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ASVAB Vocab

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ABASHED   embarrassment, ill at ease, disconnected, upset, humiliated, shaken up  
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ABYSS   something very deep, empty space, gorge bottomless gulf, chasm, trench  
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ADVISABLE   worthy of being recommended, appropriate, desirable, sensible, prudent  
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AFFLUENT   wealthy, upscale, loaded, rich, upper class, upscale  
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AFFRONT   an insult, offense  
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ALCOVE   small room adjacent to or opening out of a larger room, nook, cubbyhole  
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ALLEGED   asserted, often doubtful, suspect, supposed, questionable  
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ALLURE   entice, charisma, temptation, temptation, charm  
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AMPLIFY   to make larger or stronger, increase the size, augment, elaborate  
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ANTIPATHY   strong dislike, disgust, loathing, hostility, antagonism  
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ANTIQUITY   old object, ruin, relic, ancient  
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APPLICABLE   appropriate, pertinent, useful, fitting, relevant  
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ARROGANT   having exaggerated self-opinion, egotistic, bossy, conceited  
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ASSERTION   stating something, positive or confident in a persistent way, declare, affirm  
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ASSESS   evaluate, determine, appraise, estimate, judge  
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ASSUAGE   soothe, relieve, pacify, calm, ease, appease, satisfy  
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ATOLL   coral island, isle, reef  
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ATTENTIVE   concentrating considerate, interested, alert, mindful  
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AUTHENTIC   real, original, implies reliability and trustworthiness, genuine, reliable, accurate  
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BELLIGERENT   argumentative, hostile, warlike, mean, fierce  
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BENEFACTOR   donor, sponsor, contributed, philanthropist, humanitarian  
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BETROTHED   the intend engaged, committed, spoken for  
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BRAZEN   obvious,Clear, brash, bold,Clear, cocky, showing no shame, bold, impudent, defiant, insolent ,  
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CACOPHONY   dissonance, harshness sound, noise, disharmony  
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CANVASS   to poll, discuss issues, examine, scrutinize, analyze, solicit, survey  
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CHARGE   supervisory responsibility, custody, management, oversight, management,  
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CHIVALRY   valor, gallantry, courage, courtesy, valiance  
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CLERICAL   member of the clergy, priestly, sacred, holy, churchly  
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COMPARISON   contrasting, analogy, correlation, connection, likeness  
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COMPEL   to force or constrain, as to do something, enforce, coerce  
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CONCEDE   give in, to admit as true or valid, acknowledge, grant  
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CONJURE   call to a place, gather, create out of thin air, call forth, make up,  
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CONTEXT   circumstances, framework, conditions, substance  
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CONTRIVE   invent, design, construct, develop, create, fabricate, carry out  
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DEFER   to be put off until a later time, postpone, procrastinate, impede, block, hinder  
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DETEST   to dislike intensely, hate, abhor, loathe, despise  
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DILEMMA   crisis, an argument necessitating a choice between equally favorable alternatives  
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DISCORD   Disagreement  
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DISCRETION   caution, judgment, care, prudence, thoughtfulness, wariness, watchfulness  
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DISLODGE   knock loose, disturb, extricate, displace  
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DIVERSE   different, dissimilar, varied, diversified, different, various, unalike, distinct  
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DOMINEERING   oppress, dominate, threaten, assume authority, intimidate, threaten  
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DREGS   sediment, deposits, residue, waste, dirt, slag  
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DRONE   a male bee or ant, unmanned aerial vehicle, person who is lazy, loafer, parasite  
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ECCENTRICITY   strange, oddity,  
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ECSTASY   state of being overpowered by emotion esp. joy, great enjoyment, bliss, paradise  
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EDDY   current, moving with circular motion, whirlpool, swirl, tide  
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ENGENDER   cause to happen, create, develop, generate, instigate, incite  
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ENIGMA   mystery, inexplicable, perplexity, puzzle, question  
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ENLIGHTEN   explain thoroughly, reveal, make aware, acquaint  
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EVENTUAL   future, final, possible, succeeding, ensuing, inevitable  
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EXHORT   urge, warn, counsel, persuade, advise, insist, plead  
