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Meaning
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augment
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To increase, to make larger, or supplement.
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2
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The money from renting out a spare room can
augment a salary.
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applaud
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To praise, or to express approval for
someone or something by clapping hands.
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4
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After the performance, the audience
applauded for five minutes.
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astound
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To astonish, bewilder or dazzle, surprise.
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6
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attribute
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A characteristic or quality of things.
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7
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His finest attribute is his kindness.
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appropriate
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Suitable to social situation, or social
respect or social discreetness; socially correct proper well managed
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9
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I don't think it was appropriate for the
cashier to tell me out loud infront of all those people at the checkout
that my hair piece look like it was falling out of place. |
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10
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appalling
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Horrifying and astonishing
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11
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That was an appalling waste of money
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arouse
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To stimulate feelings, To sexually
stimulate.
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13
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The new building proposals in the village
are arousing unneeded discomfort.
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astute
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quickly and critically discerning; shrewd or crafty
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15
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amass
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To collect in a mass or heap; To gather a
great quantity to amass a treasure or fortune. To amass word or phrase.
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appraisal
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The act or process of developing an opinion
of value. A judgement or assessment of the value of something, especially a
formal one.
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antique
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An old piece of furniture, household item,
or other similar item.
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astray
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In a wrong or unknown and wrongly motivated
direction.
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aforementioned
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previously mentioned
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The PA system broadcast a long list of
names in the morning, but it wasn't until later that they requested the
aforementioned students report to the health clinic.
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21
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anguish
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Extreme pain, either of body or mind.
Excruciating distress.
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avarice
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Excessive or inordinate desire of gain.
Greediness after wealth, cupidity, covetousness
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autonomous
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Self-governing; Intelligent, sentiment, self-aware,
thinking, feeling, governing independently.
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amicable
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Showing friendliness or goodwill.
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They hope to reach an amicable agreement.
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advocate
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A person who speak in support of something.
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Since she started working with her
advocate, she has become much more confident.
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aloof
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At or from a distance, but within view, or
at a small distance, apart, away, without sympathy, unfavorably.
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29
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assuage
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To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate ,
or relieve( hunger, emotion, pain)
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ambrosia
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Any food with an especially delicious flavor
or fragrance. A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed
to larvae.
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anomaly
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A deviation from a rule or what is regarded
as normal. Someone or something that is regarded as unusual.
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antidote
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A remedy to counteract the effect of
poison.
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She reached the hospital in time to receive
the antidote of the snake venom.
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34
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abdicate
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To surrender, renounce or relinquish a
throne, or other high office or dignity.
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35
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acute
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Urgent, sensitive, short, quick, brief.
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36
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His need for medical attention was acute.
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adhesion
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Ability of a substance to stick to an
unlike substance.
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38
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cohesion
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Various intermolecular forces that holds
the solid and liquid together. State of cohering or of working together.
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39
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Unit cohesion is important in military.
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40
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Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or
appearance. It works well enough but the shabby exterior offends his
aesthetic sensibilities.
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41
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assassinate
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To murder someone, especially and important
person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or
political reason.
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42
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abrupt
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to tear off or asunder. To interrupt
suddenly.
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43
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atrocity
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An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of
injustice.
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44
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abstain
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To hold back, refrain from something
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45
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abracadabra
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use to indicate that a magic trick or other
illusion has been performed.
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absurd
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Having no rational or orderly relationship
to people's lives, meaningless, lacking order value.
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accede
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To approach, to arrive, to come forward,
agree
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48
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accentuate
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To pronounce with an accent or vocal
stress. To bring out distinctly. To make more noticeable or prominent, to
emphasize.
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49
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abysmal
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Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss, unending,
profound, fathomless, and immeasurable. Bottomless; extremely bad.
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acronym
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An abbreviation formed by (usually initial)
letter taken from the word, that is itself pronounced as a word, such as RAM,
RADAR, SCUBA sometimes contrasted with initials.
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51
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affable
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receiving other kindly and conversing with
them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, social able
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52
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alienates
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To estrange; to withdraw affections or
attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship
before subsisted; to wean.
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antecedent
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Either in time or order.
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barricade
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A barrier constructed across a road,
especially as a military defense.
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56
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baffle
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To bewilder completely, to confuse or
perplex.
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57
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I am baffled by the contradictions and
omissions in the instructions
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58
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beckon
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To wave and/or to node to somebody with the
intentions to make the person come closer. To seem attractive and inviting. A
sigh made without word.
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59
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brim
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An edge or boarder specifically of the sea
or a body of water. The topmost rim or lip of a container.
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bicker
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To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.
A fight with stone with two parties of boys.
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brittle
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Inflexible liable to break or snap easily
under pressure and stress.
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62
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Cast iron is much more brittle than forged
iron. A diamond is hard but brittle.
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brawl
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A fight, usually with large with large
number of people involved.
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breach
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A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any
obligation or tie, violation; non-fulfillment, a breach of contract, a breach
of promise.
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65
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barter
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An equal exchange; we had no money so we
had to live by barter.
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66
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bribe
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Something (usually money) given in exchange
for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty bribe bribed bribing bribes.
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boisterous
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Full of energy, exuberant; noisy,
characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy. Having or resembling
animal exuberance.
