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Vocabulary from SSAT book

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Word
Definition, Synonym
Abdicate   to give up a position  
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Abduct   forcefully to take  
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Anhor   to hate, detest  
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Absurd   ridiculously unreasonable  
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Abyss   deep hole  
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Accelerate   to increase in speed  
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Acclaim   praise, enthusiastic approval  
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Acute   sharp, crucial  
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Adage   old saying, proverb  
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Adhere   to stick fast, hold  
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Adjourn   to postpone, suspend  
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Adjunct   addictional, assisting  
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Admonish   to scold  
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Adorn   to decorate, ornate  
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Adversary   opponent, enemy  
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Aeronautic   relating to aircraft  
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Affable   Agreeable, get along  
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Aghast   overcome by surprise  
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Agility   condiction of being able to move quickly  
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Agitate   disturb, to move around a lot  
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Aimless   Lacking purpose or goals  
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Alleviate   to make easier to bear  
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Allure   fascinating, appeal  
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Aloof   remote, detached  
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Altrustic   concerned for the welface of others  
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Amateur   someone not paid to engage in a hobby  
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Amend   to improve, altar  
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Amorous   to love  
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Amorphous   shapeless  
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Amphibian   animal in both land and water  
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Angular   lanky, gaunt  
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Animosity   Ill, rancor  
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Annihilate   to destroy completely  
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Antidote   cure for poison  
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Aperture   opening, hole  
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Aqueuos   related to water  
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Ardent   passion, desire  
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Arid   very dry  
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Aroma   pleasing, fragrance  
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Articulate   well-spoken  
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Artifice   1) trick 2) creative  
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Ascertain   to determine, discover  
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Assaliable   vulnerable, exposed  
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Astound   amaze, to overwhelm  
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Astute   able to understand clearly and quickly  
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Atrocity   Horrible, usually brutal  
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Audacity   Bold, daring, impudence  
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Authoritative   masterful  
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Banal   boring, bland  
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Banish   send away  
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Barrier   limits, obstacle  
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Beguile   delude, trickery  
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Belligerence   aggressive hostility  
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Benefactor   financial and general assisstance  
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Beneficial   advantageous helpful  
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Benevolence   good deeds, largess  
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Bewildered   confused, puzzled  
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Bias   prejudice, partially  
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Bile   ill temper, irritabiltity, bitterness  
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Bliss   joy, delight, supreme happiness  
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Boisterous   loud, unrestrained, raucous  
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Botanist   scientist that study plants  
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Bounty   generousity in giving, abundance  
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Bravado   showy, pretentious display of courage  
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Brevity   not lasting a long time, shortness  
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Brig   jail, prison (ship)  
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Burnish   1) shine by rubbing 2) gleam  
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Cache   hiding place for treasure, stash  
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Cajole   coax, persuade with promise or flattery  
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Camouflage   disguise, hide  
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Candor   frankness, honesty  
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Canine   relating to dogs  
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Cantankerous   quarrelsome, aurgumentative  
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Caprice   inpulsive, unpredictable change  
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Cascade   waterfall, torrent, fall  
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Catastrophe   disastrous event, devastation  
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Celestial   relating to heavens, divine  
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Censor   suppress, delete, remove  
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Chasm   Gorge, deep canyon, abyss  
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Choleric   bad-tempered  
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Choreographer   person creating and arranging dances  
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Chronic   continuous, long-standing  
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Circumscribe   limit, encompass  
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Collision   crash, impact, conflict  
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Communicative   talkative articulate  
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Compassion   sympathy, pity  
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Compel   force, coerce, motivate  
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Competent   having enough skill for some purpose, capable  
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Concise   brief and compact, terse  
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Condone   pardon, forgive, excuse  
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Confidential   secret, in confidence  
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Constrict   squeeze, might tight, smother  
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Contemplation   thoughtful observation, deliberation  
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Contend   fight or struggle against  
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Contentious   eager to quarrel, cantankerous  
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Convene   to assemble, meet, gather  
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Conventional   established, customary  
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Copious   abundantm, plentiful  
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Countenace   1) face, aspect 2) approve and support  
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Couplet   two rhyming lines  
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Courier   messenger, carrier  
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Cue   hunt, signal, prompt  
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Curvature   arc, state of being curved  
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Dawdle   waste time, linger  
