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aberrant
Markedly different from an accepted norm.
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aberration
Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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abet
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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abeyance
A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
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abjure
To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
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ablution
A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
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abrogate
To abolish, repeal.
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abscond
To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
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abstemious
Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
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abstruse
Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
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abut
To touch at the end or boundary line.
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acquiesce
To comply; submit.
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acrid
Harshly pungent or bitter.
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acumen
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
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adamant
Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
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admonition
Gentle reproof.
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adumbrate
To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
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affable
Easy to approach.
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aggrandize
To cause to appear greatly.
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aggravate
To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
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agile
Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
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alacrity
Cheerful willingness.
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alcove
A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
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alleviate
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
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aloof
Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
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amalgamate
To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.
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ambidextrous
Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.
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ambiguous
Having a double meaning.
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ameliorate
To relieve, as from pain or hardship
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anathema
Anything forbidden, as by social usage.
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animadversion
The utterance of criticism or censure.
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antediluvian
Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
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antidote
Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
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aplomb
Confidence; coolness.
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apocryphal
Of doubtful authority or authenticity.
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apostate
False.
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appease
To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
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apprise
To give notice to; to inform.
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arboreal
Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
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ardor
Intensity of passion or affection.
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argot
A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group.
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ascetic
Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
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ascribe
To assign as a quality or attribute.
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asperity
Harshness or roughness of temper.
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assiduous
Unceasing; persistent
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assuage
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
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astringent
Harsh in disposition or character.
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astute
Keen in discernment.
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atonement
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
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auspicious
Favorable omen
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austere
Severely simple; unadorned.
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autocrat
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
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auxiliary
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
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avarice
Passion for getting and keeping riches.
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aver
To avouch, justify or prove
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aversion
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
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bask
To make warm by genial heat.
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beatify
To make supremely happy.
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bedaub
To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
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belligerent
Manifesting a warlike spirit.
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benefactor
A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
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benevolence
Any act of kindness or well-doing.
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benign
Good and kind of heart.
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berate
To scold severely.
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bewilder
To confuse the perceptions or judgment of.
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blandishment
Flattery intended to persuade.
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blatant
Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
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boisterous
Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
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bolster
To support, as something wrong.
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bombast
Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
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breach
The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
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broach
To mention, for the first time.
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bumptious
Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
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buoyant
Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.
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burnish
To make brilliant or shining.
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cabal
A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.
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cacophony
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
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cajole
To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
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callow
Without experience of the world.
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cant
To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
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capitulate
To surrender or stipulate terms.
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cataract
Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness.
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caustic
Sarcastic and severe.
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censure
To criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval.
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centurion
A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
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chagrin
Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors.
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chary
Careful; wary; cautious.
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chicanery
The use of trickery to deceive.
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circumlocution
Indirect or roundabout expression.
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coddle
To treat as a baby or an invalid.
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coeval
Existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary.
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cogent
Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience.
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cogitate
Consider carefully and deeply; ponder.
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colloquial
Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary.
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collusion
A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose.
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comestible
Fit to be eaten.
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commemorate
To serve as a remembrance of.
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complement
To make complete.
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comport
To conduct or behave (oneself).
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compunction
Remorseful feeling.
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conceit
Self-flattering opinion.
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conciliatory
Tending to reconcile.
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conflagration
A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like.
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confluence
The place where streams meet.
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connoisseur
A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art.
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conspicuous
Clearly visible.
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consummate
To bring to completion.
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contiguous
Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.
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contrite
Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
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cornucopia
The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity.
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corporeal
Of a material nature; physical.
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correlate
To put in some relation of connection or correspondence.
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corroboration
Confirmation.
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counterfeit
Made to resemble something else.
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covert
Concealed, especially for an evil purpose.
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cower
To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame.
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crass
Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine.
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credulous
Easily deceived.
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cursory
Rapid and superficial.
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curtail
To cut off or cut short.
