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Commonly Tested Words

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abaft   show
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show v. to reject, denounce, or abandon  
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abjure   show
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abnegation   show
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abscond   show
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abstemious   show
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show adj. bottomless, extraordinarily bad  
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show n. harshness or bitterness  
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acrimony   show
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show adj. confused  
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show v. to entreat earnestly and solemnly  
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adulation   show
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adulterate   show
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show adj. relating to land and the equal divisions of land  
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alchemy   show
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show n. symbolic narration or description  
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show n. representation of something existing at other than its proper time  
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show v. to reduce to nothing  
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show adj. pertaining to revelation or prophecy  
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arrogate   show
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show n. skill, ingenuity, craft, deception, trickery  
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askance   show
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show n. the determination of any quantity of metal in an ore or alloy  
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attenuate   show
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show n. inordinate desire of gaining and possessing wealth  
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batten   show
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show adj. obliged; indebted  
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show adj. warlike; disposed to quarrel or fight  
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show v. to soil or discolor  
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bestial   show
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betroth   show
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blighted   show
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show v. to foreshadow something  
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boorish   show
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brindled   show
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broach   show
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bucolic   show
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show v. to imitate comically  
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cadaver   show
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show n. the diameter of a bullet or shell, quality  
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show adj. immature  
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show n. false and malicious accusation, misinterpretation, slander  
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show n. a false statement or rumor  
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candid   show
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show adj. disposed to find fault  
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show n. slaughter  
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carte blanche   show
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show v. to chastise  
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cataclysm   show
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catharsis   show
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cavil   show
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show adj. unmarried, single and chaste  
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cessation   show
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chafe   show
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chaffing   show
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chaste   show
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choleric   show
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circumvent   show
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clandestine   show
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cogent   show
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cohort   show
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collusion   show
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comport   show
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conclave   show
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show v. passive cooperation  
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show n. a companion, v. to be in harmony or agreement  
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show v. to go against, to oppose  
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show n. a bruise; an injury where the skin is not broken  
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show adj. abundant; in great quantities  
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show n. a binding and solemn agreement  
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coy   show
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crass   show
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show adj. hasty, slight  
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dally   show
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show adj. fearless, not discouraged  
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show adj. having an affable manner, courteous, suave, urbane  
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decadence   show
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deciduous   show
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show v. to denounce or condemn openly  
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defunct   show
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deliquesce   show
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show n. act or process of deception  
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deposition   show
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desultory   show
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show adj. having or showing skill of hands, body or mind  
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show n. lack of self confidence; distrust  
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show n. falling to pieces or into disrepair  
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dilettante   show
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show n. a blow; a stroke  
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disarray   show
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show v. to make known  
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dormant   show
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doting   show
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doughty   show
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dregs   show
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ecclesiastic   show
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show v. to build or establish; to instruct and improve the mind  
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efface   show
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show n. impudence; assurance  
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show adj. pouring out or forth; overflowing  
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show adj. remarkably bad, outrageous  
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show v. to depart; to go out  
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elegy   show
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show v. to make clear or manifest; to explain  
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emanate   show
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embellish   show
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show adj. filled with love and desire  
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encroach   show
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show v. to hold back; to hinder  
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endue   show
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show v. to fill with pleasure  
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show n. closing section of a play or novel providing further comment.  
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epiphany   show
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show n. an inscription on a monument, in honor or memory of a dead person  
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epitome   show
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show n. precise time when the day and night everywhere is of equal length  
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equivocate   show
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eschew   show
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show adj. kept at a distance; alienated  
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ethereal   show
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euphemism   show
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euphoria   show
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exhume   show
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expunge   show
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exude   show
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show n. a number of people in an organization having a common end view  
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fallible   show
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fathom   show
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show adj. silly; inane; unreal  
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fealty   show
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show v. to invent or imagine  
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ferment   show
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fervid   show
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fester   show
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fetish   show
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show n. faithfulness; honesty  
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show n. a dividing or breaking into parts  
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flaccid   show
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flamboyant   show
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foible   show
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foist   show
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show v. to raid for spoils, plunder  
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show ADJ. PERTAINING TO LEGAL OR PUBLIC ARGUMENT  
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show n. firm courage; strength  
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fractious   show
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fraught   show
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show adj. not willing to yield or comply with what is reasonable  
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show v. to explode with sudden violence, to issue thunderous verbal attack or denunciation  
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show v. to stimulate as if by electric shock; startle; excite  
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show n. a complete range; any complete musical scale  
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show adj. gaudy; showy  
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gauche   show
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gauntlet   show
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show adj. closely related; pertinent  
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glib   show
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show adj. full of knots  
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show n. a greedy or ravenous eater; glutton  
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gregarious   show
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gristly   show
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guffaw   show
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guise   show
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halcyon   show
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hapless   show
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harangue   show
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show n. one who holds opinion contrary to that which is generally accepted  