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Deadlock   standoff caused by two confliction force  
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Dearth   scarcity, lack, shortage  
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Debris   remains of something that has been destroyed  
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Decade   ten years  
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Deceit   tricky, dishonest, fraudulence  
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Deceive   mislead, trick  
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Declamation   long speech, harangue  
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Deficient   insufficient, inadequate  
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Dehydrate   remove water from, dry out  
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Deject   depress, discourage  
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Delude   to deceive, mislead  
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Deluge   flood, inundation, torret  
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Demote   reduce to lower grade, downgrade  
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Deplore   to regard as deeply regrettable  
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Desolation   desertion, bleakness, barrenness  
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Despicable   hateful, detestable, depraved  
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Despondent   depressed, mournful, dejected  
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Destitute   poor, lacking, inpoverished  
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Devaste   ruin, destroy, wreck  
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Devotee   enthusiast, admirer, fan  
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Devout   deeply religious, reverent  
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Dexterity   skill, agility  
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Diminish   decrease, make smaller  
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Din   noise, loud, uproar  
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Dingy   dirty, shabby  
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Diplomatic   tactful, polite  
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Disclaim   repudiate, reject, disown  
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Discursive   digressive, rambling  
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Dismal   miserable, dreary, gloomy  
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Disputed   argument, disagree with, quarrel  
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Disseminate   scatter, spread widely, disperse  
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Divert   1) change the courseof 2) to draw someone's attention  
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Doff   to remove or take off (clothing)  
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Dogged   stubborn, obstinate  
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Dogmatic   absolute, arrogant  
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Doze   nap, sleep  
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Dungeon   underground room in fortress (jail)  
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Ebullient   overflowing with excitement, bubbling  
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Eccentric   freak, odd, offbeat  
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Ecstatic   delighted, overjoyed  
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Eddy   whirlpool, swirling water  
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Effect   result, imporession  
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Elusive   hard to find or express, evasive  
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Embellish   add detail, elabore, ornament  
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Eminent   distinguished, prominent, famous  
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Emulate   imitate or copy, simulate  
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Enact   to make into law, act out  
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Encompass   form a circle, encircle  
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Endorse   approve, sustain, advocate  
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Enigma   mystery, riddle, puzzle  
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Enigmatic   unexplainable, mystery  
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Ensnare   trap, capture  
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Entice   lure, attract, tempt  
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Entourage   group of followers, attendants  
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Era   period of time, age, epoch  
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Err   to make a mistake, go wrong  
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Erudite   knowledgeable, informed  
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Essential   basic, urgent, fundamental  
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Etiquette   manners, propriety  
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Evacuate   to empty out, expel, vacate  
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Exotic   of foreign, alien, unfamiliar  
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Expand   to make greater,  
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Expunge   delete, obliterate  
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Extraction   removal, remove  
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Extricate   to release from difficulty  
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Extroverted   outgoing or interested in people, gregarious  
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Fanatic   Zealous, excessive enthusiasm  
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Fatal   lethal, deadly  
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Fatigue   tired, exhaustion, weariness  
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Fauna   animals of a given area, creatures  
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Felicity   happiness, contentment  
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Feocious   savage, fierce  
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Fervent   showing great warmth  
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Futile   Ineffective  
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Garrulous   to bud, sprout, grow  
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Glee   elation, joy, happy  
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Glib   flip, fluent  
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Gregarious   fond of company  
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Grotesque   odd, bizarre, ugly  
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Govel   crawl, beg  
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Grusome   horrible, frightful, shocking  
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Hallowed   holy, sacred  
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Harbinger   omen, messnger  
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Harsh   rough, strict, severe  
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Hasty   rushed, sloppy, done quickly  
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Heed   careful attention, notice, obey  
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Herbivorous   plant-eating  
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Heterogeneous   mixed, unlike, dissimilar  
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Hexagon   polygon with 6 sides  
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Hibernate   sleep (winter)  
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Horrid   dreadful, horrible, shocking  
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Hovel   small, miserable shack  
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Humid   moist, damp, sultry  
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Ignite   light, kindle, set on fire  
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Illiteracy   inability to read and write  
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Immaculate   Spotless, errorless, faultless  
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Imminent   impending, approaching  
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Immortal   never-dying, eternal  
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Impasse   deadlock, standoff, stalemate  
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Impervious   inpenetrable, unable to be influenced  
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Impious   lacking piety or respect  
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Imply   to suggest without stating directly  
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Inadvertent   unintentional, accidental  
