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to reduce
abate in amount, degree or severity
to renounce
abdicate or relinquish a throne
utterly
abject hopeless, humiliating or wretched
to
abjure renounce on oath
act of
ablution cleansing
to
abrogate abolish by formal means
to leave
abscond secretly
the act
abstention of refraining voluntarily
hard to
abstruse understand; secret, hidden
an
accretion increase by natural growth
sour or
acerbic astringent in taste, harsh in temper
to
acquiesce comply, give in
sharp or biting
acrid to the taste or smell
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caustic,
acrimonious stinging or bitter in nature
to be
adjoin close or in contact with
to be
adjoin next to and joined with
to beg or
adjure command
to counsel
admonish against something; caution
to make
adulterate impure
adventitious accidental
friendly,
affable courteous
to
aggrandize increase in power, influence and reputation
a person unselfishly
altruist concerned for the welfare of others
of or
amatory pertaining to lovers or lovemaking
friendship;
amity peaceful harmony
something
anachronism our of place in time
an
anachronism obsolete or archaic form
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any
androgen substance that promotes masculine characteristics
being
androgynous both male and female
hostile
animus feeling or attitude
extreme
antipathy dislike
antipathy aversion
any system
apartheid or caste that separates people according to race
lack of
apathy interest or emotion
lack of
apathy interest or emotion
the
apogee highest or most distant point
a total desertion
apostasy of one’s religion, principles, party, cause, etc.
renunciation
apostasy of one’s previous loyalty
glorification,
apotheosis glorified ideal
praise,
approbation consideration
to claim unwarrantably
arrogate or presumptuously
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diligent,
assiduous persistent, hardworking
to make
assuage less severe
the
atrophy wasting away of body tissue
severe or
austere stern in appearance; undecorated
independence,
autonomy self-governance
to
aver affirm, to declare to be true
something
avocation one does in addition to a principle occupation
predictable;
banal clichéd, boring
warlike,
belligerent given to waging war
to express
bemoan pity for
desiring
benevolent to do good to others
having a
benign kindly disposition
pertaining
bilateral to or affecting two or both sides
pompous
bombastic in speech and manner
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to surrender
capitulate unconditionally or on stipulated terms
changing
capricious one’s mind quickly and often
to punish
castigate or criticize harshly
deception
chicanery by means of craft or guile
roundabout,
circuitous indirect
to walk
circumambulate about or around
to draw a
circumscribe line around
watchful
circumspect and discreet
convincing
cogent and well reasoned
self-satisfied,
complacent unconcerned
inclined or
complaisant disposed to please
a feeling
compunction of uneasiness for doing wrong
having a
concentric common center
to
conciliate placate, win over
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a large
conflagration destructive fire
merging
confluence into one
existing
congenital or as such from birth
to come
contravene into conflict with
recovering
convalescent from illness
to call
convoke together
intricate
convoluted and complicated
to provide
corroborate supporting evidence
willingness
credulity to believe or trust too easily
too
credulous trusting; gullible
going
cursory rapidly over something; hasty; superficial
decaying;
decadent deteriorating
respect;
deference courtesy
respectful;
deferential to yield judgment to
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to think
deign fit or in accordance with one’s dignity
to
delude mislead the mind of judgment of, deceive
to act of
derision mockery
to dry out
desiccate thoroughly
jumping
desultory from one thing to another; disconnected
at
desultory random, unmethodical
an
diatribe abusive, condemnatory speech
division
dichotomy into two parts, kinds, etc.
diffident lacking self-confidence
to pour
diffuse out and spread
to spread
diffuse widely or thinly
intended
dilatory to delay
inclined
dilatory to delay or procrastinate
someone with
dilettante an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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to set
disabuse right; to free from error
to divert
disport or amuse oneself
a lack of
disquiet calm or peace
to present
dissemble a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character
to
disseminate scatter or spread widely
to expand
distend by stretching
a
doctrine principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief; dogma
a firmly
dogma held opinion, often a religious belief
dictatorial
dogmatic in one’s opinions
sorrowful,
doleful mournful
sullen,
dour gloomy
to
dupe deceive; a person who is easily deceived
deceitfulness
duplicity in speech or conduct; double-dealing
faulty or
dystrophy inadequate nutrition or development
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selecting
eclectic from or made up from a variety of sources
efficacy effectiveness
sculpture
effigy or model or person
flowing
effluence out of
a
elegy sorrowful poem or speech
art of
elocution clear and expressive speaking
the
empathy identification with the feelings or thoughts of others
to reduce
enervate in strength
to produce,
engender cause or bring about
a puzzle;
enigma a mystery
lasting a
ephemeral short time
a witty
epigram or pointed saying tersely expressed
a word of
epithet phrase, use invectively as a term of abuse
to use expressions
equivocate of double meaning in order to mislead
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learned,
erudite scholarly, bookish
known or
esoteric understood by only a few
estimable admirable
improvement
eugenics of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics
speech in
eulogy praise of someone
pleasantness
euphony of sound
to
exacerbate increase bitterness or violence
to clear
exculpate from blame; prove innocent
execrable abominable
urgent;
exigent requiring immediate action
to set
expound forth in detail
to show
exult or feel triumphant joy
fawn to grovel
of a
fiduciary trust; held or given in trust
to arouse
foment or incite
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to
forestall prevent by advance action
irritable,
fractious peevish
continuous
fusillade discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism
pompous
grandiloquent or inflated in language
deceit or
guile trickery
different
heterodox from acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines
of other
heterogeneous origin; not originating in the body
affecting
hypocritical virtues or qualities one does not have
one who opposes

iconoclast established beliefs, customs and institutions