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cynosure
That to which general interest or attention is directed.
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dearth
Scarcity, as of something customary, essential,or desirable.
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defer
To delay or put off to some other time.
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deign
To deem worthy of notice or account.
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deleterious
Hurtful, morally or physically.
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delineate
To represent by sketch or diagram.
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deluge
To overwhelm with a flood of water.
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demagogue
An unprincipled politician.
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denouement
That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up.
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deplete
To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.
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deposition
Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court.
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deprave
To render bad, especially morally bad.
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deprecate
To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite.
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derivative
Coming or acquired from some origin.
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desiccant
Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds.
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desuetude
A state of disuse or inactivity.
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desultory
Not connected with what precedes.
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dexterity
Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.
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diatribe
A bitter or malicious criticism.
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didactic
Pertaining to teaching.
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diffidence
Self-distrust.
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diffident
Affected or possessed with self-distrust.
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dilate
To enlarge in all directions.
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dilatory
Tending to cause delay.
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disallow
To withhold permission or sanction.
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discomfit
To put to confusion.
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disconcert
To disturb the composure of.
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disconsolate
Hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless.
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discountenance
To look upon with disfavor.
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discredit
To injure the reputation of.
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disheveled
Disordered; disorderly; untidy.
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dissemble
To hide by pretending something different.
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disseminate
To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown.
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dissolution
A breaking up of a union of persons.
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divulge
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret.
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dogmatic
Making statements without argument or evidence.
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dormant
Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
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duplicity
Double-dealing.
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earthenware
Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.
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ebullient
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
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edacious
Given to eating.
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edible
Suitable to be eaten.
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effete
Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
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efficacy
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
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effrontery
Unblushing impudence.
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egress
Any place of exit.
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elegy
A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
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elicit
To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
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elucidate
To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
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emaciate
To waste away in flesh.
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embellish
To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
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embezzle
To misappropriate secretly.
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emblazon
To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
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encomium
A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
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encumbrance
A burdensome and troublesome load.
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endemic
Peculiar to some specified country or people.
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enervate
To render ineffective or inoperative.
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engrave
- To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
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- A riddle.
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entangle
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
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entreat
To ask for or request earnestly.
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Epicurean
Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
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epithet
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas".
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epitome
A simplified representation.
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equable
Equal and uniform; also, serene.
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equanimity
Evenness of mind or temper.
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equanimity
Calmness; composure.
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equilibrium
A state of balance.
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equivocate
To use words of double meaning.
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eradicate
To destroy thoroughly.
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errant
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
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espy
To keep close watch.
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eulogy
A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character.
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euphonious
Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
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evince
To make manifest or evident.
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evoke
To call or summon forth.
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exacerbate
To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
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exculpate
To relieve of blame.
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exhaustive
Thorough and complete in execution.
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exigency
A critical period or condition.
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exigency
State of requiring immediate action; also, an urgent situation; also, that which is required in a
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exorbitant
Going beyond usual and proper limits.
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expatiate
To speak or write at some length.
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expedient
Contributing to personal advantage.
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expiate
To make satisfaction or amends for.
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explicate
To clear from involvement.
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expropriate
To deprive of possession; also, to transfer (another's property) to oneself.
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extant
Still existing and known.
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extempore
Without studied or special preparation.
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extenuate
To diminish the gravity or importance of.
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extinct
Being no longer in existence.
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extinguish
To render extinct.
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extirpate
To root out; to eradicate.
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extol
To praise in the highest terms.
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extort
To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity.
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extraneous
Having no essential relation to a subject.
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facile
Not difficult to do.
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feint
Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.
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felon
A criminal or depraved person.
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fervor
Ardor or intensity of feeling.
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finesse
Subtle contrivance used to gain a point.
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flamboyant
Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.
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flippant
Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.
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flout
To treat with contempt.
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foible
A personal weakness or failing.
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foment
To nurse to life or activity; to encourage.
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foppish
Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.
