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10/26/2009
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abate
 Definition
subside or moderate
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aberrant
 Definition
abnormal or deviant
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abeyance
 Definition
suspended action
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abjure
 Definition
renounce upon oath; disavow
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abnegation
 Definition
self sacrifice, renunciation
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abscond
 Definition
depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
 Definition
sparing in eating and drinking, temperate
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abut
 Definition
border upon, adjoin
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acclivity
 Definition
sharp upslope of a hill
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acidulous
 Definition
sharp, slightly sou, caustic
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adjuration
 Definition
solemn urging
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abase
 Definition
humiliate, lower
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abet
 Definition
encourage, assist
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adulterate
 Definition
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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adulation
 Definition
flattery
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adventitious
 Definition
accidental, casual
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advert
 Definition
refer to
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aegis
 Definition
shield, defense
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aesthetic
 Definition
artistic, dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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affable
 Definition
easily approachable
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affected
 Definition
artificial, pretended, assumed in order to impress
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aggregate
 Definition
gather, accumulate
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agnostic
 Definition
one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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agog
 Definition
highly excited, intensely curious
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alacrity
 Definition
cheerful promptness, eagerness
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alloy
 Definition
mixture of metals (n) mix or make less pure, lessen or moderate (v)
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amalgamate
 Definition
combine, unite in one body
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ambiguous
 Definition
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
 Definition
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ambulatory
 Definition
able to walk, not bedridden
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ameliorate
 Definition
improve
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amenable
 Definition
readily managed or willing to be led, answerable or accountable
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amity
 Definition
friendship
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amok/amuck
 Definition
state of rage,
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anachronism
 Definition
something or someone misplaced in time
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analgesic
 Definition
causing insensitivity to pain
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analogous
 Definition
comparable
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anarchy
 Definition
absence of governing body, state of disorder
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anathema
 Definition
solemn curse
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ancillary
 Definition
serving as an aide or accessory
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anguish
 Definition
acute pain, extreme suffering
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animadversion
 Definition
critical remark
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animus
 Definition
hostile feeling or intent
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anneal
 Definition
reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
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annean
 Definition
reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
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anodyne
 Definition
a drug that relieves pain, opiate
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anomalous
 Definition
abnormal, irregular
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antediluvian
 Definition
antiquated
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antipathy
 Definition
dislike, aversion
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antithesis
 Definition
contrast, direct opposite of or to
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apathy
 Definition
lack of caring
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ape
 Definition
to mimic or imitate
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aphasia
 Definition
loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
 Definition
pithy maxim or saying. philosophic or scientific. ex. absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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aplomb
 Definition
poise, assurance
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apogee
 Definition
highest point
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apothegm
 Definition
pithy, compact saying, proverbs are apothegms that have become popular sayings
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apotheosis
 Definition
elevation to godhood
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appease
 Definition
pacify, soothe
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apposite
 Definition
appropriate, fitting
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appreciate
 Definition
be thankful for. to increase in worth. be thoroughly conscious of.
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apprise
 Definition
inform
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approbation
 Definition
approval. (a-opposite of: probation)
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appurtenances
 Definition
subordinate possessions
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aquiline
 Definition
curved, hooked
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arabesque
 Definition
intertwined and abstract curves
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arable
 Definition
fit for growing crops
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arbiter
 Definition
judge, person with power to decide a matter in dispute.
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arbitrary
 Definition
capricious, unreasonable
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ardor
 Definition
heat, passion
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arduous
 Definition
hard, strenuous
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argot
 Definition
slang
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array
 Definition
marshal; draw up in order
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array
 Definition
clothe, adorn
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arrears
 Definition
being in debt.
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arroyo
 Definition
gully
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artless
 Definition
without guile
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ascetic
 Definition
practicing self denial
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ascribe
 Definition
refer, attribute, assign
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askance
 Definition
aside look, indirect, sideways
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asperity, aspersion
 Definition
sharpness of temper, slanderous remark.
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assiduous
 Definition
diligent
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assuage
 Definition
ease or lessen, satisfy, soothe
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atavism
 Definition
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents
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attenuate
 Definition
to make thinner, weaken or lessen
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attrition
 Definition
gradual decrease in numbers,reduction
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audacious
 Definition
daring, bold
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augury
 Definition
omen
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august
 Definition
impressive, majestic
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aureole
 Definition
halo
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auspicious
 Definition
favoring success
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austere
 Definition
forbiddingly stern, simple and unornamented
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aver
 Definition
assert confidently or declare (verita)
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avocation
 Definition
secondary hobby
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avuncular
 Definition
like an uncle
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awl
 Definition
tool used for piercing
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axiom
 Definition
self evident truth requiring no proof
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badinage
 Definition
teasing conversation
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baleful
 Definition
threatening, menacing, sinister
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balk
 Definition
stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, refuse to continue. or- to foil (a plan)
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balm
 Definition
something that relieves pain
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balmy
 Definition
mild, fragrant
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banal
 Definition
hackneyed, commonplace, trite, lacking originality, worn out.
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bandy
 Definition
discuss lightly or glibly. exchange words heatedly. (depends on context)
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barb
 Definition
sharp projection or an openly cutting remark.
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bate
 Definition
restrain
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bawdy
 Definition
indecent, obscene
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belie
 Definition
to contradict
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bedraggle
 Definition
wet thoroughly
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beholden
 Definition
indebted, obligated
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beleaguer
 Definition
to besiege or attack, harrass
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benign
 Definition
favorable, kindly
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beset
 Definition
trouble or harass
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besmirch
 Definition
to soil or defile
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betoken
 Definition
indicate, signify
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bevy
 Definition
large group
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bifurcated
 Definition
divide into two branches, forked
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bilious
 Definition
suffer from a liver complaint
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bilk
 Definition
swindle, cheat
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bivouac
 Definition
temporary encampment
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blandish
 Definition
cajole, coax with flattery
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blithe
 Definition
carefree, unconcerned
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