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07/29/2011

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Abash
Definition
disconcert; to make embarrassed and ill at ease
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Abate
Definition
o deduct; to make less
Alleviate, allay, ameliorate, assuage, mitigate, slake, subdue, temper, relieve, mollify, appease, conciliate, placate

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abduction
Definition
to carry off by force
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Aberration
Definition

a deviation from the norm

abnormal, anomalous, bizarre, eccentric, idiosyncratic, queer, wayard, anomalous

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Agreement
Definition
accord, conformity, consensus, harmony, unanimity, compact, treaty, covenant, truce, pact
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Abeyance
Definition
temporary suspension
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Abhorrent
Definition
detestable, loathsome
execrable, abominable, obnoxious, repellent, repugnant, odious, heinous, disgusting
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Abide
Definition
to stay; remain
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Abjure
Definition
to recant; to give up,
abandon, renounce, maroon, forfeit, disown, waive, ditch, abdicate, jilt, forsake, repudiate
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Abominate
Definition
loathe, to dislike very much
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Abrade
Definition
to scrape
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Abridge
Definition
shorten
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Abrogate
Definition
cancel; call off
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abscond
Definition
to go away hastily and secretly
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Absolve
Definition
acquit; to free from blame
exonerate, vindicate, exculperate
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Accusations
Definition
impeachment, allegation, summons, indictment
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Abstinece
Definition
the act of voluntarily doing without pleasures
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Abstruse
Definition
difficult to understand
abstruse
arcane
enigmatic
esoteric
inscrutable
obscure
opaque
rarefied
recondite
turbid
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Absurdity
Definition
nonsense
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Abyss
Definition
chasm; bottomless gulf
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Acclaim
Definition
to greet with loud applause
applaud, extol, commend, kudos, eulogize, ovation, esteem, plaudits, acquiescence, endorsment, madate, ratification, tout, laud
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Approbate
Definition
comply, accent, concur, approve, acquiesce, concede, accord
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Accertion
Definition
growth in size
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Acebc
Definition
sharp and bitter in temper and language
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Acquistion
Definition
something acquired or added
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Acrimony
Definition
asperity; bitterness or harshness of temper, manner or speech, animosity, acerbity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, malevolence, rancor, vindictiveness, enmity, malice, acidity, churlishness, irascibility
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Acute
Definition
hrewd; keen or quick of mind
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Adapt
Definition
adjust
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Adjunct
Definition
connected
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Adorn
Definition
ornament
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Adroit
Definition
expert, clever, erudite
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Adulterate
Definition
not genuine
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Adversary
Definition
opponent
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advocate
Definition
a person who pleads for another
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Aesthetic
Definition
artistic
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Affable
Definition
gently and kindly
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Affinity
Definition
connection
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Afflict
Definition
to casue pain
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Affluent
Definition
plentiful; abundant; bountiful, copious, luxuriant, rampant; exuberant, profuse, prolific, lavish
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Alias
Definition
assumed name
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Allegiance
Definition
loyalty
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Allocate
Definition
allot; to distribute
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Alloy
Definition
fineness
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Allude
Definition
to refer in a casual or indirect way
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Altercation
Definition
an angry or heated argument, bickering, clash, dispute, feud, squabble, wrangle, quibble, carp, cavil
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Amalgmate
Definition
unite; combine, alloy, knead
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Ambiguous
Definition
not clear
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Ambivalence
Definition
simultaneously conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
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amble
Definition
to go easily and unhurridely
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Allure
Definition
attract, beguile, decoy, entice, lure, magnetize
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Amenable
Definition
willing to follow advice; answerable
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Amiable
Definition
good-natured, affable, genial
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amicable
Definition
peaceable
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anarch
Definition
the complete absence of government
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Anathema
Definition
a person who greatly detested
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Anatomist
Definition
a person who analyzes in great detail
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Amhydrous
Definition
without water
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Annexation
Definition
attachment
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Anthology
Definition
a collection of poems
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Antipathy
Definition
a strong dislike
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Apathetic
Definition
feeling little or no emotion, unmoved
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Apocryphal
Definition
not genuine; spurious; counterfeit
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Appease
Definition
to satisfy or relieve
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Appraise
Definition
to set price for
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Apprehension
Definition
an anxious feeling
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Apprentice
Definition
novice; beginner, tryo, greenhorn, neophyte, fledgling
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Arabesque
Definition
a complex and elaborate design
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Arbitrary
Definition
unreasonable, autocratic, despotic, imperious, tyrannical, totalitarian

