloated (adj.)
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- swollen, bigger than desired
boisterous (adj.)
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- loud, energetic
bourgeois (adj.)
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- middle class
brash (adj.)
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- hasty or lacking in sensitivity
brazen (adj.)
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- excessively bold, brash
brumal (adj.)
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- wintry, relating to winter
brusque (adj.)
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- short, abrupt, dismissive
buffet (n.)
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- a spread of food involving choices
buffet (v.)
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- to hit or strike
burgeon (v.)
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- to come forth, blossom
cacophony (n.)
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- noise, discordant sound
cadence (n.)
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- rhythm
cajole (v.)
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- to urge, coax
callous (adj.)
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- harsh, cold, unfeeling
calumny (n.)
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- an attempt to defame another's reputation
camaraderie (n.)
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- cheerful unity among a group
canvas (n.)
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- a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
capricious (adj.)
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- impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim
captivate (v.)
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- to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of
carouse (v.)
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- to revel, to party
cavity (n.)
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- a hole
cavort (v.)
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- to frolic, leap, prance
celestial (adj.)
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- relating to the sky or the heavens
chastise (v.)
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- to criticize, to scold
choreographed (adj.)
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- arranged, as in dance
circumlocution (n.)
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- indirect language
circumspect (adj.)
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- cautious
clairvoyant (adj.)
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- able to see things that others cannot
claustrophobia (n.)
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- an abnormal fear of closed or crowed spaces
cliché (n.)
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- a trite, overused expression
coalesce (v.)
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- to combine into one
cogent (adj.)
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- intelligent, viable
collusion (n.)
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- a conspiracy, a secret agreement
colossus (n.)
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- an enormous structure
comatose (adj.)
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- lethargic
commendable (adj.)
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- worthy of praise
commodious (adj.)
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- spacious, roomy
compel (v.)
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- to force
complicit (adj.)
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- being an accomplice in a wrong act
compliment (n.)
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- an expression of esteem or approval
concede (v.)
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- to give in, to accept
conciliatory (adj.)
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- agreeable, friendly
concoct (v.)
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- to make up or invent
concord (n.)
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- agreement
conduit (n.)
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- a pipe, passage, channel
confluence (n.)
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- a convergence, a coming together
confound (v.)
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- to frustrate
connotation (n.)
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- a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition
contusion (n.)
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- bruise, injury
convalescence (n.)
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- the gradual return to health after illness
copious (adj.)
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- abundant, plentiful
corpulent (adj.)
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- very fat
cosmopolitan (adj.)
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- worldly, sophisticated
credulity (n.)
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- readiness to believe
cursory (adj.)
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- brief to the point of being superficial
daft (adj.)
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- insane, foolish
daunting (adj.)
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- intimidating
dearth (n.)
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- a lack, scarcity
defame (v.)
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- to destroy the reputation of
deft (adj.)
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- skilled, adept
defunct (adj.)
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- no longer used or existing
deleterious (adj.)
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- harmful
delude (v.)
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- to deceive, to mislead
deluge (n.)
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- a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood
derelict (adj.)
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- run-down, abandoned
desolate (adj.)
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- deserted, lifeless
despondent (adj.)
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- discouraged, hopeless, depressed
destitute (adj.)
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- impoverished
diaphanous (adj.)
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- transparent, light, airy
dictate (v.)
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- to pronounce, command, prescribe
differentiate (v.)
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- to distinguish, to make different
dilapidated (adj.)
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- in a state of disrepair
diligent (adj.)
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- careful, showing care
diminish (v.)
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- to decrease or make smaller
diminutive (adj.)
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- miniature, small
discreet (adj.)
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- prudent or inconspicuous
discrete (adj.)
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- separate, distinct, individual
disparage (v.)
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- to criticize, degrade, belittle
dissonance (n.)
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- lack of harmony or agreement
divergent (adj.)
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- different, deviating, contrary
diverse (adj.)
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- varied
divisive (adj.)
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- causing conflict, opposition
domicile (n.)
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- a residence, a home
doppelganger (n.)
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- a ghostly double of a living person
douse (v.)
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- to drench, saturate
dutiful (adj.)
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- careful to fulfill obligations
dynamic (adj.)
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- characterized by continuous change or activity
elocution (n.)
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- the art of public speaking
elucidate (v.)
