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malaise   Vague discomfort  
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Malefactor   Criminal  
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Malfeasance   Unlawful act, crime  
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Malevolent   Wishing evil  
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Malicious   Spiteful  
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Maligh   To run down, speak against  
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Malignant   Evil in nature  
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Malediction   Curse  
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Benevolent   Wishing well  
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Benign   Kind, good  
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Benignant   Kind, good  
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Benignant   Kind, good  
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Beneficent   Charitable  
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Euphoria   Elated Feeling  
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Euphony   Pleasant sound  
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Euphemism   Polite, flattering term  
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Eulogy   Speech praising the decesased  
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Euthanasia   Mercy killing  
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Utopia   Perfect world  
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Loquacious   Talkative  
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Loquacity   Talkativeness  
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Eloquent   Lofty, persuasive speech  
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Grandiloquent   Pompous, bombastic speech  
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Magniloquent   Pompous, bombastic speech  
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Colloquy   Conversation, informal conference  
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Colloquium   Seminar  
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Colloquial   Conversation speech, in the vernacular  
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Circumlocution   Round about speech, superfluous words  
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Obloquy   Speaking evil against, slander  
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Patronym   Last name  
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Patrimony   Inheritance  
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Patriarch   Venerable old man, leader  
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Patrician   Aristocrat  
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Paternalism   Treating groups as children, condescending  
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Claustrophobia   Fear of closed places  
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Agoraphobia   Fear of going out  
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Acrophobia   Fear of heights  
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Xenophobia   Fear of strangers  
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Vivacious   Lively  
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Convivial   Jolly  
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Credible   Believable  
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Credence   Belief, trust  
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Credulous   Willing to believe easily  
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Misanthrope   Hates mankind  
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Misogynist   Hates women  
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Misogamist   Hates marriage  
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Philanthropist   Benefits mankind  
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Bibliophile   Loves books  
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Anglophile   Loves things British  
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Fratricide   Killing of brother  
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Matricide   Killing of mother  
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Sororicide   Killing of sister  
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Regicide   Killing of king  
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Parricide   Killing of parents  
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Uxoricide   Killing of wife  
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Filicide   Killing of children  
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Genocide   Killing of a racial or national group  
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Hypodermic   Under the skin  
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Epidermis   Outer layer of skin  
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Dermatology   Study of the skin  
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Dermatitis   Inflamation/irritation of the skin  
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Pachyderm   With thick skin (elephant)  
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Pedagogue   Teacher (derogatory)  
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Demagogue   Misleads people (derogatory)  
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Soporific   Sleep-inducing  
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Sycophant   Base, fawning flatterer  
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Obsequious   Servile, submissive  
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Martinet   Adheres strictly to rules  
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Iconoclast   Challenges established beliefs, breaks  
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Termagant, virago, harridan   A nagging woman  
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Shrew   A nagging woman (also a mouse)  
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Gourmet   Connoisseur  
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Gourmand   Glutton  
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Specious   Deceptive, misleading  
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Ingenuous   Frank, honest  
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Disingenuous   Dishonest, crafty  
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Perspicacious   Wise, able to see through  
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Magnanimous   Generous, of large spirit  
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Animosity   Strong dislike, antipathy  
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Urbane   Sophisticated  
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Indigent   Poor  
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Penury   Poverty, want  
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Penurious   Miserly  
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Parsimony   Stinginess  
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Diffidence   Shyness  
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Emulate   To imitate something admired  
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Ephemeral   Fleeting  
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Fallacious   False  
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Zealot   One who is intensely enthusiastic  
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Phlegmatic   Slow, stolid  
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Anodyne   Allays pain  
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Assuage   To soothe  
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Alleviate   To lessen, make better  
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Supercilious   Arrogant, haughty  
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Clandestine   Hidden, underhanded, sly  
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Surreptitious   Hidden, underhanded, sly  
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Enervate   To weaken  
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Anecdote   Very brief story  
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Antidote   Remedy against poison or other evil  
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Stoic   Tough, indifferent to pain  
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