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| show | Dilemma; predicament
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| show | Isolation of a person or persons to prevent the spread of disease
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| show | methodical, logical reasoning
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| solace | show 🗑
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| stigma | show 🗑
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| show | Long, agressive speech; usually given in an attacking manner
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| show | A state of mental or physical inactivity; lethargy
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| show | Imaginary land with perfect social and political systems
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| vagary | show 🗑
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| show | 1. A thin surface layer; 2. deceptive superficial show, facade
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| veracity | show 🗑
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| show | Face; appearance
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| viscosity | show 🗑
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| show | Noisy; clamorous
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| show | Modern fashion
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| wag | show 🗑
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| show | A person who stirs up war
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| show | Authorization given by a superior
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| wastrel | show 🗑
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| welter | show 🗑
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| show | A customary practice, habit
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| show | The fear of foreigners
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| show | A long, elaborate, entertaining tale; fiber for knitting
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| show | A former period of time
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| show | Strong devotion toward advancing a goal or cause; passion
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| zealot | show 🗑
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| show | The spirit of a specific time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation
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| show | point directly overhead in the sky; summit, peak
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| zephyr | show 🗑
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| boor | show 🗑
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| show | A fool or a clown
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| show | Something used as a defense
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| cache | show 🗑
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| cacophony | show 🗑
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| catalyst | show 🗑
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| catharsis | show 🗑
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| show | An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism
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| show | One with prejudiced belief in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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| chicanery | show 🗑
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| show | A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy
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| clique | show 🗑
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| show | a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
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| craven | show 🗑
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| show | a gradual increase in volume or indensity
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| show | Standard for judging
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| show | Greed; excessive desire
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| deference | show 🗑
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| depravity | show 🗑
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| show | Warm praise; commendation
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| show | Boisterous laughter
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| show | Ungratefulness
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| show | Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy
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| juncture | show 🗑
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| neophyte | show 🗑
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| show | correct or appropriate behavior; obedience to rules
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| show | Wisdom, caution, showing good discretion
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| quandary | show 🗑
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| show | Isolation of a person or persons to prevent the spread of disease
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| ratiocination | show 🗑
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| rhetoric | show 🗑
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| solace | show 🗑
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| show | A mark or token of disgrace or shame
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| tirade | show 🗑
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| show | A state of mental or physical inactivity; lethargy
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| show | Imaginary land with perfect social and political systems
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| vagary | show 🗑
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| veneer | show 🗑
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| show | Filled with truth and accuracy
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| show | Face; appearance
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| show | The sticky or thick consistency or a liquid
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| vociferous | show 🗑
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| vogue | show 🗑
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| wag | show 🗑
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| warmonger | show 🗑
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| show | Authorization given by a superior
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| show | One who is recklessly wasteful, especially with money
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| show | Confused mass; a jumble
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| wont | show 🗑
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| xenophobia | show 🗑
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| show | A long, elaborate, entertaining tale; fiber for knitting
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| show | A former period of time
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| zeal | show 🗑
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| show | Fanatic; person who shows excessive enthusiasm
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| show | The spirit of a specific time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation
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| zenith | show 🗑
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| zephyr | show 🗑
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| show | deviating from the norm
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| abysmal | show 🗑
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| adroit | show 🗑
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| show | Concerned with or appreciative of beauty
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| show | false, artificial
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| altruistic | show 🗑
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| show | Doubtful, uncertain, open to more than one interpretation
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| anachronistic | show 🗑
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| show | Similar or alike in some way; equivalent
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| show | irregular; abnormal; unusual
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| show | Of questionable authenticity or authority
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| apposite | show 🗑
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| arable | show 🗑
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| arbitrary | show 🗑
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| show | Characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization
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| arduous | show 🗑
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| show | Very dry; boring and meaningless
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| articulate | show 🗑
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| audacious | show 🗑
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| show | Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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| authoritarian | show 🗑
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| authoritative | show 🗑
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| banal | show 🗑
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| show | Extravagantly ornate; flamboyant; complex in ornamentation
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| barren | show 🗑
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| show | Eager to fight; hostile, aggressive
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| show | Characterized by doing good; concerned with the benefit of some charity
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| benign | show 🗑
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| show | Carefree; lack of concern; light hearted
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| show | Counterfeit or fake; not genuine, phony
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| show | Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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| show | Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing
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| show | Invigorating; refreshing
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| callous | show 🗑
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| show | Being young or immature
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| candid | show 🗑
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| show | Truthfulness; great honesty
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| show | Impulsive; changing ones mind quickly and often
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| chronic | show 🗑
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| circumspect | show 🗑
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| show | appealing to intellect or reason; convincing
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| show | Organized and making sense; logical
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| show | conversational, used in informal speech
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| commodious | show 🗑
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| show | In agreement with; harmonious
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| show | intricate or complicated
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| show | Abundant; plentiful; lavish.
