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Abase
to humiliate, degrade
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abdicate
to give up a posistion, usually one of leadership
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aberration
something that differs from the norm
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abet
to aid, help, encourage
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abjure
to reject, renounce
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abnegation
denial of comfort to oneself
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abort
to give up on a half-finished project or effort
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abridge
to cut down, shorten
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abrogate
to abollish, usually by authority
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abschond
to sneak away and hide
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absolution
freedom rom blame, guilt, sin
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abstain
to freely choose not to
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abstruse
hard to comprehend
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accentuate
to stress, highlight
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accessible
obtainable, reachable
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accolade
high praise, special distinction
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accomodating
helpful, obliging, polite
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accost
to confront verbally
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accreation
slow growth in the size or amount
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acerbic
biting, bitter in tone or taste
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acquiesce
to agree without protest
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acrimony
bitterness, discord
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adamant
impervious, immovable, unyeilding
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adhere
to stick to something
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admonish
to caution, criticize, reprove
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adroit
skillful, dexterous
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adumbrate
to sketcho out in a vague way
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adverse
atagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
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advocate
to argue in favor of something
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aerial
somehow related to the air
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aesthetic
artistic, related to the apprecciation of beauty
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affable
friendly, amiable
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affinity
spontaneous feeling of closeness
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aggrandize
to increase or make greater
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aggregate
a whole o total
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aggrieved
distressed, wronged, injured
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agonistic
believing that the existence of god cannot be proven or disproven
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aisle
a passageway between rows and seats
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alacrity
eagerness, speed
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alias
a false name or identity
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allege
to assert, usually without proof
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alleviate
to realieve, make more bearable
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altercation
dispute, fight
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amalgamate
to bring together, unite
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ambivalent
having oposing feeling
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amenable
willing, compliant
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amenity
an item that increases comfort
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amorous
showing love, particularly sexual
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amorphous
without defing shape or type
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anachronisitic
being out of correct chronological order
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anagesic
something that reduces pain
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analogous
similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn
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anarchist
one who wants to eliminate government
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anathema
a cursed, detested person
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anecdote
a short, humorous account
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anesthesia
a loss of sensation
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anguish
extreme sadness, torment
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annex
to incorporate a territory or space
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annul
to make void or invalid
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anomaly
something that does not fit into the normal order
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anonymous
being unknown, unrecognized
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antecedent
something that came before
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anthology
a selected collection of writings, songs, etc...
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antipathy
a strong dislike, repugnance
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antiquated
old, out of date
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antiseptic
clean, sterile
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antithesis
the obsolute opposite
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anxiety
intense uneasiness
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apathetic
lacking concern, emotion
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apocryphal
ficitious, false, wrong
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appaling
inspiring shock, horror, disgust
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appraise
to assess the worth or value of
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apprehend
to seize, arrest
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approiate
to take, to make use of
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aquatic
relating to water
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arable
suitable for growing crops
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arbiter
one who can resolve a dispute
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arbitrary
based on factors that appear at random
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arbitrations
the process or act of resovling a dispute
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arboreal
of or relating to trees
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arcane
obscure, secret, known only by a few
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archaic
of or relating to an earlier period in time
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archetypal
the most representative of something
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ardor
extreme vigor, energy, enthusiasm
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arrogate
to take without justification
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artifact
a remaining piece from an extinct culture or place
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ascertain
to perceive, learn
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ascetic
practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
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ascribe
to assign, credit, attribute to
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aspersion
a curse, expression of ill-will
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astute
very clever, crafty
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asylum
a place of refuge, protection, a sanctuary
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atone
to repent, make amends
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atrophy
to wither away, to decay
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attain
to achieve, arrive at
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attribute
to credit, assign
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atypical
not typical, unusual
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audacious
excessively bold
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augment
to add to, expand
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auspicious
favorable, indicative of good things
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auspicious
favorable, indicative of good things
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aversion
a particular dislike for something
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balk
to stop, block abruptly
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bard
a poet, often a singer as well
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bashful
shy, excessively timid
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battery
a device that supplies power
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beguile
to trick, decieve
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benevolent
marked by goodness or doing good
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bequeath
to pass on, give
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berate
to scold vehemently
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bereft
defoid of, without
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beseech
to beg, please, implore
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bias
a tendancy, inclination, prejudice
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blandish
to coax by using flattery
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boisterous
loud, full of energy
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bombastic
excessively confident, pompous
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bourgeois
a middle-class person, capitalist
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brazen
excessively bold, brash
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brusque
short, abrupt, dismissive
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buffet
to strike with force
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buttress
to support, hold up
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cacophony
tremendous noise
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cadence
a rythm, progession of sound
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calmity
an event with disastrous consequences
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calibrate
to set, standardize
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callous
harsh, cold, unfeeling
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calummy
an attempt to spoil somone else reputation by spreading lies
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camaaderie
brotherhood, jovial unitiy
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candor
honesty, frankness
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canvas
a peice of cloth of which an artist paints
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captivate
to get the attention of, hold
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catolog
to list, enter into a list
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catalyze
to charge, inspire
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caucus
a meeting, usually held by people working toward the same goal
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caustic
bitter, biting, acidic
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cerebral
related to the intellect
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chastise
to criticize severly
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cherish
to feel or show affection toward something
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chide
to voice disapprovoal
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choreography
the arrangement of dances
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chronicle
a written history
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chronological
arranged in order of time
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cirumlocution
idirect and wordy language
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circumscribed
marked off, bounded
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clairvoyant
able to perceieve things that normal people cant
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cleave
to divide into parts
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clergy
members of a christian holy orders
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cloying
sickeningly sweet
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coagulate
to thinken, clot
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coaslesce
to fuse into a whole
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cobbler
a person who makes or repairs shoes
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coerce
to make somebody do something by force or threat