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68
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bigot
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On strongly partial to one's own group,
religion, race, politics etc and intolerant of those who differ.
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69
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Don't call me a bigot. That extremely rude.
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70
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banish
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To send someone away and forbid that person
from returning. He was banished from the kingdom
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71
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bale
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Evil, especially considered as an active
force for destruction or death.
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72
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benevolent
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(malevolent) Having disposition to do well.
Possessing or manifesting love for mankind. Chinese and eastern mythology
describes dragons as benevolent.
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bashful
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(shy) Synonyms. Inclined to avoid notice.
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blithe
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Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of
concern. She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.
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bogus
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Counterfeit, or fake, not genuine.
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bankrupt
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On who is unable to pay his or her debts?
An insolvent person. (bankrupt, bankrupted, bankrupted, bankrupting,
bankrupts)
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clamorous
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Loud and continuous shouting or
exclamation.
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78
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castigate
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Castigated, castigated, castigating,
castigates.
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To punish, criticize, reprimand severely.
To revise or make correction to a publications.
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confident
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Very sure of something, positive. I am
pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
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confined
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Not free to move.
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82
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collide
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To impact directly especially if violent
when a body collides with another, then momentum is conserve. To come into
conflict or incompatible.
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83
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China collides with modern world.
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confront
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To stand or meet facing especially in
competition, hostility or defiance, to come face to face with, to oppose, to
challenge.
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85
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captive
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A person who has been captured or is
otherwise confined.
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conceal
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Concealed, concealed, concealing conceals.
To hide something from view or public knowledge. To try to keep something
secret.
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87
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He tried to conceal the truth about his
health.
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conjecture
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A statement or an idea which is unproven,
but it is thought to be true; a guess, hypothesis.
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I don't know if it is true, I am simply conjecturing
here.
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conscript
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One who is compulsorily enrolled, often
into a military service? A draftee. The soldier was a conscript.
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constrict
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To narrow especially by applying pressure.
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contemporary
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Someone or something living at the same
time or of roughly the same age as another. Cervantes was a contemporary of
Shakespeare.
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conscientious
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Thoughtful, careful, or vigilant; implies a
desire to do a task well.
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He was thoughtful and conscientious
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credible
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believable, plausible, authentic or
convincing
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cryptic
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Having hidden meaning, mystified or of an
obscure nature.
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curtail
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To cut short the tail of an animal. To
shorten or abridge the duration of something.
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98
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Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.
When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed his speech.
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cruise
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To sail about, especially for pleasure. To
travel of a constant speed from maximum operating efficiency.
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100
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To actively seek a romantic partner causal
sexual partner by moving around a particular area. To troll, to win easily.
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conventional
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Pertaining to a convention generally
accepted principle, methods and behavior. Ordinary commonplace.
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They wear conventional clothes, eat
conventional food and keep conventional hours. Typical or economical.
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congestion
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The act of gathering into a heap or mass.
An excess of traffic.
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culpable
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Meriting condemnation, censure or blame,
especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious, blameworthy. I am
culpable for stealing your money.
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chronic
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Prolonged or slow to heal, chronic cough,
chronic headache, chronic illness. Invertebrate or habitual.
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106
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He is a chronic smoker.
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callous
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Heartless, insensitive, emotionally
hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feeling of others.
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108
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She was so callous that she could criticize
a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
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chaos
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Any state of disorder, any confused or
amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
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covert
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Hidden, concealed, sacred, sheltered,
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candid
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Impartial and free from prejudice; straightforward,
open and sincere; not posed or rehearsed.
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My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish.
He knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgment.
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derisive
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A feeling of contempt or scorn, disdain.
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114
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the critic's review of the film was
derisive.
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dogmatic
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Adhering only to principles which are true apriority
(hypothesis) rather than truth based on evidence or deduction.
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decript
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Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
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dubious
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Arousing doubt; questionable; open to
suspicion.
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diminutive
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A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance
or endearment. Booklet, the diminutive of books, means 'small book'
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dilate
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To enlarge, to make bigger, to become wider
or larger.
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120
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The eye doctor put the drops in my eye to
dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.
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drench
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to soak, to make very wet.
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decency
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quality of being decent; propriety
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discern
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to detect with the sense especially with
the eyes. To perceive, recognized or comprehend with the mind. To differentiate.
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124
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He was too young to discern right from
wrong.
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dotting
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A dotted pattern.
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draft
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A early version of written work. A
preliminary sketch, rough outline. His first draft was better than most authors’
final products.
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dispatch
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The act of doing quickly. To send a
shipment with promptness. When we act with dispatch, you act speedily and
efficiently.
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deteriorate
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to make worse, to make inferior in quality
or value. To impair; to deteriorate the mind.
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dilapidated
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Having fallen into the state of disrepair
or deterioration, especially through neglect.
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destitute
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Lacking something, to impoverish; to strip
of wealth, resource etc.
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detachable
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Designed to be unfastened or disconnected
without damage.
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detrimental
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Causing damage or harm.
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133
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Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your
health.
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duel
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To engage in a battle; struggle between two
parties, combat between two people.
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deficit
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Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling
short. Situation wherein spending exceeds government revenue.
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demise
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Transmissions by formal act or conveyance
to an heir or successor, death, end.
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137
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The lack of funding ultimately led to the
demise of the projects.
