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Abandon

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V. To forsake or desert.

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Abolish

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Adj. To do away with.

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Absurd

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Adj. Ridiculously unreasonable.

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Abundant

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Adj. Marked by great plenty (as of resources).

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Accesible

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Adj. Able to be reached or used.

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Accidental

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Adj. Happening by chance or unexpectedly.

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Accurate

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Adj. Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard.

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Accuse

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N. To charge with a fault; to blame.

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Adapt

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V. To adjust or make usable.

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Address

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V. To make a spoken or written communication to.

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Admire

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V. To regard with approval, respect, or satisfaction.

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Admission

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N. Permission to enter.

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Adore

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V. To regard with the utmost esteem and affection.

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Analysis

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N. The process of looking at something carefully and methodically.

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Anticipate

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V. To feel or realize beforehand; to look forward to.

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Anxious

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Adj. Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger, etc.; worried.

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Apologize

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V. To express regret, acknowledge faults, or make excuses for.

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Apparel

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N. Clothing; something that covers or adorns.

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Application

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N. Something that is being used or applied.

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Assume

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V. To take for granted as true.

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Authority

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N. Something that is being used or applied.

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Awe

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N. An emotion combining fear and wonder.

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Basic

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Adj. Of or relating to essential structure, function, or facts.

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Behavior

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N. The manner of conducting oneself.

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Benefactor

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N. Someone who takes care of or gives money to another person.

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Bias

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N. A preference or inclination; prejudice.

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Bizarre

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Adj. Very strange; unusual.

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Boast

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V. To speak of or assert with excessive pride.

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Brilliant

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Adj. Distinguished by unusual mental keenness or alertness.

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Budget

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N. A sum of money allocated for a particular purpose.

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Chaos

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N. Disorder.

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Characterize

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V. To describe the qualities of.

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Cite

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V. To quote or refer to a person's speech or writing.

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Cling

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V. To hold or hold on tightly or tenaciously.

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Colleague

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N. A co-worker.

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Command

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V. To give orders to; to have at your disposal.

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Commodity

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N. Something bought or sold.

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Compel

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V. To force.

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Competition

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N. A contest between opponents.

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Compromise

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N. An agreement that partially satisfies each side.

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Conceive

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V. To imagine.

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Conclusive

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Adj. Putting an end to any uncertainty or doubt; final.

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Conform

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V. To act in accordance with prevailing standards or customs.

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Conquer

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V. To defeat an opponent.

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Consciousness

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N. The state of being aware and awake.

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Consequence

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N. A result.

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Consideration

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N. Careful thought.

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Contradiction

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N. A situation in which two things do not make sense together.

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Contrary

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Adj. Opposite; disagreeing.

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Controversial

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Adj. Causing debate or argument.

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Conventional

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Adj. Following accepted customs; normal.

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Convey

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V. To express.

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Cordial

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Adj. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.

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Corruption

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N. Dishonesty; immoral behavior.

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Crisis

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N. An unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending.

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Critical

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Adj. Tending to call attention to flaws.

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Crude

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Adj. Raw; rude.

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Cult

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A religion considered to be extreme.

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Cultivate

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V. To help something grow.

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Curiosity

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N. Desire to know.

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Current

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Adj. Up-to-date; at the moment.

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Cynical

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Adj. Distrustful of people's motives.

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Deceive

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V. To cause someone to believe an untruth.

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Deduction

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N. Something that is inferred from something else; something removed or taken away.

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Deliberate

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V. To think deeply about.

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Deliberate

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Adj. Carefully considered and intended.

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Demolish

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V. To throw up or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull pieces; to ruin.

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Deny

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V. To disclaim connection with or responsibility for.

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Depict

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V. To represent by or as if by a picture; to describe.

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Despair

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N. Utter loss of hope.

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Detached

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Adj. Set apart from others.

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Determined

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Adj. Committed; certain.

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Devastated

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Adj. Made uninhabitable; ravaged; ruined; wasted.

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Devious

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Adj. Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; deviating from a straight course.

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Devise

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N. To imagine or create.

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Diligent

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Adj. Careful and steady in application to one's work or duties.

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Diminish

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V. To decrease in size, extent, or range; to leesen the authority, dignity, or reputation of.

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Disprove

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V. To reject serious consideration of.

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Disrupt

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V. To throw into disorder.

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Distant

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Adj. Seperated in space or by time.

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Distaste

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N. A feeling of intense dislike.

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Distinguish

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V. To perceive a difference in.

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Disturb

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V. To interfere with.

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Dominant

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Adj. Most powerful.

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Draft

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N. A version of a letter or essay.

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Effect

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N. An outward sign.

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Effective

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Adj. Producing a decided, decisive, or disered effect.

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Enact

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V. To order by virtue of superior authority.

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Enclosed

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Adj. Closed in or surrounded or included within.

