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v. abdicate
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v. to formally take over high power, office or responsibility
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v. abscond
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v. to leave quickly and secretly and hide, especially to avoid prosecution
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adj. acrid
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adj. describing a sharp taste or smell (e.g. odor); caustic in language or tone
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adj. adept
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adj. highly skilled; proficient; expert
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adj. aesthetic
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adj. having to do with beauty; pertaining to beautiful appearances
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adj. ambidextrous
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adj. equally skilled at using both hands
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adj. amiable
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adj. having a pleasant disposition; friendly; good natured
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adj. aquatic
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adj. living, growing or practicing in or on water
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adj. arrogant
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adj. overly proud
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adj. astute
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adj. shrewd
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adj. auspicious
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adj. favorable (e. g. circumstances)
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adj. authentic
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adj. genuine
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adj. barren
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adj. unfruitful
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adj. bizarre
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adj. strange
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adj. blatant
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adj. overly loud or offensively conspicuous
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adj. brusque
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adj. rudely brief
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adj. callous
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adj. cold; hard; or unfeeling
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n. cathode
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n. a negatively charged electrode in a storage battery or cell; the positive charge or a cell supplying an electric current
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adj. chic
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adj. stylish
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adj. civic
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adj. municipal; pertaining to citizens or township
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adj. cogent
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adj. convincing (e.g. argument)
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adj. colloquial
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adj. conversational
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adj. compatible
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adj. capable of getting along together
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adj. concise
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adj. brief but complete
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n. countenance
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n. appearance especially facial expressions; the face and its features
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adj. credible
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adj. believable
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adj. cumbersome
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adj. bulky
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adj. curt
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adj. rudely brief
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adj. deft
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adj. skillful
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v. delve
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v. to investigate
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v. deplete
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v. to use up
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v. deprive
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v. to keep someone from having or getting something
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adj. derogatory
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adj. belittling
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v. despise
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v. to scorn; to hate
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adj. destitute
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adj. poverty-stricken
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v. detect
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v. to uncover something that is not obvious
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n. detergent
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n. cleaning product or agent
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v. detract
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v. to take away from
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adj. devoid
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adj. completely free of (e.g. feeling)
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adj. devout
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adj. very religious
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v. digress
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v. to depart from the subject under consideration
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v. disburse
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v. to pay out; to give away, usually funds
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v. disdain
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v. to look down on with scorn
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v. dismay
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v. to dishearten
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v. disperse
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v. to scatter; to spread around
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v. dissect
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v. to cut or take apart, especially in biology or anatomy
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v. diverge
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v. to go in different directions
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v. divulge
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v. to reveal
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v. efface
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v. to blot out; to erase; to remove
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v. eject
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v. to throw out; to remove from something
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adj. germane
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adj. having an important part of the issue at hand; pertinent
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adj. gigantic
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adj. huge
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adj. glum
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adj. gloomy
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adj. graphic
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adj. vividly realistic
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adj. grievous
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adj. causing sorrow
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adj. gross
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adj. glaringly bad (e.g. injustice)
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n. grotto
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n. a little cavern; small cave
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adj. gullible
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adj. easily fooled; naive
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adj. haggard
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adj. worn-looking; faded; exhausted
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adj. haphazard
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adj. random; chance
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adj. harsh
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adj. disagreeably rough; stark
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adj. hectic
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adj. very busy; feverish
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adj. heinous
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adj. outrageous (e.g. crime); shocking
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adj. hilarious
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adj. very funny; humorous
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adj. horrendous
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adj. horrible; dreadful
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adj. humane
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adj. merciful
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adj. humid
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adj. damp; muggy; wet
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adj. immaculate
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adj. very tidy; spotlessly clean
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adj. imminent
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adj. looming; about to happen (e.g. storm)
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adj. imperative
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adj. vital; necessary
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adj. impetuous
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adj. rash; hasty; acting on impulse
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adj. impromptu
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adj. without any preparation (e.g. remarks); unrehearsed
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adj. inane
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adj. silly; foolish
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adj. incessant
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adj. uninterrupted; continuous
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adj. incognito
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adj. with real identity hidden; in disguise
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adj. indelible
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adj. unable to be erased; permanent