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forbearance
Patient endurance or toleration of offenses.
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forfeit
To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.
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forswear
To renounce upon oath.
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fulminate
To cause to explode.
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fulsome
Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.
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gainsay
To contradict; to deny.
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gamut
The whole range or sequence.
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garrulous
Given to constant trivial talking.
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gesticulate
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech.
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glimmer
A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
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gourmand
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
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grandiloquent
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
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gregarious
Sociable, outgoing
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grievous
Creating affliction.
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harbinger
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing.
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head
Adv. Precipitately, as in diving.
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heresy
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.
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heterogeneous
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
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hirsute
Having a hairy covering.
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hospitable
Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness.
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hypocrisy
Extreme insincerity.
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iconoclast
An image-breaker.
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idiosyncrasy
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
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ignoble
Low in character or purpose.
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imbroglio
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife.
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imbue
To dye; to instill profoundly.
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immaculate
Without spot or blemish.
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imminent
Dangerous and close at hand.
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impair
To cause to become less or worse.
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impassive
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
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impecunious
Having no money.
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impede
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
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imperious
Insisting on obedience.
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impiety
Irreverence toward God.
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implacable
Incapable of being pacified.
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implicate
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
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importunate
Urgent in character, request, or demand.
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importune
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties.
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impromptu
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment.
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improvident
Lacking foresight or thrift.
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impugn
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations.
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incite
To rouse to a particular action.
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incongruous
Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion.
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inculcate
To teach by frequent repetitions.
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indelible
That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.
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indolent
Habitually inactive or idle.
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indomitable
Unconquerable.
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indulgent
Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care.
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ineluctable
Impossible to avoid.
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inept
Not fit or suitable.
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infuse
To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities.
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ingenuous
Candid, frank, or open in character or quality.
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inscrutable
Impenetrably mysterious or profound.
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insensible
Imperceptible.
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insurrection
The state of being in active resistance to authority.
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interdict
Authoritative act of prohibition.
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interim
Time between acts or periods.
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intransigent
Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
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intrepid
Fearless and bold.
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introspection
The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings.
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inundate
To fill with an overflowing abundance.
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inure
To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure.
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invalid
One who is disabled by illness or injury.
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invective
An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach.
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inveigh
To utter vehement censure or invective.
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invidious
Showing or feeling envy.
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invincible
Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome.
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iota
A small or insignificant mark or part.
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irascible
Prone to anger.
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itinerate
To wander from place to place.
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jocular
Inclined to joke.
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junta
A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.
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lachrymose
Given to shedding tears.
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lassitude
Lack of vitality or energy.
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laudatory
Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
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levee
An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
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lien
A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.
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lugubrious
Indicating sorrow, often ridiculously.
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luminary
One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
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malaise
A condition of uneasiness or ill-being.
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malcontent
One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.
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malign
To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely.
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massacre
The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings.
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maudlin
Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.
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mawkish
Sickening or insipid.
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mellifluous
Sweetly or smoothly flowing.
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meretricious
Alluring by false or gaudy show.
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meticulous
Over-cautious.
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mettlesome
Having courage or spirit.
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microcosm
The world or universe on a small scale.
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mien
The external appearance or manner of a person.
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mischievous
Fond of tricks.
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miser
A person given to saving and hoarding unduly.
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misnomer
A name wrongly or mistakenly applied.
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modicum
A small or token amount.
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molt
To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc.
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monomania
The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
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morbid
Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind.
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moribund
On the point of dying.
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multifarious
Having great diversity or variety.
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mundane
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.
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munificent
Extraordinarily generous.
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myriad
A vast indefinite number.
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nefarious
Wicked in the extreme.
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negligent
Apt to omit what ought to be done.
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neophyte
Having the character of a beginner.
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noisome
Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
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nostrum
Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.
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nugatory
Having no power or force.
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obdurate
Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
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obfuscate
To darken; to obscure.