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- to clarify
empathetic (adj.)
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- feeling another’s pain as own's own
empathy (n.)
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- the experience of another’s feelings as one's own
enervate (v.)
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- to weaken, make weary
enervated (adj.)
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- lacking energy, weakened, exhausted
entity (n.)
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- something that exists as a discrete unit
entomology (n.)
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- the study of insects
envious (adj.)
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- jealous
erect (v.)
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- to construct, to raise
erroneous (adj.)
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- mistaken, incorrect
euphoric (adj.)
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- elated, overjoyed
exacerbate (v.)
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- to make more violent, intense
excursion (n.)
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- a trip, an outing
exemplary (adj.)
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- serving as an example
exigent (adj.)
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- critical, urgent
existential (adj.)
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- relating to existence
exorbitant (adj.)
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- excessive
extol (v.)
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- to praise
extravagant (adj.)
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- excessive, over-the-top
fabricate (v.)
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- to invent, make-up, concoct
fabulist (n.)
a liar
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- a teller of fables
facile (adj.)
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- easy
fallacious (adj.)
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- incorrect, misleading
familial (adj.)
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- relating to family
fatuous (adj.)
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- silly, foolish
fecund (adj.)
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- fertile, fruitful
feign (v.)
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- to fake or pretend to
feral (adj.)
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- savage, wild, untamed
fetter (v.)
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- to restrain, chain, tie
fey (adj.)
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- magical
fickle (adj.)
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- characterized by changeableness, whimsical
figurative (adj.)
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- symbolic
firmament (n.)
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- the sky, the heavens
flabbergasted (adj.)
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- astounded, stupefied
flaccid (adj.)
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- limp
flattery (n.)
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- compliments, sycophancy
flout (v.)
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- to scorn, ignore, show contempt for
fluctuate (v.)
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- to vary irregularly
flux (n.)
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- a state of constant change or a flow
forage (v.)
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- to rummage, scavenge, graze for food
forestall (v.)
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- to delay, impede
forlorn (adj.)
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- lonely, hopeless
formidable (adj.)
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- arousing fear or alarm
forsake (v.)
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- to abandon, forget
fortify (v.)
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- to strengthen
fortitude (n.)
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- strength, bravery
fortuitous (adj.)
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- lucky, occurring by chance
foster (v.)
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- to stimulate, promote, encourage
frenetic (adj.)
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- frenzied, hectic, frantic
gape (v.)
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- to open the mouth and stare stupidly
gay (adj.)
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- happy, cheery, or homosexual
gluttonous (adj.)
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- insatiable in appetite
goad (v.)
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- to urge, to provoke into action
gourmand (n.)
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- one who likes eating and drinking
grandiose (adj.)
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- extraordinary, grand in scope
gregarious (adj.)
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- sociable, outgoing
grotto (n.)
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- a small cave or cavern
guile (n.)
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- deceitful actions or behavior
hail (v.)
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- to come from
hapless (adj.)
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- unlucky
harmony (n.)
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- agreement, often of sound
harrowing (adj.)
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- agonizing, distressing
hedonist (n.)
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- one whose primary pursuit is pleasure
henchman (n.)
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- a trusted follower, goon
hiatus (n.)
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- an interruption in continuity, a break
hiemal (adj.)
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- wintry, relating to winter
hierarchy (n.)
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- a ranking system of groups or individuals
histrionic (adj.)
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- excessively dramatic or emotional
idolatrous (adj.)
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- worshiping excessively an object or person
illusory (adj.)
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- deceptive, produced by an illusion
immaculate (adj.)
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- impeccably clean, spotless, pure
immutable (adj.)
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- not susceptible to change
impecunious (adj.)
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- excessively poor
impervious (adj.)
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- unable to be penetrated, unaffected
impudent (adj.)
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- rude, improper
incessant (adj.)
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- without interruption
incisive (adj.)
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- clear, sharp, direct
inclement (adj.)
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- stormy, bad, severe
inclination (n.)
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- a tendency, propensity
indictment (n.)
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- accusation of wrongdoing
indignation (n.)
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- anger due to an unfair situation
inextricable (adj.)
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- hopelessly confused or tangled
infuse (v.)
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- to inject
ingenious (adj.)
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- marked by special intelligence
inimical (adj.)
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- hostile, threatening
iniquity (n.)
