Barron's 11th ed.
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| show | v | direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
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| show | n | supporter; follower
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| aesthetic | show | artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
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| show | adj | easily approachable; warmly friendly
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| show | v | make hostile; separate
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| show | adj | apart; reserced; standoffish
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| show | adj | unselfichly generous; concerned for others
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| ameliorate | show | improve; make more satisfactory
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| show | n | similarity; parallelism
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| anarchist | show | person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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| anecdote | show | short account of an amusing or interesting event
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| animosity | show | active enmity
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| show | n | medicine to counteract a poison or disease
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| apocryphal | show | untrue; made up
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| show | v | pacify or soothe; relieve
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| show | n | object made by human beings, either hadmade or mass-produced
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| artisan | show | manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
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| ascendancy | show | controlling influence
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| ascetic | show | practicing self-denial; austere
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| show | v | seek to attain; long for
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| show | v | ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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| astute | show | wise; shrewd
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| atrophy | show | waste away
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| show | adj | considerate; thoughtful; paying attention
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| show | v | ascribe; explain
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| show | n | saternness; severity; strict economy; lack of luxuries
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| show | adj | genuine
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| authoritarian | show | favoring or exercising total control; nondemocratic
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| show | n | firm dislike
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| show | n | cause of ruin
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| belie | v | show 🗑
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| show | v | disparage; make fun of
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| show | adj | kindly; favorable; not malignant
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| show | v | leave to someone by a will; hand down
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| biased | show | slanted; prejudiced
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| show | adj | soothing; mild; dull
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| blasphemy | show | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
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| show | n | muscular strength; sturdiness
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| brevity | show | conciseness; briefness
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| show | v | support; prop up
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| show | adj | discordant; inharmonious
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| show | adj | deliberately planned; likely
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| candor | show | frankness
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| capricious | show | fickle; incalculable
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| show | adj | critical
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| censure | show | blame; criticize
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| show | n | quack; pretender to knowledge
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| chronicle | show | report; record (in chronologial order)
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| clamor | show | noise
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| show | n | disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
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| coercion | show | use of force to get someone's compliance
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| commemorate | show | honor the memory of
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| compelling | show | overpowering; irresistible in effect
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| show | v | admit; yield
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| show | v | agree in opinion
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| condone | show | overlook voluntarily; forgive
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| confirm | show | corroborate; verify; support
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| conflagration | show | great fire
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| confront | show | face; challenge
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| conscientious | show | scrupulous; careful
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| show | n | general agreement
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| show | n | absence of contradictions; dependability; uniformity; degree of thickness
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| constraint | show | compulsion; repression of feelings
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| show | n | infection
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| show | n | person belonging to the same period
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| show | v | struggle; compete; assert earnestly
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| contentious | show | quarrelsome
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| contract | show | compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease
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| show | v | approach; tend to meet; come together
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| show | adj | gracious; heartfelt
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| corroborate | show | confirm; support
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| cryptic | show | mysterious; hidden; secret
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| show | adj | casual; hastily done
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| show | v | shorten; reduce
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| show | n | one who is skeptical or distrustful of human motives
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| daunt | show | intimidate; frighten
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| dawdle | show | loiter; waste time
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| debilitate | show | weaken; enfeelbe
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| debunk | show | expose something as nonsensical or false
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| decorum | show | propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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| degrade | show | lower in rank or dignity; debase
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| deliberate | show | consider; ponder
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| show | v | contradict; refuse
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| show | v | portray; describe
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| show | v | regret strongly; express grief over
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| derivative | show | unoriginal; derived from another source
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| despot | show | tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler
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| detached | adj | show 🗑
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| show | n | something that discourages; hindrance
