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05/22/2007

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ABSCOND
Definition
to leave secretly
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ABSTAIN
Definition
to choose not to do something
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ABATE
Definition
to reduce in amount or severity
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ABYSS
Definition
an extremely deep hole
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ADULTERATE
Definition
to make impure
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ADVOCATE
Definition
to speak in favor of
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AESTHETIC
Definition
concerning the appreciation of beauty
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AGGRANDIZE
Definition
to increase in power or influence
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ALLEVIATE
Definition
to make more bearable
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AMALGAMATE
Definition
to combine or mix together
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AMBIGUOUS
Definition
doubtful or uncertain; interpreted in several ways
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AMELIORATE
Definition
to make better or improve
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ANACHRONISM
Definition
something out of place in time
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ANALOGOUS
Definition
similar or alike in some way
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ANOMALY
Definition
deviation from what is normal
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ANTAGONIZE
Definition
to annoy or provoke to anger
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ANTIPATHY
Definition
extreme dislike
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APATHY
Definition
lack of interest or emotion
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ARBITRATE
Definition
to judge a dispute between 2 opposing parties
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ARCHAIC
Definition
ancient or old-fashioned
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ARDOR
Definition
intense and passionate feeling
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ARTICULATE
Definition
able to speak clearly and expressively
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ASSUAGE
Definition
to make something unpleasant less severe
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ATTENUATE
Definition
to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
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AUDACIOUS
Definition
fearless and daring
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AUSTERE
Definition
sever or stern in appearance; undecorated
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BANAL
Definition
predictable; cliched or boring
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BOLSTER
Definition
to support or prop up
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BOMBASTIC
Definition
pompous in speech and manner
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CACOPHONY
Definition
harsh,jarring noise
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CANDID
Definition
impartial and honest in speech
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CAPRICIOUS
Definition
changing one's mind quickly and often
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CASTIGATE
Definition
to punish or criticize harshly
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CATALYST
Definition
something that brings about a change in something else
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CAUSTIC
Definition
biting in wit
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CHAOS
Definition
great disorder or confusion
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CHAUVINIST
Definition
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which s/he belongs
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CHICANERY
Definition
deception by means of craft or guile
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COGENT
Definition
convincing and well reasoned
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CONDONE
Definition
to overlook, pardon, or disregard
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CONVOLUTED
Definition
intricate and complicated
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CORROBORATE
Definition
to provide supporting evidence
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CREDULOUS
Definition
too trusting; gullible
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CRESCENDO
Definition
steadily increasing in volume or force
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DECORUM
Definition
appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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DEFERENCE
Definition
respect or courtesy
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DERIDE
Definition
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
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DESICCATE
Definition
to dry out thoroughly
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DESULTORY
Definition
jumping from one thing to another
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DIATRIBE
Definition
an abusive speech
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DIFFIDENT
Definition
lacking self-confidence
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DILATE
Definition
to make larger; to expand
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DILATORY
Definition
intended to delay
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DILETTANTE
Definition
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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DIRGE
Definition
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
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DISABUSE
Definition
to set right; free from error
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DISCERN
Definition
to perceive; to recognize
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DISPARATE
Definition
fundamentally different
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DISSEMBLE
Definition
to present a false appearance
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DISSONANCE
Definition
a harsh and disagreeable combination (often of sounds)
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DOGMA
Definition
firmly held opinion, often religious belief
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DOGMATIC
Definition
dictatorial in one's opinion
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DUPE
Definition
to deceive
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ECLECTIC
Definition
selecting from a variety of sources
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EFFICACY
Definition
effectiveness
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ELEGY
Definition
sorrowful poem or speech
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ELOQUENT
Definition
persuasive and moving
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EMULATE
Definition
to copy; try to equal or excel
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ENERVATE
Definition
to reduce in strength
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ENGENDER
Definition
to produce, cause or bring about
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ENIGMA
Definition
a puzzle; mystery
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ENUMERATE
Definition
to count, list or itemize
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EPHEMERAL
Definition
lasting a short time
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EQUIVOCATE
Definition
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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ERRATIC
Definition
wandering and unpredictable
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ERUDITE
Definition
learned, scholarly, bookish
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ESOTERIC
Definition
known or understood only by a few
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ESTIMABLE
Definition
admirable
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EULOGY
Definition
speech in praise of someone
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EUPHEMISM
Definition
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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EXACERBATE
Definition
to make worse
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EXCULPATE
Definition
to clear from blame; prove innocent
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EXIGENT
Definition
urgent; immediate action
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EXONERATE
Definition
to clear of blame
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EXPLICIT
Definition
clearly stated or shown
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FANATICAL
Definition
acting excessively enthusiastic
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FAWN
Definition
to grovel
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FERVID
Definition
intensely emotional; feverish
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FLORID
Definition
excessively decorated or embellished
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FOMENT
Definition
to arouse or incite
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FRUGALITY
Definition
tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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GARRULOUS
Definition
tending to talk a lot
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GREGARIOUS
Definition
outgoing; sociable
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GUILE
Definition
deceit or trickery
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GULLIBLE
Definition
easily deceived
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HOMOGENOUS
Definition
similar kind
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ICONOCLAST
Definition
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, etc.
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IMPERTURBABLE
Definition
not capable of being disturbed
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IMPERVIOUS
Definition
impossible to penerate
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IMPETUOUS
Definition
quick to act without thinking
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IMPLACABLE
Definition
unable to be calmed down
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INCHOATE
Definition
not fully formed; disorganized
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INGENUOUS
Definition
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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INIMICAL
Definition
hostile or unfriendly
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INNOCUOUS
Definition
harmless
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INSIPID
Definition
lacking interest or flavor
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INTRANSIGENT
Definition
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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INUNDATE
Definition
to overwhelm; to cover with water
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IRASCIBLE
Definition
easily made angry
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LACONIC
Definition
using few words
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LAMENT
Definition
to express sorrow
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LAUD
Definition
to give praise, to glorify
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LAVISH
Definition
give unsparingly (v); extremely generous or extravagant (adj)
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