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oblique
Slanting; said of lines.
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obsequious
Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
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obtrude
To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
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obtrusive
Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
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obviate
To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
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odium
A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
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officious
Intermeddling with what is not one's concern.
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onerous
Burdensome or oppressive.
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onus
A burden or responsibility.
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opprobrium
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
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ossify
To convert into bone.
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ostentation
A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
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ostracism
Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics.
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ostracize
To exclude from public or private favor.
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palate
The roof of the mouth.
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palliate
To cause to appear less guilty.
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palpable
Perceptible by feeling or touch.
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panacea
A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases.
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panegyric
A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act.
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panoply
A full set of armor.
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paragon
A model of excellence.
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Pariah
A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
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paroxysm
A sudden outburst of any kind of activity.
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parsimonious
Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.
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partisan
Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.
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pathos
The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy.
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peccadillo
A small breach of propriety or principle.
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pedestrian
One who journeys on foot.
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penchant
A bias in favor of something.
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penurious
Excessively sparing in the use of money.
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peregrination
A wandering.
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peremptory
Precluding question or appeal.
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perfunctory
Half-hearted.
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peripatetic
Walking about.
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perjury
A solemn assertion of a falsity.
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pernicious
Tending to kill or hurt.
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perspicacity
Acuteness or discernment.
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perturbation
Mental excitement or confusion.
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petrify
To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character.
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petulant
Displaying impatience.
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phlegmatic
Not easily roused to feeling or action.
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physiognomy
The external appearance merely.
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pique
To excite a slight degree of anger in.
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placate
To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness.
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platitude
A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace.
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plea
An argument to obtain some desired action.
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plethora
Excess; superabundance.
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plumb
A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something.
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plummet
A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical.
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poignant
Severely painful or acute to the spirit.
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polyglot
Speaking several tongues.
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ponderous
Unusually weighty or forcible.
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portend
To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs.
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portent
Anything that indicates what is to happen.
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precocious
Having the mental faculties prematurely developed.
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predominate
To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree.
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premature
Coming too soon.
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prescience
Knowledge of events before they take place.
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presumption
That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.
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preternatural
Extraordinary.
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prevalent
Of wide extent or frequent occurrence.
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prevaricate
To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention.
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probity
Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed.
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proclivity
A natural inclination.
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prodigal
One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.
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profligacy
Shameless viciousness.
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profligate
Recklessly wasteful
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profuse
Produced or displayed in overabundance.
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propitious
Kindly disposed.
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proscribe
To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation.
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provident
Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies.
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punctilious
Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom.
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pungency
The quality of affecting the sense of smell.
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pusillanimous
Without spirit or bravery.
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pyre
A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.
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quandary
A puzzling predicament.
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quibble
An utterly trivial distinction or objection.
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quiescence
Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
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quiescent
Being in a state of repose or inaction.
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Quixotic
Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree.
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quotidian
Of an everyday character; ordinary.
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raconteur
A person skilled in telling stories.
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ramify
To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions.
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rapacious
Sieze by force, avaricious
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reactionary
Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction.
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rebuff
A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches.
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recalcitrant
Marked by stubborn resistance.
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recant
To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained).
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reciprocity
Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed.
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recluse
One who lives in retirement or seclusion.
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recondite
Incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding.
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recrudescent
Becoming raw or sore again.
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redress
To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer.
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refractory
Not amenable to control.
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regale
To give unusual pleasure.
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regicide
The killing of a king or sovereign.
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reiterate
To say or do again and again.
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relapse
To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery.
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remonstrate
To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong.
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renovate
To restore after deterioration, as a building.
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repast
A meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
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repel
To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally.
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repine
To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding.
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reprobate
One abandoned to depravity and sin.
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repudiate
To refuse to have anything to do with.
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repulsive
Grossly offensive.
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requite
To repay either good or evil to, as to a person.