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hiatus   show
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hoary   show
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homily   show
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hybrid   show
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idiosyncrasy   show
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igneous   show
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ignominious   show
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show adj. perfectly clean; perfectly correct; pure  
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imminent   show
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show n. a situation that has no solution or escape  
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show adj. without regret, shame or remorse  
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show n. irreverence toward God; lack of respect  
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show adj. unwise; imprudent  
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show v. to pray for evil; to invoke a curse  
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show n. attribution  
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show v. to imprison or confine  
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incommodious   show
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show adj. not consisting of matter  
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show adj. not capable of correction or improvement  
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incubate   show
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show v. to impress upon the mind by frequent repetition or urging  
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show v. to protect against or keep free from loss  
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indigenous   show
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show adj. not easily discouraged or defeated  
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show adv. unquestionably; surely  
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show adj. unfriendly; adverse  
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show adj. unjust; wicked  
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show adj. not regulated; excessive  
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show adj. fearless; brave  
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inured   show
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show adj. easily provoked or inflamed to anger  
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irreparable   show
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jettison   show
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jocund   show
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show v. to tear or mangle, to wound or hurt  
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show adj. giving off a soft radiance  
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show n. a state or feeling of being tired or weak  
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lewd   show
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libertine   show
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show adj. disregarding accepted rules and standards  
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lithe   show
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show adj. talkative  
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lucent   show
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show adj. mournful; very sad  
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lurid   show
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magnate   show
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malefactor   show
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malign   show
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marauder   show
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show adj. foolishly and tearfully sentimental  
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mendacious   show
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mercurial   show
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show adj. alluring by false, showy charms; fleshy  
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show n. high quality of character  
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show n. manner; external appearance  
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show n. hatred of mankind  
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mite   show
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modulate   show
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mollify   show
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moot   show
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show adj. biting, cutting, or caustic  
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mutinous   show
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nefarious   show
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nemesis   show
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nexus   show
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nostrum   show
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noxious   show
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show adj. trifling; futile; insignificant  
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show n. a gesture of respect or reverence  
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show v. to darken; to confuse  
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objurgate   show
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show n. verbal abuse of a person or thing  
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show v. to thrust forward; to eject  
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odious   show
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show n form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a small exclusive group  
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opalescent   show
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opprobrious   show
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show adj. large and ornate, like a palace  
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show n. a word, verse or sentence that is the same when read backward or forward  
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show adj. worthless; trifling  
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pandemonium   show
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parapet   show
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pariah   show
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show n. state of being the same in power, value or rank  
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show v. to speak with another; to discourse  
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parry   show
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show adj. miserly; stingy  
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paucity   show
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peculate   show
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show adj. relating to money  
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show adj. transparent  
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penury   show
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perdition   show
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peremptory   show
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show adj. violating good faith or vows  
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perquisite   show
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show v. to read carefully and thoroughly  
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pied   show
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pinioned   show
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platonic   show
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show adj. full; entire; complete  
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plethora   show
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pommel   show
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portend   show
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potable   show
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prate   show
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precept   show
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show adj. developed or matured earlier than usual  
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prefatory   show
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preponderate   show
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prerogative   show
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show v. to evade the truth  
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show n. a forecast, especially in medicine  
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show adj. fruitful  
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show v. to reproduce or multiply  
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show v. to win the good will of  
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show n. an original draft or record of a document  
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show adj. prudent; economical  
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show n. conditional stipulation to an agreement  
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pseudonym   show
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show adj. childish; immature  
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show v. to steal  
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show n. the range of control, activity or understanding  
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quaff   show
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show n. a difficult position, as if on shaky ground  
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show n. sudden feeling of uneasiness or doubt  
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show n. . the ultimate substance; the pure essence of anything  
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quixotic   show
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show adj. odd, comical, suggesting puzzlement; questioning  
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show n. the arrangement of branches; consequence  
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show adj. violent or uncontrollable action  
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rancor   show
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show v. to scrape or shave off  
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show adj. refusing to obey authority  
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recidivism   show
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recumbent   show
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show adj. disobedient of authority  
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redolent   show
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reminiscence   show
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remonstrate   show
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show n. a performance or interpretation  
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repertoire   show
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show v. to reprimand; to find fault with  
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show v. to give temporary relief  
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show adj. resounding; re-echoing  
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show adj. dazzling; splendid  
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resurgent   show
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show v. to be abusive in speech  
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show adj. able or inclined to laugh  
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show adj. bright, cheerful, or optimistic  
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show n. a fixed, mechanical way of doing something  
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show n. condition of being rounded out or plump  
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rudimentary   show
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ruminate   show
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salutary   show
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show adj. having a pleasant taste  
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show adj. bitterly ironic  
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savant   show
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show n. a division in an organized group  
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scourge   show
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scurrilous   show
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sedentary   show
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serendipity   show
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show n. a great quantity  
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sloth   show