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| credulous | show 🗑
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| cursory | show 🗑
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| dearth | show 🗑
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| deft | show 🗑
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| show | Manageable; obedient; teachable
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| show | Odd; peculiar; strange
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| show | An imitation or a fake, usually inferior; artificial
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| generic | show 🗑
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| show | Capable of being shaped
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| show | Coming into existence or development.
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| show | Mediocre; ordinary
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| show | Of minor relevance or importance; (2) related to an outer boundary
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| petty | show 🗑
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| show | Pure or uncorrupted, fresh and clean
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| prodigal | show 🗑
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| pungent | show 🗑
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| quiescent | show 🗑
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| recondite | show 🗑
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| show | Superfluous; exceeding what is needed
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| reticent | show 🗑
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| show | Noticeable; prominent
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| serrated | show 🗑
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| soporific | show 🗑
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| show | Seemingly true, but actually false; deceptively attractive
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| show | Unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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| show | Majestic, noble, grand, inspiring awe
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| show | Wooded; Characteristic of a forest
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| tacit | show 🗑
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| taciturn | show 🗑
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| taut | show 🗑
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| tedious | show 🗑
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| show | Not wasteful; economical; penny-wise
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| show | Lasting a short time; temporary
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| show | Present everywhere at the same time; Omnipresent
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| unprecedented | show 🗑
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| vainglorious | show 🗑
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| veracious | show 🗑
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| verbose | show 🗑
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| show | Green with vegetation; covered with green growth.
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| vicarious | show 🗑
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| virulent | show 🗑
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| show | Sticky; gluey
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| vital | show 🗑
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| show | Corrosive; caustic; bitterly scathing
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| show | Lively, cheerful; high spirited
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| volatile | show 🗑
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| voluble | show 🗑
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| whimsical | show 🗑
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| wizened | show 🗑
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| zaftig | show 🗑
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| abash | show 🗑
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| show | To reduce in amount or intensity; decrease
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| show | To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form
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| show | To step down from a position of power
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| abjure | show 🗑
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| abrade | show 🗑
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| show | To cut short, to condense
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| show | To nullify, to abolish
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| show | to make a secret departure, to elope
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| show | To forgive or free from blame
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| abstain | show 🗑
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| accede | show 🗑
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| acquiesce | show 🗑
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| adulterate | show 🗑
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| advocate | show 🗑
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| aggrandize | show 🗑
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| show | To make more bearable (usually pain)
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| allocate | show 🗑
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| allude | show 🗑
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| show | To combine, mix or blend into a unified or integrated whole
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| show | To make or become better; improve
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| amplify | show 🗑
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| show | to annoy or provoke to anger
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| show | To judge or settle a dispute
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| assail | show 🗑
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| assimilate | show 🗑
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| show | To make something harsh less severe; pacify, calm, relieve
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| show | Reduce in force, amount or degree; weaken
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| augment | show 🗑
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| avenge | show 🗑
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| show | To claim to be true; to affirm
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| avow | show 🗑
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| berate | show 🗑
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| blanch | show 🗑
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| boggle | show 🗑
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| show | Ruin through clumsiness; bungle
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| show | To bring up a subject for debate
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| show | To grow or flourish; sprout
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| burnish | show 🗑
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| cajole | show 🗑
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| castigate | show 🗑
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| show | To criticize severely; punish by beating
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| coalesce | show 🗑
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| condone | show 🗑
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| show | To sanctify; to make sacred; to immortalize
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| show | To transport, transmit or communicate.
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| delineate | show 🗑
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| delude | show 🗑
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| show | To free from confusion
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| show | To produce, cause, or bring about
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| show | To soften by soaking or steeping in a liquid
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| show | To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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| meander | show 🗑
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| show | To appease or pacify
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| prevaricate | show 🗑
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| show | To grow or increase in number very quickly
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| show | To conciliate or appease
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| rarefy | show 🗑
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| show | To banish; to put to a lower position
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| repudiate | show 🗑
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| show | to satisfy fully
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| show | To stir up and feed fuel to (very often to a fire)
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| show | To give in; to yeild
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| show | To shorten by cutting
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| show | To sway physically (oscillate) or indecisively (hesitate) from one side to another.
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| show | To speak boastfully; brag
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| show | To honor, worship or respect
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| vex | show 🗑
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| show | Speaking or writing vaguely with little result
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| waft | show 🗑
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| waver | show 🗑
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| wean | show 🗑
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| wend | show 🗑
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| show | An involuntary movement or startled gesture; flinch
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| show | To attempt to win over or gain
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