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aberrant
abeyance
abscond
abstemious
admonish
adulterate
aesthetic
alacrity
alleviate
amalgamate
ambivalence
ameliorate
anachronism
analogous
anarchy
anomalous
antipathy
apathy
appease
apprise
approbation
arduous
artless
ascetic
assiduous
assuage
attenuate
audacious
austere
autonomous
aver
banal
belie
beneficent
bolster
bombastic
boorish
burgeon
burnish
buttress
capricious
castigation
catalyst
caustic
chicanery
coagulate
coda
codify
commensurate
compendium
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to decrease; reduce
deviating from what is normal
temporary suppression or suspension
to depart secretly and hide
moderate in appetite
to caution or reprimand
to corrupt or make impure
relating to beauty or art
cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
to relieve; improve partially
to combine into a unified whole
the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
to improve
something out of proper time
comparable
absence of government ; state of disorder
irregular deviating from the norm
dislike; hostility
indifference
to calm; pacify; placate
to inform
approval; praise
extremely difficult; laborious
guileless; natural
one who practices self denial
diligent; hard working
to make less severe
to weaken
daring; bold
unadorned
self-governing; independent
to affirm; declare to be true
commonplace; trite
misrepresent; give a false impression
kindly; doing good
to give a boost to; prop up; support
pompous; using inflated language
rude; insensitive
to flourish
to polish
to reinforce; support
fickle
punishment; criticism; chastisement
something causing change
burning; sarcastically biting
trickery ; fraud
thicken; congeal;
concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that summarizes or concludes
to systematize
proportional
brief, comprehensive summary
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compliant
conciliatory
condone
confound
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contentious
contrite
conundrum
converge
convoluted
craven
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decorum
default
deference
delineate
denigrate
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derivative
desiccate
desultory
deterrent
diatribe
dichotomy
diffidence
diffuse
digression
dirge
disabuse
discerning
discordant
discrepancy
disingenuous
disinterested
disjointed
dismiss
disparage
disparate
dissemble
disseminate
dissolution
dissonance
distend
distill
diverge
divest
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dormant
dupe
ebullient
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efficacy
trying to please; overly polite; obliging; willing to please
yielding
overcoming distrust or hostility
overlook voluntarily; forgive;
to baffle; perplex; mix up
a person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed and discriminating taste.
disobedient; rebellious
quarrelsome; causing quarrels
very sorrowful for a wrong
riddle; puzzle with no solution
to approach; tend to meet; come together
twisted; complicated
cowardly
to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
proper behavior
to fail to act
respect; regard for another's wish
to represent or depict
to slur someone's reputation
to mock
something derived; unoriginal
to dry up; completely
random; disconnected; rambling
something that discourages or hinders
bitter verbal attack
division into two usually contradictory parts
shyness; lack of confidence
to spread out
act of straying away from the main point
funeral hymn
to free from misconception
perceptive; Exhibiting keen insight and good judgment
not in tune
difference between
not candid; crafty
unprejudiced; objective
lacking order or coherence; dislocated
put away from consideration; reject
to belittle
dissimilar
to pretend; disguise one's motives
spread; scatter; disperse
disintegration; debauchery
discord; lack of harmony
expand; swell out
extract the essential elements
vary; go in different directions from the same point
to strip; deprive; rid
stating opinions without proof
inactive
to deceive; trick
exhilarated; enthusiastic
selecting from various sources
efficiency; effectiveness
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elegy
elicit
embellish
empirical
emulate
endemic
enervate
engender
ephemeral
equanimity
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esoteric
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euphemism
exacerbate
exigency
extrapolation
facetious
facilitate
fallacious
fatuous
fawning
felicitous
fervor
fledgling
flout
frugality
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garrulous
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gouge
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guileless
gullible
harangue
homogeneous
hyperbole
iconoclastic
idolatry
immutable
impassive
impede
impermeable
imperturbable
impervious
implacable
implicit
implode
inadvertently
inchoate
shameless boldness; presumptuousness
poem or song expressing lamentation
to provoke; draw out
adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story
derived from observation experiment
imitate; copy
inherent; belonging to an area
to weaken
to cause; produce
short-lived; fleeting
composure; calmness
to intentionally use vague language
learned; scholarly
hard to understand; known only to a chosen few
high praise especially of a person who has recently died
use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language
to aggravate; make worse
crisis; urgent requirement
the act of estimation by projecting known information
joking (often inappropriately); humorous
to make less difficult
based on false ideas or facts
foolishly self satisfied
seeking favor by flattering
apt; suitably expressed; appropriate; well chosen
warmth and intensity of emotion
beginner; novice
to treat scornfully
thrift
ineffective, useless; fruitless
to deny; dispute; oppose
very talkative; wordy
to prod; urge on
to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
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sociable
free of cunning or deceit; artless
easily deceived
long pompous speech; tirade
composed of identical parts; uniform in compositions
purposeful exaggeration for effect
attacking cherished traditions
idol worship; blind or excess devotion
unchangeable
showing no emotion
hinder; block
impossible to penetrate
not easily disturbed
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being effected
inflexible; incapable of being pleased
implied; understood but not stated
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carelessly; unintentionally