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- a wicked act, a sin
innate (adj.)
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- inborn, native, inherent
innocuous (adj.)
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- harmless
inquisitor (n.)
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- someone who asks questions or makes an inquiry
inundate (v.)
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- to flood
invariable (adj.)
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- not susceptible to change
invective (n.)
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- a verbal attack
inveterate (adj.)
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- habitual, natural
irascible (adj.)
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- easily angered
jubilant (adj.)
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- joyful, happy
judicious (adj.)
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- of sound judgment
juvenile (adj.)
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- young or immature
juxtapose (v.)
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- to put next to each other
labyrinthine (adj.)
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- intricate, maze-like
laceration (n.)
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- a cut, a rip
lachrymose (adj.)
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- tearful
latent (adj.)
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- present but hidden
laud (v.)
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- to applaud or praise
laudatory (adj.)
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- admiring, praising
lavish (adj.)
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- extravagant
lethargic (adj.)
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- sluggish, weary, apathetic
lewd (adj.)
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- vulgar, offensive, rude
libel (n.)
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- a statement giving an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing
licentious (adj.)
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- amoral, lawless, lewd
limber (adj.)
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- bending or flexing readily, pliable
limpid (adj.)
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- clear, easily understood
linchpin (n.)
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- something that holds separate things together
lithe (adj.)
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- graceful, flexible, supple
loquacious (adj.)
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- talkative
lull (n.)
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- a relatively calm interval, as in a storm
luminescence (n.)
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- light from non-thermal sources
magnanimous (adj.)
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- generous, noble
malaise (n.)
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- vague feeling of discomfort
malevolent (adj.)
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- having intent to harm others
malicious (adj.)
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- malevolent, harmful
malign (v.)
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- to slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of
malleable (adj.)
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- easily shaped or formed
mandatory (adj.)
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- required, not optional
manifest (v.)
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- to show clearly
manifold (adj.)
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- many
masticate (v.)
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- to chew
matrimony (n.)
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- marriage
maudlin (adj.)
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- sentimental
maxim (n.)
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- a common saying of advice or virtue
meager (adj.)
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- lacking in quality stature
mediate (v.)
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- to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out
melodramatic (adj.)
histrionic
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- exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental
mendacious (adj.)
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- inclined to lie or mislead
meritorious (adj.)
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- deserving of praise or merit
metamorphosis (n.)
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- a change of form, shape or substance
mimic (v.)
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- to imitate, to copy
misogyny (n.)
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- hatred of women
modicum (n.)
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- a small amount of something
mollify (v.)
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- to soften in temper
mercurial (adj.)
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- quick and changeable in temperment
monogamy (n.)
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- having only one spouse at a time
mores (n.)
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- moral attitudes
morose (adj.)
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- gloomy or sullen
munificent (adj.)
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- generous, benevolent
mutability (n.)
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- capability of change
myopic (adj.)
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- short-sighted
myriad (adj.)
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- consisting of a very great number
narrate (v.)
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- to tell a story
nebulous (adj.)
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- indistinct, hazy
nefarious (adj.)
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- horribly villainous
neologism (n.)
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- the creation of new words, or a new word
neonate (n.)
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- a newborn baby
noisome (adj.)
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- foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell
notoriety (n.)
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- infamy, known in bad regard
novel (adj.)
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- strikingly new, unusual, or different
noxious (adj.)
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- harmful, toxic
obdurate (adj.)
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- unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
obfuscate (v.)
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- to render incomprehensible
obsequious (adj.)
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- excessively compliant or submissive
odious (adj.)
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- meriting strong displeasure
officious (adj.)
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- offering unwanted help or service
olfactory (adj.)
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- relating to the sense of smell
ominous (adj.)
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- foreboding or foreshadowing evil, portentous
oration (n.)
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- a dignified and formal speech
ostracize (v.)
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- to exclude from a community
pacify (v.)
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- to sooth, ease
paragon (n.)
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- model of perfection
pariah (n.)
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- an outcast
parody (n.)
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- a satirical imitation
patent (adj.)
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- clear, apparent
pedagogue (n.)
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- a schoolteacher
pellucid (adj.)
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- clear
penchant (n.)
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- a tendency, partiality, preference
peregrinate (v.)
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- to travel from place to place on foot
perfunctory (adj.)