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| detrimental | show | harmful; damaging
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| show | adj | roundabout; erratic; not straightforward
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| devise | show | think up; invent; plan
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| diffuse | show | wordy; ramblinb; spread out
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| digression | show | wandering away from the subject
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| show | n | lessening; reduction in size
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| show | v | dissolve; disperse
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| show | adj | mentally quick and observant; having insight
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| disclose | show | reveal
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| discordant | show | not harmonious; conflicting
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| show | v | disregard
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| show | adj | digressing; rambling
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| disdain | show | view with scorn or contempt
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| disinclination | show | unwillingness
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| disinterested | show | unprejudiced
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| disparity | show | difference; condition of inequality
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| show | adj | calm; impartial
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| show | v | drive away; scatter; cause to vanish
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| show | v | cause to break up; scatter
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| diverse | show | differing in some characteristics; various
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| show | n | teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, and so on) taught
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| show | adj | doubtful; questionable
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| duplicity | show | double-dealing; hypocrisy
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| show | n | length of time something lasts
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| ebb | show | recede; lessen
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| show | adj | selective in choosing from a variety of sources
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| eclipse | show | darken; extinguish; surpass
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| effervescent | show | exuberant; bubbly and excited
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| show | adj | excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited
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| show | adj | overjoyed; in high spirits
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| show | adj | evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
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| show | n | calmness of temperament; composure
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| espouse | show | adopt; support
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| show | v | respect; value; judge
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| show | adj | light; heavenly; unusually refined
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| euphemism | show | mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one
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| show | adj | pleasing in sound
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| euphoria | show | feeling of great happiness and well-being (sometimes exaggerated)
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| evanescent | show | fleeting; vanishing
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| show | v | worsen; embitter
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| show | adj | extremely demanding
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| exalt | show | raise in rank or dignity; praise
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| show | v | put into effect; carry out
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| show | adj | serving as a model; outstanding
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| show | v | acquit; exculpate
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| expedient | show | suitable to achieve a particular end; practical; politic
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| show | v | hasten
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| expertise | show | specialized knowledge; expert skill
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| show | adj | totally clear; deinite; outspoken
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| show | n | deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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| show | v | praise; glorified
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| show | adj | not essential; superfluous
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| show | v | free; disentangle
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| show | n | overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm
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| facile | show | easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial
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| show | n | excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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| flagrant | show | conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
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| flippant | show | lacking proper seriousness
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| show | adj | ruddy; reddish; flowery
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| foresight | show | ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
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| forestall | show | prevent by taking action in advance
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| founder | show | person who establishes (an organization, business)
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| show | v | stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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| glacial | show | like a glacier; extremely cold
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| show | adj | sociable
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| show | adj | commonplace; trite
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| hardy | show | sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather
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| show | n | one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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| hyperbole | show | exaggeration; overstatement
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| hypocritical | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
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| show | n | one who attacks cherished traditions
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| illuminate | v | show 🗑
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| show | adj | deceptive; not real
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| imbalance | n | show 🗑
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| immaculate | show | spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
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| immune | adj | show 🗑
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| immutable | show | unchangeable
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| impair | show | injure; hurt
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| impartial | show | not biased; fair
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| show | adj | without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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| impeccable | adj | show 🗑
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| impecunious | adj | show 🗑
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| show | v | hinder; block; delay
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| impel | v | show 🗑
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| imperceptible | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | domineering; haughty
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| impervious | adj | show 🗑
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| impetuous | adj | show 🗑
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| implausible | adj | show 🗑
