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abate to callous

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abate   diminish   subside  
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aberration   delusion   divergence  
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abet   to aide   to encourage  
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abeyance   sober   abstinent  
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abstemious   sober   abstinent  
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abstruse   complex   obscure  
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acrimonious   sharp   severe  
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acumen   keen insight   perception  
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adamant   unyielding   firm  
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aesthetic   artistic   relating to beauty  
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affable   courteous   (blank)  
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aggravate   (blank)   to irritate  
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agnostic   skeptic   unbeliever  
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alacrity   briskness   willingness  
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allegory   metaphor   (blank)  
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alleviate   diminish   (blank)  
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altercation   controversy   (blank)  
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altruistic   generous   (blank)  
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amity   friendship   harmony  
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anachronism   misdate   error in time  
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analogy   comparison   (blank)  
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anathema   curse   denunciation  
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apathy   unconcern   lethargy  
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apostate   someone who is false to his own beliefs   (blank)  
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apropos   relevant   opportune  
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arbitrary   tyrannical   imperious  
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aroma   fragrance   odor  
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ascetic   severe   austere  
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askance   suspiciously   distrustingly  
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askew   awry   crookedly  
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avid   greedy   (blank)  
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banal   trite   (blank)  
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bellicose   warlike   (blank)  
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benign   generous   (blank)  
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bigoted   narrow-minded   (blank)  
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bucolic   rural   (blank)  
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bumptious   conceited   (blank)  
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cadaverous   ghastly   (blank)  
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cajole   to coax   to flatter  
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callous   unfeeling   insensitive  
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asperity   harshness   (blank)  
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assiduous   diligent   sedulous  
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assuage   pacify   appease  
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atavism   reversion   (blank)  
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augment   increase   (blank)  
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auspicious   opportune   prosperous  
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austere   grave   somber  
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authentic   genuine   (blank)  
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avarice   greed   (blank)  
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averse   disinclined   turned-off  
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