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Incentive   motive, inducement, stimulus  
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Incredulous   not believing  
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Indicate   disclose, show, reveal, imply  
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Inert   sluggish, passive, inactive  
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Infectious   catching, contagious  
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Ingenious   brilliant, inspired, imaginative  
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Ingenuity   creative, cleverness  
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Inhabit   to reside or live in, dwell  
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Innate   instinctive, nature  
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Innocent   pure, harmless, not guilty  
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Insinuation   hint, suggesiton, reference  
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Insomnia   inability to fall sleep  
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Insurgent   rebellious, starting a revolution  
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Irate   full of anger, indignant  
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Jeer   to mock in an abusive way, ridicule  
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Jubilant   Extremely happy, ecstatic  
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Judicious   having wise judgement, sagacious  
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Kinetic   relating to motion, energetic  
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Lagoon   Shallow body of water connected to larger one  
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Lenient   merciful, not strict, indulgent  
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Lethargy   sluggishness, fatigue  
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Limber   Agile, supply, move easily  
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Lunge   thrust, sudden foward movement  
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Magnanimous   having great or noble spirit, tolerant  
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Malfunction   failure  
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Malleable   can be bended, soft, flexible  
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Mar   spoil, disfigure, impair  
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Marvel   amazing, miracle, wonder  
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Meager   very small, not enough  
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Meek   passive, mournful  
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Melancholy   very sad or depressing, gloomy  
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Mimic   imitate, copy, counterfeit  
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Minuscule   tiny, minute, miniature  
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Misbegotten   poorly conceived, illegitmate  
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Mourn   feel sad, regret, lament  
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Murky   dark, dim, obscure  
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Nauseous   sickening, revolting  
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Nebulous   hazy, not well-defined  
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Nimble   agile, active, cunning  
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Nomad   wanderer, vagrant, no permanent home  
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Notify   tell, inform, give notice  
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Obese   very fat, corpulent  
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Obnoxious   repellant, disagree , offensive  
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Obscure   to hide or make difficult, confuse  
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Observation   examine, pronouncement  
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Obsolete   no longer in use, outdated  
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Obstinate   stubborn, mulish, dogged  
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Obstruct   black, check, impede  
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Obtuse   slow, stupid, dull  
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Olfactory   relating to the sense of smell  
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Ominous   threatening, menacing  
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Opportune   timely, appropriate, lucky  
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option   choice, selection, alternative  
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Orbit   to move around some object, circuit  
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Orchid   lavender, purple (flower)  
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Ostentatious   pretentious, conspicuous  
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Palatable   good tasting, savory  
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Paradox   contradiction, something that shouldn't be true  
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Passive   not active, submissive  
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Peddle   hawk, vend, sell (in bad way usually)  
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Pedestrian   common, walker, boring  
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Prejury   falsehood, lies, fradulent  
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Persevere   continue, struggle, endure  
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Petrify   shock, stun, paralyze  
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Pious   religious, devout  
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Plagiarism   copying, stealing ideas (works)  
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Plausible   seeming to be true, credible  
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Pompous   stiff, stuffy, unnatural formality  
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Procrastinate   postpone, defer, delay  
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Profound   deep, wise, seriour  
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Prolific   producing great amounts, productive  
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Propel   to move, compel, project  
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Prophesy   foretell, predict, forcast  
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Pungent   peppery, hot, biting, acrid  
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Pursue   chase, trail, folow  
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Quell   quash, overpower, overcome  
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Quench   satisfy a need or desire, subdue  
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Rabble   large, crowd, horde  
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Rabid   disease causes wild behaviour, crazy  
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Rancor   ill, animosity, resentment  
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Random   change, haphazard  
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Ransack   plunder, search thoroughly, messily  
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Ratify   approve, confirm, sanction  
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Ravenous   extremely hungry, famished  
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Raze   demolish, destroy, devaste  
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Recluse   loner, hermit  
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Recur   return, repeat  
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Reek   stink, offensive spell  
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Refrain   abstain, cease, avoid  
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Regal   royal, splendid, kingly  
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Reign   rule over, prevail  
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Reimburse   repay, compensate  
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Reinforce   Strengthen, support  
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Reminiscence   collection, recall, memory  
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Renowned   werll-known, distingiushed  
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Repartee   banter, with conversation, retort  
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Repugnant   distasteful, gross, repulsive  
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Residue   remainder, remnant, leftover  
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Reveal   disclose, show, expose  
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Revel   celebrated nosily, indulge  
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Rout   overwhelm,conquer, enjoy  
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Satellite   a natural body that revolves around a planet  
