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06/29/2011
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imperiousness
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arrongantly domineering
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carnal
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physical
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polemicism
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practice of argumentation
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illimitable
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infinite
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circumsrcibe
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definite
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percipitate
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something done in a rash or headlong way
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inveterate
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habitual
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imitable
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worthy of imitation
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vapidity
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empty of interest or flavor
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piquancy
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pleasant tasting
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plausibility
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seemingly valid
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ruse
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trick or plot
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statute
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law
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irrevocable
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cannot be changed
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axiomatic
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accepted as true
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inviolate
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unharmed
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eschew
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shun or avoid
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pariah
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outcast
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embroil
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involve in
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concatenate
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join together
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tawdry
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poor quality
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meretricious
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falsely atractive
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urbane
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sophisticated
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reprehensible
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very bad
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conspicous
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easily visible
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apocryphal
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doubtful origin
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lionize
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treat as a celebrity
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callow
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immature
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conflagration
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big fire
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rouse
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stir up
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pacify
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calm down
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slattern
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dirty and untidy
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ameliorate
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to make better
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placate
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smooth
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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sagacity
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wise
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witless
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silly
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obtuse
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sharpness
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myriad
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large numbers
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virtuoso
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expert musician
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furtive
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stealth
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precept
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guiding principle
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pique
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resentment
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gaudy
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flashy (garish)
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Abdicate
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To give up a position or power
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Abjure
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To reject, abandon formally
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Ablution
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Act of cleansing
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Abnegate
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To deny, renounce
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Abrogate
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To abolish or invalidate by authority
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Abstemious
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Consuming moderately
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Abstruse
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Difficult to comprehend
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Abut
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To touch, be in contact with
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Acerbic
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Bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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Acme
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Highest point, summit
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Acquiesce
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To agree or comply in silence
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Adroit
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Skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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Adumbrate
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To sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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Aerie
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Nook or nest built high in the air
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Altruism
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Unselfish concern for other's welfare
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Ambulatory
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Walking around
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Amortize
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To diminsh by installment payments
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Ancillary
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Accessory, subordinate; helping
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Antediluvian
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Prehistoric, ancient beyond measure;
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Anthropomorphic
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Attributing human qualities to nonhumans; having human qualities
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Aplomb
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poise, confidence
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Apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith
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Apothegm
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A short, instructive saying
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Apotheosis
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Deification; glorified ideal
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Apotheosis
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Deification; glorified ideal
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Arboreal
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Relating to trees; living in trees
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Assiduous
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Diligent, persistent, hardworking
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Bacchanalian
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Drunkenly festive
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Balk
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To refuse, shirk; prevent
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Beatific
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Saintly, angelic
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Behemoth
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Huge creature
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Belie
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To misrepresent; expose as false
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Benison
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Blessing
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Bifurcate
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Divide into two parts
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Bilious
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Easily irritated, relating to bile
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Bonhomie
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Good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good chher
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Bulwark
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Defense wall; anything serving as defense
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Cajole
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To flatter, coax, persuade
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Calamitous
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Disastrous, catas
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Calumny
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False and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
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Canard
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a lie
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Carom
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To strike and rebound
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Cavalcade
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A procession
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Chargin
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Shame, embarrassment, humiliation
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Charlatan
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Qack, Fake
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Chattel
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Piece of personal property
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Chimerial
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fanciful, imaginary, visonary; impossible
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Choleric
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Easily angered, short-tempered
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Churlish
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Rude
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Cistern
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Tank for rainwater
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Coalesce
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To grow together; cause to unite as one
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Coffer
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Strongbox, large chest for money
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Cognomen
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Family name; any name, especially a nickname
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Comeliness
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Physical grace and beauty
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Commodious
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Roomy, spacious
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Compunctious
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Feeling guilty
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Concillatory
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Overcoming distrust or hostility
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Congenial
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Similiar in tastes and habits
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Consanguineous
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of the same origin; related by blood
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Contentious
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Quarrelsome, disagreeable, billigerent
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Contumacious
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Rebellious
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Corpulence
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Obesity, fatness, bulkiness
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Corrugate
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To mold in a shape with paralled grooves and ridges
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Cosset
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To pamper, treat with great care
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Coterie
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Small group of persons with similar purpose
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Coven
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Group of witches
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Declivity
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Downward slope
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Deleterious
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Harmful, destructive, detrimental
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Deluge
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Flood
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Demagogue
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Leader or rabble-rouser; appeals to emotion or prejudice.
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Denigrate
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To slur or blacken someone'e reputation
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Descry
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To discover or reveal
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Diaphanous
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Allowing light to show through
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Dictum
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Authoritative statement; popular saying
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Didactic
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Excessively instructive
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Diluvial
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Relating to a flood
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Diminutive
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Small
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Discomfit
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To cause perplexity and embarrassment
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Distaff
 Definition
Female branch of a family
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Dither
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Move or act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Diurnal
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Daily
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Doctrinaire
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Rigidly devoted to theories
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Dolor
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Sadness
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Doughty
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Courageous
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Droll
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Amusing in a wry, subtle way
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Dyseptic
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Suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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