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abhor
dislike; to loathe, detest
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abrasive
agressive; harsh & rough in manner
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abridge
decrease; to condense, shorten
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abrupt
speed; sudden, curt
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absolve
forgive; to forgive, free from blame
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accentuate
important; to stress or emphasize; intensify
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accessible
helpful; attainable, avaliable, approachable
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accommodate
helpful; to do a favor for; provide for
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accomplice
grouped; an associate in wrongdoing
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accord
grouped to bestow upon
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acrimony
hostile; bitterness, animosity
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adept
experienced, very skilled
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adorn
detailed; to enhance, or decorate
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advantageous
helpful; favorable, useful
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adversary
dislike; opponent, enemy
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adversity
dislike; a state of hardship or misfortune
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aerate
open; to expose to air
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aesthete
attractive; one who cultivates a high sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
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aesthetic
attractive; pertaining to beauty and art
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affectation
pretentious; pretension, false display
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affiliation
grouped; an association to a group or organization
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agile
experienced; well coordinated, nimble
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agitate
aggressive; upset, disturb
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alacrity
speed; cheerful, willingness, eagerness, speed
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allegation
communication; a claim without proof
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alleviate
soothe; to relieve, improve partially
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amalgamation
grouped; consolidation of smaller parts
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ambiguous
unclear; uncertain; subject to multiple interpretations
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ambivalent
unclear; uncertain; emotionally conflicted
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amiable
friendly; friendly, pleasant, likeable
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amicable
friendly; friendly agreeable
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amorphous
unclear; having no definite form
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amphitheather
communication; arena theather with rising tiers around a central open space
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amplify
increase; increase intensify
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anachronistic
time; from an incorrect or incongruous time period
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anarchist
changing; one who aims for the overthrow of government
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anecdote
communication; a short unusally funny account of an event
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anthology
collected; collection of literary work
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anthropocentrism
people; interpreting reality entirely based on human values
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apathetic
lazy; indifferent, unconcerned
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appalling
unattractive; causing dismay, frightful
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appraise
evaluate; to evaluate, estimate the value
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arable
productive; suitable for cultivation
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arbitration
decisive; process in which a dispute is settled by an outside party
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archaic
time; antiquated from an earlier time; outdated
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archetypal
typical; representing an ideal example of a type
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archive
saving; to place into storage
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ardor
intrested; great emotion or passion
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arid
unproductive; extremely dry or deathly boring
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ascetic
deprived; self-denying, abstinent, austere
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assertion
communication; declaration, usually without proof
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assess
evaluate; to establish a value
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assiduous
diligent; persistent; hardworking
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assurance
communication; guarantee, plege
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astute
experienced; having good judgement
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asylum
safety; a place offering protection and safety
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atypical
unusual; irregular
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audacious
bold; daring, fearless
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augment
add; to expand, extend
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auspicious
helpful; having favorable prospects, promising
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autonomous
alone; seperate, independent
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avant-garde
time; radically new or original
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avain
organisms of or relating to birds
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balk
stop; to refuse, shirk; prevent
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banality
ordinary; the quality of being trite, commonplace, or predictable
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bane
harmful; cause of harm or ruin; source of annoyance
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bard
people; lyrical poet
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belligerent
hostile; aggressive, inclinced to fight
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benefactor
luck; someone who helps others, esp. financially
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benevolent
luck; friendly and helpful
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benign
helpful; gentle, harmless
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bequeath
saving; pass on, hand down
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berate
criticize; to scold harshly
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bereft
deprived of or lacking something
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bilk
decrease; to defraud, swindle
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boon
luck; blessing, something to be thankful for
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bourgeois
ordinary; middle-class
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braggart
proud; someone who boasts continuously
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brandish
aggressive; wave menacingly
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buffer
helpful; something that seperates two entities
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buttress
add; to reinforce or support
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cacophony
sound; jarring, unpleasant, noise
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cadence
sound; rhymthmic flow; marching beat
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cajole
bossy; flatter, coax, persuade
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calamity
harmful; disaster, catastrophe
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calculating
experienced; shrewed, crafty
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calumny
communication; false and malacious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
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camaraderie
grouped; trust, sociablity amongst friends
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cantankerous
hostile; disagreeable, quarrelsome
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castigate
criticize; to punish, chastice, criticize severely
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catalyst
helpful; something that causes change
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catnap
lazy; short, light sleep
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caustic
harmful; biting, sarcastic, able to burn
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censure
criticize; to find fault with and condemn as wrong; blame
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circuitous
indecisive; indirect taking the longest route
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circumlocution
communication; roundabout, lenghty way of saying something
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circumscribe
rigid; to encircle; set limits on, confine
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clairivoyance
time; exceptionally insightful, able to forsee the future
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clamp
grouped; establish by authority, impose
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clandestine
hidden, secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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clientele
people; body of customers of patrons
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cloying
foolish; overly sweet
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cognizant
intelligent; fully informed, conscious
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coherent
clear; intelligible, lucid, understandable
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cohesion
grouped; act of state of sticking together; close union
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collaborator
grouped; someone who helps on a task
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colloguial
communication; characteristic of informal speech
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collusion
collaboration; complicity, conspiracy
