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07/12/2009
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ambivalence
 Definition
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotions
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anomolous
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abnormal; irregular
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apprise
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inform
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appropriate
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aquire
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere
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assiduous
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diligent
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aver
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state cofidently
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belie
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contradict; give a false impression
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commensurate
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equal in extent
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compendium
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brief, comprehensive summary
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contention
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claim; thesis
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daunt
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intimidate
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default
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failure to act
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delineate
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depict; sketch
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denigrate
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belittle; defame
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derivative
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unoriginal
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diffuse
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wordy; spread out
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discrete
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seperate; unconnected
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disinterested
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unprejudice
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disparage
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belittle
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disseminate
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distribute
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dissolution
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breaking of a union
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divest
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strip; deprive
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empirical
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based on experience
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equanimity
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calmness of temperment
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extrapolation
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projection; conjecture
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felicitous
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apt
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flegling
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inexperienced
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flout
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reject; mock
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gainsay
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deny
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grandiloquent
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pompous
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harangue
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long, passionate, and vehemenent speech
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immutable
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unchangable
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impassive
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without feeling
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implicit
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understood but not stated
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indigence
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poverty
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inert
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inactive
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insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive
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forage
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rummage; hunt
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affidavit
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official declaration
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espouse
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endorse
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manifest
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obvious, apparent
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morass
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mess, chaos, muddle
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declension
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to deteriorate
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apartheid
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discrimination
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dilatory
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wasting time; negligent
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succint
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said in a concise way
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convival
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welcoming
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indignant
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angry
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extenuate
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decreaase, down play, underestimate
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guileless
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candid
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didactic
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purpose to teach
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veritable
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genuine
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pedantic
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obscure, finicky
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incredulous
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disbelieving
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emasculate
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weaken
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disingenuous
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insincere; untruthful
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synergistic
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agreeing
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolation
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maverick
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rebel
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mendacious
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lying
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opprobrium
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infamy
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partisan
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one-sided
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pathological
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related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal
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paucity
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scarcity
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penchant
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strong inclination; liking
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perennial
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something long-lasting
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perfunctory
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superficial; not thorough
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm; not easily disturbed
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platitude
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commonplace statement
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precarious
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uncertain; risky
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precursor
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forerunner
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pristine
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characteristic of earlier times
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proscribe
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ostracize; outlaw
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qualified
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limited; restricted
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recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn
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recondite
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difficult to understand; profound; secret
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relegate
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banish to an inferior position; delegate
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reprobate
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scoundrel
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rescind
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cancel
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sanction
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approve; ratify
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secrete
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hide away or cache
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solicitous
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worried
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stint
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thrifty; set limits
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striated
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marked with parallel bands; grooved
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strut
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supporting bar
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subpoena
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writ of summoning witnesses
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substantiate
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establish by evidence; verify
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supersede
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cause to be set aside; replace
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supposition
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hypothesis; surmise
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tenuous
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thin; rare
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tortuous
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winding; full of curves
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tractable
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docile; easily managed
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truculence
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aggressiveness; ferocity
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viable
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practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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welter
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turmoil; bewildering jumble
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