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| show | v | put into effect; supply with tools
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| implication | n | show 🗑
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| show | adj | understood but not stated
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| impoverished | adj | show 🗑
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| impromptu | show | without previous preparation; off the cuff; on the spur of the moment
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| show | n | impertinence; insolence
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| inadvertently | adv | show 🗑
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| inane | show | silly; senseless
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| inaugurate | v | show 🗑
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| incense | v | show 🗑
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| incentive | show | spor; motive
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| incessant | show | uninterrupted; unceasing
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| incidental | show | not essential; minor
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| incisive | adj | show 🗑
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| incite | v | show 🗑
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| incline | show | slope; slante
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| show | adj | tending to leaning toward; bent
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| show | adj | tending to include all
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| show | adj | unintelligible; muddled; illogical
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| incongruous | adj | show 🗑
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| inconsequential | show | insignificant; unimportant
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| incontrovertible | show | indisputable; not open to question
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| incorrigible | show | uncorrectale
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| indefatigable | show | tireless
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| show | v | charge
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| show | adj | unmoved; lacking concern
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| indigenous | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | poor; destitute
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| show | adj | choosing at random; confused
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| indolent | show | lazy
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| indomitable | adj | show 🗑
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| indubitable | show | unable to be doubted; unquestionable
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| induce | v | show 🗑
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| indulge | v | show 🗑
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| show | adj | diligent; hard-working
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| effectual | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | unsuited; absurd; incompetent
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| show | n | unfairness
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| show | adj | inactive; lacking power to move
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| inexorable | show | relentless; unyielding; implacable
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| infamous | adj | show 🗑
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| infer | show | deduce; conclude
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| infiltrate | v | show 🗑
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| infinitesimal | adj | show 🗑
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| infraction | show | violation (o fa rule or regulation); breach
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| ingenious | show | clever; resourceful
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| ingrate | n | show 🗑
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| show | adj | firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic
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| inimcal | adj | show 🗑
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| initiate | v | show 🗑
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| show | adj | harmful
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| show | adj | inborn
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| show | adj | harmless
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| innovation | n | show 🗑
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| inopportune | adj | show 🗑
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| insatiable | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | discerning; perceptive
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| show | v | hint; imply; creep in
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| show | adj | lacking in flavor; dull
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| show | adj | bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
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| instigate | show | urge; start; provoke
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| show | n | narrow-mindedness; isolation
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| show | adj | insurmountable; unbeatable
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| insurgent | show | rebellious
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| show | adj | not material; not able to be perceived by touch; vague; elusive
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| show | adj | complete; necessary for completeness
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| integrity | show | uprightness; wholeness
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| intermittent | adj | show 🗑
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| intervene | v | show 🗑
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| intimidate | v | show 🗑
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| show | adj | unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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| show | n | refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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| intrepid | show | fearless
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| show | adj | complex; knotty; tangled
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| intrinsic | show | essential; inherent; built-in; matural
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| introspective | adj | show 🗑
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| show | n | immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
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| inundate | show | overwhelm; flood; submerge
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| invert | v | show 🗑
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| show | adj | irritable; easily angered
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| show | adj | relating to a contradiction between an event's expected result and its actual outsome; sarcastic
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| irrational | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | not applicable; unrelated
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| irreproachable | adj | show 🗑
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| irresolute | show | uncertain how to act; weak
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| irreverence | show | lack of proper respect
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| show | n | language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish
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| jocular | show | said or done in jest; joking
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| judicious | adj | show 🗑
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| justification | show | good or just reason; defense; excuse
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| kindle | v | show 🗑
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| labyrinth | show | maze
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| laconic | show | brief and to the point
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| show | v | grieve; express sorrow
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| show | n | languor; weariness
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| laud | v | show 🗑
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| show | adj | liberal; wasteful
