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Mawkish
Characterized by sick sentimentality
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Maverick
An independent, nonconformist person
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Maudlin
Weakly sentimental
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Malleable
Capable of being shaped
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Malevolent
Wishing harm to befall others
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Magnanimous
Noble, generous
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Lurid
Ghastly, sensational
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Luminous
Brightly shining
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Litigant
Someone engaged in a lawsuit
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Linchpin
Something that holds separate parts together
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Libertarian
Advocating free will
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Lenient
Demonstrating tolerance
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Largess
A generous giving
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Larceny
A theft of property
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Laconic
Terse in speech or writing
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Knell
The sound of a bell, often at funeral
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Juxtaposition
The act of placing two things next to each other for comparison
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Judicious
Exercising sound judgment
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Jubilant
Extremely joyful
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Irrevocable
Incapable of being taken back
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Iridescent
Showing rainbow colors
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Inviolable
Secure from assault
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Intransigient
Refusing to compromise
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Intrepid
Brave in the face of danger
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Invective
A verbal attack
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Inveterate
Stubbornly established by habit
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Mendacious
Intending to deceive
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Mercurial
Characterized by rapid change or temperamentality
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Meritorious
Praise-worthy
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Metamorphosis
The change of form
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Meticulous
Extremely attentive to details
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Modulate
To pass from one state to another
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Morass
A difficult situation
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Multifarious
Having great variety
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Myriad
Consisting of a very great number
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Negligent
Habitually careless
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Nocturnal
Occuring during the night
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Nomadic
Wandering from place to place
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Nondescript
Lacking a distinctive character
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Notorious
Unfavorably famous
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Noxious
Harmful, unwholesome
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Nuance
A slight change in meaning
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Nurture
To assist the development of
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Oblique
Not straightforward
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Oblivious
Lacking awareness of something
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Obsequious
Excessively compliant
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Obstreperous
Noisy, unruly
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Venerable
Deserving respect
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Vehemently
Intensely passionate
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Vacillate
To fluctuate, hesitate
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Utopia
A place of perfection
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Undulate
To move in waves
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Unctuous
Smooth in manner
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Uncanny
Of supernatural character
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Wizened
Wrinkled, dry, shrunken
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Whimsical
Fanciful, full of whims
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Wanton
Immoral, lewd, lustful
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Vociferous
Loud, boisterous
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Vivacious
Lively, sprightly
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Vitriolic
Having a caustic quality
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Virtuoso
One who excels in an art
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Vindicate
To avenge; free from blame
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Vilify
To slander, defame
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Vicissitude
Event that occurs by chance
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Vicarious
Experiencing through another
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Insidious
Beguiling but harmful
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Insatiable
Incapable of being satisfied
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Inquisitor
One who inquires, especially in a hostile manner
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Innovate
To do something in an unprecedented way
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Injunction
An order of official warning
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Iniquity
Wickedness or sin
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Infusion
An injection of one substance into another
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Infamy
Notoriety, extrem ill-repute
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Inextricable
Hopelessly tangled
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Inexorable
Incapable of being persuaded
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Ineffable
Not expressable
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Indomitable
Incapable of being dominated
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Indignant
Anger sparked by something unjust
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Indigent
Poor, impoverished
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Indigenous
Originating in a region
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Indefatigable
Incapable of defeat, failure, decay
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Incumbent
Obligatory; one who holds an office
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Incorrigible
Incapable of correction
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Incontrovertible
Indisputable
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Inclination
A tendency, propensity
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Inchoate
In the beginning stage, disorganized
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Incarnate
To give human form to
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Inarticulate
Incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech
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Intimation
An indirect suggestion
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Interlocutor
Someone who participates in a conversation
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Interject
To insert between other things
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Integral
Necessary for completeness
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Insular
Separated and narrow-minded
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Renovate
To restore to original state
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Recapitulate
To sum up, repeat
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Rancor
Resentment, umbrage
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Rancid
Having a terrible taste or smell
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Querulous
Complaining, petulant
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Quell
To control a potentially explosive situation
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Quandary
A perplexing unresolvable state
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Quaint
Charmingly old-fashioned
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Quagmire
A difficult situation
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Punitive
Involving punishment
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Pungent
Having a pointed, sharp quality, often used to describe smells
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Requisition
A demand for goods, usually by an authority
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Reputable
Of good reputation
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Reprehensible
Deserving rebuke
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Rapport
Mutual understaning and harmony
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Renunciation
Rejection, especially by public announcement
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Reprobate
Evil, unprincipled
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Reciprocate
To give in return
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Reconcile
To return to harmony
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Remedial
Intended to rectify or improve
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Reprieve
A temporary delay of punishment
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Artifact
A remaining piece from an extinct culture