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detest
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To dislike intensely, to loathe. I detest
snakes.
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dignified
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to honor , to exalt in rank.
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dread
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to fear greatly.
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exotic
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Foreign, especially in an exciting way;
non-native to the ecosystem.
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erratic
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deviating from the common course in opinion
or conduct;
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143
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Harry has been getting erratic scores in
his tests, 40% last week, but 98% this week.
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emancipates
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To set free from the power of another; to
liberate; father may emancipate child; to emancipate a slave, or a country
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elaborate
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to give further detail or explanation;
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146
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Could you elaborate on the plot for your noble
for me?
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epoch
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A particular period of history, especially
one considered remarkable or noteworthy; to divide data into segment by time
period.
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exquisite
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Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional,
beautiful, delicate, discriminating.
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They sell good coffee and pastries, but
their chocolate is exquisite.
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exhilarating
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To thrill refreshingly, To bring new life,
To make happy, cheer up. Good news exhilarated the mind, wine exhilarates the
drinker.
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eloquent
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Fluently persuasive and articulate.
Effective in expressing meaning by speech.
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exaggerate
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To overstate, to describe more than is
fact. I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate.
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153
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He
said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I knew he was exaggerating. The
real number is about ten.
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154
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(antonyms) belittle, downplay, understate
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excel
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To be much better than others, to exceed,
to go beyond. I excelled everyone else with my exam results.
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excerpt
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a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a
larger work.
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eligible
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Meeting the necessary requirement to
participate; worthy of being chosen.
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evacuate
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To make empty; to move out of an unsafe
location to into safety.
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extempore
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Carry out with no preparation; without
prior preparation.
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eminence
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Someone of high rank, reputation or social
status.
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extravagant
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Exceeding the bounds of something’s;
extravagant acts, praise or abuse.
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economical
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Careful with money so as not to spend too
much. Saving money or resources.
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fallible
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Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
Defective, faulty, fruitful, imperfect.
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fiery
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of or relating to fire.
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fictitious
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Not real; invented; contrived
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166
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St. Mary Mead is a fictitious village from
the books of Agatha Christie.
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Feeble
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Deficient in physical strength; weak;
infirm, debilitated.
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Flexible
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Capable of or being adapted or molded.
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There was a principle more flexible to
their purpose.
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Forbidden
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Not allowed, prohibited.
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Foremost
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First either in time or in space; closest
to the bow in front, prominently forward.
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Fragrance
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A pleasant smell or odor, aroma.
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Frank
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Bluntly honest; a hot dog or sausage.
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faster
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Providing parental care to unrelated
children. To nurture or bring up offspring.
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frugal
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Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of
money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
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fastidious
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Overly concerned about tidiness and
cleanliness
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fastidious
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Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
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formal
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Being in accord with established forms.
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casuals
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Design for informal or everyday use.
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frail
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Easily broken; mentally and physically
fragile.
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grumpy
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Unhappy, dissatisfied and /or irritable.
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182
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Tommy feels grumpy today because his friend
stole his ball. Michael Final was grumpy, but became even grumpier when the Celtics
lost.
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gratis
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Free, without charge.
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groan
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Low mournful uttered sound in pain or grief
or in frustration or disapproval.
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gruesome
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Repellently frightful and shocking;
horrific or ghastly.
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haphazardly
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Random, chaotic, incomplete.
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hostile
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Belonging or appropriate to an enemy.
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a hostile force, hostile intentions, a
hostile country.
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humble
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Thinking lowly of one's self, to bring low,
to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of.
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hybrid
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Offspring resulting from crossbreeding,
different entities.
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hyperbole
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Overstatement, exaggeration, aedeses.
Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.
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hallucination
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Sensory perception of something that does
not exist.
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hamper
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Large basket usually with cover, used for
packing and carrying of articles and small animals.
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hallmarks
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a distinct characteristic.
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induce
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to cause , to persuade, to force.
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indiscriminate
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Without care or making distinction,
thoughtless
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197
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How can anyone be so indiscriminate in
making friends as he is.
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impediment
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Hindrance, that which impedes
progress. Working in a noisy factory
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Working in a noisy factory left him with a
slight hearing impediment.
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intermittent
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Stopping and starting at intervals.
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201
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The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
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intangible
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Incapable of being perceived.
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insatiable
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Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied
or appeased.
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Indicative
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serving as a sign, indication or suggestion
of something,
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He has pain indicative of heart attack.
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intricate
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Having a great deal of fine detail or
complexity.
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207
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The architecture of this clock is very
intricate.
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ingenious
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Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to
invent.
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This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a
problem I didn't even know I had.
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inundate
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To cover with large amounts of water, to
flood.
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intrusive
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Doing that which is not welcome;
interrupting or disrupting; entering without right or welcome.
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212
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Did it ever cross your mind that he might
find all those questions you ask intrusive?
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inhibit
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to hinder, to restrain.( to restrict, to
limit)
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inherit
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to receive property or a little by legal
succession of etc. To receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
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inevitable
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Impossible to avoid or prevent.
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We are going so fast that the collision was
inevitable.
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instantaneous
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Occurring, arising, or functioning without
any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
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inspiring
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Providing inspiration, encouraging,
stimulating.
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jocund
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Jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and
in high spirits.
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jolly
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A pleasure trip or excursion, very
extremely, to amuse or divert.