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adj. indigent
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adj. poor; humble
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adj. indispensable
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adj. absolutely necessary; of importance
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adj. inept
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adj. ineffective; not skilled
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adj. infamous
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adj. having a bad reputation; well-known for something
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adj. infinitesimal
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adj. very small; minute
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adj. ingenious
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adj. clever; intelligent
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adj. inherent
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adj. existing in someone or something
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adj. innocuous
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adj. safe; harmless
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adj. insolent
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adj. disrespectful; boldly rude in an abrasive manner
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adj. integral
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adj. essential to the whole; central
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adj. intermittent
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adj. sporadic; starting and stopping (e.g. rain)
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adj. intricate
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adj. delicate; complicated; having many connecting factors
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adj. irate
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adj. extremely angry; having very strong feelings
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adj. jovial
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adj. good-humored in a good natured way
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adj. judicious
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adj. showing good judgment (e.g. decision)
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adj. lanky
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adj. tall and thin
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adj. laudable
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adj. worthy of praise
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adj. lax
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adj. loose; tolerant or lenient (e.g. discipline)
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adj. legitimate
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adj. lawful (e.g. claim)
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adj. listless
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adj. lacking in spirit
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adj. literate
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adj. educated to the point of being able to read and write (e.g. person)
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adj. loath
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adj. averse; unwilling; extremely reluctant
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adj. majestic
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adj. grandeur; extravagant and luxurious
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adj. malignant
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adj. cancerous or harmful (usually a growth)
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adj. mandatory
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adj. expected; required; describing a duty
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adj. marine
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adj. referring to the ocean or sea
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adj. massive
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adj. very heavy and large
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adj. menial
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adj. low level (usually refers to tasks or positions)
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adj. meticulous
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adj. detailed work; very careful
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adj. mobile
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adj. having the ability to move; portable
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adj. nocturnal
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adj. having a preference for the evening; of the night
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adj. nonchalant
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adj. not excitable; very casual
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adj. notorious
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adj. well known in a negative way
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adj. obese
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adj. very fat
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adj. oblique
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adj. indicated in an indirect way
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adj. obstinate
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adj. not easy to persuade; stubborn
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adj. onerous
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adj. extra work; burdensome
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adj. opulent
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adj. describing riches; wealthy
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adj. orthodox
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adj. describing rules and beliefs which are approved, especially by religion
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adj. outright
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adj. thorough; complete
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adj. paltry
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adj. insignificant; referring to a small amount
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adj. passive
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adj. not active; usually not aggressive
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adj. pathetic
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adj. sad-looking; pitiful
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adj. peevish
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adj. annoyed; irritable
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adj. pensive
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adj. thinking of others; thoughtful
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adj. perilous
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adj. describing a high level of danger
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adj. petty
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adj. small or of no importance
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adj. pious
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adj. very religious; devout
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adj. plausible
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adj. seeming to be the truth; apparently true
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adj. poignant
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adj. keen to the senses and emotions
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adj. portable
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adj. movable and capable of being carried
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adj. potent
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adj. strong; powerful
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adj. practicable
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adj. capable of doing something; describing something that can be done
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adj. precarious
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adj. possible danger; risky
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adj. precocious
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adj. advanced to a higher level than expected
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adj. preposterous
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adj. very silly; ridiculous
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adj. primary
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adj. referring to the base level; fundamental; main
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adj. primitive
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adj. not civilized; crude
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adj. prodigious
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adj. describing a very large size or amount
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adj. simultaneous
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adj. taking place at the same time
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adj. sinister
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adj. threatening and referring to evil and darkness
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adj. slack
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adj. not busy; loose
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adj. slender
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adj. small in size or amount
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adj. sluggish
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adj. slow moving
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adj. snug
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adj. feeling comfortable
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adj. solemn
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adj. grave; mournful
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adj. somber
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adj. gloomy and dark
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adj. sordid
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adj. wretched; often referring to terrible conditions
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adj. spirited
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adj. joyous and lively
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adj. spontaneous
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adj. happening due to a natural reason; no planning
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adj. spry
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adj. moving easily; nimble
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adj. stagnant
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adj. unclean due to a lack of movement
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n. abhorrence
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n. horror; disgust
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n. acme
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n. high attainment; peak of achievement