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| legacy | show | a gift made by a will
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| lethargic | adj | show 🗑
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| levity | show | lack of seriousness; lightness
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| linger | show | loiter or dawdle; continue or persist
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| show | v | tilt; lean over
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| listlessness | show | lack in spirit or energy
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| loathe | v | show 🗑
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| lofty | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | talkative
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| lucid | show | easily understood; clear; intelligible
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| show | adj | wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
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| magnanimous | adj | show 🗑
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| show | n | person of prominence or influence
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| show | adj | clumsy; bungling
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| malevolent | show | wishing evil
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| show | n | hatred; spite
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| malign | v | show 🗑
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| marred | adj | show 🗑
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| show | n | rigid disciplinarian; strict military officer
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| materialism | n | show 🗑
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| show | adj | scanty; inadequate
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| meander | v | show 🗑
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| medley | n | show 🗑
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| meek | show | quiet and obedient
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| melancholy | show | gloomy; morose; blue
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| mercenary | adj | show 🗑
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| mercurial | adj | show 🗑
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| show | n | combination (of two business corporations)
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| methodical | adj | show 🗑
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| meticulous | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | extremely small
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| misanthrope | show | one who hates mankind
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| show | adj | stingy; mean
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| show | n | wrong name; incorrect designation
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| show | v | appease; moderate
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| mock | v | show 🗑
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| mollify | show | soothe
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| show | adj | very important
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| monotony | show | sameness leading to boredom
🗑
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| morbid | adj | show 🗑
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| morose | show | ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
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| mundane | adj | show 🗑
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| munificent | show | very generous
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| show | n | ability to change in form; fickle
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| muted | show | silent; muffled; toned down
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| naivete | n | show 🗑
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| show | adj | very wicked
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| negate | v | show 🗑
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| nonchalance | n | show 🗑
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| show | n | person of no importance; nonexistence
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|
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| nostalgia | show | homesickness; longing for the past
🗑
|
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| show | n | disrepute; ill fame
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| novelty | n | show 🗑
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| novice | show | beginner
🗑
|
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| show | n | shade of difference in meaning or color
🗑
|
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| show | v | to make in valid; void; abolish
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| show | v | nourish; educate; foster
🗑
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| obdurate | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | not influenced by emotions; fair
🗑
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| objective | show | goal; aim
🗑
|
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| obliterate | show | destroy completely
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|
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| oblivion | n | show 🗑
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| oblivious | adj | show 🗑
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| obscure | adj | show 🗑
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| obscure | show | darken; make unclear
🗑
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| obsequious | show | slavishly attentive; servile; fawning; sycophantic
🗑
|
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| show | adj | related to thinking about something constantly; preoccupying
🗑
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| show | adj | stubborn; hard to control or treat
🗑
|
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| obtuse | adj | show 🗑
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| officious | adj | show 🗑
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| ominous | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | dark; not transparent
🗑
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| opportunist | n | show 🗑
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| optimist | n | show 🗑
|
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| opional | adj | show 🗑
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| show | n | extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
🗑
|
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| orator | show | public speaker
🗑
|
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| show | adj | excessively or elaborately decorated
🗑
|
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| ostentatious | show | showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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|
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| show | n | one opposed to force; antimilitarist
🗑
|
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| painstaking | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | insignificant; petty; trifiling
🗑
|
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| paradigm | n | show 🗑
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| show | n | somehting apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
🗑
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| paragon | show | model of perfection
🗑
|
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| show | adj | narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
🗑
|
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| parody | n | show 🗑
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| parry | v | show 🗑
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| show | n | stinginess; excessive frugality
🗑
|
||||||
| partial | show | 1 incomplete. 2 biased; having a liking for something
🗑
|
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| partisan | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | noteactive; acted upon
🗑
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| show | n | scarcity; lack
🗑
|
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| pedantic | adj | show 🗑
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| penchant | show | strong inclination; liking
🗑
|
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| show | adj | dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative
🗑
|
||||||
| perceptive | adj | show 🗑
|