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Saturate   soak, fill, cannot hold anymore  
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Saucy   impudent, flippant  
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Savor   to enjoy something with relish or delight  
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Scald   burn, scorch, (with liquid)  
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Scarce   rare, uncommon  
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Scatching   overly critical, searing  
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Schism   division, conflict, clash  
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Scrupulous   moral, upstanding, pretending  
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Secure   fasten, bind, fastened, safe  
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Seethe   to heave or bubble (like volcano)  
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Sentry   guard, watchman, lookout  
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Sequel   addition, aftermath, outcome  
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Shrewd   clever, astute, cunning  
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Significant   meaningful, important, momentous  
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Sinister   ominous, wicked  
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Slack   lull, relaxation, careless  
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Sociable   companionable, gregarious  
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Solicity   to seek something from another, request  
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Specify   to mention, stipulate, identify  
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Splice   join, bind, connect  
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Spurn   reject, refuse, snub  
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Squalid   filthy, dirty, poor, wretched  
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Squander   waste, consume, exhaust  
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Staunch   steady, loyal, firm  
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Stealthy   sneaky, secret, furtive  
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Stress   emphasize, point out, highlight  
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Suave   smooth, gracious, confident in speech  
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Subdue   control, overcome, tame  
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Succeed   1) follow, come after 2)do well, thrive  
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Succumb   give in, surrender, expire  
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Suffice   satisfy, enough, adequate  
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Summit   highest lvl or point  
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Superb   wonderful, superior, magnificent  
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Surpess   scrush, quell, contain  
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Surfeit   overly abundant, excess  
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Surmise   to guess, infer, hypothesis  
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Surrogate   person or thing substitute  
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Susceptible   vulnerable, open, exposed  
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Suspense   fear, anxiety, mystery  
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Synoposis   short summary, outline  
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Taciturn   quiet, tending not to speak, shy  
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Tactful   sensitive, discreet, judicious  
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Taint   poison, infect, contaminate  
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Tamper   tinker, manipulate, interfere  
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Taut   tight, stretched, tense, strained  
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Temperature   level-headed, rational, moderate  
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Tenacious   Steadily pursue, persistent  
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Tepid   lukewarm, mild, indifferent  
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Terminate   finish, cease, end  
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Terse   concise, brieg, conpact, succint  
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Tether   chain, rope, tie, fasten  
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Token   sign, symbol, superficial, meaningless  
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Torrid   extremely hot, scorching  
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Trepidation   fear, apprehensive,anxiety  
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Trite   lacking originality, banal  
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Tumult   noise, confusion, racket  
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Tyranny   great power, oppression, repression  
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Ultimate   maximum, final, primary  
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Unamimous   approved by everyone concerned, unchallenged  
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Unkempt   messy, sloppily mantained  
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Usurp   seize, grab, steal, take by force  
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Unkempt   messy, sloppy maintained  
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Usurp   seize, grap, steal, take by force  
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Vacate   leave as in a vacation, depart  
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Vacuous   shallow, silly, vapid  
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Vague   not clear, non-certain  
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Vahement   with deep feeling, earnest, passionate  
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Vend   sell goods, peddle, merchandise  
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Vex   provoke, irritate, tease  
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Vitalize   make something come alive, animate  
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Vivacious   lively, full of spirit, animated  
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Wan   pale, lacking color, bloodless  
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Wantonly   without reason, randomly  
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Wrath   extreme anger, ire, fury  
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Wretched   miserable, pathetiche  
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Writhe   to squirm, twist as in pain  
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Zealous   enthusaistic, eager, intense  
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Derelict   Left, deserted  
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Bereft   deprive, desolate  
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Despised   loathe, disgust  
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Apathetic   Showing little or no emotion  
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Feasible   Capable of something done  
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Zealous   Marked by active interest, diligent  
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Solace   To comfort, console  
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Pious   Showing respect to others  
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Fanatic   Extreme enthusiasm - religion or politics  
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Wary   To show alert  
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Pliant   Bending - flexible  
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Interrogated   To seek answer  
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Dwindle   Shrink, become smaller  
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Anticipated   Realize beforehand, foresee  
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Pelted   To strike, hurl (missiles)  
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Uncouth   Strange, peculiar  
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Insipid   Not interested, without distinctive  
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Sporadically   Occuring at irregular time, having no pattern  
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Inevitable   Cannot be avoided or escaped  
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Juvenile   Young, immature  
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Bereaved   A Bereaved person Relative died  
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Bereft   Do not have something they previously have----The room is bereft of colour  
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