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SAT Vocab - 3
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07/21/2009
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Culinary
 Definition
of or related to kitchen/ food
Term
Reputed
 Definition
supposedly known
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Reputable
 Definition
respectable
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Orgy
 Definition
overindulgence in pleasure-seeking (eating, drinking, etc.)
Term
Sumptuous
 Definition
1. costly looking
2. wasteful
Term
Prodigal
 Definition
(a) wasteful
(n) wasteful person
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Profligate
 Definition
(a) wasteful
(n) wasteful person
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Spendthrift
 Definition
(a) wasteful
(n) wasteful person
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Spare
 Definition
to save
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Sparing
 Definition
frugal
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Spare
 Definition
thin, skinny
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Husbandry
 Definition
1. frugality
2. farming
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Husband
 Definition
1. to use or spend frugally/ sparingly
2. to save
3. to farm
4. to manage a household
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Extravagant
 Definition
wasteful
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Lavish
 Definition
wasteful
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Dissipate
 Definition
wasteful
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Frugal
 Definition
careful in spending
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Thrifty
 Definition
wasteful
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Miserly
 Definition
stingy
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Niggardly
 Definition
stingy
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Tightfisted
 Definition
stingy
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Closefisted
 Definition
stingy
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Parsimonious
 Definition
stingy
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Penurious
 Definition
stingy
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Miser
 Definition
a stingy person
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Niggard
 Definition
a stingy person
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Tightwad
 Definition
a stingy person
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Skinflint
 Definition
a stingy person
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Waspish
 Definition
ill-tempered
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Penurious
 Definition
needy; poor; stingy
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Mercenary
 Definition
(a) of/ for money; money oriented
() hired soldier (fights for wage)
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Impecunious
 Definition
moneyless
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Pecuniary
 Definition
of or related to money/ currency; monetary
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Destitute
 Definition
lacking in necessities of life
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PRivation
 Definition
lack of necessities of life; destitution
Term
Eleemosynary
 Definition
1. depending on alms
2. given as charity; charitable
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Alms
 Definition
money/ things given to poor; charity
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Pauper
 Definition
a poor person who depends on welfare
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Escapade
 Definition
a reckless adventure
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Conventional
 Definition
traditional
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Ineptitude
 Definition
unskillfulness
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Adept
 Definition
(a) skillful
(n) an expert
Term
Fledge
 Definition
1. to begin
2. to cover body with feather
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Fledgling
 Definition
1. a beginner
2. young bird just about to fly
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Greenhorn
 Definition
beginner without experience
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Verdancy
 Definition
being inexperienced
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Verdant
 Definition
1. inexperienced
2. fresh and green
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Callow
 Definition
young and inexperienced
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Fallow
 Definition
[land] not cultivated or utilized; idle; not fertile
Term
Virtuoso
 Definition
great expert in art, music, etc.
Term
Virtuosity
 Definition
great skill
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Finesse
 Definition
great skill
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Gauche
 Definition
clumsy; awkward
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Wooden
 Definition
clumsy; awkward
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Ungainly
 Definition
clumsy; awkward
Term
Impecunious
 Definition
poor
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Indigent
 Definition
poor
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Impoverished
 Definition
poor
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Penury
 Definition
poverty
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Impecuniousness
 Definition
poverty
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Destitution
 Definition
poverty
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Indigence
 Definition
poverty
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Impoverishment
 Definition
poverty
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Privation
 Definition
poverty
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Gaucherie
 Definition
socially awkward behavior
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Ambidextrous
 Definition
able to use both hands as right and left
Term
Infallible
 Definition
always certain without error
Term
Certitude
 Definition
certainty
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Err
 Definition
to make an error
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Erroneous
 Definition
false
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Lapse
 Definition
slight error
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Inerrancy
 Definition
being without error
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Errant
 Definition
mistaken
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Blunder
 Definition
(v) to make a foolish mistake
(n) a foolish mistake
Term
Abstruse
 Definition
difficult to understand
Term
Debunk
 Definition
to make known the falseness of a myth, etc.
