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5746862115accrued (use in sentence)to come about as a natural growth, increase, or advantage; to accumulate or be added periodically0
5746862116ad hominem argument (find ex)attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument1
5746862117alacrityliveliness; cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness2
5746863517allusionincidental mention of something; passing or casual reference3
5746863518ambiguous (know both)of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify; open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal4
5746865079anecdotea short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature5
5746866270avante-gardeunorthodox or daring; radical with respect to art, culture, and society6
5746866271bourgeoisa person whose political, economic, and social opinions are believed to be determined mainly by concern for property values and conventional respectability; middle class7
5746866272censurestrong or vehement expression of disapproval8
5746867693cirriformslender and prolonged and usually curved9
5746867694colloquialused in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary10
5746867695concessionthe act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a priviledge, or a point or fact in an argument11
5746869216constancythe quality of being unchanging or unwavering, as in purpose, love, or loyalty; firmness of mind; faithfulness; uniformity or regularity, as in qualities or conditions; invariableness12
5746869217constitutesto appoint to an office, function, or dignity; to compose or form13
5746869218contrailsa visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions14
5746870671conventionsa meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern; an agreement, compact, or contract; a rule, method, or practice established by usage15
5746870672convolutedcomplicated; intricately involved16
5746870673correlated17
5746871879counterclaim18
5746871880counterproposal19
5746871881cynical20
5746873758dangling participle21
5746873759diligence22
5746873760disdain23
5746877641disillusioned24
5746877642dispassionate25
5746877643dispirited26
5746878602doctrine27
5746878603elysian28
5746878604encapsulate29
5746878605enigmatic30
5746880082epigram31
5746880083equivocal32
5746880084eritude33
5746880085exhortation34
5746882023expedient35
5746882024feasible36
5746882025forebears37
5746883581frivolous38
5746883582heretics39
5746883583hitherto40
5746884535ignoble41
5746885655indispensable42
5746885656inherent43
5746885657innate44
5746885658latrine45
5746887354laud (laudatory)46
5746887355logical fallacy47
5746888282malicious48
5746888283mammon49
5746888284methodology50
5746889942monotony51
5746889943nonnative52
5746890977objective53
5746894732paradox54
5746894733permanance55
5746894734pernicious56
5746895884pretentiousness57
5746895885prose58
5746895886provocative59
5746897287rapidity60
5746897288rationale61
5746897289sanctity62
5746898391shortcomings63
5746898392sobering64
5746898393sovereignty65
5746899341spectacle66
5746899342strident67
5746899343sufficient68
5746899344syntax69
5746900492tersely70
5746900493transfiguration71
5746900494underlying72
5746901611unforseen73
5746901612validate74
5746903015vindictive75
5746903016vocation76
5746903017wholeheartedly77
5746904183wholly78
5746905440wrought79

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