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cogent
intellectualy convincing
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coherent
logically consistent, intelligibl
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colloquial
a characteristic of informal conversation
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collusion
secret agreement, conspiracy
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colossus
a gigantic statue or thing
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combustion
the act or process of burning
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commendation
a notice of approval or recognintion
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commensurate
corresponding in size or amount
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compelling
forceful, demading attention
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compensate
to make an appropriate payment for something
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complement
to complete, make perfect
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compliant
ready to adapt oneself to another's wishes
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complict
being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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comprehensive
including everything
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compress
to apply pressure
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compunction
distress cuased by feeling guilty
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concede
to accept as valid
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conciliatory
friendly, agreeable
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concise
brief and direct in expression
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concoct
to fabricate, make up
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concomitant
accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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concord
harmonious agreement
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condolence
an expression of sympathy in sorrow
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condone
to pardon, deliberately overlook
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conduit
a pipe or channel through wichin something passes
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confections
a sweet fancy food
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confidant
a person entrusted with secrets
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confluence
gathering together
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conformist
one who behaves the same as others
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confound
to frustrate, confuse
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congeal
to thicken into a solid
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congenial
pleasantly agreeable
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congreagation
a gathering of people, especially for religous services
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congruity
the quailty of being in agreement
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consecrate
to dedicate something to a holy purpose
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consensus
an agreement of opinion
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consign
to give something over to another's care
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consolation
an act of comforting
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constituent
a essental part
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constrain
to forcibly restrict
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consummate
to complete a deal
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consumption
the act of consuming
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contemporaneous
exisitn during the same time
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contentious
having a tendency to quarrel or dispute
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contravene
to contradict, oppose, violate
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contrite
penitent, eager to be forgiven
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conundrum
puzzle, problem
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convention
an assembly of people
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convivial
characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment
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convoluted
intricate, complicated
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copious
profuse, abudnant
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cordial
warm, affectionate
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coronation
the act of crowning
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corpulence
extreme fatness
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corroborate
to supporte with evidence
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corrosive
tendency to erode or eat away
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cosmopolitan
sophisticate, worldly
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counteract
to neutralize, make ineffective
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coup
brilliant, unexpected act
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covet
to desire enviously
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covert
secretly engaged in
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creduiltiy
readiness to believe
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cresecendo
a steady increase in intensity or volume
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criteria
standards by which something is judged
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culmination
the climax toward which something progresses
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cultivate
to urture, improve, refine
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cumulative
increasing, building upon itself
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cunning
sly, clever at being deceitful
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cupidity
greed, strong desire
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cursory
brief to the point of being superficial
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curty
abruptly and rudely short
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curtail
to lessen, reduce
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daunting
intimidating, cuasing one to lose courage
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debacle
a disatrous failure, disruption
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debase
to lower the quailty or esteem of something
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debauch
to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures
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debunk
to expose the falseness of something
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decorous
socially proper, appropriate
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decry
to criticize openly
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deface
to ruin or injure somethings apperance
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defamatory
harmful toward another's reputation
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defer
to postpone something to yield to another's wisdom
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deferential
showing respect for another's authority
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defile
to make unclean, impure
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no longer used or existing
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delegate
to hand over reponsibility for something
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deliberate
intentional, reflecting careful consideration
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delineate
to describe, outline, shed light on
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demagouge
a leader who appeals to people's prejudices
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demarcation
the marking of boundaries or categories
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demean
to lower the status or stature of something
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demure
quiet, modest, reserved
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denigrate
to belittle, diminish the opinion of
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denounce
to crticize publicly
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deplore
to feel express or sorrow
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derelict
abandoned, run down
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deride
to laugh mockingly at, to scorn
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derivate
taken directly from a source, unoriginal
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desecrate
to vilate the sacredness of of thing or place
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desiccated
dried up, dehydrated
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deserted, dreary, lifeless
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despondent
feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless
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despot
one who has totaly power and rules burtally
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destitute
impoverished, utterly lacking
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deter
to discourage, prevent from doing
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devious
not straightforward, deceitful
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dialect
a vartion of language
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diaphanous
light, airy, transparent
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didactic
intended to instruct
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diffident
shy, quiet, modest
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diffuse
to scatter, thin out, break up
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dilatory
tending to delay, causing delay
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dligent
showing care in doing ones work
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diminutive
small or miniature
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dirge
a mournful song, espcially for a funeral
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disaffected
rebellious, resentful of authority
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disavow
to deny knowledge or or responsibility for
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discern
to percieve, detect
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disclose
to reveal, make public
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discomfit
to thwart, baffle
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discordant
not agreeing, not in harmony with
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discrepancy
difference, failure of things to correspond
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discretion
the quality of being reseved in speech or in action, good judgement
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discursive
rambling, lacking order
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disdain
to scorn, hold low in esteem
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disgruntled
upset, not content
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disheartened
to criticize or speak ill of
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disparate
sharply differning, containg sharply contasting elements
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dispatch
to send off to accomplish a duty
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dispel
to drive away, scatter
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disperse
to scatter,cause to scatter
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disrepute
a sate of being held in low regard
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dissemble
to conceal, fake
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disseminate
to spread widely
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dissonance
lack of harmony or consistency
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dissuade
to persuade someone not to do something
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divine
godly, exceedingly wonderful
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divisive
causing dissent, discord
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divulge
to reveal something secret
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docile
easily taught or trained
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dogmatic
aggressively and arrogantly certain about unprove principles
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dormant
sleeping, temporarily inactive
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dibious
doubtful, of uncerain quailty
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duplicity
crafty dishonesty
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dynamic
actively changing
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ebullient
extremly lively, enthusiastic
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eclectic
consisting of diverest variety of elments
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