capricious, whimsical, erratic, eccentric, mercurial, quirky
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Arbitrate
Definition
to decide a dispute
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Arboreal
Definition
like a tree
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Arcane
Definition
hidden or secret
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Ardor
Definition
passion; emotional warmth, zealous, fervent, impassioned, passionate
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Arduous
Definition
difficult to do; laborious; onerous, grueling, herculean
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Arid
Definition
dry or barren
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Aromatic
Definition
fragence, pungent
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Articulate
Definition
expression oneself easily and clearly, eloquent, glib, lucid
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Artisan
Definition
craftsman
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Aspiration
Definition
strong desire or ambition
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Aspersion
Definition
slander, libel, calumny, demotion, denigration, misrepresentation, obloquy, vilification, malign, traduce, smear, besmirch, tarnish, imputation, vituperation, defile
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Assail
Definition
assault, execration, invective, vituperation, affront, berate, castigate, inveigh, odium
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Assay
Definition
an examination
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Assert
Definition
declare; affirm, to state positively
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Assimilate
Definition
to absorb into one's thinking
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Asute
Definition
cunning having a shrewd mind
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Atrocity
Definition
brutality; a very displeasing or tasteless thing
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Augment
Definition
to make greather
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Auspicious
Definition
successful
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Austere
Definition
forbidding
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Avideager
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avow
Definition
to declare openly
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absternious
Definition
exercising moderation, self-restrain
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aggregation
Definition
gathered together
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alacrity
Definition
eagerness
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ambient
Definition
surrounding
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amorphous
Definition
formless
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antediiluvian
Definition
antiquated, archaic, outmoded, passe, primordial, ancient
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apostate
Definition
fallen from the faith
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arrogate
Definition
to clam or seize as one's
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Asectic
Definition
practicing self denial; austere; self denying
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ascribe
Definition
attribute to a cause
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asperity
Definition
having a harsh temper
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assuage
Definition
lessen; smoothe
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assiduous
Definition
diligent
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attenuation
Definition
thinning out
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august
Definition
great dignity
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aver
Definition
affrim; declare to be true
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Apathy
Definition
lassitude; lethargy, debility, languor, lack of interest, emotion
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Apolegetic
Definition
contrite, penitent, remorseful, rueful
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Appropiate
Definition
apposite, apropos, apt, befitting, felicitous, opportune, pertinent, seasonable, seemly
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Pallid
Definition
sallow, wan, ashen, anemic, waxen, blanched
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Saga
Definition
tale, epic, fable, allegory, parable
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Precipitous
Definition
abrupt, bold, steep
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Lethargic
Definition
torpid, listless, languid, phlegmatic, apathetic
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Flippant
Definition
impertinent, impudent, audacious,, churlish, unceremonious, rash, reckless
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Satire
Definition
literary work that criticizes a human vice thorugh humor or derision
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Accolade
Definition
praise
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Urbane
Definition
sophisticated; refined,elegant
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Contentious
Definition
argumentative
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Meticulous
Definition
characterized by exterme care; attentive to detail
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Burgeon
Definition
to grow rapidly
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Innocuous
Definition
harmless
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Volatile
Definition
readily changing to a vapor; changeable
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Neologism
Definition
the new word
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audacious
Definition
daring and reckless
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Recondrite
Definition
hidden and concealed
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Tenuous
Definition
flimsy;
weak
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Vituperate
Definition
to use harsg condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively
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Tout
Definition
to publicly praise or promote
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Dissemble
Definition
to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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Aggrandize
Definition
to increase in intentisty, power, prestige, or influence
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Mitigate
Definition
to make less severe
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Disparate
Definition
distinct or dissimilar
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Surfeit
Definition
an overabundant supply or excess
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Renown
Definition
fame
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Hubris
Definition
overbearing pride, arrogance
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Tenacious
Definition
stubborn
resolute
holding firm to a purpose
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Acquiesce
Definition
to agree to
give in to
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Tortuous
Definition
winding;
twisting
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Sordid
Definition
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor
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esoteric
Definition
intended for a small group
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arduous
Definition
strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort
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solicitous
Definition
concerned and attentive; eager
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Relegate
Definition
to forcibly assign
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Tangent
Definition
going off the main subject
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Prosaic
Definition
dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
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Presumptuous
Definition
overstepping bounds
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static
Definition
not moving
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censure
Definition
to criticize severely
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Precipitate
Definition
to cause happen before anticipated
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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Perfidy
Definition
treachery; intentional breach of faith
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Prattle
Definition
to babble meaninglessly
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Prescience
Definition
foreknowledge of events
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Chicanery
Definition
trickery
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Connoisseur
Definition
expert; good judge
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Perspicacious
Definition
acutely perceptive
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Convulted
Definition
complex or complicated
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Disabuse
Definition
to set right
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laud
Definition
to praise highly
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Sporadic
Definition
occuring only occasionally
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Recant
Definition
to retract
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Refute
Definition
to disprove;
to successfully argue against
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obviate
Definition
to anticpate and make unnecessary
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Cacophony
Definition
discordant; hard sound; dissonance
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Resolution
Definition
determination
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Covert
Definition
hidden; undercover
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Hamper
Definition
hinder; obstruct
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lackluster
Definition
dull and bland
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Objective
Definition
unbiased; not subjective
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Stymie
Definition
to block
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Discordant
Definition
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in soudn
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Enverate
Definition
to weaken
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Effontey
Definition
exterme boldness
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Hedonism
Definition
devotion to pleasurable pursuits
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