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11th Grade
09/20/2009
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abridge
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condense or shorten.
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational.
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acclaim
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applaud; announce with great approval.
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adulation
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flattery; admiration.
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adversary
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opponent.
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adversity
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poverty; misfortune.
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advocate
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urge; plead for.
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful.
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath.
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alleviate
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relieve.
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others.
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning.
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ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.
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anarchist
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person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority.
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference.
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arbitrary
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capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical.
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articulate
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effective; distinct.
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ascendancy
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controlling influence; domination.
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere.
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astute
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wise; shrewd; keen.
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; severely simple.
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autonomous
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self-governing.
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belie
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contradict; give a false impression.
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benevolent
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generous; charitable.
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brevity
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conciseness.
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cajole
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coax; wheedle.
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capricious
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unpredictable; fickle.
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censorious
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critical.
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censure
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blame; criticize.
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coercion
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use of force to get someone to obey.
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commemorate
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honor the memory of.
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compliance
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readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements.
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing.
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concise
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brief and compact.
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condone
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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse.
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conflagration
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great fire.
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consensus
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general agreement.
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constraint
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compulsion; repression of feelings.
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contentious
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quarrelsome.
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conviction
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judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; a strongly held belief.
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corroborate
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confirm; support.
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credulity
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belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete.
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criterion
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standard used in judging.
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cryptic
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mysterious; hidden; secret.
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cursory
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casual; hastily done.
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decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners.
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delineate
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portray.
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denounce
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condemn; criticize.
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depravity
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extreme corruption; wickedness.
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deprecate
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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle.
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deride
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ridicule; make fun of.
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despondent
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depressed; gloomy.
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deterrent
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something that discourages; hindrance.
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digression
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wandering away from the subject.
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diminution
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lessening; reduction in size.
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discerning
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mentally quick and observant; having insight.
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discordant
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not harmonious; conflicting.
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency; difference.
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disdain
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view with scorn or contempt.
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disinclination
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unwillingness.
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dismiss
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put away from consideration; reject.
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disparage
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belittle.
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disparity
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difference; condition of inequality.
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disperse
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scatter.
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disseminate
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distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds).
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divergent
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differing; deviating.
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dogmatic
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opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal.
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duplicity
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double-dealing; hypocrisy.
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from disparate sources.
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eloquence
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expressiveness; persuasive speech.
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elusive
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evasive; baffling; hard to grasp.
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embellish
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adorn; ornament.
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emulate
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imitate; rival.
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enhance
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increase; improve.
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enigma
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puzzle; mystery.
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting.
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equivocal
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ambiguous; intentionally misleading.
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erudite
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learned; scholarly.
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esoteric
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hard to understand; known only to the chosen few.
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eulogy
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death.
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euphemism
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mild expression in place of an unpleasant one.
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exacerbate
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worsen; embitter.
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exemplary
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serving as a model; outstanding.
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exhaustive
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thorough; comprehensive.
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exonerate
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acquit; exculpate.
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expedient
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suitable; practical; politic.
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explicit
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totally clear; definite; outspoken.
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extol
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praise; glorify.
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extraneous
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not essential; superfluous.
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extricate
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free; disentangle.
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exuberance
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overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness.
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fallacious
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false; misleading.
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fanaticism
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause.
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fastidious
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difficult to please; squeamish.
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fervor
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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling.
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flagrant
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conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous.
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant.
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frugality
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thrift; economy.
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furtive
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stealthy; sneaky.
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garrulous
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loquacious; wordy; talkative.
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gravity
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seriousness.
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gregarious
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sociable.
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guile
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deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning.
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hamper
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obstruct.
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haughtiness
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pride; arrogance.
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hedonist
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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life.
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heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion.
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hierarchy
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arrangement by rank or standing; authorritarian body divided into ranks.
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homogenous
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of the same kind.
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hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous; deceiving.
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hypothetical
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based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed.
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immutable
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unchangeable.
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impair
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injure; hurt.
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impede
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hinder; block; delay.
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inane
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silly; senseless.
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incite
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arouse to action.
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incongruous
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not fitting; absurd.
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incorrigible
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not correctable.
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indict
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charge.
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induce
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persuade; bring about.
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ingenious
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clever; resourceful.
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit.
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innate
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inborn.
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innocuous
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harmless.
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innovation
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insipid
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instigate
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intrepid
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inundate
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ironic
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laud
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lethargic
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levity
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listless
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malicious
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materialism
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meticulous
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miserly
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mitigate
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morose
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mundane
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notoriety
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nurture
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oblivion
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opaque
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opportunist
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opulence
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ostentatious
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pacifist
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partisan
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peripheral
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pervasive
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pessimism
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philanthropist
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piety
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placate
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ponderous
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pragmatic
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preclude
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precocious
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predecessor
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presumptuous
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pretentious
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prevalent
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prodigal
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profane
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profound
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profusion
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proliferation
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prolific
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proximity
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prudent
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quandary
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rancor
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rebuttal
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recluse
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rectify
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redundant
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refute
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relegate
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renounce
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reprehensible
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reprimand
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reprove
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repudiate
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reticence
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retract
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rhetorical
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sanction
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satirical
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scrupulous
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scrutinize
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servile
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skeptic
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somber
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stagnant
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substantiate
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succinct
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superficial
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superfluous
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surpass
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surreptitious
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sycophant
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tactiturn
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terse
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transient
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turbulence
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undermine
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usurp
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vacillate
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venerate
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verbose
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vilify
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virtuoso
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volatile
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zealot
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