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Encounter

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N. A meeting, especially between hostile parties.

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Encourage

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V. To inspire with courage, spirit, or hope.

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Endurance

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N. The power to withstand hardship or stress; a state of surviving; remaining alive.

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Endure

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N. To undergo (as a hardship) especially without giving in.

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Enhance

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V. To make better or stronger.

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Enthusiam

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N. A feeling of excitement.

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Essential

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Adj. Of the utmost importance; necessary.

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Establish

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V. To bring into existence.

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Esteem

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N. Respect or admiration.

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Esteem

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V. To respect or admire.

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Evident

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Adj. Obvious; easily seen or understood.

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Exasperation

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N. The state of being annoyed or irritated.

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Excavation

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N. Digging.

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Exhibit

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V. To show publicly.

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Extent

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N. The range over which something extends; scope.

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Extraordinary

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Adj. Going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary.

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Faculty

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N. Teachers at a school; members of a learned profession.

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Fascinating

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Adj. Extremely interesting or charming.

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Fatigue

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N. Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; lack of vitality.

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Feasible

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Adj. Capable of being accomplished; possible.

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Fine

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N. A sum imposed as punishment for an offense.

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Flaw

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N. An imperfection or fault.

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Force

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N. Strength or energy exerted or brought to bear; cause of motion or change; active power.

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Forge

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V. To make or imitate fasely, especially with intent to defraud.

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Forge

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V. To advance (alternative definition).

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Fragile

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Adj. Easily broken.

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Fraud

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N. Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.

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Frustration

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N. A feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized.

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Fundamental

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Adj. A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serces as the groundwork of a system; essential part.

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Funding

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N. Financial resources provided to make some project possible.

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Generalization

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N. A statement or judgment about a group based on a few examples.

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Generate

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V. To create.

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Generous

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Adj. Willing to give and share unstintingly.

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Graceful

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Adj. Characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, etc.; suggesting taste, ease, and wealth; elegant.

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Gracious

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Adj. Doing or producing good; exhibiting courtesy and politeness.

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Harmony

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N. Compatability in opinion and action.

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Harsh

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Adj. Very strict; unkind or cruel.

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Hazardous

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Adj. Involving risk or danger.

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Headstrong

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Adj. Bold; stubborn.

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Hesitate

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V. To pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.

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Hilarious

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Adj. Marked by or causing boisterous merriemtn or convulsive laughter.

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Honor

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V. To regard or treat with esteem or respect; to revere.

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Humanity

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N. The quality of being humane; kindness.

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Ideal

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N. A standard of perfection, beauty, or excellence.

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Ignorance

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Adj. Lacking knowledge or comprehension.

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Illuminating

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N. Lighting.

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Immediate

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Adj. Direct; without anything in between.

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Implement

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N. Tool.

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Imply

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V. To lead someone to believe something without directly stating it.

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Impolite

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Adj. Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude.

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Impractical

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Adj. Not usable or effective.

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Impulse

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N. Force or urge.

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Inaccurate

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Adj. Not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous.

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Inadvisable

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Adj. Not recommended.

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Inconsequential

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Adj. Unimportant.

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Inconsistency

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N. Disordance in respect to sentiment or action.

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Inconsistent

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Adj. Not agreeing with another fact or claim.

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Independent

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Adj. Free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate.

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Indignation

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N. Moral outrage.

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Infer

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V. To conclude or figure out.

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Influence

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Adj. Ability to pursuade or affect.

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Influential

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Adj. Having influence or power.

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Inhibit

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V. To check out; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder; to discourage from free or spontaneous activity.

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Innocent

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Adj. Fre from evil or guilt; lacking intent or capacity to injure.

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Insecure

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Adj. Not firm or firmly fixed; lacing self-confidence or assurance.

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Insightful

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Adj. Exhibiting clear and deep perception.

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Interpretation

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N. A particular adaptation of a version of a work, method, or style; an explanation of something not immediately obvious.

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Irrelevant

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Adj. Having no connection to a subject.

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Irresponsible

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Adj. Showing lack of care for consequences.

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Labor

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N. Work; effort.

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Lack

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V. To be deficient or missing something.

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Legend

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N. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events; a brief description accompanying an illustration.

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Loyalty

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N. The quality of being unswerving in allegiance.

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Majority

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N. The quality or state of being greater.

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Mass

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N. A large quantity, amount, or number.

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Mercy

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N. Kindness; forgiving.

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Mere

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Adj. Only; nothing more than.

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Misleading

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Adj. Deceptive

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Modest

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Adj. Marked by simplicity.

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Modify

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V. To make partial changes in; to make different.

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Moral

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N. The significance of a story or event.

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Moral

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Adj. Relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior.

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Morose

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Adj. Sad and dreary.