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show adv. careless in habits, behavior; untidy  
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show adj. filthy; foul  
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specious   show
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spelunker   show
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splenetic   show
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show adj. sober; sedate  
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show v. to stop or check the flow of blood  
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stigmatize   show
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stoic   show
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stolid   show
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show adj. marked with fine parallel lines  
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show adj. creaking; harsh; grating  
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show n. to hinder or obstruct; golf - opponent's ball lies in a direct line between the player's ball and the hole  
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succor   show
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show adj. involving great expense  
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show adj. various; misc; separate; distinct  
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show v. to take the place of  
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show adj. asking earnestly and submissively  
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show v. to feed or supply in excess  
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swathe   show
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tawdry   show
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show v. to be stocked to overflowing, to pour out, to empty  
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tenet   show
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termagant   show
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show adj. pertaining to the earth  
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show n. the range or limit of one's abilities  
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show n. a slave  
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throe   show
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timorous   show
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show adj. pertaining to or involving excruciating pain  
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show v. to exhibit; to slander  
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show v. to transform  
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show v. to harass; to torment  
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trenchant   show
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show n. the seat of judge  
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show n. belief; faith; fidelity  
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show adj. think, dense, confused, perplexed  
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tutelage   show
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umbrage   show
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show adj. uncultured; crude  
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show adj. genuine; real; sincere  
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show adj. incredible  
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uxoricide   show
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show n. an odd action or idea; a wandering  
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vantage   show
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show v. to brag or boast  
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venal   show
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show n. a thin surface layer  
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show n. wordiness  
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show n. truthfulness  
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vertigo   show
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show n. a trace of something that no longer exists  
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vicarious   show
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show n. changes or variation occurring irregularly in the course of something  
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show n. watchfulness  
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visage   show
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vitriolic   show
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vociferous   show
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show n. the act of willing  
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voracious   show
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vouchsafe   show
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wan   show
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wily   show
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wizened   show
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show v. to give vent or free play  
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show v. to turn or twist; usurp; to distort or change the meaning of  
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abash   show
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abate   show
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aberration   show
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show to adi; act as accomplice  
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show to condense, shorten  
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show to express approval; agree to  
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show growth in size or increase in amount  
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show to accumulate, grow by additions  
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show cheerful readiness, promptness in response  
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show to make better, improve  
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show outdated  
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show ban, curse; something shunned or disliked  
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show accessory; subordinate; helping  
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show prehistoric, ancient beyond measure  
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show dislike,hostility; extreme opposition or aversion  
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show old saying or short, pithy statement  
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apocryphal   show
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apostate   show
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show suitable for cultivation  
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archipelago   show
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show self-denying, abstinent, austere  
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show false rumor, damaging report, slander  
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assiduous   show
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assonance   show
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augury   show
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auspicious   show
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blandish   show
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show joyful, cheerful or without appropriate thought  
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bovine   show
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contumacious   show
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show sinsolently abusive and himiliating  
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show obesity, fatness, bulkiness  
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show a short heavy club  
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deleterious   show
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show tyrannical leader  
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diaphanous   show
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diatribe   show
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show momentary, transient, fleeting  
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show relating to horses  
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show to bleach and alter the natural development of a green plant by excluding sunlight  
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show to clear of blame or fault, vindicate  
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exigent   show
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show to censor  
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facile   show
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fathom (v)   show
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feckless   show
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fecund   show
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show of, relating to or living in a stream or river  
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hegemony   show
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show opposed to an established religious orthodoxy  
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iconoclast   show
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show unchangeable, invariable  
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show poor, having no money  
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imprecation   show
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show unquestionable, beyond dispute  
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insipid   show
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show uncompromising, refusing to e reconciled  
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invidious   show
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inveterate   show
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show belligerent support of one's country  
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show relating to motion, movement  
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lachrymose   show
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show clumsy, tactless  
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show beggar  
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show near sighted  
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nascent   show
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show stinking, putrid  
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show stubborn  
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obsequious   show
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obviate   show
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show overly helpful, meddlesome  
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show scientist who studies birds  
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show to make less serious, ease  
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show elaborate praise, formal hymn of praise  
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show calm in termperament; sluggish  
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polymath   show
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primordial   show
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show wasteful, extravagant, lavish  
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show originator, forefather, ancestor in a direct line  
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salubrious   show
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scimitar   show
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seminal   show
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show angelic, pure, sublime  
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sinecure   show
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sojourn   show
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show thoroughly soaked; saturated  
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show sleepy or tending to cause sleep  
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subterfuge   show
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show person devoted to pleasure and luxury  
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taciturn   show
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tome   show
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torpid   show
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truncheon   show
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turpitude   show
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unctuous   show
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show practice of lending money at exorbitant rates  
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show of, relating to or characteristic of a wife  
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xenophobia   show
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show gentle breeze  
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