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EXTOL   praise of, acclaim, glorify, brag about, glorify, commend, exalt  
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FALLACY   illusion, misconception, mistake, deception, heresy, untruth  
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FATIGUE   tiredness, burnout, weakness, exhaustion  
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FIASCO   complete failure, a debacle, disaster, blunder, breakdown  
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FOMENT   instigate, provoke, promote, stimulate, agitate, encourage  
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FORGE   construct, form or make, compose, produce, engineer, manufacture  
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FRAUGHT   full of, attended, filled, replete, stuffed, replete, heavy  
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GIRTH   measurement around waist, circumference, distance around, compass  
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GUILE   slyness, cleverness, craftiness, treachery, cunning, trickery, wiliness  
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HAPLESS   unfortunate, cursed, miserable, unhappy, woeful, jinxed, unhappy  
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HARBOR   hide, protect, conceal, provide refuge, shelter  
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HERESY   unorthodox, opinion, disbelief, blasphemy, defection, error, fallacy, paganism  
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ILLEGIBLE   unreadable, hard to make out, hieroglyphic, obscure, unclear, scrawled  
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ILLUSTRATIVE   explanatory, clarifying, description, symbolic, typical  
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IMPARTIAL   favoring no one side, undecided, neutral, unbiased, open-minded  
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IMPEDE   to bar to hinder the progress of, obstruct or delay, hinder, disrupt, restrain  
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IMPERIAL   regal, official, majestic, domineering, kingly  
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IMPERIL   endanger, risk, menace, peril, expose  
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IMPERTINENT   bold or impudent in speech or behavior, saucy, arrogant, brazen, impudent, impolite  
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IMPROBABLE   not likely to happen or to true, doubtful, implausible, questionable, inconceivable  
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IMPUGN   criticize, challenge, contradict, verbally, oppose  
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INCENDIARY   causing trouble or damage, inflammatory, dangerous, treacherous, provocative  
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INCITE   encourage, provoke, prompt, induce, agitate  
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INCUBATE   hatch, nurture, produce, brood, breed  
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INDIGNANT   angry, annoyed, exasperated, furious, mad, irate, furious  
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INFLEXIBLE   unbending, stiff, rigid, firm in mind, stubborn, unyielding, adamant, steadfast  
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INGRATIATE   get on a good side of someone, attract, flatter, grovel, seek favor, brownnoser  
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INQUISITIVE   curious, desiring knowledge or understanding, inquiring, nosy, prying, scrutinizing  
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INTRANSIGENT   uncompromising, inflexible, obstinate, adamant, stubborn, tenacious  
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INVARIABLE   not changing, fixed, consistent, inflexible, unalterable  
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IOTA   small bit, scrap, trace, atom jot, hint, particle, speck, mite  
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LACKADAISICAL   careless, indifferent, apathetic, disinterested, inattentive  
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LEERY   suspicious, cautious, careless, distrustful, skeptical, shy, wary  
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LUNGE   pounce, charge, jump, pass, swing, swipe, thrust, cut, jab, spring  
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MALICIOUS   hateful, nasty, spiteful, intentionally harmful, mean, awful, vengeful  
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MEAGER   thin, lean, emaciated, poor quality or small amount, not full or rich, sparse, weak  
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MELANCHOLY   depressed, sad, gloomy, sorrowful, unhappy, miserable, destroyed, dejected  
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MINION   servile, dependent, Woods, lackey, flunky, brownnoser  
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MISCREANT   person responsible for wrongdoing, convict, criminal, offender, diligent, evildoer  
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MYRIAD   innumerable, countless, infinite, endless, multiple, uncounted, variable  
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NEGLIGIBLE   of no significance, petty, scanty, insignificant, trivial, small, minor, unimportant  
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NEMESIS   bane, adversary, curse, opponent  
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NOCTURNAL   happening in the night, active during the night, after dark, late nightly  
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NUANCE   slight difference, shading, distinction, suspicion, distinction, gradation, implication  
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OBLIVIOUS   unaware, ignorant, blundering, careless, distracted, dreamy, forgetful, inattentive  
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ONEROUS   difficult, requiring hard labor, demanding, difficult, exhausting, hard, strenuous  
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OSTRACIZE   Sacarlo del grupo, exile, banish, avoid, shun, expel, exclude  
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PALATABLE   delicious, agreeable, savory, appetizing, attractive, edible, scrumptious  
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PARAPHRASE   interpret, translate, restate, summarize, reword, transcribe, deletable  
