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High Frequency and Hot Prospects Word List

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Definition
show v. subside; decrease, lessen  
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abridge   show
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show adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate  
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show adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational  
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show adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand  
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show adj. easy to approach; obtainable  
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acclaim   show
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show n. award of merit  
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acknowledge   show
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show v. assent; agree without protesting  
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acrid   show
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acrimonious   show
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adulation   show
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show n. opponent  
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adversity   show
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advocate   show
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show adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful  
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affable   show
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affirmation   show
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aggregate   show
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show v. relieve  
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show adj. apart; reserved  
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show adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others  
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ambiguous   show
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ambivalence   show
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show adj. formless; lacking shape or definition  
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show adj. having an error involving time in a story  
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show adj. comparable  
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show n. person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority  
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anecdote   show
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animosity   show
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anomaly   show
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antagonism   show
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antediluvian   show
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show n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease  
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show n. aversion; dislike  
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show adj. old-fashioned; obsolete  
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apathy   show
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apocryphal   show
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show v. pacify or soothe; relieve  
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apprehension   show
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show adj. fit for growing crops  
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show adj. capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical  
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archaic   show
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show adj. intense; passionate; zealous  
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authoritarian   show
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autonomous   show
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show n. greediness for wealth  
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show n. firm dislike  
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show v. prevent; turn away  
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show v. mislead or delude; pass time  
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show v. contradict; give a false impression  
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show adj. generous; charitable  
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bequeath   show
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show adj. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable  
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show adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed  
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bolster   show
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braggart   show
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show n. conciseness  
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show v. support; prop up  
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show adj. discordant; inharmonious  
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cajole   show
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calculated   show
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show n. frankness; open honesty  
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show adj. unpredictable; fickle; fanciful  
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carping   show
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show adj. critical  
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censure   show
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show n. certainty  
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show n. quack; pretender to knowledge  
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show n. indirect or roundabout expression  
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show n. phrase dulled in meaning by repetition  
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coalesce   show
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show n. use of force to get someone to obey  
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colloquial   show
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combustible   show
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commemorate   show
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compile   show
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complacency   show
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show adj. serving to complete something  
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compliance   show
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composure   show
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show adj. thorough; inclusive  
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show v. admit; yield  
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conciliatory   show
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concise   show
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concur   show
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condone   show
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show n. great fire  
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show n. flowing together; crowd  
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show v. confuse; puzzle  
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conjecture   show
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show n. general agreement  
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show n. compulsion; repression of feelings  
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show v. struggle; compete; assert earnestly  
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show adj. quarrelsome  
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show v. 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 n. judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief  
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show adj. gracious; heartfelt  
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show v. confirm; support  
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corrode   show
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show adj. wrinkled; ridged  
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credulity   show
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show n. standard used in judging  
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cryptic   show
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show adj. deserving blame  
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cursory   show
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show v. shorten; reduce  
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show v. weaken; enfeeble  
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show v. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc; ridicule  
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decorum   show
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show n. courteous regard for another's wish  
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show n. humiliation; debasement; degeneration  
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show v. remove water from; dry out  
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show adj. harmful  
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show v. portray; depict; sketch  
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denounce   show
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show v. regret; disapprove of  
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depose   show
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show n. extreme corruption; wickedness  
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deprecate   show
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deride   show
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show adj. unoriginal; derived from another source  
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desiccate   show
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show adj. depressed; gloomy  
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detached   show
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deterrent   show
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detrimental   show
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devious   show
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devise   show
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show n. shyness  
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show adj. wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)  
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show n. wandering away from the subject  
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dilatory   show
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diligence   show
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diminution   show
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discerning   show
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disclose   show
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show adj. not harmonious; conflicting  
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show v. disregard; dismiss  
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show n. formal discussion; conversation  
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discrepancy   show
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show adj. able to see differences; prejudiced  
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disdain   show
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disinclination   show
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show v. put away from consideration; reject  
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disparage   show
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show n. difference; condition of inequality  
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disperse   show
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show adj. argumentative  
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show v. distribute; spread; scatter(like seeds)  
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show v. disagree  
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show v. expand; swell out  
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show adj. differing; deviating  
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show n. teachings, in general; particular principle  
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show v. provide written evidence  
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dogmatic   show
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show adj. questionable; filled with doubt  
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dupe   show
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show n. double-dealing; hypocrisy  
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ebullient   show
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eclectic   show
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show v. instruct; correct morally  
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show v. rub out  
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show n. inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation  
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show adj. excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited  
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elated   show
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show n. poem or song expressing lamentation  
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show v. draw out by discussion  
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show n. expressiveness; persuasive speech  
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show v. explain; enlighten  
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emaciated   show
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embellish   show
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emend   show
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emulate   show
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show v. approve; support  
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show v. increase; improve  
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enigma   show
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show n. ill will; hatred  
