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ascribe
to assign to a supposed cause or source
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circumscribe
to draw a line around
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describe
- to speak or write about in detail
- to picture with words
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indescribable
that which cannot be put into words
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inscribe
to write, print or engrave on
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inscription
that which is written, printed, or engraved
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manuscript
a document written by hand or typed, rather than printed
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postscript
a note added to a letter after it has been signed
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prescribe
- an order or instruction,
- a doctor's written order for using a drug
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scribble
to write hurriedly or carelessly
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script
the written text of a play
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scriptures
sacred or religious writings that are regarded as authoritative
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subscribe
to pledge to give money
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subscript
a number, letter, or symbol written below
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subscription
contribution, purchase of a publication or service by prepaying a sum
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superscript
a number, letter or symbol written above
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transcript
a written copy of something
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consecutive
following one after the other in correct order
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consequence
logical effect or outcome
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ensue
to come after or happen as a result of
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inconsequential
having no significance
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obsequious
- fawning
- obedient out of fear or in hopes of gain
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persecute
to oppress annoy or harass
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prosecutor
person who starts legal proceedings against another
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pursue
to follow, seek, or strive for
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pursuit
the act of chasing or striving after
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sect
a group of people with the same principles, beliefs or opinions
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secular
concerned with things of this life, no spiritual
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sequacious
following in a logical and regular order
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sequel
something that follows
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sequence
a continuous or connected series
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sequester
to remove from public use or view
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subsequent
coming after in time, order, or place
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sue
- to bring a lawsuit against
- to plead
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suite
any series of similar things, such as a set of linked rooms
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suitor
one who woos or seeks the affection of another
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re/retro
back or backward
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recalcitrant
- stubborn
- resisting authority or domination
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recant
to retract formally a statement or belief
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recourse
a source of help, strength or protection
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recrimination
a bitter retort
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recumbent
lying down, prone
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rekindle
to light or start up again
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reluctant
- unwilling
- not inclined to do something
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renounce
to give up something formally, usually as a matter of principle
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retainer
one who serves a household, a servant
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retrace
to return the same way, to make ones way back again
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retract
to take back or withdraw
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retraction
a taking or drawing back
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retroactive
acting upon or affecting that which is past
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retrograde
moving backward or in reverse
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retrogress
- to become worse
- to go back to an earlier condition or stage
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retrospective
- looking back on things gone by
- applying to the past
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revert
to go back to a former condition or period
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ment
the act, state, quality or condition
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acknowledgment
an admission or notice of receipt
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apportionment
a dividing or sharing according to a plan
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bereavement
the state of suffering a great loss
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bewilderment
a state of great confusion
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blandishment
something that coaxes of flatters
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disagreement
- a difference of opinion
- a quarrel
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disenchantment
a state of being free from illusion
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displacement
the act of being removed from the usual or proper place
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embezzlement
the act of stealing property or money entrusted to one's care
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encroachment
the act of making gradual inroads upon, an intrusion
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endearment
a loving word or act
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enrollment
the number registered
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harassment
the act of repeatedly pestering
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indictment
a formal written accusation
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inducement
something that persuades
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maladjustment
a poor or inadequate adaptation
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nourishment
something that promotes growth or sustains
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refinement
- elegance of style or manners
- improvement
- polish
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resentment
the feeling of being injured or insulted
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accredit (accreditation)
to ascribe or attribute to
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credence
belief as to the truth of something
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credibility (credible)
capability to be believed
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credential
anything that provides for the basis of confidence
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creditable (creditability, creditably)
bringing or deserving credit, honor
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credulous (credulity, credulously)
willing to believe or trust too readily
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creed
system of religious belief
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discredit
destroy confidence in
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incredible (incredibly)
so extraordinary as to seem impossible
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miscreant
villainous or base
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abject
utterly hopeless or wretched
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conjecture
educated guess
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injection
introduction into the bloodstream
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objectionable
not nice, unpleasant
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projectile
bullet, missile, something thrown
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reject
say no to, throw back
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subjective
emotional instead of factual
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trajectory
course, direction, flight
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avert
avoid by turning away
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diversify (diversification)
spread out, branch out
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diversion (divert)
change in course or path
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inadvertent (inadvertently)
carelessly
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incontrovertible (incontrovertibly)
beyond dispute
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invert (inversion)
turn upside down, reverse
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revert (reversion)
return to an earlier, less developed condition
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versatile (versatility)
flexible
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concurrent (concurrently)
simultaneous
