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05/25/2012
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able, ible
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able
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ance, ence
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state of
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ate, ent
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one who
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cy
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state, position of
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ence
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state of
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escent
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becoming
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fy
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make
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il, ile
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capable of being
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ion
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act of
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ious
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characterized by
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ish
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like
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ive
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relating to
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ness
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quality of
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ous, ose
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full of
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some
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characteristic of
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y
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full of
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abolish
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Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
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abridge
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deprive; to reduce in scope.
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abstemious
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abstinent, temperate, moderate, not self-indulgent. (abstemious life)
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accolade
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a ceremonial embrace or salute
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acquiesce
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accept something reluctantly but without protest
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amass
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gather together or accumulate
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ambivalence
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the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object or idea
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ambulatory
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a place for walking
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ameliorate
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make something bad, better
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amity
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love or friendship
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anchor
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to hold something in place
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antediluvian
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of or relating to the period before the flood is described in the bible
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ascendancy
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the state that exits when one person or group has power over another
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atrophy
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waste away
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bane
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poisen, ruin, spoil
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bizarre
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strange or odd
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blunder
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ignorance, to make a mistake through stupidity
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bungle
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carry out a task clumsily or incompetently
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burgeon
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begin to grow or increase rapidly
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capitulate
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cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; SURRENDER
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coalesce
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to grow together; fuse
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contaminant
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spoil, disease or harm
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converge
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joining of two or more things, to tend to one point
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convivial
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friendly, lively, and enjoyable
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copious
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abundant in supply or quantity
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