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- showing little enthusiasm, done as duty
permeate (v.)
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- to spread out, to pervade
persevere (v.)
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- to persist, remain constant
pertinacious (adj.)
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- stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position
peruse (v.)
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- to examine carefully
pervasive (adj.)
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- to spread throughout
petulance (n.)
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- irritability, impoliteness
physiognomy (n.)
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- the art of judging human character from facial features
pique (v.)
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- to provoke or to cause indignation
pithy (adj.)
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- succinctly meaningful
pittance (n.)–
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- very small amount
placate (v.)
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- to soothe, appease
placid (adj.)
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- calm, tranquil
plethora (n.)
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- a great number, an abundance
pliable (adj.)
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- flexible, bendable
poach (v.)
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- to hunt or fish illegally
poised (adj.)
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- balanced, readied
polygamy (n.)
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- having more than one spouse at a time
portentous (adj.)
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- foreboding or forshadowing evil, ominous
portly (adj.)
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- fat, chubby, round
precarious (adj.)
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- dangerously lacking in
predestination (n.)
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- the concept of destiny or fate
premonition (n.)
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- a presentiment of the future
preponderance (n.)
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- a great amount or frequency
presage (n.)
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- an omen
prestidigitation (n.)
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- a sleight of hand
presumptuous (adj.)
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- disrespectfully bold
profane (adj.)
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- indecent, blasphemous
profuse (adj.)
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- abundant, lavish, prolific
propensity (n.)
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- an inclination, preference
propriety (n.)
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- decency, state of being proper
protean (adj.)
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- readily taking on various shapes or forms
prudent (adj.)
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- cautious, careful
puerile (adj.)
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- immature
pugnacious (adj.)
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- belligerent
pulchritude (n.)
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- physical beauty
punctilious (adj.)
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- eager to follow rules
pungent (adj.)
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- having a sharp, strong quality especially related to smell
purport (v.)
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- to present an intention that is often false
putrid (adj.)
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- rotten, rancid, foul
quaint (adj.)
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- old-fashioned
quid pro - (n., latin)
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– a mutually beneficial exchange
quotidian (adj.)
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- daily, everyday
radiant (adj.)
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- bright, beaming
rancid (adj.)
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- rotten, spoiled, disgusting in smell or taste
ratiocinate (v.)
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- to think, contemplate
raze (v.)
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- to demolish
recalcitrant (adj.)
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- defiant
recalibrate (v.)
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- to readjust or make corrections to
recapitulate (v.)
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- to repeat, reiterate
rectify (v.)
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- to set right, correct
redact (v.)
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- to revise, edit
redoubtable (adj.)
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- formidable, commanding respect
redress (v.)
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- to set right or remedy
reel (v.)
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- to be thrown off balance or feel dizzy
refrain (v.)
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- to hold oneself back, forbear
reiterate (v.)
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- to repeat
relish (v.)
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- to take zestful pleasure in, enjoy flavor of
remiss (adj.)
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- negligent, exhibiting carelessness
render (v.)
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- to say, or to make
renovate (v.)
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- to restore, return to original state
repose (n.)
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- rest, sleep
reprehensible (adj.)
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- deserving criticism
repudiate (v.)
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- to reject, turn down
repulse (v.)
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- to cause disgust or distaste, or to drive back, repel
requisition (n.)
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- a demand for goods, often by an authority
restitution (n.)
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- compensation, reimbursement
retaliation (n.)
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- revenge, punishment
retract (v.)
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- withdraw
retribution (n.)
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- vengeance, revenge, payback
revel (v.)
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- to enjoy
rife (adj.)
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- abundant
ruddy (adj.)
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- having a healthy, reddish color
ruse (n.)
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- a trick
saccharine (adj.)
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- overly sweet
rustic (adj.)
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- relating to country life
sacrosanct (adj.)
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- sacred, holy
sagacious (adj.)
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- shrewd, showing sound judgment
salient (adj.)
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- significant, conspicuous
salutation (n.)
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- a greeting
sanguine (adj.)
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- cheery, optimistic, hopeful
sate (v.)
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- to satisfy (an appetite) fully.
satiate (v.)
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- to satisfy excessively
savor (v.)
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- to appreciate fully, enjoy
scathing (adj.)
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- hurtful, critical
scourge (n.)
