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06/23/2011
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abjure
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to reject, renounce, or forswear
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adjure
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to charge or command solemnly; to order
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to accept
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to receive, take
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except (prep)
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but
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to except (v)
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to exclude, leave out
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to affect
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to make a difference, to influence
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to effect (v)
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to bring about, cause to happen
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effect (n)
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the result or outcome
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to adapt
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to modify; later; adjust
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to adopt
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to take as one's own
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ascetic
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self-denying, austere
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aesthetic
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referring to the sense of beauty
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averse
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strongly against, disinclined
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adverse
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unfavorable, hostile. Opposed
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capitol (n)
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government building(s)
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capital (adj, n)
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all other uses, i.e., first-rate; a money stake; net worth; capital letter; seat of government (city)
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censor (n)
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person judging/cutting offensive matter
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to censor (v)
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to edit or delete questionable material
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censure (n)
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hostile criticism
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to censure (v)
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to criticize harshly, find fault with
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complacent
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smug, self-satisfied
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complaisant
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amiable, docile, submissive
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complement (n)
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something that completes, goes well with
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to complement (v)
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to supply a lack, to complete
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compliment (n)
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approving remark
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to compliment (v)
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to speak approvingly
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contemptible
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hateful, deserving of contempt or scorn
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contemptuous
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showing contempt or scorn
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credible
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believable, plausible
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creditable
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worthy of credit or merit
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credulous
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gullible, innocent, na
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to demur (v)
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to object, protest (but not too strongly)
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demure (adj)
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sedate, shy, modest, well-behaved
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to deprecate
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to disapprove of with regret
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to depreciate
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to go down in value, to undervalue
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discrete
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separate, distinct
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discreet
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showing good judgment, careful
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disinterested
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without prejudice, or bias, neutral
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uninterested
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not interested
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diverse
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different, unlike, dissimilar
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diverse
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several (number)
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to elicit
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to draw forth (information or a response), to extract
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illicit
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illegal, against the law
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to elude
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to escape notice or apprehension
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to allude
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to refer to indirectly, obliquely
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to emend
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to correct by editing
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to amend
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to change slightly
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equable
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even-tempered, steady, uniform
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equitable
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fair, just
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factious
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inclined to dispute (to encourage factions), seditious
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factitious
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artificial, sham
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formerly
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in times past, heretofore
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formally
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following established form or custom
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gourmet
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lover of fine food
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gourmand
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lover of lots of fine food
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to hoard (v)
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to save for yourself; to keep safely
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horde (n)
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a swarm or teeming crowd
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to immigrate
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to move to another country or area
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to emigrate
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to leave your country and move elsewhere
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indigenous
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native to an area, innate
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indigent
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poor, destitute, lacking necessities
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ingenious
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inventive, clever
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ingenuous
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innocent, trusting, na
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interment
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burial (literally into earth)
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internment
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imprisonment
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later (adj, adv)
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occurring after something else in time
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latter (adj)
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of two things, the one listed second; more recent
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to lie
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to recline, as on a bed
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to lay
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to put or place
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loath
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disinclined, reluctant (to do something)
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to loathe
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to hate, detest, despise
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to lose (v)
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to misplace
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loose (adj)
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detached, free; not securely attached
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marital
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of marriage
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martial
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warlike
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nauseated
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sick to the stomach
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nauseous
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revolting or disgusting
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personable
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pleasant, appealing
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personal
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private, applying to oneself
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perspicacious
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wise, shrewd, perceptive
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perspicuous
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clear, easy to understand
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principal (n)
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the PAL in charge of the school
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principal (adj)
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main, chief, highest
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principle (n)
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fundamental truth or ideal
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to prophesy (v)
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to foretell, predict
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prophecy (n)
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that which is foretold
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to prosecute
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to bring legal action
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to persecute
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to harass, annoy (esp. for beliefs)
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to regale (v)
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to entertain (with food, jokes, etc.)
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regal (adj)
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referring to royalty
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social
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referring to human society
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sociable
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enjoying the company of people, friendly, amiable
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tortuous
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winding, twisted
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torturous
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cruelly painful (as torture is)
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urbane
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sophisticated or polished
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urbane
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referring to cities
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venal
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open to bribery, corrupt
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venial
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excusable, minor
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vocation
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job, career
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avocation
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hobby
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