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Abstract
theoretical; not concrete
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Abstruse
hard to understand
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Accolade
an award, or praise
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Acclaim
praise; applaud
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Acquiescent
reluctantly agreeable; compliant
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Acrimony
words or behavior filled with harshness or anger
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Adament
refusing to change; stubborn, unyielding
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Adroit
skillful in physical activity, or in handling difficult situations
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Advocate
support; plead for; speak on behalf of
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Affable
riendly; easygoing
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Affirmation
positive statement; assertion; agreement
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Alienate
to push someone away, or cause him to separate from people
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Aloof
detached; apart; indifferent
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Altruistic
unselfish; caring
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Ambidextrous
able to use both hands with equal skill
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Ambiguous
unclear; vague; having several possible interpretations
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Ambivalence
feeling of being pulled in two directions
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Ameliorate
to make an unpleasant situation better; to improve
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Amity
friendship
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Amorphous
without form or shape
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Analogous
similar
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Anarchy
a lack of order; chaos
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Anathema
a religious curse, or the thing or person being cursed
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Antagonistic
in hostile competition; opposing
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Antiquated
too old to be useful; outdated; obsolete
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Antithesis
opposite
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Apathy
lack of interest or concern
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Apex
top; highest point; summit
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Appease
calm; pacify
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Arbitrary
selected by random choice and without solid reason
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Arcane
secret; mysterious
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Archaic
old; antiquated
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Arrogant
acting superior, obnoxious, smug, or rude
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Articulate
able to speak clearly and effectively
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Ascendance
domination; controlling power
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Ascetic
person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self-discipline
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Asperity
roughness; harshness; irritability
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Assail
attack with words or force
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Assiduous
persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail
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Assuage
relieve; ease; pacify
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Astute
wise; insightfully clever; shrewd
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Atrophy
waste away; wither
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Audacious
brazen; brash; nervy
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Augment
make larger; increase
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Auspicious
taking place under promising conditions; likely to succeed
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Austere
stern; plain;
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Avarice
greed
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Averse
feeling repelled; wanting to avoid
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Baleful
harmful; menacing
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Banal
boring; trite; insipid
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Beguile
to cheat or deceive, usually through charm; to amuse
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Belie
to give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent
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Belligerent
having a strong tendency to argue and fight
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Benediction
good wishes; a blessing
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Benevolent
kind-hearted; good-natured; generous
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Benign
gentle; kind-hearted; mild
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Bequeath
to leave behind or hand down through a will; transmit
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Blight
decay; disease; widespread death
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Bolster
to support; to reinforce
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Bombast
speech or writing intended to impress the audience; pompous
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Brevity
briefness; conciseness
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Bumptious
pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive
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Cacophony
harshness of sound; opposite of harmony
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Cajole
to fool with flattery or false promises; coax; deceive
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Candor
honesty; frankness
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Capacious
large; roomy; spacious
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Capitulate
surrender; yield
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Capricious
unpredictable
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Castigate
scold; punish
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Caustic
burning, either with chemicals or sarcasm
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Celerity
speed
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Censure
to criticize
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Chasten
punish; discipline; castigate
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Chastise
scold; punish; castigate
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Choler
anger
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Circumscribe
draw a line around; define limits; confine; restrict
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Circumspect
cautious
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Clemency
mercy
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Coalesce
unite; grow together
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Coerce
to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering him
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Cloister
secluded or isolated from the outside world; also, a place of seclusion
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Complacent
self-satisfied; unconcerned
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Compliant
following someone else's demands; conforming; obeying
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Composure
calmness; equanimity
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Concede
admit reluctantly; yield
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Concise
short and to the point; terse
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Condone
to overlook, excuse, or pardon
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Concur
agree
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Confound
to mix up (in your own mind); or, to confuse someone else
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Consonance
a blending of sounds or opinions; harmony; agreement
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Consummate
to complete or make whole
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Contend
to argue a point or position; or, to struggle for
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Contingent
dependent upon other circumstances; conditional
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Contract
squeeze together; shrink
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Contrite
sorry; penitent
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Conundrum
riddle; mystery
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Converge
move together to meet at a common point
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Conviction
an opinion that is strongly held
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Convivial
fond of parties; sociable
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Copious
in large quantity; abundant
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