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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity Focus on 'ate' part of abate. (eat, ate, eaten). When you eat anything, you reduce it's quantity.
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abate
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to run away, to leave secretly ab + scond. "Absent in a second." When you will absent in a second? When u HIDE, or when u DEPART secretly. Treat it like james bond, hiding from a villain.
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abscond
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to choose not to do something ab (meaning away) + stain : we generally tend to stay away from stain (dirt, dust etc)
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abstain
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an extremely deep hole abyss sounds similar to abuse. When you're seriously abused, you become depressed and feel like jumping into an abyss
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abyss
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to make impure when a child becomes adult he loses his purity and innocence...so any thing adulterated is contaminated or has lost its purity.
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adulterate
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to speak in favor of advocate: add+ur VOICE ...support
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advocate
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concerning the appreciation of beauty aes + thetic opposite of "pathetic"..means beauty
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aesthetic
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to increase in power, influence, and reputation aggrandize ~ ag+grand+eyes = make someone seem grander/greater in others eyes by raising power etc.
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aggrandize
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to make more bearable ALL (all)+ EVI (evil)+ ATE (has been eaten up) so hence you are relieved of the pain and you feel relief
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alleviate
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to combine; to mix together at+mall+game= There is a game at a mall. Hence people come together...Gather for the game!
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amalgamate
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doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways Ambi (am + bi) means 2 , while guous sounds like guess. So if 2 people guess on something, then it will make the subject doubtful or unclear.
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ambiguous
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to make better; to improve In movie Amelie, Amelie tries to improve other people's lives.
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ameliorate
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something out of place in time ana (out of order, negative sense) + chron (time).. so something not placed correctly with respect to time.
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anachronism
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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to Analogies are given by the lecturers while teaching which compares the example with the present subject
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analogous
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derivation from what is normal Anomaly= A(means NO) + Nomaly = A(no) + Normality = ABNORMALITY, DEVIATION FROM NORMAL ORDER
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anomaly
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to annoy or provoke to anger AUNTY+GONE(goes)+ON+ICE....when an aunty goes on ice bare footed,it provokes her hostility...
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antagonize
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extreme dislike remember antipathy as anti party. in politics the people of anti-party are quite opposite in feeling
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antipathy
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lack of interest or emotion a (negative) + pathy : root "pathy" means feeling as in sympathy; so apathy means lacking interest in something.
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apathy
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties arbitrate= (arbit=arbiter=judge)+(trate = treat= act as)
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arbitrate
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ancient, old-fashioned Remember with Archive. As we keep very old thing in archive- Archaic is related something very old.
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archaic
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intense and passionate feeling
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ardor
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able to speak clearly and expressively
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articulate
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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assuage
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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
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attenuate
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fearless and daring
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audacious
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severe or stern in appearance, undecorated
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austere
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predictable, clichéd, boring
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banal
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to support; to prop up
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bolster
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pompous in speech and manner
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bombastic
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harsh, jarring noise
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cacophony
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impartial and honest in speech
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candid
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changing one's mind quickly and often Ex:Employees have complained of being at the mercy of the manager's every whim and caprice.
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capricious
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to punish or criticize harshly
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castigate
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something that brings about a change in something else. Ex: She was proud to be a catalyst for reform in the government.