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kindle
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A group of kittens, to start a fire, to
arouse
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lateral
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Ventral, of or pertaining to side or
pertaining to left or right of the body.
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liberates
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to free, to release from restrain or
bondage; to set at liberty; to manumit; to disengage; to liberate a slave or
prisoner, to liberate a mind from prejudice
to liberate gases. |
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ventral
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related to abdomen or stomach
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dorsal
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related to the side in which the backboned
is located.
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literally
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Actually, really (antonyms) figuratively,
metaphorically, virtually
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227
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loathe
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hate, detest, revile
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228
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l loathe scrubbing toilets.
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locale
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The place where something happens. Being
near running water and good shade,
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230
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The explorer decided it was a good locale
for setting up camp.
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lyrical
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Appropriate for or suggestive of singing,
expressive of emotion
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232
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ludicrous
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Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point
of being funny. He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.
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233
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mock
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Imitation, not genuine; fake, practice
exam.
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234
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A practice exam set by an educating
institution to prepare students for an important exam.
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235
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minuscule
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lower case letter, very small, tiny,
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236
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mandate
|
official command, an order or injunction
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237
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mandatory
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obligatory; required or commanded by
authority
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238
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Attendance at a school is usually
mandatory.
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239
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mutation
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Heritable change in genetic material.
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240
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mar
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to spoil, to damage.
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241
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melodious
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Having a pleasant melody or sound, tuneful.
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242
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melody
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Sequence of note that makes up a musical
phrase.
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243
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moderate
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To reduce the excessiveness; Travelling at
moderate speed.
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244
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mythical
|
not real, false or fabricated, existing in
myth.
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245
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nominal
|
of resembling , relating to, or consisting
of a names or names, existing in name only, nominal difference, (engineering)
according to plan
or design. |
246
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We will just do a nominal flight check.
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247
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novelty
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State of being new, new, original,
especially in an interesting way. A work of prose fiction. Longer than a short story.
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248
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notorious
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widely known, especially for something bad,
infamous
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249
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novice
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a beginner; one who is not very familiar or
experienced in a particular subject.
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250
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oath
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An affirmation of the truth of a statement.
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251
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obscure
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hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous ,
dark , faint or indistinct; difficult to understand; the enigmatic,
mysterious, esoteric;
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252
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The speaker made obscure references to
little known literary work.
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253
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ominous
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Being or exhibiting an omen; giving
indication of a coming ill.
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254
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optimal
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The best, most favorable or desirable
especially under some restriction.
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255
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Finding the optimal between features and
price is a common problems
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256
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option
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One of the choices which can be made.
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257
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overwhelm
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To overpower, crush;
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258
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In December 1939 the soviet Union attacked
Finland with overwhelming force.
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259
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perceive
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(ken) to see, to become aware of , to
understand.
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260
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perennial
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Having the lifecycle of more than two
years; annual, biennial, perennial, perpetual, permanent, appearing and reappearing
again
and again. |
261
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posthumously
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After death, born after one father death.
Taking place after one's death.
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262
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Posthumous medal of honor was given to the
family of soldier who died in battle.
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263
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perplexed
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To cause to fel baffled, to puzzle, to make
intricate or complicated.
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264
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persistent
|
Refusing to give up; insistently
repetitive; indefinitely continuous.
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265
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She has had a persistent cough for weeks. There was persistent knocking in the door;
There have been persistent rumors for years.
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266
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panacea
|
Remedy believe to cure all diseases;
Something that will solve all problems.
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267
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paramount
|
Supreme of the highest importance. Getting
those credit cards paid off is paramount.
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268
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prospects
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The region which the eye overlooks at one
time; view, scene; outlook; a panoramic view, a landscape.
To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location. |
269
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prevailing
|
to be superior in strength, dominance,
influence or frequency; to have or gain advantages over other; to have upper
hand;
to be current widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to succeed in persuading or inducing. |
270
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quest
|
journey or in pursuit of a goal; a mission;
to search for ; to examine;
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271
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recipients
|
one who receive
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272
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rational
|
Capable of reasoning; a rational number; a
number that can be expressed as a quotient of two integers.
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273
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The quotient of two rationales is again a
rational.
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274
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refrain
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To hold back; to restrain someone or
something; to abstain from; a much repeated comment, complement or saying
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275
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resort
|
a place where people go for recreation
especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment and a relaxing
environment
to repeat a sorting process; sort again. |
276
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reluctant
|
not wanting to take some action, unwilling,
disinclined;
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277
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She was reluctant to lend him some money.
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278
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rumor
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Statement or claim from no known reliable
source.
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279
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John is rumored to be next in line for a
promotion
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280
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rebel
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A person who resist a established authority
often violently
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281
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scrupulously
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In a careful manner, with scruple; done in careful
attention to detail; conscientiously; meticulously;
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282
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sinister
|
amino us; unlucky; illegitimate; of the
left side
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283
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secluded
|
Hidden, isolated, remote
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284
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spectacular
|
Amazing or worthy of special attention;
related to or having the character of, spectacle or entertainment.
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285
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sporadically
|
in an occasional, infrequent, or irregular
manner.