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rescind
To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority.
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resilience
The power of springing back to a former position
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resonance
Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations.
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respite
Interval of rest.
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restive
Resisting control.
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retinue
The group of people who accompany an important person during travels.
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revere
To regard with worshipful veneration.
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ribald
Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
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risible
Capable of exciting laughter.
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rotund
Round from fullness or plumpness.
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ruffian
A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow.
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ruminate
To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated.
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sagacious
Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception.
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salacious
Having strong sexual desires.
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salient
Standing out prominently.
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salubrious
Healthful; promoting health.
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sanction
To approve authoritatively.
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sanguine
Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
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sardonic
Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.
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satiate
To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of.
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satyr
A very lascivious person.
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savor
To perceive by taste or smell.
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scabbard
The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon.
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scintilla
The faintest ray.
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scribble
Hasty, careless writing.
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sedulous
Persevering in effort or endeavor.
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sequence
The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time.
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shrewd
Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.
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sinecure
Any position having emoluments with few or no duties.
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sinuous
Curving in and out.
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skiff
Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars.
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sluggard
A person habitually lazy or idle.
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solace
Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity.
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solvent
Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.
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somniferous
Tending to produce sleep.
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sophistry
Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.
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soporific
Causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep.
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sordid
Filthy, morally degraded
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squalid
Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance.
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stanch
To stop the flowing of; to check.
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stigma
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing.
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stingy
Cheap, unwilling to spend money.
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stolid
Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving.
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submerge
To place or plunge under water.
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sumptuous
Rich and costly.
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supercilious
Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.
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superfluous
Being more than is needed.
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supernumerary
Superfluous.
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supine
Lying on the back.
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suppress
To prevent from being disclosed or punished.
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surcharge
An additional amount charged.
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surfeit
To feed to fullness or to satiety.
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susceptibility
A specific capability of feeling or emotion.
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sybarite
A luxurious person.
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sycophant
A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence.
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synopsis
A syllabus or summary.
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taciturn
Disinclined to conversation.
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temerity
Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.
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timorous
Lacking courage.
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torpid
Dull; sluggish; inactive.
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tortuous
Abounding in irregular bends or turns.
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tractable
Easily led or controlled.
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transgress
To break a law.
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transient
One who or that which is only of temporary existence.
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transitory
Existing for a short time only.
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travail
Hard or agonizing labor.
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travesty
A grotesque imitation.
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trenchant
Cutting deeply and quickly.
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trepidation
Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
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trite
Made commonplace by frequent repetition.
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truculent
Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
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turbid
In a state of turmoil; muddled
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tutelage
The act of training or the state of being under instruction.
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tyro
One slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession.
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ubiquitous
Being present everywhere.
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ulterior
Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of.
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umbrage
A sense of injury.
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undermine
To subvert in an underhand way.
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undulate
To move like a wave or in waves.
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untoward
Causing annoyance or hindrance.
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upbraid
To reproach as deserving blame.
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vagary
A sudden desire or action
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vainglory
Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
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vapid
Having lost sparkling quality and flavor.
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variegated
Having marks or patches of different colors; also, varied.
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vehement
Very eager or urgent.
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venal
Mercenary, corrupt.
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veneer
Outside show or elegance.
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venial
That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin.
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veracious
Habitually disposed to speak the truth.
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verbiage
Use of many words without necessity.
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verdant
Green with vegetation.
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veritable
Real; true; genuine.
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vestige
A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone.
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vicissitude
A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune.
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vigilance
Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger.
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vigilant
Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety.
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virago
Loud talkative women, strong statured women
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virtu
Rare, curious, or beautiful quality.
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visage
The face, countenance, or look of a person.
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vituperate
To overwhelm with wordy abuse.
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vivify
To endue with life.
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vociferous
Making a loud outcry.
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voluble
Having great fluency in speaking.
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wean
To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment.
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Zeitgeist
The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch.
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