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catalyst
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biting in wit
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caustic
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great disorder or confusion
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chaos
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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chauvinist
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deception by means of craft or guile
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chicanery
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convincing and well reasoned
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cogent
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to overlook, pardon, or disregard
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condone
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intricate and complicated
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convoluted
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to provide supporting evidence
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corroborate
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too trusting; gullible
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credulous
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steadily increasing volume or force
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crescendo
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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decorum
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respect, courtesy
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deference
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to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
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deride
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to dry out thoroughly
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desiccate
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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desultory
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an abusive, condemnatory speech
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diatribe
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lacking self-confidence
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diffident
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to make larger; to expand
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dilate
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intended to delay
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dilatory
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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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dilettante
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a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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dirge
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to set right; to free from error
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disabuse
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to perceive; to recognize
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discern
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fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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disparate
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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intention or character
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dissemble
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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
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dissonance
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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
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dogma
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dictatorial in one's opinions
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dogmatic
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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
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dupe
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selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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eclectic
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effectiveness
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efficacy
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a sorrowful poem or speech
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elegy
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persuasive and moving, especially in speech
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eloquent
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to copy; to try to equal or excel
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emulate
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to reduce in strength
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enervate
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to produce, cause, or bring about
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engender
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a puzzle; a mystery
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engima
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to count, list, or itemize
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enumerate
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lasting a short time
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ephemeral
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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equivocate
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wandering and unpredictable
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erratic
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learned, scholarly, bookish
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erudite
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known or understood by only a few
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esoteric
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admirable
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estimable
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speech in praise of someone
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eulogy
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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euphemism
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to make worse
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exacerbate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
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exculpate
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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exigent
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to clear of blame
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exonerate
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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
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explicit
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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
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fanatical
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to grovel
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fawn
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intensely emotional; feverish
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fervid
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excessively decorated or embellished
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florid
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to arouse or incite
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foment
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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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frugality
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tending to talk a lot
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garrulous
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outgoing, sociable
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gregarious
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deceit or trickery
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guile
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easily deceived
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gullible
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of a similar kind
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homogenous
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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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iconoclast
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not capable of being disturbed
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imperturbable
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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impervious
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quick to act without thinking
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impetuous
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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implacable
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not fully formed; disorganized
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inchoate
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showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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ingenuous
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hostile, unfriendly
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inimical
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harmless
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innocuous
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lacking interest or flavor
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insipid
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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intransigent
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to overwhelm; to cover with water
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inundate
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easily made angry
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irascible
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using few words
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laconic
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to express sorrow; to grieve
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lament
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to give praise; to glorify
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laud
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to give unsparingly; or extremely generous or extravagant
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lavish
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acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
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lethargic
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talkative
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loquacious
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clear and easily understood
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lucid
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bright, brilliant, glowing
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luminous
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malinger
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capable of being shaped
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malleable
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a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
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metaphor
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extremely careful about details
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meticulous
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a person who dislikes others
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misanthrope
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to soften; to lessen
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mitigate
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to calm or make less severe
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mollify
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lack of variation
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monotony
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lacking sophistication or experience
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naïve
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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obdurate
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overly submissive and eager to please
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obsequious
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stubborn, unyielding
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obstinate
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to prevent; to make unnecessary
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obviate
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to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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occlude
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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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onerous
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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
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opaque
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public disgrace
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opprobrium
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excessive slowness
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ostentation
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a contradiction or dilemma
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paradox
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a model of excellence or perfection
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paragon
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someone who shows off learning
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pedant
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfidious
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done in a routine way; indifferent
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perfunctory
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to penetrate
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permeate
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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
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philanthropy
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to soothe or pacify
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placate
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able to be molded, altered, or bent
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plastic
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excess
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plethora
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practical as opposed to idealistic
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pragmatic
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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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precipitate
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to lie or deviate from the truth
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prevaricate
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fresh and clean; uncorrupted
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pristine
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lavish, wasteful
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prodigal
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to increase in number quickly
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proliferate
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to conciliate; to appease
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propitiate
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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
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propriety
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wisdom, caution, or restraint
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prudence
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sharp and irritating to the senses
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pungent
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motionless
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quiescent
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to make thinner or sparser
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rarefy
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to reject the validity of
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repudiate
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silent, reserved
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reticent
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effective writing or speaking
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rhetoric
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to satisfy fully or overindulge
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satiate
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causing sleep or lethargy
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soporific
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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specious
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a mark of shame or discredit
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stigma
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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stolid
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lofty or grand
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sublime
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done without using words
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tacit
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silent, not talkative
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taciturn
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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tirade
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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torpor
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temporary, lasting a brief time
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transitory
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to sway physically; to be indecisive
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vacillate
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to respect deeply
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venerate
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filled with truth and accuracy
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veracity
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wordy
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verbose
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to annoy
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vex
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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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volatile
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to fluctuate between choices
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waver
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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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whimsical
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passion, excitement
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zeal