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286
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stalk
|
Steam or main axis of a plant; one of the
two upright pieces of the ladder. To approach slowly and quietly in order not
to be discovered
when getting closer; To follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment. |
287
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static
|
Unchanging, having no motion; occupying
memory allocated when a program is loaded.
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288
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solitary
|
on who lives alone; not much visited or
frequented; remote from society
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289
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sophisticated
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having obtained worldly experience,
complicated, especially of complex technology; appealing to the tastes of an
intellectual; cerebral
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290
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sole
|
A wooden band or yoke put around the neck
of an ox or cow in the stall; A dirty pond of standing water; unmarried,
widowed; bottom
of shoe, boot or foot. |
291
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subtle
|
hard to grasp, cunning, skillful
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292
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The difference is subtle but you can hear
it if you listen carefully.
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293
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Simultaneously
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Occurring at a same time.
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294
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surpass
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to go beyond; especially in a metamorphic
or technical manner; to exceed.
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295
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The former problem student surpassed his
instructor's expectations and scored top marks in his examinations.
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296
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stubborn
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Refusing to move or change one's opinions
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297
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suspicious
|
distrust; have a doubt about
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298
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stumble
|
an error or blunder; a clumsy walk to make
a mistake or have trouble.
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299
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tentative
|
of or pertaining to a trails; essaying;
experimental; uncertain;
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300
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timid
|
lacking in courage and confidence
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301
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trail
|
to follow behind; to show a trailer of; to
be behind in competition; footprints or sign of someone/something has passed
previously.
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302
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turbulence
|
disturbance in fluid; gas
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303
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unbiased
|
impartial or without bias or prejudice
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304
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unaccustomed
|
not prepared by life experience to an event
or thing, not accustomed - (familiar)
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305
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He is unaccustomed to cold.
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306
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verify
|
to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of
something.
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307
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vandalism
|
needless damage or destruction of property
|
308
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vigorous
|
Physically strong and active.
|
309
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virtually
|
almost ; almost but not quite; without
exaggeration
|
310
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wary
|
cautious of danger; timorously or
suspiciously prudent;
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311
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widespread
|
Affecting a large area;
|
312
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withdraw
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to pull pack; extract money from an account
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313
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withhold
|
to keep an object, information to oneself
than giving to other
|
314
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yield
|
to give as required; to produce as return;
to produce as result;
|
315
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zeal
|
The fervor or tireless devotion for a
person, cause or idea and determination in its furtherance; diligent
enthusiasm; powerful interest
collective noun for a group of zebras. |
316
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zenith
|
highest point in the sky reached by a
celestial body; highest point or state; peak
|
317
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zest
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The outer skin of a citrus fruit;
enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; Auntie mame had a real zest for life.
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consciousness
Analyze, compare, contrast, critique, evaluate, examine, investigate, characterize, define, depict, describe, explain, identify, introduce, narrate, recount, summarize, acknowledge, advocate, assert, promote, propose, support, condemn, criticize, oppose.
imply, suggest, infer, assume, most
likely, probably, seem, predict, indicate, conclude
Methodology:
A collection of methods, practices, procedures, and rules used by those who
work in some field.
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Process: A
series of events which produce a result.
Method: A
process by which task is completed.
Procedure: A particular method for performing task.
Practice:
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
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Comprehensive:
Broadly or completely covering, including
the larger portion of something.
Advocacy:
The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something.
Dogmatist: A
stubborn, assertive, opinionated person
Stubborn:
Refusing to move or to change one’s opinion, obstinate, firmly resisting.
Assertive:
boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
Dogmatism: The
manner and character of a dogmatist, arrogance or positiveness in stating
opinion.
Contingent:
Possible but not certain to occur.
Ambitious:
Eager or inordinate desire for some objects that confers distinction, as
preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame.
Requiem: A
mass to honor and remember a dead person, A piece of music composed to honor a
dead person.
Liturgical:
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a
religion.
Prodigal: wastefully extravagant.
Interpretation:
explain the meaning of.
Indictments:
The official legal document outlining the charges concerned.
Render: to
pass down, to interpret, to translate into another language.
Flaw: a
defect, fault, or imperfection especially one that is hidden.
Hackles: an
instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
Proponents:
On who support something, advocate
Acquaint: To familiarize, to introduce
Enlightenment:
An act of enlightening, or the state of
being enlightened or instructed. A
concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity
of perception, reason or knowledge.
Colossal: Extremely
large or on a great scale.
Revive: To
return to life, to recover life or strength. To recover from a state of oblivion,
obscurity, neglect, or depression.
Fuss: To be
very worried or excited about something, often too much.
Disseminates:
To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, and errors for growth and
propagation such as seed.
Entice: to
lure, to attract by arousing desire or hope.
Tempting: attractive, appealing, enticing
Cutting-edge: The latest or most advanced stage in the
development of something. Highly advanced, innovative or pioneering.
Brands: A
specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
Trademarks: A proprietary business, product or services.
Proprietary: As or relating to property or ownership, as
proprietary rights.
Rubbish:
Fragments of building, ruins; debris.
Exceedingly bad, awful; terrible
Grit:
Collection of hard small materials, such as dirt ground stone, debris from
sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking.
Augment: To
increase, to grow, to become greater. To
increase the interval by a half step.
Foresee: to
anticipate, to predict
Anticipate:
to act before especially to prevent an action. To know before it happens.
