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Eng 3 Vocab
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11th Grade
09/20/2007
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Dolorous
 Definition
sad mournful
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Gregarious
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sociable
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Diligent
 Definition
hardworking
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Abate
 Definition
to reduce in amount degree or intensity; to lesson
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Aberration
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a departure from the normal
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Accolade
 Definition
praise or approval
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Accrue
 Definition
to be added by growth
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Acme
 Definition
highest point
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Diabolical
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devilish
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Wrath
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anger
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Iniquity
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sin
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Candid
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frank, straightforward
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Penury
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poverty
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Servile
 Definition
humbly yielding or submissive
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Metonymy
 Definition
substitution of a name with that of another associated with it
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Consecrate
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to set something apart as sacred
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Omnipotent
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all-powerful
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Chide
 Definition
to scold
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Prudence
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caution, discretion
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Mitigate
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to moderate, soften, or lessen
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Pejorative
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disparaging or derogatory
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Acquiesce
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to comply or yield
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Antipathy
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strong dislike
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Cache
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hiding place
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Castigate
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to punish or rebuke
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Clemency
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mercy
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Timorous
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fearful or apprehensive
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Sanguine
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cheerful or hopeful
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Loquacious
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talkative
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Didactic
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teaches a specific lesson or moral
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Guile
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deception
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Furtive
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secretive
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Incessant
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without pause
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Acolyte
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novice; young assistant
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Abet
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to encourage or help
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Acrimonious
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bitter in manner or speech
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Acumen
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insight
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Adamant
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firm in purpose or opinion; unyielding
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Admonition
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warning
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Adulation
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excessive praise
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Aesthetic
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pertaining to the beautiful
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Pathos
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quality evoking compassion or pity
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Alacrity
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cheerful willingness or eagerness; speed
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Alleviate
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to make more bearable; to lesson
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Altercation
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quarrel
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Ameliorate
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to make better
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Amity
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peaceful relations, friendship
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August
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majestic
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Apathy
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indifference
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Appease
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to pacify or soothe
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Arbitrary
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depending on individual or even random discretion; not fixed in law
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Arid
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dry
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Rhetoric
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the art of persuasion
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Articulate
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capable of being a good speaker
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Ascetic
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self
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Assiduous
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diligent
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Assuage
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to make less burdensome, to calm, to alleviate
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Astute
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shrewd
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Augment
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to increase
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Austere
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stern and severe
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Avarice
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greed
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Obstinate
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stubborn
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Parsimonious
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stingy, cheap
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Ostentatious
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showy, flaunting
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Proprietor
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owner of a business
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Mendicant
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beggar
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Visage
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facial expression
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Paradox
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a self-contradictory statement or situation
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Ambiguous
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vague; having two or more interpretations
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Usury
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lending of money at an exorbitant rate of interest
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Arduous
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difficult
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Munificent
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generous
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Importunate
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insistent
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Anomalous
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abnormal
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Aversion
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intense dislike
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capricious
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characterized by sudden change; fickle
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veracious
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truthful
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deferential
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marked by courteous respect
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ominous
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being an omen of evil
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tangible
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capable of being touched
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abode
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home or dwelling place
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querulous
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complaining
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endeavor
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effort (noun or verb)
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expedite
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to speed the progress of
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precarious
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dangerously lacking in security or stability
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ennui
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boredom
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superfluous
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extra
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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prowess
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exceptional skill
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paean
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song of praise
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bucolic
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pertaining to the countryside
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altruism
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selflessness
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destitute
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poverty-stricken
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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frugal
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thrifty
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averse
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reluctant
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banal
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lacking originality; trite
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benign
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kindly
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bibliophile
 Definition
lover of books
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bland
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mild
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blasphemy
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irreverence
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blithe
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cheerful
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bombastic
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pompous in language
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braggadocio
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unjustified boasting
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cabal
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a group plotting secretly
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callous
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insensitive
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cajole
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to coax
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calumny
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a false, malicious accusation
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vagary
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a capricious notion; a whim
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catholic
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universal
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caustic
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sharp, biting
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celerity
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speed
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charlatan
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a pretender to knowledge; a quack
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censure
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to condemn
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brevity
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briefness
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conciliate
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to reconcile
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chafe
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to annoy or vex
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chicanery
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deception
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chimerical
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fantastically visionary or improbable
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demur
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to take exception to; to object
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cordial
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warm, hearty, and sincere
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assent
 Definition
to agree, to acquiesce (noun or verb)
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discerning
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perceptive; showing insight and understanding
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callow
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immature
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conjecture
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guess (noun or verb)
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canard
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a rumor circulated to deceive the public
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circumspect
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cautious
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clandestine
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secret, undercover
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coerce
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to force
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cogent
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strongly persuasive or compelling
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cognizant
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aware
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dearth
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scarcity
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debacle
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a sudden disastrous collapse
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comely
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pleasant to look at
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devious
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done in an underhanded manner
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circumvent
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to evade or go around
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complacent
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self-satisfied, smug
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polemic
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an aggressive attack or refutation of the principles or opinions of others
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compunction
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guilt, remorse
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concomitant
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accompanying
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concur
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to agree
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contrite
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penitent, sorry
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commodious
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spacious
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disparity
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difference or inequality (gap)
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culpable
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deserving censure
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deluge
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flood
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denizen
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inhabitant
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diatribe
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an abusive speech
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craven
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cowardly
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copious
 Definition
abundant
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