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discursive (discursively)
rambling
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precursor
something that indicates the outcome or event beforehand
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recurrent (recurrence)
repeating
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pathology
study of plants
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presentiment
anticipation, expectation
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sensational
startling, exaggerated
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sensibility
responsiveness
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gradation
classification, step
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predecessor
someone or something that comes before
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regress
return to earlier way of doing things
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phil (philo)
loving, fond of
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philanthropist
lover of humanity
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misanthrope
hater of humanity
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philanthropy
love of humanity
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philharmonic
pertaining to a musical organization
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philhellenism
support of Greece
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philology
study (love of) language and literature
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philosopher
lover of, or searcher for wisdom or knowledge
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audiophile
one who is enthusiastic about high fidelity sound reproduction
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bibliophile
lover of books
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misogamy
hatred of marriage
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misology
hatred of argument, reasoning, or discussion
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misoneism
hatred of anything new
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dysentery
inflammation of the large intestine
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dysfunction
abnormal functioning, as of an organ in the body
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dyslexia
impairment of the ability to read
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dyslogistic
expressing disapproval or censure
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dyspepsia
ifficult digestion
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dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
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dysphasia
speech difficulty resulting from brain injury
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dysphoria
sense of great unhappiness
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dystopia
imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful
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dystrophy
- faulty nutrition
- muscle disorder
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eugenics
science of improving hereditary qualities in humans
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eulogize
write or speak in praise of someone
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euphemism
substitution of a good expression for a bad one
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euphonious
pleasing in sound
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euthanasia
controversial practice of mercifully putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease
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euthenics
science dealing with improving living conditions
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aggregate
forming a collection of several
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congregationalism
a form of Protestant church government in which each local religious society is independent and self-governing
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desegregate
to eliminate racial segregation
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egregious
extraordinary in some bad way
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fili, filo
offspring, thread
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affiliate
associate with another
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filial
of or pertaining to a son or daughter
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filicidal
a person who kills his son or daughter
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filament
very fine thread or threadlike structure
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filigree
- embellishment
- delicate thread of gold or silver
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humeral
of or pertaining to the shoulder
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humiliate
embarrass, put down
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pend/pens/pond
to hang, weigh or suspend
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appendix
added material at the end
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compensate
make restitution
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dispensable
not necessary
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despensary
small enclosure or building
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dispensation
allocation of supply
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imponderable
imperceptible
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pendulum
timekeeping device
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pensive
meditative, solemn
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ponder
think about seriously
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preponderance
great numbers; supremacy
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propensity
inclination, weakness
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recompense
something returned, paid back
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stipend
payment for services
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fid/fidel
faith, to trust, believe
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affidavit
written legal declaration
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diffidence
hesitancy; lack of confidence
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fidelity
faithfulness in a relationship
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fiducial
accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison
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illusion
false appearance; false belief
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ludicrous
absurd, ridiculous
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abettor
one who encourages or assists in the achievement of a purpose
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agitator
one who excites or stirs up
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arbiter
one who judges disputes
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barterer
one who trades goods or services for other goods or services
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benefactor
one who gives help
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cartographer
one who makes maps
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caterer
one who provides food and services for an occasion
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conspirator
one who works secretly with others to plan a wrongdoing
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dispenser
one who, or that which gives out or administers
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intruder
one who enters without invitation
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lexicographer
one who writes or compiles dictionaries
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malefactor
one who commits a crime
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precursor
one who, or that which, comes before and indicates what will happen
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predecessor
one who comes before
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propeller
that which moves something forward
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purveyor
one who supplies
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stabilizer
that which prevents or retards an unwanted change
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stenographer
one who transcribes shorthand
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successor
one who comes after
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traitor
one who betrays a trust
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ible/able/ile
able or worthy of being
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discernible
able to be seen or recognized
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exceptionable
likely to cause objection or exclusion
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fallible
liable to make a mistake
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indomitable
not able to be subdued
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inevitable
not able to be prevented or avoided
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insufferable
not able to be endured
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irrevocable
not able to be changed
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mobile
able to move easily
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ostensible
having the appearance of being open to view, apparent
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pliable
easy to bend or twist
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reparable
able to be repaired
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unconscionable
beyond reason
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venerable
deserving of respect, usually because of age
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