Term
Intimate
 Definition
(a) close and familiar
(v) show, suggest, indicate
Term
Betray
 Definition
to show/ make known
Term
Lay bare
 Definition
to expose; to make known
Term
Divulge
 Definition
to make known; to show
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Reveal
 Definition
to make known; to show
Term
Snippet
 Definition
small piece, amount
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Modicum
 Definition
a small amount
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Myriad
 Definition
a great number
Term
Precocious
 Definition
having developed certain faculties earlier than normal; premature
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Precocity
 Definition
prematureness
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Preciosity
 Definition
over-refinement in language or expression such as extreme subtleties, etc.
Term
Paucity
 Definition
smallness in number
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Iota
 Definition
a small amount
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Plethora
 Definition
a great amount
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Revile
 Definition
to scold by using abusive language
Term
Vituperate
 Definition
to scold by using abusive language
Term
Imprecate
 Definition
to invoke evil on someone/something; to curse
Term
Anathema
 Definition
[church related] curse, object of hatred
Term
Anathematize
 Definition
[church] to curse
Term
Hubris
 Definition
arrogant pride
Term
Solemn
 Definition
serious, religious
Term
Defer
 Definition
1. to respect
2. to postpone duty, responsibility, etc.
Term
Deference
 Definition
respect
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Deferment
 Definition
postponement
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Flippancy
 Definition
lack of respect
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Impertinent
 Definition
1. not related
2. showing no deserved respect
Term
Revere
 Definition
to respect
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Venerate
 Definition
(v) to respect
(n) respect
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Esteem
 Definition
to respect
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Reverence
 Definition
respect
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Veneration
 Definition
respect
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Homage
 Definition
respect
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Respectable
 Definition
deserving respect
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Reputable
 Definition
deserving respect
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Reverent
 Definition
deserving respect
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Estimable
 Definition
deserving respect
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Venerable
 Definition
deserving respect
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Respectful
 Definition
showing respect
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Deferential
 Definition
showing respect
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Reverential
 Definition
showing respect
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Disrespectful
 Definition
showing disrespect
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Flippant
 Definition
showing disrespect
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Catharsis
 Definition
strong outlet for emotion
Term
Lugubrious
 Definition
very serious and sad
Term
Wistful
 Definition
longing for; sad
Term
Somber
 Definition
1. dark-colored
2. sad
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Murky
 Definition
dark, glum
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Overcast
 Definition
1. darkened by cloud
2. sad
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Plaintive
 Definition
sorrowful
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Plaintiff
 Definition
one who sues
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Elegy
 Definition
sad music or literature
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Mournful
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
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Morose
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
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Woeful
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
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Lamentable
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
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Pathetic
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
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Dismal
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
Term
Glum
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
Term
Elegiac
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
Term
Melancholy
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
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Doleful
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
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Gloomy
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
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Dolorous
 Definition
sad; sorrowful
Term
Lachrymose
 Definition
tearful; in the habit of weeping
Term
Lachrymal
 Definition
of tears
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Frivolity
 Definition
lack of seriousness
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Levity
 Definition
lack of seriousness
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Levitate
 Definition
to rise and float in defiance of gravity
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Gravity
 Definition
seriousness, importance, pulling force
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Gravitate
 Definition
to attract
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Gravitas
 Definition
weight/ importance
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Fatalism
 Definition
belief that all events are predetermined by fate and hence inevitable
Term
Congruous
 Definition
harmonious
Term
Compatible
 Definition
harmonious
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Consonant
 Definition
harmonious
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Accordant
 Definition
harmonious
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Incongruous
 Definition
not harmonious
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Incompatible
 Definition
not harmonious
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Dissonant
 Definition
not harmonious
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Discordant
 Definition
not harmonious
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Candid
 Definition
1. frank, honest
2. saying freely what one thinks/ feels
Term
Candor
 Definition
frankness, honesty
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Reticent
 Definition
candid
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Thwart
 Definition
to block; discourage
Term
Stymie
 Definition
a blocked situation
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Engendered
 Definition
to be the cause of
Term
Browbeat
 Definition
to ask someone to do something by threatening
Term
Cow
 Definition
to frighten, to threaten
Term
Dastard
 Definition
coward
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Recur
 Definition
to occur again
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Concur
 Definition
1. to agree
2. to happen at the same time
Term
Consent
 Definition
to agree
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Ascent
 Definition
to agree
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Dissent
 Definition
to disagree
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Flout
 Definition
to oppose, disagree
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Flaunt
 Definition
to show off
Term
Lull
 Definition
1. to calm
2. a break/ rest during debate, argument, conversation, etc.