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| perfunctory | show | superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
🗑
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| peripheral | adj | show 🗑
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| perjury | n | show 🗑
|
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| show | adj | very destructive
🗑
|
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| perpetuate | show | make something last; preserve from extinction
🗑
|
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| perturb | show | disturb greatly
🗑
|
||||||
| pervasive | adj | show 🗑
|
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| show | n | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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| petty | show | trivial; unimportant; very small
🗑
|
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| show | adj | touchy; peevish
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|
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| phenomena | n, pl | show 🗑
|
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| philanthropist | show | lover of mankind; doer of good
🗑
|
||||||
| pious | show | devout; religious
🗑
|
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| show | n | hidden danger; concealed trap
🗑
|
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| show | adj | concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty
🗑
|
||||||
| pivotal | adj | show 🗑
|
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| show | v | pacify; conciliate
🗑
|
||||||
| plagiarize | v | show 🗑
|
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| show | n | trite remark; commonplace statement
🗑
|
||||||
| plausible | adj | show 🗑
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| pliant | show | flexible; easily influend
🗑
|
||||||
| show | n | condition, state (especially a bad state or condition); predicament
🗑
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| poignancy | show | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion
🗑
|
||||||
| polemial | adj | show 🗑
|
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| pomposity | n | show 🗑
|
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| ponderous | show | weighty; unwieldy
🗑
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| show | adj | full of pores; like a sieve
🗑
|
||||||
| show | dj | powerful; persuasive; greatly influential
🗑
|
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| pragmatic | show | practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
🗑
|
||||||
| prattle | show | babble
🗑
|
||||||
| precarious | show | uncertain; risky
🗑
|
||||||
| precedent | show | something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action
🗑
|
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| show | adj | rash; premature; hasty; sudden
🗑
|
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| precipitous | adj | show 🗑
|
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| preclude | show | make impossible; eliminate
🗑
|
||||||
| precocious | adj | show 🗑
|
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| show | n | creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who rods or exploits others
🗑
|
||||||
| predecessor | n | show 🗑
|
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| show | n | partiality; preference
🗑
|
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| preposterous | adj | show 🗑
|
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| prestige | show | impression produced by achievements or reputation
🗑
|
||||||
| show | adj | overconfident; impertinent
🗑
|
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| pretentious | show | ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious
🗑
|
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| prevalent | show | widespread; generally accepted
🗑
|
||||||
| problematic | adj | show 🗑
|
||||||
| proclivity | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| procrastinate | show | postpone; delay or put off
🗑
|
||||||
| show | adj | wasteful; reckless with money
🗑
|
||||||
| prodigious | adj | show 🗑
|
||||||
| prodigy | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| profane | show | violate; desecrate; treat unworthily
🗑
|
||||||
| show | adj | dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
🗑
|
||||||
| show | adj | deep; not superficial; complete
🗑
|
||||||
| profusion | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| proliferation | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| prolific | show | abundantly fruitful
🗑
|
||||||
| prologue | show | introduction (to a poem or play)
🗑
|
||||||
| prophetic | adj | show 🗑
|
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| propitious | adj | show 🗑
|
||||||
| proprity | show | fitness; correct conduct
🗑
|
||||||
| prosaic | show | dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
🗑
|
||||||
| protract | v | show 🗑
|
||||||
| provincial | show | pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
🗑
|
||||||
| provisional | adj | show 🗑
|
||||||
| show | adj | arousing anger or interest; annoying
🗑
|
||||||
| proximity | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| prudent | adj | show 🗑
|
||||||
| pugnacity | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| pungent | show | stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
🗑
|
||||||
| show | v | pucker; contract into wrinkles
🗑
|
||||||
| show | adj | limited; restricted
🗑
|
||||||
| quandary | show | dilemma
🗑
|
||||||
| quell | show | extinguish; put down; quiet
🗑
|
||||||
| show | adj | fretful; whining
🗑
|
||||||
| quiescent | adj | show 🗑
|
||||||
| ramble | v | show 🗑
|
||||||
| rancor | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| show | v | rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech
🗑
|
||||||
| show | v | approve formally; verify
🗑
|
||||||
| raucous | show | harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous
🗑
|
||||||
| raze | show | destroy completely
🗑
|
||||||
| rebuttal | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| recalcitrant | adj | show 🗑
|
||||||
| recant | v | show 🗑
|
||||||
| receptive | adj | show 🗑
|
||||||
| recluse | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| recount | show | narrate or tell; count over again
🗑
|
||||||
| rectify | v | show 🗑
|
||||||
| show | adj | superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy
🗑
|
||||||
| refute | show | disprove
🗑
|
||||||
| relegate | show | banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
🗑
|
||||||
| relevant | show | pertinent; referring to the case in hand
🗑
|
||||||
| relinquish | show | give up something with reluctance; yield
🗑
|
||||||
| relish | v | show 🗑
|
||||||
| show | n | guilt; self-reproach
🗑
|
||||||
| renegade | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| renounce | v | show 🗑
|
||||||
| repel | show | drive away; disgust
🗑
|
||||||
| show | adj | filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
🗑
|
||||||
| reprehensible | show | deserving blame
🗑
|
||||||
| repress | v | show 🗑
|
||||||
| reprimand | show | reprove severely; rebuke
🗑
|
||||||
| reproach | v | show 🗑
|
||||||
| reprove | v | show 🗑
|
||||||
| repudiate | show | disown; disavow
🗑
|
||||||
| show | v | cancel
🗑
|
||||||
| reserve | show | self-control; formal but distant manner
🗑
|
||||||
| show | adj | unresisting; patiently submissive
🗑
|
||||||
| resolution | n | show 🗑
|
||||||
| resolve | show | determination; firmness of purpose
🗑
|
||||||
| resolve | show | decide; settle; solve
🗑
|
||||||
| respite | show | interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
🗑
|
||||||
| resplendent | show | dazzling; glorious; brilliant
🗑
|
||||||
| restraint | n | show 🗑
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| show | adj | pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language
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| show | adj | perceptive; shrewd; having insight
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| show | v | approve; ratify
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| show | n | refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place
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| sarcasm | show | scornful remarks; stinging rebuke
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| saturate | show | soak thoroughly
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| show | adj | tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
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| scrutinize | show | examine closely and critically
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| show | adj | relating to a religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited
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| show | adj | requiring sitting