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show adj. short-lived; fleeting  
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equanimity   show
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equitable   show
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show adj. ambiguous; intentionally misleading  
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erroneous   show
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erudite   show
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show adj. hard to understand; known only to the chosen few  
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show n. expression of praise, often of the occasion of someone's death  
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show n. mild expression in place of an unpleasant one  
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evanescent   show
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show v. worsen; embitter  
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exalt   show
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excerpt   show
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show v. put into effect; carry out  
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exemplary   show
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show v. serve as an example of; embody  
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show adj. thorough; comprehensive  
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exhilarating   show
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show v. acquit; exculpate  
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expedient   show
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expedite   show
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show adj. totally clear; definite; outspoken  
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exploit   show
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show v. praise; glorify  
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show adj. not essential; superfluous  
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extricate   show
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exuberance   show
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show v. help bring about; make less difficult  
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fallacious   show
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fallow   show
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show v. hesitate  
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fanaticism   show
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fastidious   show
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show adj. spasmodic; intermittent  
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show adj. conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous  
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florid   show
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show adj. rash  
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frivolous   show
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show n. thrift; economy  
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furtive   show
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garrulous   show
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show adj. like a glacier; extremely cold  
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glutton   show
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show v. please  
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show adj. given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for  
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show n. seriousness  
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show adj. sociable  
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show n. deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning  
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show adj. easily deceived  
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hackneyed   show
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hamper   show
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hardy   show
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haughtiness   show
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show n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life  
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show n. opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion  
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hierarchy   show
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homogeneous   show
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show adj. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving  
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show adj. based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed  
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iconoclastic   show
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show n. individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity  
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ignominy   show
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illicit   show
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illusory   show
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immutable   show
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show v. injure; hurt  
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show adj. faultless  
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show adj. without money  
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impede   show
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show adj. unlikely; unbelievable  
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show v. put into effect; supply with tools  
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impregnable   show
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impudence   show
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show adv. unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly  
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show adj. silly; senseless  
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incidental   show
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incisive   show
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incite   show
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inclusive   show
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show adj. not fitting; absurd  
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show adj. insignificant; unimportant  
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incontrovertible   show
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show adj. not correctable  
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indefatigable   show
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show v. charge  
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show adj. unmoved or unconcerned; mediocre  
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indiscriminate   show
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show adj. lazy  
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induce   show
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ineffable   show
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inert   show
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inexorable   show
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ingenious   show
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inherent   show
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show adj. inborn  
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show adj. harmless  
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show n. change; introduction of something new  
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insipid   show
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insolvent   show
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show v. urge; start; provoke  
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insularity   show
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insuperable   show
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show n. uprightness; wholeness  
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intervene   show
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intimidate   show
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show adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding  
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show adj. fearless  
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inundate   show
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show v. turn upside down or inside out  
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ironic   show
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irreproachable   show
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jocular   show
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show n. maze  
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show adj. brief and to the point  
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laggard   show
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show v. grieve; express sorrow  
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lampoon   show
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lassitude   show
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laud   show
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show adj. generous; openhanded; extravagant; wasteful  
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lethargic   show
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levity   show
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linger   show
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listless   show
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show adj. flexible; supple  
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lofty   show
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lurid   show
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show adj. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile  
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show adj. hateful; spiteful  
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marred   show
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show n. preoccupation with physical comforts and things  
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meander   show
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show adj. interested in money or gain  
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mercurial   show
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show adj. systematic  
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meticulous   show
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show n. merriment; laughter  
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misanthrope   show
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show adj. stingy; mean  
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misnomer   show
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show v. appease; moderate  
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mollify   show
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morose   show
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mosaic   show
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show adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday  
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munificent   show
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nefarious   show
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negate   show
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show n. indifference; lack of concern; composure  
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show n. disrepute; ill fame  
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novelty   show
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show n. shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction  
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nurture   show
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obdurate   show
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obliterate   show
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show n. obscurity; forgetfulness  
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obscure   show
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show adj. stubborn; hard to control or treat  
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show adj. hateful; vile  
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ominous   show
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show adj. dark; not transparent  
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show n. individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances  
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show n. person who looks on the good side  
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opulence   show
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show n. public speaker  
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show adj. excessively or elaborately decorated  
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show adj. showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention  
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show n. one opposed to force; antimilitarist  
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show n. social outcast  
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parody   show
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parsimony   show
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show adj. one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party  
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show n. scarcity  
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show n. severe poverty; stinginess  
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perfunctory   show
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show adj. marginal; outer  
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pernicious   show
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show v. make something last; preserve from extinction  
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show adj. pervading; spread throughout every part  
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pessimism   show
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show n. observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation  
