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Abridge
to shorten; to limit
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Abstruse
Difficult to understand; deep
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Accord
Give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition; give or grant someone (power, status, or recognitiion
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Acquiesce
Accept something reluctantly but without protest
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Acrid
having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell; angry and bitter
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Adamant
not yielding; refusing to be persuaded or to change ones mind
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adjunct
a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part; connected or added to something, typically in an auxiliary way
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adorn
make more beautiful or attractive
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adverse
preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable
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aesthetic
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
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Affluent
(esp. of a group or area) having a great deal of money; weathy
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alchemical
the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. It was concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir.
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alleviate
to lessen or make easier
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allure
to entice; temptation
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aloof
distant in interest, reserved, cool
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amalgam
a mixture or combination
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ambivalent
undecided; having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
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ameliorate
to improve or make better
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amorphous
having no determinate form
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animated
full of life or excitement; lively
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antiquated
old-fashioned or outdated
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apocryphal
of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
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apprehend
to become aware of though the senses; to understand, grasp mentally.
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apprise
to inform, notify
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arbitrary
based only on one's own will or feelings, not based on reason or law.
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archive
records, documents, or papers of a goverment
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aristocracy
the ruling class, nobility
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articulate
to be able to express oneself clearly, easily, and effectively.
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ascertain
to find out, make certain of.
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aspiring
having great ambition for something, possessing a desire to attain a goal
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assert
to state confidently or declare firmly
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assess
to determine the value, importance, or extent of; to evaluate, estimate, weigh.
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assiduous
showing careful, constant, attention
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atrophy
degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse.
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attest
to state that something is true, correct, or genuine, give evidence of, confirm
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attribute
quality, characteristic, trait
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augment
to increase, make or become great (in size or amount)
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authenticate
to establish the truth of or show to be genuine.
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autonomy
independence, self-reliance, self-government.
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banal
devoid of freshness or originality, hackneyed
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banter
good-humored, playful teasing or joking conversation
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bastion
anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality
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belittle
to make something or someone seem small or important.
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beneficial
contributing to health or moral ignorance.
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benighted
in a state of mental of moral ignorance
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bequest
money or property given or left to someone by means of a will
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biased
showing a strong preference or inclination, having one's opinion already informed, prejudiced in someone's favor.
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blasphemy
a contemptuous or profane act. utterance, or writing concerning God or sacred entity.
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blithe
carefree, showing no concern, thoughtless
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bombastic
using or pertaining to speech or writing that sounds grand or impressive but has little meaning or substance
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bourgeoisie
the middle class. Applied to the Middle Ages, it refers to townspeople, who were neither nobles nor peasants.
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burgeoning
growing or developing quickly
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candid
open an ad direct, frank, straightforward.
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candor
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression
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capitulate
to yield, surrender, esp. under specifically negotiated terms
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