Surmount: to
get over, to overcome
Concise:
brief, yet including all important information.
Precise:
exact, accurate
Well off: Of
a person, being in fortunate circumstances, especially having financial
security.
Autocracy: A
form of government in which unlimited power is held by single individual.
Promote: To
mentally support, to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
Encourage:
to mentally support, to motivate, give courage, hope or sprit.
Promote: to
raise to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
Quest: A
journey or effort in pursuit of a goal, a mission. A group of people making search or inquiry.
Peril: A
situation of serious and immediate danger.
Hedges: a
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes. A non-committal or intentionally
ambiguous statement. Contract or arrangement reducing one’s exposure to risk.
Appeal : to
accuse someone of something, to be attractive, to summon, to challenge, to
invoke
Summon: to
call people together, to use a personal skill, to create a resource by magic.
Dubbed: To
name, to entitle, to call; to make a copy from an original or master audio
tape.
Mishap: Evil
accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
Probed: An
investigation or inquiry, various medical instruments used to explore the
wounds.
Amputate: To
surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
Antiquity: the
ancients; the people of ancients times, a relic or monument of ancient
Incredible:
too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable
Marsupial: A
mammal of which the female has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are
born immature, through early infancy, such as the kangaroo or koala, or else
pouchless members of the marsupialia like the shrew opossum.
Legible: Being
clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting.
Eligible: allowed
to or meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen
for something.
Patronage: The
act of providing approval and support, backing, championship. A communication
that indicate lack of respect by patronizing the recipient.
Pastoral: Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating
to rural life and scenes; pastoral life. A composition of instruments
characterized by simplicity and sweetness;
Instill: To
cause a quality to become part of someone’s nature. To pour in drop by drop.
Renaissance:
rebirth or revival; The transition period between medieval and modern times,
the renaissance.
Prolific:
Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in abundance.
Convicted:
To find guilty as a result of legal proceedings, about of a crime.
Defying: openly
resist or refuse to obey
List of Synonyms:
https://www.powerthesaurus.org/collecting/synonyms
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms-synonyms-and-homonyms-for-kids.html
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms-synonyms-and-homonyms.html
https://justenglish.me/2014/04/18/synonyms-for-the-96-most-commonly-used-words-in-english/
http://www.synonyms-antonyms.com/antonyms-list.html
Antonyms
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/opposites.shtml
http://www.michigan-proficiency-exams.com/synonym-and-antonym-list.html
List of Homophones:
http://www.singularis.ltd.uk/bifroest/misc/homophones-list.html
List of Synonyms:
https://www.powerthesaurus.org/collecting/synonyms
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms-synonyms-and-homonyms-for-kids.html
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms-synonyms-and-homonyms.html
https://justenglish.me/2014/04/18/synonyms-for-the-96-most-commonly-used-words-in-english/
http://www.synonyms-antonyms.com/antonyms-list.html
Antonyms
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/opposites.shtml
http://www.michigan-proficiency-exams.com/synonym-and-antonym-list.html
List of Homophones:
http://www.singularis.ltd.uk/bifroest/misc/homophones-list.html
Homophones
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1. accessary, accessory
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111. dew, due
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221. leach, leech
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331. rouse, rows
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2. ad, add
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112. die, dye
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222. lead, led
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332. rung, wrung
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3. ail, ale
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113. discreet, discrete
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223. leak, leek
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333. rye, wry
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4. air, heir
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114. doe, doh, dough
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224. lean, lien
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334. saver, savour
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5. aisle, I'll, isle
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115. done, dun
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225. lessen, lesson
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335. spade, spayed
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6. all, awl
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116. douse, dowse
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226. levee, levy
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336. sale, sail
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7. allowed, aloud
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117. draft, draught
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227. liar, lyre
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337. sane, seine
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8. alms, arms
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118. dual, duel
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228. licence, license
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338. satire, satyr
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9. altar, alter
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119. earn, urn
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229. licker, liquor
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339. sauce, source
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10. arc, ark
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120. eery, eyrie
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230. lie, lye
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340. saw, soar, sore
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11. aren't, aunt
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121. ewe, yew, you
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231. lieu, loo
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341. scene, seen
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12. ate, eight
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122. faint, feint
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232. links, lynx
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342. scull, skull
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13. auger, augur
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123. fah, far
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233. lo, low
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343. sea, see
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14. auk, orc
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124. fair, fare
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234. load, lode
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344. seam, seem
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15. aural, oral
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125. farther, father
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235. loan, lone
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345. sear, seer, sere
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16. away, aweigh
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126. fate, fête
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236. locks, lox
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346. seas, sees, seize
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17. awe, oar, or, ore
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127. faun, fawn
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237. loop, loupe
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347. sew, so, sow
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18. axel, axle
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128. fay, fey
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238. loot, lute
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348. shake, sheikh
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19. aye, eye, I
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129. faze, phase
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239. made, maid
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349. shear, sheer
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20. bail, bale
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130. feat, feet
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240. mail, male
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350. shoe, shoo
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21. bait, bate
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131. ferrule, ferule
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241. main, mane
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351. sic, sick
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22. baize, bays
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132. few, phew
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242. maize, maze
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352. side, sighed
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23. bald, bawled
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133. fie, phi
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243. mall, maul
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353. sign, sine
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24. ball, bawl
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134. file, phial
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244. manna, manner
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354. sink, synch
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25. band, banned
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135. find, fined
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245. mantel, mantle
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355. slay, sleigh
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26. bard, barred
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136. fir, fur
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246. mare, mayor
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356. sloe, slow
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27. bare, bear
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137. fizz, phiz
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247. mark, marque
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357. sole, soul
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28. bark, barque
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138. flair, flare
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248. marshal, martial
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358. some, sum
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29. baron, barren
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139. flaw, floor
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249. marten, martin
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359. son, sun
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30. base, bass
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140. flea, flee
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250. mask, masque
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360. sort, sought
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31. bay, bey
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141. flex, flecks
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251. maw, more