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- a plague
scurrilous (adj.)
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- crude, vulgar
sedate (v.)
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- to calm, soothe
sedentary (adj.)
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- sitting
seer (n.)
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- a fortune teller
seminal (adj.)
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- original, ground-breaking
serendipity (n.)
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- the act of finding things not sought, luck
slander (n.)
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- a FALSE statement to damage the reputation of anothr
sobriety (n.)
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- moderation from excess, calm, tranquility
somnolent (adj.)
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- sleepy
soothsayer (n.)
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- a fortune teller
sordid (adj.)
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- dirty
spectral (adj.)
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- ghostly
spurious (adj.)
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- FALSE but intended to seem believable or possible
stagnant (adj.)
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- still, not flowing
stagnate (v.)
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- to be idle, to be still
static (adj.)
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- not moving, being at rest
steadfast (adj.)
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- fixed or unchanging
strenuous (adj.)
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- requiring tremendous strength or energy
strife (n.)
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- conflict
stupefy (v.)
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- to astound
submissive (adj.)
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- easily yielding to authority
subsist (v.)
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- to live, exist
succinct (adj.)
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- marked by compact precision
suffice (v.)
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- to meet needs
supplant (v.)
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- to displace and substitute for another
surfeit (n.)
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- an excess, a surplus, an overabundance
surmise (v.)
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- to guess, infer, suppose
surreptitious (adj.)
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- done in a secret, or stealthy way
swarthy (adj.)
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- of dark color or complexion
sybarite (n.)
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- someone devoted to pleasure and luxuary, a voluptuary
sycophant (n.)
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- a self-serving flatterer
sympathetic (adj.)
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- compassionate
sympathy (n.)
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- an expression of pity for another, compassion
synopsis (n.)
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- a summary
taciturn (adj.)
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- not inclined to talk
tantamount (adj.)
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- equivalent in value or significance
tedious (adj.)
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- boring, dull
telepathic (adj.)
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- capable of reading minds
tenuous (adj.)
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- having little substance or strength
terrestrial (adj.)
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- relating to the land
terse (adj.)
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- abrupt, short, brief
timorous (adj.)
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- fearful, timid
tome (n.)
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- a large book
toothsome (adj.)
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- delicious, luscious
torpid (adj.)
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- lazy, lethargic, moving slowly
torrid (adj.)
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- giving off intense heat, passionate
tortuous (adj.)
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- winding, twisted
tragedy (n.)
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- a disastrous event, or a work of art in which the hero meets a terrible fate
tranquil (adj.)
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- calm, serene, peaceful
travesty (n.)
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- a grossly inferior imitation
trek (v.)
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- to walk, travel by foot
trite (adj.)
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- overused, hackneyed
truculent (adj.)
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- eager to fight, violent
ubiquitous (adj.)
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- existing everywhere, widespread
ultimate (n.)
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- the last part, or a fundamental element
umbrage (n.)
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- anger, offense, resentment
uncanny (adj.)
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- of supernatural character or origin
undulate (v.)
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- to move in a smooth wavelike motion
uniform (adj.)
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- unvarying, conforming to one principle
unilateral (adj.)
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- having only one side
unique (adj.)
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- being the only one of its kind
upbraid (v.)
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- to criticize, scold, reproach
vacillate (v.)
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- to sway from one side to another
variance (n.)
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- a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
variegate (v.)
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- to diversify
vast (adj.)
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- enormous, immense
veneer (n.)
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- a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade
veracious (adj.)
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- honest, truthful
verbose (adj.)
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- wordy
vicarious (adj.)
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- experienced through another's actions
vicissitudes (n.)
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- the unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one’s life
vigor (n.)
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- vitality and energy, vim
vim (n.)
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- and energy, vigor
vivacious (adj.)
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- lively, spirited, full of life
vocation (n.)
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- one’s work or professional calling
volition (n.)
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- a conscious choice or decision
voluminous (adj.)
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- large, ample
voluptuary (n.)
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- someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxury, a sybaritye
wane (v.)
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- to decrease gradually in size or degree
wax (v.)
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- to increase gradually in size or degree
weather (v.)
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- to withstand or survive a situation
whet (v.)
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- to make more keen, stimulate
winsome (adj.)
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- charming, attractive
Zeitgeist (n.)
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- the spirit of the time

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