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Abeyance
Definition
Suspended action
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Abjure
Definition
Promise or swear to give up
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Abrogate
Definition
Annul by authority
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Acarpous
Definition
No longer fertile
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Amortize
Definition
End a debt by setting aside money
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Accretion
Definition
Growing of separate things into one
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Agog
Definition
Eager / excited
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Antithetical
Definition
Direct opposing
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Apprise
Definition
Give notice to inform
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Abate
Definition
Subside
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Abdication
Definition
Give up control or authority
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Aberration
Definition
Deviation from normal
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Ascribe
Definition
To credit or assign
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Abet
Definition
Help / encourage somebody
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Abhor
Definition
To detest
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Abide
Definition
Be faithful
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Abraded
Definition
Worn away by friction
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Abstruse
Definition
Difficult to comprehend
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Abut
Definition
Border on
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Accrue
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Accumulation
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Admonitory
Definition
Containing warning
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Aplomb
Definition
Self confidence
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Apostate
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Person who gives up long held religious beliefs or political convictions
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Approbation
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Approval
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Ardor
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Enthusiasm
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Argot
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Slang
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Arrant
Definition
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool
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Ascetic
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A person who leads an austere and simple life. Especially one who abstains from normal pleasures or denies him/herself material pleasures
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Aspersion
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Slander
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assiduous
Definition
Hard working
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Asperity
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Irritability
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Astringent
Definition
substance that shrinks
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Astute
Definition
clever
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Assuage
Definition
To make less
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Augury
Definition
Omen, sign
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Aver
Definition
prove, justify
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Abase
Definition
To lower in rank
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Ablution
Definition
The act of bathing
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Abominate
Definition
To hate or loathe intensely
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Machiavellianism
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Relating to the political theory of machiavelli especially the theory that politics is amoral and any means of obtaining power however unscrupulous can be used
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Baleful
Definition
causing evil
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Occident
Definition
Relating to the west
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Balk
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Obstacle
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Baneful
Definition
causing harm
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Avow
Definition
admit
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beatify
Definition
to bless, make happy or ascribe a virtue to
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bedizen
Definition
to adorn especially in a showy manner
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belabor
Definition
beat hard, to attack verbally
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abnegate
Definition
deny, renounce, surrender, relinquish
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bellicose
Definition
warlike
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abstemious
Definition
marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food/drink
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accede
Definition
to express approval or give consent
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abash
Definition
embarrass
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acclivity
Definition
an ascending slope
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accost
Definition
to approach and speak to often in a challenging way
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accoutre
Definition
to provide with furnishings or equipment
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acephalous
Definition

lack a head or having the head reduced

lacking a governing head or chief

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acerbic
Definition
acid like in mood/temper/tone
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acme
Definition

the highest point or stage

one that represents perfection in the thing expressed

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acquiesce
Definition
to accept, comply
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acrimonious
Definition
caustic, biting especially in feeling, language or manner
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actuate
Definition
to put into mechanical action or motion
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adduce
Definition
to offer as reason, example or proof in discussion or analysis
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adept
Definition
highly skilled or trained
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adipose
Definition
of or relating to animal fat
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adjunct
Definition
something joined or added to another thing but not necessarily a part of it
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adjuration
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oath

an earnest urging or advising

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adroit
Definition
having or showing skill
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zenith
Definition
acme
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zealot
Definition
a zealous person, fanatical person opposing the roman domination in palestine
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zephyr
Definition
a gentle breeze, any of the various lightweight fabrics or clothing
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yokel
Definition
a naive or gullible person living in a small town or rural area
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yeoman
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an attendant or officer in a royal household, someone who is very loyal , a person who owns a small piece of land
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wont
Definition
accustom, used to , inclined to apt
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wizened
Definition
To become dry , shrunk and wrinkled as a result of aging
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occlude
Definition
to close up or block off, to come into contact with the cusps of opposing teeth fitting together
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advent
Definition
the coming into being or use
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adventitious
Definition
something thats not innate, something that occurs sporadically or not in its usual location
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advert
Definition
to turn the mind or attention, to call the attention in the course of speaking or attention
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acumen
Definition
keenness and depth of perception
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Aegis
Definition
1: a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena2 a: protection b: controlling or conditioning influence 3 a: auspices, sponsorship b: control or guidance especially by an individual, group, or system
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afferent
Definition
carrying inwards towards a central organ or section
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afflatus
Definition
divine imparting of knowledge or power
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affray
Definition
a fight between two people in a public place that disturbs the peace
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agape
Definition
love feast
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aggrandize
Definition
to make great or greater
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alacrity
Definition
cheerful readiness
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alimentary
Definition
of or relating to nourishment
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allay
Definition
to subdue or reduce in severity or intensity
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allude
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refer
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canvass
Definition
touting
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chary
Definition
cautious, wary
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chicanery
Definition
legal trickery
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churl
Definition
bad tempered person
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cloture
Definition
closing device (in parliament) to end a debate usually by voting
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coda
Definition
passage that ends a piece of music
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coeval
Definition
coexisting in the same period
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cogitate
Definition
think deeply, mediate
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compunction
Definition
feeling of regret cause of ones action
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