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Arrogate
To take without justification
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Archetypal
The most representative example of something
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Arcane
Known only by a few, esoteric
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Arboreal
Relating to trees
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Arbitration
The act of resolving a dispute
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Arbiter
One who can resolve a dispute
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Arable
Suitable for growing crops
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Aquatic
Relating to water
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Apprehend
To arrest; understand
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Behemoth
Something of tremendous power or size
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Bane
A source of harm or ruin
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Ballad
A love song or narrative poem
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Balk
To stop short and refuse to proceed
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Augment
To add to, expand
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Atypical
Not typical, unusual
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Aspersion
Slander, invective
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Ascetic
Practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
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Paramount
Greatest in importance
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Paragon
A model of excellence
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Paradox
A contradictory statement
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Panacea
A remedy for all ills
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Palette
A range of colors or qualities
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Palatable
Agreeable to taste
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Ostracism
Exclusion from a group
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Ostentatious
Pompous, glitzy
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Ostensible
Appearing as such, seemingly
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Oscillate
To sway from one side to the other
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Ornate
Excessively decorated
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Opulent
Characterized by rich abundance
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Pinnacle
The highest point
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Philanthropic
Charitable, giving
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Pervasive
Spreading throughout
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Pertinacious
Stubbornly persistent
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Permeate
To spread throughout
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Penurious
Miserly, stingy
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Paucity
Small in quantity
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Pathos
Emotion of sympathy
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Pathology
A deviation from the normal
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Partisan
A follower, adherent
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Parsimony
Frugality, stinginess
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Parody
A satirical imitation
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Impregnable
Resistant to penetration
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Implicate
To involve in an incriminating way
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Implement
To put into effect; an instrument
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Inplacable
Incapable of being appeased
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Impinge
To impact; to encroach, infringe
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Impertinent
Rude, insolent
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Impeccable
Flawless, exemplary
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Immerse
To deeply involve, engross
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Idolatrous
Worshipping a person or object
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Idiosyncratic
Peculiar to one person
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Iconoclast
One who attacks common beliefs
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Hypothetical
Assumed true, but unproven
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Hypocrisy
Pretending to believe what one does not
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Hierarchy
A system of ranked groups
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Heinous
Repugnant, shockingly wicked
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Hegemony
Domination over others
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Hedonist
One who pursues in pleasure
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Haughty
Disdainfully proud
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Harrowing
Greatly distressing
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Hardy
Robust, capable of surviving harsh conditions
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Hallowed
Revered, consecrated
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Grievous
Injurious; serious
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Grandoise
On a magnificent scale
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Grandiloquence
Lofty, pompous language
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Gourmand
Someone fond of eating and drinking
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Gluttony
Overindulgence in food
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Garish
Gaudy, in bad taste
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Demean
To lower the status of something
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Demagogue
A leader who appeals to people's prejudice
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Delegate
To hand over responsibility
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Defunct
No longer used or existing
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Deferential
Showing respect
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Defer
To postpone; to yield to another's wisdom
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Defamatory
Harmful toward another's reputation
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Deface
To ruin something's appearance
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Debunk
To expose the falseness of something
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Debauch
To corrupt by means of sensual pleasure
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Debase
To adulterate, defile
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Debacle
A disastrous failure
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Cursory
Hasty, superficial
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Diffident
Lacking self-confidence
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Didactic
Intended to instruct
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Diaphanous
Transparent, light
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Dialect
A variation of language
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Destitute
Impoverished, utterly lacking
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Despot
One who has total power and rules brutally
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Desolate
Deserted, dreary, lifeless
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Desecrate
To violate the sacredness of
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Derelict
Abandoned, run-down
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Resilient
Able to recover from misfortune
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Resolve
To find solution; firmly decide
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Resplendent
Glowing, shiny
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Restitution
Restoration to the rightful owner
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Revere
To respect, venerate
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Rhapsodize
To engage in excessive enthusiasm
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Ruminate
To contemplate, reflect
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Sagacity
Shrewdness, perspicacity
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Salient
Significant, conspicuous
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Sanctimonious
Giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
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Sanguine
Optimistic, cheery
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Scathing
Hurtful, sharp, critical
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Scurrilous
Vulgar, coarse
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Sedentary
Sitting, settled
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Semaphore
A visual signal
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Seminal
Original, important
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Sensual
Involving sensory gratification
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Serendipity
Luck, finding good things without looking
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Solicitous
Concerned, attentive
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Staid
Sedate, serious, self-restrained
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Solipsistic
Believing that oneself is all that exists
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Solvent
Able to pay debts
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Sophomoric
Immature, uninformed
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Sovereign
Having absolute authority in a certain realm
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Speculative
Not based in fact
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Stagnate
To become inactive
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