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adj. adamant
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adj. unyielding; very firm position or opinion
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adj. adroit
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adj. skillful and adept in stressful conditions; deft
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adj. agile
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adj. nimble; able to move in a quick and easy way
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adj. amenable
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adj. disposed to follow (e.g. advice); accountable; follows authority
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adj. apt
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adj. suitable or quick to learn and attentive
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adj. ardent
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adj. passionate
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adj. articulate
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adj. able to express oneself clearly (e.g. a person)
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adj. aural
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adj. regarding the perceptions of the ear
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adj. austere
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adj. harsh
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adj. auxiliary
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adj. helping
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adj. benevolent
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adj. regarding kind or charitable acts; organizing benefits for charities
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adj. bland
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adj. gentle; lacking distinctive qualities
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adj. boisterous
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adj. rambunctious; energetic
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n. buttress
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n. usually a brick or stone structure constructed for support or reinforcement
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adj. casual
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adj. nonchalant; showing little interest; lack of ceremony
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n. charlatan
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n. a person who acts like he or she has knowledge or high skill but does not
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adj. chronic
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adj. continuing over a long period of time
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adj. civil
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adj. courteous
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adj. coherent
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adj. clearly holding together
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adj. colossal
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adj. huge
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adj. complacent
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adj. satisfied with oneself
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adj. copious
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adj. plentiful; large in supply
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adj. crafty
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adj. sly
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adj. credulous
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adj. given to believing anything too easily
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adj. cursory
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adj. done quickly but only on the surface (e.g. an examination)
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v. defame
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v. to attack a name or reputation through libel or slanderous acts
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adj. defunct
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adj. dead
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adj. demure
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adj. overly modest
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v. deplore
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v. to be sorry about
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v. derive
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v. to obtain from a source; to reason; to infer; to deduce
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adj. desolate
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adj. lonely; sometimes barren
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adj. despondent
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adj. depressed
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v. detain
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v. to delay temporarily
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v. deter
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v. to keep someone from doing something
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v. detest
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v. to hate strongly
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adj. devious
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adj. indirect; sly
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v. devour
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v. to eat up greedily
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adj. diffident
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adj. shy
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v. dilute
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v. to weaken by adding something less strong tithe original (e.g. a mixture)
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v. discern
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v. to make out clearly (e.g. a pattern)
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v. disintegrate
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v. to fall apart
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v. dispel
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v. to drive away
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v. disrupt
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v. to break up
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v. distort
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v. to present incorrectly (e.g. facts)
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v. divert
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v. to turn from a course (e.g. a stream)
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v. don
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v. to put on (e.g. clothing); to wear something
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v. effect
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v. to bring about; to cause; to influence someone or something
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v. elate
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v. to make happy; to cause good feelings
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v. evoke
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v. to bring out; to summon; to recall to memory; to create new thoughts
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v. famish
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v. to starve; to endure severe hunger; to starve to death
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adj. ghastly
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adj. frightful (e.g. appearance); unpleasant
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adj. glib
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adj. fluent but insincere; smooth
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adj. gory
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adj. bloody; disgusting
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adj. gratis
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adj. free
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adj. grim
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adj. sternly forbidding (e.g. future)
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adj. grotesque
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adj. distorted in appearance; hideous
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adj. gruesome
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adj. horrifying; terrible
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adj. guttural
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adj. throaty (e.g. sound); harsh
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adj. hale
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adj. healthy
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adj. hardy
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adj. resilient; having endurance
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adj. haughty
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adj. arrogant; overly proud
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adj. heedless
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adj. thoughtless; paying little attention
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adj. hideous
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adj. extremely ugly; scary
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adj. homogenous
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adj. of like kind (e.g. group); similar in nature
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adj. hostile
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adj. unfriendly (e.g. unwelcome)
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adj. humble
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adj. modest; meek
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adj. illicit
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adj. illegal; unlawful
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adj. immense
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adj. very large; enormous
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adj. impartial
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adj. unbiased; neutral; fair
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adj. impertinent
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adj. impolite; cheeky; rude
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adj. implicit
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adj. implied; understood
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adj. impudent
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adj. rudely bold; overly confident
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adj. incendiary
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adj. causing fire (e.g. bomb); easily combustible
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adj. inclement
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adj. rough (e.g. weather); harsh
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adj. incoherent
