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baffle   Speak
v. Syn. frustrate; perplex
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
bizarre   Speak
a. Syn. fantastic
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
brittle   Speak
a.
easily broken; having little elasticity
conform   Speak
v.
comply with; follow; fit; meet
dismay   Speak
v. Syn. discourage; frighten
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
disperse   Speak
v. Syn. scatter
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
erroneous   Speak
a. Syn. mistaken; wrong
containing or derived from error; mistaken
exposition   Speak
n.
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
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adverse  Speak
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mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
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in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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cause pain, suffering or distress
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spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
alleviate  Speak
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quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
avail  Speak
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act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
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compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
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cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
blunder  Speak
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cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
concise  Speak
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white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
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brief and compact; expressing much in few words
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make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
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act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
conform  Speak
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comply with; follow; fit; meet
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act that violates of the rules of a sport
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act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
contaminate  Speak
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flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
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make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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cause pain, suffering or distress
corps  Speak
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an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
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standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
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worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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arrangement of parts or elements; outline
criterion  Speak
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rear; promote the growth of; help develop
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flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
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specialized knowledge; expert skill
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standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
dispatch  Speak
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act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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cause pain, suffering or distress
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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n. Syn. properties; advantage
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality


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v. Syn. increase
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity


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a. Syn. genuine; real; valid; trustworthy
not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy


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a. Syn. insensitive
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive


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of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, [___] products; [___] ornaments for ceilings.


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n.
pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action


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n. Syn. Agreement; accord
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole


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v. Syn. taint; pollute; defile
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile


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v. Syn. approach
approach; tend to meet; come together


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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic


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