imperfectly formed or formulated
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inconsequential
incorporate
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indolent
inert
ingenuous
inherent
innocuous
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insipid
insularity
intractable
intransigence
inundate
inured
invective
irascible
irresolute
itinerary
laconic
lassitude
latent
laud
lethargic
levity
loquacious
lucid
luminous
magnanimity
malingerer
malleable
maverick
mendacious
metamorphosis
meticulous
misanthrope
mitigate
mollify
morose
mundane
neophyte
obdurate
obsequious
obviate
occlude
officious
onerous
opprobrium
oscillate
ostentatious
paragon
partisan
pathological
state of not fitting
insignificant; unimportant
introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine
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habitually lazy; idle
unable to move; sluggish
naive and trusting; lack; unsophisticated
firmly established by nature or habit
harmless
to suggest; say indirectly; imply
lacking in flavor; dull
narrow-mindedness; isolation
not easily managed
stubbornness; refusal of any compromise;
to cover with water; overwhelm
use to; accustomed; hardened
verbal abuse
irritable; easily angered
unsure how to act; weak
route of a traveler's journey
using few words
lethargy; sluggishness
present but hidden; potential
to praise
inactive
light manner of attitude
talkative
bright clear; intelligible
bright; brilliant; glowing
generosity; nobility
to feign illness to escape duty
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
dissenter
dishonest
change; transformation
very careful; fastidious
some one who hates humanity
to cause to become less harsh; severe or painful; alleviate
to soothe
ill-humored; sullen;
worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
novice; beginner
(adj.)stubborn
overly submissive
to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent
to shut; block
too helpful; meddlesome
burdensome
disgrace; contempt
move back and forth
trying to attract attention; showy; pretentious;
model of perfection or excellence
one-sided; committed to a party, group or cause
departing from normal condition
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pedantic
penchant
penury
perennial
perfidious
perfunctory
permeable
pervasive
phlegmatic
piety
placate
plasticity
platitude
plethora
plummet
pragmatic
preamble
precarious
precipitate
precursor
presumptuous
prevaricate
pristine
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prodigal
proliferate
propensity
propitiate
pungent
quibble
quiescent
recalcitrant
recluse
recondite
refractory
refute
relegate
reprobate
repudiate
rescind
resolution
reticent
reverent
sage
salubrious
satiate
secrete
shard
solicitous
soporific
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sporadic
stigma
scarcity
showing off learning
inclination
extreme poverty
present throughout the years; persistent
faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
superficial
penetrable; porous;
spread throughout every part
calm in temperament; sluggish
devoutness; reverence for God
to lessen another's anger to pacify
condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability
stale; overused expression
excess; overabundance
to fall; plunge
practical
introductory statement; preliminary statement
uncertain
to cause to happen; throw down from a height
predecessor
rude; improperly bold
lie; to quibble; evade the truth
untouched; uncorrupted
honesty; high-mindedness
wasteful; extravagant; lavish
to increase rapidly
inclination; tendency
to win over; appease
strong, sharp in smell or taste; penetrating; caustic to the point
to argue or insignificant and irrelevant details
inactive; still
resisting authority or control
person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude
abstruse; profound; secret
resisting ordinary methods of treatment
disprove; to contradict
to consign to an inferior position
morally unprincipled person
to reject as having no authority
to cancel
determination; resolve
not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
expressing deep respect; worshipful
wise
healthful
to satisfy
produce and release a substance into an organism
a piece of broken glass or pottery
concerned; attentive; eager
sleep producing
band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism
irregular; deviating from the norm
mark of disgrace or inferiority
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striated
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torpor
truculence
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venerate
veracious
verbose
viable
viscous
vituperative
volatile
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whimsical
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abstract
accumulate
accurate
advocate
aggregate
allocate
alter
alternative
ambiguous
amend
analogy
analyze
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anticipate
apparent
append
appreciate
approach
appropriate
approximate
arbitrary
aspect
assemble
assess
assign
assist
assume
assure
attach
attain
attitude
attribute
author
to specify as an essential condition
mark with thin narrow grooves or channels
to support with proof or evidence
to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated
peripheral; digressing
weak; insubstantial
long, violent speech; verbal assault
lethargy; dormancy
aggressiveness; ferocity
to waver; oscillate
to adore; honor; respect
truthful; accurate
wordy
practicable; capable of developing
syrupy, sticky, gluey
abusive; scolding; containing harsh abusive censure
tending to vary frequently; fickle
justified
to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil
capricious; fanciful
one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up
free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument
amounting to a whole; total
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot
to make different in some particular way, as size, style, course, or modify
a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
to modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.)
a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements
of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly
to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee
readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view
to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin
to judge with understanding; to be grateful for
to come near or nearer to
suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.
