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Abate

-grow less in intensity or degree

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Commemorate

-honor the memory of Cedric Diggory's memory is not insulted by Albus Dumbledore

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Compile

-gather or put together

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Complacency

-satisfaction with one's person, possessions, or accomplishments

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Complement

-make something complete or perfect

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Colloquial

-pertaining to conversational or common speech

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Collaborate

-work together

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Cohesion

-tendency to keep together

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Coherence

-logical consistency;quality of sticking together

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Cogent

-strong appealing to reason;well argued

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Coercion

-use of force to compel someone to obey;threat of violence or reprisal

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Cliché

-phrase dulled in meaning by repetition;trite theme;person who acts in wholly predictable ways

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Abridge

-reduce (a text) in length

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Catalyst

-something that causes an event or change to occur

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Captivate

-attract and keep someone's interest

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Capricious

impulsive and unpredictable

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Vestigial

-relating to visible traces left by something that no longer exists

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Viable

-practical or workable capable of maintaining life

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Vigor

-active physical or mental strength

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vindicate

-(I)clear from blame;(II)provide justification or support for

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Abstemious

-sparing in eating or drinking

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virulent

-(I)extremely severe;highly noxious (II)spitefully hostile

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Voluble

-tending to talk easily or rapidly

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Whimsical

-full of sudden,eccentric notions

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Zealot

-person who shows excessive religious or political favor

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Detrimental

causing injury or damage, harmful, damaging

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Miserly

-marked by stinginess and greed

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Misanthrope

-one who hates or mistrusts mankind

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Abstract

-not concrete

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devious

-not straightforward;departing from accepted conduct

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Capitulate

resisting; surrender; give in to

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Calculated

-deliberately planned (to achieve a goal, accomplish a purpose)

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Acquiesce

-agree without protesting

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Acknowledge

-recognize,possibly reluctantly, the status or rights of

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Accolade

-expression of approval

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acclaim

-announce with great approval

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Abstruse

-difficult to understand

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Accessible

-able to be reached

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compliance

-conformity in fulfilling requirements;readiness to yield

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Detachment

-emotional remoteness

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Derivative

-lacking in originality

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Deride

-laugh at scornfully

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Deprecate

-express strong disapproval of;protest against;belittle

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Depravity

-extreme corruption

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Deplore

-regret strongly;express grief over

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Depict

-Represent using words or a picture

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Denounce

-proclaim as evil

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Composure

-mental calmness

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Delineate

-set forth in detail

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Deleterious

-injurious to health

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Degradation

-lowering in rank or dignity

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Definitive

-most complete;providing a final answer

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Deference

-courteous regard for another's wish;respect owed to a superior

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Decry

-express strong disapproval of

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Decorum

-appropriateness in behavior;orderliness and good taste in manners

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Debunk

-expose as false or exaggerated

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Debilitate

-sap the strength of

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Cursory

-Hastily done

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Comprehensive

-completely covering (a field or subject)

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Culpable

-deserving blame

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Cryptic

-having a secret meaning

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Criterion

-decisive factor

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Credulity

-tendency to believe too easily

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Corroborate

-support with evidence

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Cordial

-warmly friendly;sincerely felt

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Conviction

-(I)verdict that someone is guilty of a crime; (II) strongly held belief

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Converge

-tend to meet or come together

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Concede

-acknowledge something to be true;grant as a privilege

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contract

-(I)reduce in size;(II) become affected by (a disease)

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Contentious

-involving arguement

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Contend

-argue earnestly;struggle in rivalry

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Constraint

-embarrassed awkwardness;repression of feelings

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Consensus

-agreement arrived at by a group as a whole

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Conjecture

-deduce by guessing

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Confound

-throw into confusion or bewilder

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Conflagration

-great fire

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Condone

-treat as if harmless or unimportant

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Concur

-express agreement with an opinion;happen together

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Concise

-covering a great deal in few words

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Conciliatory

-gaining goodwill by acting in a pleasing manner

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Deterrent

-something that discourages

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Reprehensible

-deserving blame

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Reprimand

-strong rebuke

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Reprove

-scold, generally in a gentle manner

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Repudiate

-refuse to have anything to do with;reject the authority of

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Reserve

-formal but distant manner;avoidance of intimacy

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Rescind

-make (an act or contract) void

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Resigned

-accepting one's fate

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Resolution

-firmness of purpose;formal expression of opinion;separation into elements

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Reticent

-inclined to be silent

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Restraint

-influence that curbs or brings under control

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Superficial

-on the surface;not thorough

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Resolve

-firmness of purpose

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Retract

-take back;draw back

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Reverent

-showing deep respect or adoration

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Rigorous

-demanding strict attention to meeting standards

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Rhetorical

-concerned with the persuasive use of language;pertaining to effective communication;used merely for style

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Robust

-possessing or showing strength

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Sanction

-make valid;give consent to

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Sage

-person celebrated for wisdom