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06/10/2004
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aberration
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staying away from what is normal
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abjure
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promise or swear to give up
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abraded
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rubbed off/worn away by friction
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abrogate
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repeal or annual by authority
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abscond
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to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
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abysmal
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bottomless/extreme
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acarpous
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effete; no longer fertile/ worn out
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accretion
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the growing of separate things into one
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admonitory
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containing warning
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adulteration
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making unpure; poorer in quality
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alacrity
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eager and cheerful readiness
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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amalgamate
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mix; combine, unite
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amelioreate
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improve, make better
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amortize
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end (a debt) by setting aside money
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antithetical
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direct opposing
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apartheid
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brutal racial discrimination
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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apostate
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one who abandons long-held religious beliefs or political convictions
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apotheosis
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deification; glorification to godliness
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apprise
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give notice to; inform
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approbation
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approval
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arabesque
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a complex, ornate design
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arduous
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steep; difficult ascent; labourious
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argot
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jargon; slang
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arrant
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in the highest degree
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere; stark
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ascribe
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consider to be the origin or belonging to
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asperity
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roughness; harshness; ill temper
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aspersion
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slander
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assiduous
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diligent; hard-working; sedulous
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attenuate
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make thin; weaken; enervate
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augury
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omen; sign
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august
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majestic; venerable
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auspice
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protectin or support/patronage
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auxillary
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helping; supporting
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aver
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affirm; assert; prove; justify
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baleful
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harmful; ominous; causing evil
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balk
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obstacle; purposely to get on the way of
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bane
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cause of injury; poison; source of harm
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barrage
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artificial obstacle built across a river
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beatify
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to bless; make happy
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bedizen
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to adore; especially in a cheap, showy manner
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bellicose
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belligerent; warlike
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bilge
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bulge
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blandishment
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flattery; coaxing
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