showing
impassive or feeling no emotion
impossible
impervious to penetrate; incapable of being affected
quick to
impetuous act without thinking
characterized
impetuous by sudden rash action or emotion
to urge
importune or press with excessive persistence
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to
impugn challenge as false
a female
inamorata lover
not fully
inchoate formed; disorganized
to charge
inculpate with fault
a hostile
incursion entrance into a place
deficient
indigent in what is requisite
to imbue
indoctrinate someone with learning
state of
indolence being lazy or slothful
showing a
indolence disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
to move
induce or lead by influence
too great
ineffable for description
liquid
infusion extract so obtained
showing
ingenuous innocence or childlike simplicity
inimical hostile, unfriendly
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without
insensate feeling or sensitivity
intended
insidious to trap or beguile
lacking
insipid interest or flavor
boldly
insolent rude or disrespectful
someone
interloper who intrudes in the domain of others
uncompromising;
intransigent refusing to be reconciled
refusing
intransigent to agree or compromise
of,
invective relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse
easily
irascible made angry
using few
laconic words
to make
litigate the subject of a lawsuit
generous
magnanimous in forgiving an insult or injury
a
magnate powerful or influential person
clumsy,
maladroit tactless
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characterized
malevolent by or expressing bad will
misconduct
malfeasance or wrongdoing often committed by a public official
to speak
malign harmful untruths about, to slander
to evade
malinger responsibility by pretending to be ill
an
maxim expression of general truth or principle
menacing,
minatory threatening
a person
misanthrope who dislikes others
interbreeding
miscegenation of races
to
mitigate soften, to lessen
to calm
mollify or make less severe
starting
nascent to develop
a recent
neophyte convert
hardened
obdurate in feelings; resistant to persuasion
to render
obfuscate indistinct or dim
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having a
oblique slanting or sloping direction
overly
obsequious submissive and eager to please
obsequious fawning
becoming
obsolescent obsolete
noisily
obstreperous defiant, unruly
not
obtuse sharp, pointed or acute
to
obviate prevent; to make unnecessary
to stop
occlude up; to prevent the passage of
eating or
omnivorous absorbing everything
troublesome
onerous and oppressive; burdensome
public
opprobrium disgrace
the
opprobrium disgrace incurred by shameful conduct
formal or
panegyric elaborate praise at an assembly
a
panoply wide-ranging and impressive array or display
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model of
paragon excellence or perfection
causing
pathogenic disease
smallness
paucity of quantity; scarcity; scantiness
having perception;
percipient discerning; discriminating
willing
perfidious to betray one’s trust
done in a
perfunctory routine way; indifferent
performed
perfunctory merely as routine duty
walking
peripatetic or traveling about; itinerant
a
permutation complete change; transformation
a
perquisite gratuity, tip
shrewd,
perspicacious astute
having
perspicacious keen mental perception and understanding
pertinacious resolute
persistent,
pertinacious stubborn
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showing
petulant sudden irritation, esp. over some annoyance
one who
philanderer carries on flirtations
charity;
philanthropy a desire or effort to promote goodness
the study
philology of literary texts to establish their authenticity and determine their meaning
plethora excess
a
precept commandment given as a rule of action or conduct
to throw
precipitate violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
to
preclude prevent the presence of
unusually
precocious advanced or mature in mental development or talent
preference,
predilection liking
having
prescient knowledge of things before they happen
a feeling
presentiment of anticipation over a future event
to lie or
prevaricate deviate from the truth
honesty,
probity high-mindedness
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lavish,
prodigal wasteful
to
proliferate increase in number quickly
to make known
promulgate by open declaration
to
propitiate conciliate; to appease
to set
propound forth for consideration
correct
propriety behavior, obedience to rules and customs
to
proscribe condemn as harmful or odious
to convert
proselytize of attempt to recruit
to
protract prolong, draw out, extend
having or
provident showing foresight
wisdom,
prudence caution or restraint
childish,
puerile immature
to
pugnacious quarrel or fight readily
strict or
punctilious exact in the observance of formalities
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lacking
pusillanimous courage or resolution
full of
querulous complaints
the
quiescence condition of being at rest, still, inactive
quiescent motionless
lying
recumbent down; reclining; leaning
stubborn,
refractory rebellious
to reply,
rejoinder retort
to say or
remonstrate plead in protect, objection or reproof
deserving
reprehensible rebuke or censure
retaliation
reprisals against an enemy
a
reprobate depraved or wicked person
to reject
repudiate the validity of
silent,
reticent reserved
disposed
reticent to be silent or not to speak freely
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to criticize
revile with harsh language
prominent
salient or conspicuous
incitement
sedition of discontent or rebellion against a government
a person
sociopath whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility
causing
soporific sleep or lethargy
deceptively
specious attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
a mark of
stigma shame or discredit
unemotional;
stolid lacking sensitivity
to
subjugate conquer
an artifice
subterfuge or expedient used to evade a rule
arrogant,
supercilious haughty, condescending
to make
supplicate humble and earnest entreaty
silent,
taciturn not talkative
capable
tenable of being held, maintained or defended
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holding
tenacious fast
having a
tendentious predisposition towards a point of view
extreme
torpor mental and physical sluggishness
easily
tractable managed or controlled
going
transcendent beyond ordinary limits
unconscionable unscrupulous
habitually
veracious truthful
filled
veracity with trust and accuracy
the
verisimilitude appearance or semblance of truth
verity truthfulness
performed,
vicarious exercised, received or suffered in place of another
to
vilify slander, to defame
crying
vociferous out noisily
free
volition choice, free will; act of choosing
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