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PARRY   avoid, block,ward off, circumvent, repel,  
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PATRONIZE   condescend, look down on, snub, treat as inferior, buy from or trade with  
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PHILANTHROPIST   someone who makes charitable donations, donor, helper, patron, humanitarian  
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PICTURESQUE   attractive, referring to scenery, beautiful, artistic, charm, colorful, photography  
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POLL   voting, number, count, head count, election, computation, sum, numbering  
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POROUS   full of pores or holes, filter, absorbent, having holes, sponge like, permeable  
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PORTLY   bulky, fat, hefty, bee, broad, plump, overweight, husky  
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PREDESTINED   predetermined, inevitable, foreordain, destined  
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PREFACE   introduction, preliminary beginning, prologue  
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PRIMARY   first in time or order of development, elemental, basic, fundamental, beginning  
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PRINCIPLED   ethical, decent, fair, conscientious, honest, noble, honorable, righteous  
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PROMULGATE   make known, disseminate, notify, broadcast, communicate, make public, notify  
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PRONOUNCEMENT   declaration, articulation, report, announcement, notification, proclamation  
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PURSUE   chase, follow, harass, persist, track  
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PURVIEW   range of interest, domain, parameter, bounds, spectrum, area, domain, expanse  
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PUTTER   to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, dawdle, loiter, mess, dabble  
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QUIRK   peculiar behavior, habit  
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REPRIEVE   relief of blame, pardon, absolution, acquittal, clemency, pardon, postponement  
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REPUGNANT   bad, obnoxious, loathsome, disagreeable, nasty, offensive, repulsive  
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RESIDE   to dwell in a long time, live in one's house, abide, consist, inhabit  
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REVIVE   start again, awaken, recover, restore, animate  
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SAGA   story, often long, epic, legend, adventure  
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SCRUTINIZE   to look at very carefully, examine closely, inspect, examine, inquire into, probe  
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SEDENTARY   motionless. lazy, sluggish, inactive, settled, idle, stationary  
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SEMINARY   a theological school for training ministry, institute, society, system, university  
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SEQUEL   something that follows something, follow-up, sequence, next, installment  
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SOLACE   is a form of comfort given to one who is in sorrow or distress, relief, console  
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SPRAWLED   sit or lie spread out, recline stretch, lounge, slouch, lie spread eagle, drape  
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SPRY   moving quickly and lightly, active prompt spirited, vigorous, agile, quick, vigorous  
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SQUANDER   use up, go through, waste, blow, fritter away  
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SQUEAMISH   having a digestive system that is easily upset, queasy, dainty, nauseated, finicky  
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STINT   period of responsibility, participation, term, consignment, assignment, term,  
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SUBMERGE   dunk in liquid, inundate, sink, engulf  
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SUCCOR   assistance, help, sustenance  
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SUPPLE   bendable, flexible, springy stretchy, agile, elastic, limber, resilient  
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TABLOID   regular, periodical, press weekly apery, containing information, gazette, journal  
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TENACIOUS   strong, unyielding, persistent, stubborn, adamant, firm, resolute  
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TENET   belief, principle, teaching, thesis, view, faith creed, doctrine, dogma,  
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THEORETICAL   hypothetical, ideal, philosophical, abstract, academic, unproved  
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THORNY   complicated, involved, problematical, complex, involved, perplexing, troublesome  
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TINCTURE   coloring, shade, dye, pigment, tint, taint  
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TROUNCE   defeat overwhelmingly, conquer, wallop, rout, overcome, beat, bash, crush  
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TYRANT   person who dictates, absolute ruler, oppressor  
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VACCUUM   emptiness, void, gap, free space, exhaustion, gap  
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VIGIL   a purposeful or watchful staying awake, watchful guard, vigilance, observation  
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WAGER   money or something gambled, bet, challenge, stake  
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WAN   faint or weak in a way suggestive of sickness or great weariness, pale, colorless  
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YARN   a tale or story especially that seems exaggerated or hard to believe, narrative  
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ZEALOT   enthusiast, activist, fanatic, diehard  
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