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361. spa, spar
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32. bazaar, bizarre
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142. flew, flu, flue
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252. me, mi
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362. staid, stayed
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33. be, bee
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143. floe, flow
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253. mean, mien
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363. stair, stare
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34. beach, beech
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144. flour, flower
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254. meat, meet, mete
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364. stake, steak
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35. bean, been
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145. foaled, fold
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255. medal, meddle
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365. stalk, stork
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36. beat, beet
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146. for, fore, four
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256. metal, mettle
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366. stationary, stationery
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37. beau, bow
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147. foreword, forward
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257. meter, metre
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367. steal, steel
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38. beer, bier
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148. fort, fought
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258. might, mite
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368. stile, style
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39. bel, bell, belle
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149. forth, fourth
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259. miner, minor, mynah
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369. storey, story
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40. berry, bury
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150. foul, fowl
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260. mind, mined
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370. straight, strait
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41. berth, birth
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151. franc, frank
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261. missed, mist
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371. sweet, suite
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42. bight, bite, byte
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152. freeze, frieze
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262. moat, mote
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372. swat, swot
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43. billed, build
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153. friar, fryer
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263. mode, mowed
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373. tacks, tax
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44. bitten, bittern
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154. furs, furze
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264. moor, more
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374. tale, tail
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45. blew, blue
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155. gait, gate
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265. moose, mousse
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375. talk, torque
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46. bloc, block
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156. galipot, gallipot
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266. morning, mourning
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376. tare, tear
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47. boar, bore
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157. gallop, galop
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267. muscle, mussel
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377. taught, taut, tort
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48. board, bored
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158. gamble, gambol
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268. naval, navel
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378. te, tea, tee
|
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49. boarder, border
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159. gays, gaze
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269. nay, neigh
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379. team, teem
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50. bold, bowled
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160. genes, jeans
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270. nigh, nye
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380. tear, tier
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51. boos, booze
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161. gild, guild
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271. none, nun
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381. teas, tease
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52. born, borne
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162. gilt, guilt
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272. od, odd
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382. terce, terse
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53. bough, bow
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163. giro, gyro
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273. ode, owed
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383. tern, turn
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54. boy, buoy
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164. gnaw, nor
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274. oh, owe
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384. there, their, they're
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55. brae, bray
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165. gneiss, nice
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275. one, won
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385. threw, through
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56. braid, brayed
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166. gorilla, guerilla
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276. packed, pact
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386. throes, throws
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57. braise, brays, braze
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167. grate, great
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277. packs, pax
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387. throne, thrown
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58. brake, break
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168. greave, grieve
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278. pail, pale
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388. thyme, time
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59. bread, bred
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169. greys, graze
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279. pain, pane
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389. tic, tick
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60. brews, bruise
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170. grisly, grizzly
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280. pair, pare, pear
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390. tide, tied
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61. bridal, bridle
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171. groan, grown
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281. palate, palette, pallet
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391. tire, tyre
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62. broach, brooch
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172. guessed, guest
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282. pascal, paschal
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392. to, too, two
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63. bur, burr
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173. hail, hale
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283. paten, patten, pattern
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393. toad, toed, towed
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64. but, butt
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174. hair, hare
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284. pause, paws, pores, pours
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394. told, tolled
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65. buy, by, bye
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175. hall, haul
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285. pawn, porn
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395. tole, toll
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66. buyer, byre
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176. hangar, hanger
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286. pea, pee
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396. ton, tun
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67. calendar, calender
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177. hart, heart
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287. peace, piece
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397. tor, tore
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68. call, caul
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178. haw, hoar, whore
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288. peak, peek, peke, pique
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398. tough, tuff
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69. canvas, canvass
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179. hay, hey
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289. peal, peel
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399. troop, troupe
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70. cast, caste
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180. heal, heel, he'll
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290. pearl, purl
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400. tuba, tuber
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71. caster, castor
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181. hear, here
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291. pedal, peddle
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401. vain, vane, vein
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72. caught, court
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182. heard, herd
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292. peer, pier
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402. vale, veil
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73. caw, core, corps
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183. he'd, heed
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293. pi, pie
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403. vial, vile
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74. cede, seed
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184. heroin, heroine
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294. pica, pika
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404. wail, wale, whale
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75. ceiling, sealing
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185. hew, hue