near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard
subject to individual will or judgment without restriction
appearance to the eye or mind
to fit together the parts of
to fix or determine the value or amount
to give or allocate; allot
to give support or aid to
to take for granted or without proof; suppose; postulate
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence
to fasten or affix; join; connect
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain
manner, disposition, feeling, position
to regard as resulting from a specified cause
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay
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automate
available
benefit
bias
brief
capable
capacity
category
cease
challenge
channel
chart
chemical
circumstance
clarify
classic
clause
coherent
coincide
collapse
colleague
commence
commission
commit
commodity
communicate
community
compatible
compensate
compile
complement
complex
component
compound
comprehensive
comprise
compute
conceive
concentrate
concept
conclude
concurrent
conduct
confer
confine
confirm
conflict
conform
consent
consequent
considerable
consist
constant
the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes
to apply the principles of automation to a mechanical process
suitable or ready for use; of use or service
something that is advantageous or good; an advantage
a particular tendency or inclination
lasting or taking a short time; using few words; concise; succinct
having power and ability; efficient; competent
the ability to receive or contain
any general or comprehensive division; a class
to stop; discontinue; to come to an end
a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength
a navigable route between two bodies of water
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form
a substance produced by or used in a chemical process
a condition, detail, or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner
to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible
of the first or highest quality, class, or rank
a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate
logically connected; consistent
to occupy the same place in space, or the same relative position
to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly
an associate
to begin; start
the act of committing or giving in charge
to give in trust or charge; consign
an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service
to impart knowledge of; make known
a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality
capable of existing or living together in harmony
to recompense for something
to put together
something that completes or makes perfect
composed of many interconnected parts
a constituent part; element; ingredient
composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients
of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive
to include or contain
to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate
to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.)
to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge
a general notion or idea
to bring to an end; finish; terminate
occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side
personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment
to consult together; compare opinions
to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict
to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of
to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, or in opposition
to act in accordance or harmony; comply
to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield
following as an effect or result; resulting
rather large or great in size, distance or extent
to be made up or composed
not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable
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constrain
construct
consult
consume
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contemporary
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contribute
controversy
convene
converse
convert
convince
cooperate
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corporate
correspond
couple
criteria
crucial
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currency
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decade
decline
deduce
definite
demonstrate
denote
depress
derive
detect
deviate
devote
differentiate
dimension
discrete
discriminate
displace
dispose
distinct
distort
distribute
diverse
domain
domestic
dominate
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to compose; form; to appoint to an office or function
to force, compel, or oblige
to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise
to seek advice or information from; ask guidance from
to destroy or expend by use; use up
the act or state of touching; as of two things or people
existing, occurring, or living at the same time
the parts of a statement influencing its meaning or effect
an agreement between for the doing or not doing a specific action
to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically
opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures
to give to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes
a prolonged public dispute or disputation concerning a matter of opinion
to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose
to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking
to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform
to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action
to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit
of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance
of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations
to be in agreement or conformity (often followed by with or to )
two of the same sort considered together; pair
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something
involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical
the quality that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, etc.
something that is used as a medium of exchange; money
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints
a period of ten years
to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse
to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed
clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact
to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove
to be a mark or sign of; indicate
to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from ).
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act
to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
to give up or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.
to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish
a property of space; extension in a given direction
apart or detached from others; separate; distinct
to make a distinction on the basis of the group category rather than according to actual merit
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
to give a tendency or inclination to; incline
distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from )
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed
to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot
of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.
of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family
to rule over; govern; control
a composition involving conflict or contrast of character; a play
pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action
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emphasis
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equivalent
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establish
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evaluate
explicit
exploit
extract
federal
finite
flexible
fluctuate
guarantee
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hypothesis
ideology
immigrate
implement
implicate
impose
incentive
incidence
inevitable
infrastructure
initial
innovate
institute
integrate
intelligent
interval
intervene
intrinsic
invest
investigate
invoke
involve
isolate
legislate
levy
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special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything
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the capacity for vigorous activity; available power
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to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule
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greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.
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the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings.
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to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent
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equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.
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to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis
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the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group
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to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise
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fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal
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a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act
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to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force
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pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments
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having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable
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capable of being bent, usually without breaking
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to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly
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a promise , especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, etc.
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any system of persons or things ranked one above another
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a proposition assumed as a premise in an argument
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the body of doctrine that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group
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to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence
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any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil
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to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.
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something to incite to action, as a reward offered for increased productivity
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the rate or range of occurrence of something, especially of something unwanted
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unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary
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the basic underlying framework or features of a system or organization
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of, pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process
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monitor
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perspective
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pursue
rational
reluctance
revenue
sequence
to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner
to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree
to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties
of or pertaining to the science or practice of medicine
to go from one country, region, or place to another
to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree
a person appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, or keep order
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia
an example that serves as a pattern or model
a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface
a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable
to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase
agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible
unwillingness; disinclination
the income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources,
the following of one thing after another; succession
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unpleasant or harsh sounding
discredit
to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted
to damage; injure
impair
rarefied
recant
strut
subpoena
tacit
refined
to retract a statement or opinion
to swagger; display to impress others
notice ordering someone to appear in court
tortuous
silently understood; implied
having many twist and turns; highly complex
transgression
act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
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