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adj. not clearly connected; showing no patterns
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adj. indifferent
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adj. showing no interest; having no feelings
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adj. indignant
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adj. very angry, showing strong feelings
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adj. industrious
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adj. hard-working; productive
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adj. infallible
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adj. unable to make a mistake or error
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adj. infinite
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adj. endless; vast
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adj. inflexible
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adj. unbending; unwilling to compromise
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adj. ingenuous
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adj. naturally simple; not complicated
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adj. innate
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adj. inborn; natural
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adj. insipid
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adj. uninteresting (e.g. conversation); bland
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v. instill
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v. to slowly inject ideas into the mind
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adj. intensive
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adj. thorough; exhaustingly complete (e.g. study)
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adj. intolerant
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adj. narrow-minded; unwilling or unable to respect others or their beliefs
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adj. invincible
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adj. unable to be conquered; impregnable; unbeatable
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adj. irrational
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adj. unreasonable; illogical; groundless
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adj. jubilant
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adj. joyous; ecstatic
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adj. laborious
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adj. demanding a lot of work; often lengthy
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adj. latent
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adj. hidden (e.g. talent)
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adj. lavish
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adj. extremely generous (e.g. praise)
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adj. legible
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adj. easily read (e.g. print)
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adj. lethal
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adj. fatal; deadly
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adj. literal
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adj. following the exact words or intended meaning of the original (e.g. translation)
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adj. livid
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adj. discolored by a bruise; extremely angry (e.g. flesh)
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adj. lofty
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adj. very high; grand
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adj. malicious
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adj. with harmful intent; spiteful
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adj. mammoth
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adj. very large; huge
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adj. manual
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adj. describing a feat or process performed by hand
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adj. martial
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adj. refers to war; warlike
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adj. meager
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adj. small in amount; scanty
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adj. mercenary
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adj. making efforts only for financial advantages or gain
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adj. militant
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adj. aggressive; often very structured
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adj. nimble
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adj. moving quickly and easily
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adj. nominal
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adj. describing a small amount paid for a greater service or value
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adj. notable
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adj. important; significant meaning
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adj. null
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adj. having no effect; devoid of effects; void
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adj. objective
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adj. having no prejudice; impartial; fair
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adj. obsolete
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adj. no longer used; out-of-date
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adj. ominous
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adj. threatening; often frightening
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adj. opportune
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adj. referring to good timing; timely
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adj. ornate
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adj. elaborate; often referring to decorations
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adj. ostensible
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adj. very clear; apparent
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adj. overt
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adj. not hiding anything; open
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adj. paramount
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adj. chief; highly important
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adj. patent
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adj. very easy to see; obvious
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adj. pedestrian
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adj. lacking ideas; unimaginative
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adj. penitent
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adj. to show remorse; repentant
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adj. perennial
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adj. long time effects; lasts for a longer period of time
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adj. pertinent
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adj. of importance; relevant
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adj. picayune
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adj. not important; petty
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adj. placid
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adj. still and calm
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adj. pliable
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adj. movable; flexible
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adj. pompous
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adj. to think highly of oneself; self-important
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adj. posthumous
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adj. describing actions after a person's death
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adj. potential
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adj. high possibility
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adj. pragmatic
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adj. realistic; practical
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adj. precise
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adj. detailed; exact
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adj. predominate
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adj. leading; prevailing
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adj. prevalent
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adj. broad and widespread
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adj. prime
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adj. top in importance or quality; first
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adj. prior
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adj. previous; before
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adj. proficient
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adj. skilled and effective
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adj. singular
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adj. hard to believe; strange; remarkable
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adj. skeptical
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adj. not believing in something; showing doubt
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adj. sleek
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adj. often shiny; smooth and glossy
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adj. slovenly
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adj. unkempt; not clean and untidy
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adj. smug
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adj. happy with oneself; self-satisfied
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adj. sober
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adj. serious
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adj. solitary
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adj. alone; lonely
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adj. sophisticated
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adj. cultured; wise about the world
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adj. sparse
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adj. scattered thin or small amounts
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adj. spiritual
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adj. referring to the soul; having no body, form, or substance
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adj. sporadic
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adj. irregular; occasional; infrequent
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adj. staccato
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adj. describing the breaks between successive sounds
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adj. stalwart
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adj. strong and robust
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