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295. place, plaice
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405. wain, wane
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76. cell, sell
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186. hi, high
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296. plain, plane
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406. waist, waste
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77. censer, censor, sensor
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187. higher, hire
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297. pleas, please
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407. wait, weight
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78. cent, scent, sent
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188. him, hymn
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298. plum, plumb
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408. waive, wave
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79. cereal, serial
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189. ho, hoe
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299. pole, poll
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409. wall, waul
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80. cheap, cheep
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190. hoard, horde
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300. poof, pouffe
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410. war, wore
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81. check, cheque
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191. hoarse, horse
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301. practice, practise
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411. ware, wear, where
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82. choir, quire
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192. holey, holy, wholly
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302. praise, prays, preys
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412. warn, worn
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83. chord, cord
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193. hour, our
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303. principal, principle
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413. wart, wort
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84. cite, sight, site
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194. idle, idol
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304. profit, prophet
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414. watt, what
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85. clack, claque
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195. in, inn
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305. quarts, quartz
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415. wax, whacks
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86. clew, clue
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196. indict, indite
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306. quean, queen
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416. way, weigh, whey
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87. climb, clime
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197. it's, its
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307. rain, reign, rein
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417. we, wee, whee
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88. close, cloze
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198. jewel, joule
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308. raise, rays, raze
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418. weak, week
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89. coal, kohl
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199. key, quay
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309. rap, wrap
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419. we'd, weed
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90. coarse, course
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200. knave, nave
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310. raw, roar
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420. weal, we'll, wheel
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91. coign, coin
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201. knead, need
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311. read, reed
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421. wean, ween
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92. colonel, kernel
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202. knew, new
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312. read, red
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422. weather, whether
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93. complacent, complaisant
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203. knight, night
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313. real, reel
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423. weaver, weever
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94. complement, compliment
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204. knit, nit
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314. reek, wreak
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424. weir, we're
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95. coo, coup
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205. knob, nob
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315. rest, wrest
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425. were, whirr
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96. cops, copse
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206. knock, nock
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316. retch, wretch
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426. wet, whet
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97. council, counsel
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207. knot, not
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317. review, revue
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427. wheald, wheeled
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98. cousin, cozen
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208. know, no
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318. rheum, room
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428. which, witch
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99. creak, creek
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209. knows, nose
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319. right, rite, wright, write
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429. whig, wig
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100. crews, cruise
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210. laager, lager
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320. ring, wring
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430. while, wile
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101. cue, kyu, queue
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211. lac, lack
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321. road, rode
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431. whine, wine
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102. curb, kerb
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212. lade, laid
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322. roe, row
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432. whirl, whorl
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103. currant, current
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213. lain, lane
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323. role, roll
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433. whirled, world
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104. cymbol, symbol
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214. lam, lamb
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324. roo, roux, rue
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434. whit, wit
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105. dam, damn
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215. laps, lapse
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325. rood, rude
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435. white, wight
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106. days, daze
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216. larva, lava
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326. root, route
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436. who's, whose
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107. dear, deer
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217. lase, laze
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327. rose, rows
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437. woe, whoa
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108. descent, dissent
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218. law, lore
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328. rota, rotor
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438. wood, would
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109. desert, dessert
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219. lay, ley
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329. rote, wrote
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439. yaw, yore, your, you're
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110. deviser, divisor
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220. lea, lee
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330. rough, ruff
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440. yoke, yolk
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441. you'll, yule
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- perspective and blindness
- evaluate and instinctive
- predator and prey
- antonym and synonym
- monarchy and democracy
- journey and stay
- gait and sit
- environment and private
- victim and culprit
- enigma and clearness
- love and hate
- atmosphere and terrain
- scoundrel and hero
- legacy and disown
- good and bad
- nomad and settled
- guardian and enemy
- chronological and disordered
- mandate and denial
- committee and Individual
- investigate and ignore
- precipice and slope
- route and detour
- survival and death
- summit and bottom
- happy and sad
- version and original
- nostalgic and forward-looking
- audience and nonattendance
- ecosystem and chaos
- infer and misunderstand
- selfish and generous
- hi and bye
- orphan and parented
- propaganda and truth
- analyze and assemble
- symbol and generality
- horde and few
- prodigy and amateur
- anxious and calm
- hostile and friendly
- evidence and guess
- camouflage and reveal
- decrease and increase
- beautiful and ugly
- habitat and public
- reluctant and eager
- respect and disrespect
- artificial and natural
- context and foreground
- despotic and democratic
- agriculture and industry
- triumph and defeat
- philosopher and realist
- currency and debt
- producer and consumer
- debris and cleanness
- harvest and plant
- smile and frown
- emerge and disappear
- expedition and delay
- denotation and connotation
- collaborate and disagree
- contradict and agree
- pride and humility
- prude and libertine
- cascade and drip
- billow and deflate
- argument and agreement
- commotion and peace
- lunar and tinge
- sanctuary and risk
- rubble and repair
- haven and hazard
- gullible and wary
- carcass and essence
- strategy and coincidence
- tasteless and classy
- romp and seriousness
- prejudice and fairness
- plunge and rise
- edible and poisonous
- inspire and discourage
- trust and distrust
- rough and smooth
- long and short
- heavy and light
- artifact and natural object
- abundant and scarce
- hierarchy and Equality
- trudge and sprint
- simile and dissimilarity
- subtle and obvious
- data and nonmaterial
- premonition and intellect
- architect and demolisher
- solitude and company
- unimpressive and awesome
- spectator and participant
- paraphrase and quote
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