 | Term | Definition |
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impetuous |
rash, impulsive |
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perfidious |
disloyal |
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surreptitious |
secret, stealthy |
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compassion |
sympathy, mercy |
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empathy |
sharing of feelings |
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querulous |
irritable |
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assiduous |
hard-working |
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disdain |
to regard with scorn |
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abase |
to hunble; to disgrace |
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abdicate |
to give up a position, right, or power |
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aberration |
something different from the usual |
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abeyance |
tempory suppression or suspension |
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abject |
miserable, pitiful |
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abstruse |
difficult to comprehend |
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acerbic |
bitter, sharp in taste or temper |
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acquiesce |
to agree; to comply quietly |
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acrimony |
biterness, animosity |
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adulterate |
to corrupt or make impure |
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aggrandize |
to make larger or greater in power |
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alacrity |
cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed |
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allegory |
symbollic representation |
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amalgamate |
to mix, combine |
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ameliorate |
to make better; to improve |
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amortize |
to diminish by installment payments |
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anathema |
ban, curse; something shunned or disliked |
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