Term
Deprecate
 Definition
to regard as not important/ valuable (depreciate, disapprove, disagree)
Term
Deter
 Definition
to hinder/ to block [discourage]
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Impede
 Definition
to hinder/ to block [discourage]
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Occlude
 Definition
to hinder/ to block [discourage]
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Inhibit
 Definition
to hinder/ to block [discourage]
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Restrain
 Definition
to hinder/ to block [discourage]
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Obstruct
 Definition
to hinder/ to block [discourage]
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Stunt
 Definition
to hinder/ to block [discourage]
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Hamper
 Definition
to hinder/ to block [discourage]
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Blight
 Definition
to hinder/ to block [discourage]
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Deterrence
 Definition
hindrance, something that blocks/ discourages
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Impediment
 Definition
hindrance, something that blocks/ discourages
Term
Occlusion
 Definition
hindrance, something that blocks/ discourages
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Inhibition
 Definition
hindrance, something that blocks/ discourages
Term
Restraint
 Definition
hindrance, something that blocks/ discourages
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Obstruction
 Definition
hindrance, something that blocks/ discourages
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Obstacle
 Definition
hindrance, something that blocks/ discourages
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Brandish
 Definition
to threaten
Term
Menace
 Definition
to threaten
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Intimidate
 Definition
to threaten
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Racketeer
 Definition
to threaten
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Lily-livered
 Definition
cowardly
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Craven
 Definition
cowardly
Term
Salve
 Definition
to put medicine, to soothe
Term
Palliate
 Definition
to make pain less
Term
Palliative
 Definition
painkiller; something that reduces pain, grief, etc.
Term
Propitiate
 Definition
to calm the anger of
Term
Relent
 Definition
to make less severe
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Mitigate
 Definition
to make less severe
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Sedate
 Definition
to calm
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Sedation
 Definition
calmness
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Sedative
 Definition
medicine to calm
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Abate
 Definition
1. to calm
2. to cancel a law
Term
Implacable
 Definition
that cannot be calmed; revengeful
Term
Alleviate
 Definition
to calm/ make less severe
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Allay
 Definition
to calm/ make less severe
Term
Pacify
 Definition
to calm/ make less severe
Term
Assuage
 Definition
to calm/ make less severe
Term
Soothe
 Definition
to calm/ make less severe
Term
Placate
 Definition
to calm/ make less severe
Term
Appease
 Definition
to calm/ make less severe
Term
Compose
 Definition
to calm/ make less severe
Term
Mollify
 Definition
to calm/ make less severe
Term
Tranquilize
 Definition
to calm/ make less severe
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Composure
 Definition
calmness of mind
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Equanimity
 Definition
calmness of mind
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Paregoric
 Definition
painkiller
Term
Analgesic
 Definition
painkiller
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Equanimous
 Definition
calm, quiet, peaceful
Term
Halcyon
 Definition
calm, quiet, peaceful
Term
Placid
 Definition
calm, quiet, peaceful
Term
Pacific
 Definition
calm, quiet, peaceful
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Tranquil
 Definition
calm, quiet, peaceful
Term
Serene
 Definition
calm, quiet, peaceful
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Rescind
 Definition
to cancel
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Abrogate
 Definition
to cancel
Term
Repeal
 Definition
to cancel
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Abolish
 Definition
to cancel
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Revoke
 Definition
to cancel
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Countermand
 Definition
to cancel
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