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Mythical

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Adj. Fiction; unreal.

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Narcissistic

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Adj. Having and inflated idea of one's own importance.

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Narrate

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V. To give a detailed account of.

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Nostalgic

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Adj. Longing for familiar things or persons, or for a period of time or an occurrence that has passed.

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Novel

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N. A book that tells a fictional story.

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Obedience

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N. Compliance with that which is eequired by authorit; subjection to rightful restraint or control.

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Obscure

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Adj. Not clearly understood or expresed.

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Obsessive

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Adj. Characterized by obsession; excessive, often to an unreasonable degree.

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Obstacle

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N. Something that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted.

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Opponent

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N. One that takes an opposition.

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Optimistic

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Adj. Anticipating the best possible outcome.

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Organic

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Adj. Derived from living organism.

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Origin

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N. The first existence or beginning of anything; the point at which something beings or from which it derives.

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Original

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Adj. Preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed.

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Outcast

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N. A person who is rejected (from society or home).

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Outcome

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N. Something that follows as a result or consequence.

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Outdated

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Adj. Old-fashioned.

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Overdue

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Adj. Delayed beyong the proper time of arrival or payment.

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Overlook

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V. To fail to see.

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Overthrow

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V. To cause the downfall of.

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Overwhelm

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V. To overome by superior force or numbers.

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Overwhelming

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Adj. Tending to overpower in thought or feeling.

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Passion

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Extreme feeling or emotion; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.

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Passive

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Adj. Not active.

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Patience

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N. Calm endurance or hardship, provocation, pain, delay, etc.

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Patron

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N. One who uses wealth or influence to help a cause.

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Penalize

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V. To inflict a penalty or punishment on

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Perceive

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V. To attain awareness or understanding of; to become aware of through the senses.

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Perceptive

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Adj. Having the ability to understand; keen in discernment.

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Perseverance

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N. The act of not quiting.

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Persist

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V. To continue.

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Persuasive

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Adj. To be able to move people to act or believe.

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Pessimist

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N. One who emphasizes adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities.

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Phenomenon

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N. An observable fact or event.

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Pictorial

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Adj. Consisting of pictures

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Pilfer

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V. To steal (a small amount)

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Pitiful

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Adj. Eliciting compassion

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Pity

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V. To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with.

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Plastic

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Adj. Easily bendable.

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Playwright

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N. Some who writes plays.

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Pledge

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N. A binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something.

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Poll

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V. To obtain and analyze information or opinions from people.

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Poll

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N. A survey of people's opinions.

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Ponder

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V. To consider carefully; think deeply.

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Portrait

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N. A picture or painting of a person.

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Potential

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N. Ability.

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Practical

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Adj. Concerned with actual use or practice.

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Precious

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Adj. Highly esteemed or cherished.

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Predominant

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Having superior numbers, strength, or importance.

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Predict

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V. To declare or indicate in advance.

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Predictable

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Adj. Possible to foretell.

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Primarily

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Adv. Most importantly.

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Principle

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N. A rule or guide.

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Prohibit

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V. To forbid by authority.

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Prominence

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N. The state of being noticeable.

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Prose

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N. Words in sentences and paragraphs, as opposed to poetry.

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Prosperity

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N. The state of being successful; economic well-being.

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Quarrel

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N. A usually verbal conflict between antagonists

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Quest

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N. A long search

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Radiant

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Adj. Filled with happiness; emitting light or heat.

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Reaction

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N. The act or process or an instance of responding; a response.

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Refute

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V. To disprove

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Relatively

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Adv. In comparison to something else.

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Repulsive

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Adj. Tending to repel or drive off; disgusting.

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Resentment

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N. Deep hatred.

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Resolution

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N. Something settled or resolved; the outcome of a decision.

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Revolution

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N. A political overthrow.

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Rile

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V. To irritate or stir up.

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Skeptical

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Adj. Doubtful; disbelieving.

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Standard

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Adj. Common or ordinary.

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Standard

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N. A common feature or rule used to judge.

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Strive

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V. To try very hard.

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Stupor

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N. To try very hard.

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Subtle

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Adj. Hard to detect; not obvious.

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Sufficient

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Adj. Enough.

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Sympathy

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N. Compassion.

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Terminate

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V. To bring to an end or stop.

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Tolerance

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N. Ability to endure pain or hardship; respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

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Transparent

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Adj. Clear; see-through.

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Turmoil

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N. A state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion.

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Undermine

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V. To remove support from; weaken.

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Unscrupulous

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Adj. Without honor or morals

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Vailidity

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N. Truth; correctness.

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Values

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N. Beliefs of a person or social group.

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Vend

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V. To sell; to offer (an idea).

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Verify

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V. To test the truth of.

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Vital

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Adj. Important, necessary.

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Vivid

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Adj. Bright or lively.

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