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colossal
size; immense; enormous
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combative
aggresive; eager to fight
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commemorate
praise, to serve as a memoral to
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commentary
communication; series of explanations or interpretations
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compelling
strong; urgently requiring attention, forceful
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compensate
money; to repay or reimburse
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complacence
lazy; self- satisfaction, lack of concern
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comprehensible
intelligent; readily understood
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compulsion
stubborn; an irresistible impulse to act
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conceivable
intelligent; capable of being understood or imagined
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conciliatory
friendly; overcoming distrust or hostility
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concot
able; to devise, using skill and intelligence
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concordant
appropriate; harmonious, agreeing
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condemnation
criticize; an expression of strong dissapproval
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condescending
proud; possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
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condolence
sad; sympathy for a person's misfortune
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condone
forgive; to pardon or forgive; overlook justify or excuuse a fault
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conduit
organized; tube, pipe, or similar passage
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confiscation
take away; seizure by authoriities
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conformity
grouped; similarity in form or character
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confound
foolish; to baffle to perplex
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confrontational
hostile; eager to defy, esp. in a face-to-face encounter
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congeal
collected to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing
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consecerate
spirital; to declare sacred; dedicate to a goal
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consensus
apporpriate; unanimity, agreement of opinion or attitude
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conservatism
stable; inclination to maintain traditional rules
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consolation
sad; the act of providing comfort or solace for a loss of harship
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consummate
intelligent; accomplish, complete, perfect
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contemptuous
criticize; scornful, disdainful
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contract
decrease; acquire, incur
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contrite
peaceable; deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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controversial
disagree; producing or marked by heated dispute
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conumdrum
unclear; riddle, puzzle, or problem with no solution
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conventional
typical, customary, commonplace
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convergence
grouped; the state of seperate elements joining or coming together
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convey
communication; to transport, to make known
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cordial
friendly; warm and sincere, friendly
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convoluted
ornate; twisted, complicated, involved
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corroborate
true; to confirm to verify
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cosmopolitan
experienced; pertinent or common to the whole world
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crafty
intelligent; underhanded, devious, or deceptive
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crass
clumsy; crude, unefined
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credo
belief, system of principles or beliefs
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cresendo
sound; gradual increase in volume, force, or intensity
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culpable
blame; guilty, responsible for wrong
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cumulative
increase; resulting form gradual increase
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curator
people; caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, esp. in a museum
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curtail
decrease; to shorten
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debacle
harmful; disastrous collaspe, total failure
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debase
decrease; to degrade or lower in quality or stature
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debilitating
unhealthy; impairing strenght or energy
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debtor
deprived; someone who owes somthing to someone else
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debunk
false; to expose the falseness of
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decibel
sound; unit of sound intensity
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decisive
conclusive; capable of determining outcome
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decorous
formal; proper, well-behaved
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deferment
time; the act of delaying
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deficit
take away; inadeuacy; disadvantage
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deft
able; skillful, dexterous
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degradation
subservient; reduction in worth or dignity
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delegate
bossy; to give powers to another
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deleterious
harmful; destructive, detrimental
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deliberation
flexible; dicussion or careful consideration of an issue
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delineate
detailed; to portray, depict, or describe
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demagogue
bold; leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejuidice
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demean
subservient; to degrade, humiliate, or humble
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demeanor
people; the way a person behaves
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demonize
hostile; to represent as evil
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depose
take away; to remove from a high position, as from a throne
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derelict
wasteful; neglectful of one's obligations; abandoned
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deride
criticize; to mock, ridicule, or make fun of
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derivative
ordinary; copied or adapted; not original
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desolate
alone; deserated, lifeless, barren
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despotism
bossy; dominance through threat of violence
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destitution
deprived, complete property
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detractor
criticize; one who belittles something else
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didactic
bossy; excessively instructive
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diffident
proud; shy, lacking confidence
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disgression
indecisive; the act of straying, an instance of straying
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dilatory
time; slow, tending to delay
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discomfit
worsen; make uneasy, embarass
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disconcert
worsen; ruffle, upset one's self-possession
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discord
hostile; lack of argreement; inharmonious combination
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discordance
hostile; state of disagreement
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discourse
communication; verbal exchange, conversation
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discredit
harmful; to harm the reputation of, dishonor, or disgrace
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discrepancy
disagree; difference
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discretionary
experienced; subject to one's own judgement
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disdain
disapprove; to regard with scorn or contempt
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disheveled
messy; marked by disorder, untidy
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disingenuous
false; not straight forward, insincere
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disparage
criticize; to belittle, speak-disrespectfully about
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disparate
alone; dissimilar, different in kind
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dispel
take away; to drive out or scatter
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disputant
hostile; someone in an arguement
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dissemble
false; to pretend to disguise one's motives
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disseminate
moving; to spread for and wide
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dissipate
decerase; to vanish; to pursue pleasure to excess
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divisive
hostile; creating disunity or conflict
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dogmatic
rigidly fixed in one opinoin, opinionated
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drub
defeat soundly, beat
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dubious
false; arousing doubt, doubtful
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duplicity
false; deception, dishonesty, double-dealing
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duration
time; period of time that something lasts
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