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| sequester | show | isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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| servile | show | slavishly submissive; fawning; cringing
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| show | n | harshness; intensity; austerity; rigidity
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| show | adj | clever; astute
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| singular | adj | show 🗑
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| skeptical | adj | show 🗑
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| slacken | show | slow up; loosen
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| show | adj | lazy
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| show | adj | slow; lazy; lethargic
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| solemnity | n | show 🗑
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| solicit | v | show 🗑
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| soluble | show | able to be dissolved; able to be explained
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| sparse | show | not thick; thinly scattered; scanty
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| show | n | someone who wastes money
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| spontaneity | show | lack or premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint
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| sporadic | show | occuring irregularly
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| show | adj | false; counterfeit
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| squalor | show | filth; degradation; dirty, neglected state
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| stagnant | show | motionless; stale; dull
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| show | n | division of a poem
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| show | adj | unchanging; lacking development
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| show | adj | loyal; unswerving
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| stoic | show | impassive; unmoved by joy or grief
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| show | adj | loud and harsh; insistent
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| strut | show | pompous walk; swagger
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| show | v | make numb; stun; amaze
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| show | adj | less intense; quieter
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| show | adj | yielding; timid
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| substantial | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | brief; terse; compact
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| show | adj | trivial; shallow
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| show | adj | excessive; overabundant; unnecessary
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| supplant | v | show 🗑
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| suppress | show | crush; subdue; inhibit
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| surmount | show | overcome
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| surpass | show | exceed
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| show | adj | secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
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| show | adj | impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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| sustain | show | experience; support; nourish
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| swindler | show | cheat
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| show | n | servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
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| symmetry | show | arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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| taciturn | adj | show 🗑
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| show | v | contaminate; cause ot lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad
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| tangential | show | peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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| tangible | adj | show 🗑
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| tantamount | show | equivalent in effect or value
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| tedious | adj | show 🗑
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| show | v | moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)
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| show | n | firmness; persistence
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| show | adj | provisional; experimental; doubtful
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| termination | n | show 🗑
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| terse | adj | show 🗑
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| treadbare | show | worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor
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| thrive | v | show 🗑
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| tirade | n | show 🗑
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| show | n | lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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| tractable | adj | show 🗑
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| tranquility | n | show 🗑
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| transcendent | adj | show 🗑
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| transient | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
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| show | n | fear; nervous apprehension
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| trifiling | show | trivial; unimportant
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| trite | adj | show 🗑
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| trivial | show | unimportant; triffling
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| turbulence | show | state of violent agitation
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| show | n | great commotion and confusion
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| show | v | weaken; sap
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| uniformity | show | sameness; monotony
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| universal | show | characterizing or affecting all; present everywhere
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| unkempt | show | dishevled; uncared for in appearance
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| unprecedented | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | unjustified; groundless; undeserved
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| usurp | show | seize anoterh's power or rank
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| show | v | waver; fluctuate
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| veracity | show | truthfulness
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| show | adj | wordy
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| viable | show | practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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| vigor | show | active stregth
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| vilify | show | slander
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| vindicate | show | clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support
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| vindictive | show | out for revenge; malicious
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| virtuoso | show | highly skilled artist
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| virulent | show | extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
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| show | adj | changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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| voluminous | adj | show 🗑
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| show | adj | susceptible to wounds
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| show | adj | capricious; fanciful
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| show | adj | intentional; headstrong; stubbornly set on getting one's way
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| show | v | refuse to give; hold back
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| show | n | fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
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