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alleviate: to lighten, lessen, or relieve especially physical or mental suffering
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ambidextrous: use of both hands
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ambient: existing or present on all sides
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ambiguous: doubtful or uncertain, unclear in meaning
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ambivalent: holding opposite feelings and attitudes at the same time about something or someone
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amicable: friendly, peaceful, affable, congenial, benign
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ampitheater: an oval or circular building with an open area ringed by rising tiers of seats or a large modern theater
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antebellum: existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War
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appease: to make peaceful and quiet; to calm, satisfy
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approbation: a formal or official act of approving, praise, usually given with pleasure or enthusiasm
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bellicose: warlike, aggressivee, quarrelsome, pugnacious, volatile, contentious
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belligerence: aggressiveness, combativeness
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detract: to decrease the importance, value or effectiveness of something
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enamored: charmed or fascinated; inflamed, in love
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ephemeral: lasting a day only or for a very short time
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epidermis: outer layer of skin
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epiphyte: a plant that obtains its nutrients from the air and the rain and usually grows on another plant for the subject
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epitaph: an inscription on a grave or tomb
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epithet: an insulting or demeaning word
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graviate: to move or be drawn toward something, especially by natural tendency or as if by invisible force
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gravid: pregnant or enlarged with something
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gravitas: great or very dignified seriousness
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hospice: a place or program too help care for the terminally ill
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hostage: a person given or held to ensure that an agreement or demand is kept
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hostel: an inexpensive, supervised place for young travelers to stay overnight
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hypochondriac: a person unduly concerned with delusions of ill health
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hypocrisy: a pretending to be what one is or feel what one does no; sanctimonious
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hypodermic: needle that injects medication underneath the skin
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hypoglycemia: low blood sugar
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hypotension: low blood pressure
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hypothetical: an assumption made for the sake of argument or further study of investigation
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incriminate: to show of evidence of involvement in a crime or a fault
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inhospitable: not welcoming or generous
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inimical: hostile, unfriendly, or harmful
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intractable: not easily handled, led or taught
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levity: frivolity, lack of appropriate seriousness
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pacific: calm and peaceful
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pacifist: person opposed to war or violence
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pacify: to soothe anger or agitation; placate; assuage
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pact: an agreement between two or more people or groups
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paramour: a lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom
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polygamy: a marriage involving more than one spouse
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polyglot: one who can speak or write several languages
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polymer: a chemical compound formed by a chemical reaction
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polyphony: music consisting of two or more independent but harmonious melodies
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primer: a book of first instructions on a subject
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primeval: prehistoric, original, antediluvian
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primiparous: bearing the first offspring
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primogenitor: forefather; progenitor
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primogeniture: exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son
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primordial: first created or developed; existing from the very beginning
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probity: absolute honesty and uprightness
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protracted: draw out, continued or extended
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rebellion: open defiance and opposition
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recrimination: an accusation in retaliation for an accusation made against oneself
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reprobate: a person of thoroughly bad character
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retract: take back or withdraw