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show n. lover of mankind; doer of good  
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piety   show
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pitfall   show
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pithy   show
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show v. pacify; conciliate  
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polemical   show
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ponderous   show
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pragmatic   show
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show v. babble  
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show adj. uncertain; risky  
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show v. make impossible; eliminate  
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precocious   show
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show n. creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others  
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show n. former occupant of a post  
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presumptuous   show
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show adj. ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious  
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show adj. widespread; generally accepted  
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prodigal   show
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show v. violate; desecrate; treat unworthily  
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profligate   show
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show adj. deep; not superficial; complete  
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show n. overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess  
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show n. rapid growth; spread; multiplication  
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prolific   show
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provincial   show
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show n. nearness  
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show adj. cautious; careful  
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quagmire   show
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qualified   show
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show n. dilemma  
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quell   show
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querulous   show
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show adj. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive  
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ramble   show
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rancor   show
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show v. rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech  
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show v. approve formally; confirm; verify  
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raucous   show
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show adj. extremely hungry  
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show v. destroy completely  
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show n. refutation; response with contrary evidence  
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recant   show
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show n. hermit; loner  
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show v. narrate or tell; count over again  
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show v. set right; correct  
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show adj. superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy  
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show v. disprove  
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relegate   show
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show n. temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon  
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remorse   show
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renounce   show
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show v. drive away; disgust  
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show adj. filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied  
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reprehensible   show
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show v. reprove severely; rebuke  
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reprove   show
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repudiate   show
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show adj. loathsome; hateful  
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show v. cancel  
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show n. self-control; formal but distant manner  
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resigned   show
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resolution   show
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resolve   show
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show n. interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment  
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show adj. dazzling; glorious; brilliant  
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restraint   show
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show n. reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence  
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retract   show
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reverent   show
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show adj. pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language  
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rigor   show
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show adj. vigorous; strong  
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sage   show
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sanction   show
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satirical   show
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show v. soak thoroughly  
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show adj. tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable  
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scanty   show
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show adj. conscientious; extremely thorough  
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scrutinize   show
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seclusion   show
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sedentary   show
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servile   show
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skeptic   show
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sluggish   show
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somber   show
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soporific   show
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show adj. occurring irregularly  
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spurious   show
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spurn   show
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show v. waste  
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stagnant   show
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static   show
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show adj. loyal; unswerving  
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show adj. unruffled; impassive; dull  
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strident   show
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stupefy   show
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show adj. yielding; timid  
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show adj. occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive  
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show v. settle down; descend; grow quiet  
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show v. establish by evidence; verify; support  
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show adj. brief; terse; compact  
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superficial   show
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superfluous   show
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supplant   show
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show v. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything  
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surpass   show
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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
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show n. servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man  
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show adj. habitually silent; talking little  
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show adj. equivalent in effect or value  
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temper   show
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show n. firmness; persistence  
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show adj. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive  
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terrestrial   show
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terse   show
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show adj. worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor  
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show v. prosper; flourish  
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tirade   show
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show n. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy  
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show n. calmness; peace  
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show adj. momentary; temporary; staying for a short time  
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trepidation   show
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show adj. trivial; unimportant  
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trite   show
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show v. cut the top off  
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turbulence   show
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turmoil   show
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show v. weaken; sap  
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show n. sameness; monotony  
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unkempt   show
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unprecedented   show
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show v. seize another's power or rank  
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show v. waver; fluctuate  
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show v. turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)  
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venerate   show
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verbose   show
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viable   show
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show n. active strength  
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vilify   show
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show v. clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support  
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show n. highly skilled artist  
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show adj. extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter  
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show adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly  
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show adj. fluent; glib; talkative  
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show adj. capricious; fanciful  
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witticism   show
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zealot   show
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show n. pride; haughtiness  
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articulate   show
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show n. object made by human beings, either handmade or mass-produced  
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show n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist  
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show n. controlling influence; domination  
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ascetic   show
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show n. pride; haughtiness  
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show adj. effective; distinct  
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artifact   show
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show n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist  
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ascendancy   show
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ascetic   show
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aspire   show
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show adj. diligent  
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show v. increase; add to  
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show v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe(anger)  
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show adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented  
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show adj. wise; shrewd; keen  
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atrophy   show
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attribute   show
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show adj. daring; bold  
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show v. increase; add to  
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show adj. evasive; baffling; hard to grasp  
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show v. comprehend; investigate  
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feasible   show
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fell   show
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show n. glowing ardor  
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show adj. unjustified; groundless; undeserved  
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