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abase : lower, belittle, degrade, subjugate

abate: decrease, grow less


abdicate: renounce, relinquish, resign, give up
aberration: deviation, abnormality, eccentricity, peculiarity
abet; assist, help
abeyance
abhor : detest, hate, loathe
abhorrent: hateful, repulgent
abjure
abomination
aboriginal
abound
abrade
abridge
abrogate
abscond
absolve
abstemious
abstinent
abstruse
abysmal
accede
accentuate
accolade
accrue
acculturation
acerbic
acquiesce
acquisitive
acquit
acrimonious
acronym
acumen
acute
adage
adduce
adherent
adjunct
admonish
adulation
adulterate
adumbrate
adventitious
advocate
aesthetic
affable
affectation
affidavit
affinity
affliction
affront
aftermath
aggrandize
aggrieve
aghast
alacrity
alchemy
alienate
allege
allegiance
alleviate
allocate
allot
alloy
allusion
altruism
amalgamate
amass
ambiguous
ambivalent
ameliorate
amenable
amiable
amid
amnesty
amoral
amorphous
anachronism
anagram
analogy
anarchy
anathema
ancillary
anecdote
anhydrous
animosity
anomaly
antecedent
antedate
anterior
antipathy
antiquity
antithesis
apathy
aperture
aphorism
apocryphal
apostasy
apotheosis
appalling
appendage
apportion
apposite
appraise
apprise
approbation
appurtenance
apropos
aptitude
arbitrary
arcane
archetype
archives
arduous
arid
aristocratic
armistice
arraign
arsenal
articulate
artifact
artifice
ascendancy
ascertain
ascetic
ascribe
askance
aspersion
assail
assert
assiduous
assimilate
assuage
astringent
astute
atomistic
atrophy
attenuation
attest
attribute
attrition
audacious
augment
auspices
auspicious
austere
autonomy
auxiliary
avarice
aversion
avid
axiom
banal
bane
barrage
belated
benevolent
benign
bequeath
bestow
bilateral
bipolar
bland
blandishment
blasphemy
blatant
blueprint
brandish
brazen
brevity
brink
bureaucracy
burnish
cajole
callous
calumny
canard
candid
candor
capacious
capitulate
capricious
captivate
carcinogenic
cardinal
careen
cartel
cartography
cascade
castigate
catalyst
caulk
caustic
celibacy
censure
charlatan
chaste
chasten
chastise
chimera
chronic
circumscribe
circumspect
circumvent
clandestine
clemency
coagulate
coalesce
coda
codicil
coercion
cogent
cogitate
cognizant
cohesive
cohort
commensurate
commiserate
commodious
commodity
compendium
complement
complicity
comply
comprise
compunction
concave
concede
concentric
conceptual
concerted
conciliatory
concise
concoct
concomitant
concur
concurrent
condescend
condone
confederate
confer
configuration
confluence
confound
congeal
congruent
conjecture
conjoin
connotation
consternation
construe
contentious
contiguous
contingent
contrite
contumacious
contumely
conundrum
conventional
converge
conversant
convex
convoluted
copious
corollary
corporeal
correlation
corroborate
corrosive
corrugated
countenance
covert
credulous
criterion
critique
cryptic
cull
culminate
culpable
cupidity
cursory
daunt
dearth
debacle
debase
debilitate
debunk
decimate
decorum
deduce
deem
deference
defunct
degenerate
delectable
deleterious
delineate
delusion
delve
demeanor
demise
demographics
demur
demystify
denotation
denouement
deplete
deploy
depravity
deprecate
derelict
derision
derivative
derogatory
desecrate
desiccate
desist
despondent
despotic
destitute
desultory
deter
detrimental
diaphanous
diatribe
dichotomy
didactic
diffidence
diffuse
dilate
dilatory
dilemma
diminution
disabuse
disambiguate
disarray
discernment
disclaimer
disconcerting
discordant
discrepancy
discrete
discriminate
disdain
disgruntle
disinclination
disinformation
disingenuous
disinterested
dismal
dismay
disparage
disparate
disparity

dispassionate
disperse
dispirit
disproportionate
disquiet
dissemble
disseminate
dissent
disservice
dissident
dissipate
dissolution
dissonance
dissuade
distend
divergence
divest
divulge
dogmatic
dormant
dross
dubious
ductility
duplicity
duress
ebb
ebullience
eccentric
echelon
eclectic
edification
edifice
effectual
effervescent
efficacious
efficacy
effluvia
effrontery
effulgent
effusion
egalitarian
egregious
elaborate
elation
elicit
elocution
eloquence
elucidate
elusive
emaciate
emanate
emancipate
embellish
embody
embroil
embryonic
eminence
emollient
empathy
empirical
emulate
encroach
endemic
endemic
enervate
enfranchise
engender
enigma
enmity
ennui
ensue
entail
entity
entreat
enumerate
enunciate
envision
ephemeral
epilogue
epistemology
epitome
equanimity
equipoise
equivocate
erratic
erudite
eschew
esoteric
estrange
ethereal
eulogy
euphemism
euphoria
evanescent
evince
eviscerate
evoke
exacerbate
excise
excoriate
exculpate
exemplary
exemplify
exhume
exigent
exonerate
exorbitant
expedient
expiate
explicate
explicit
exposition
expostulate
expunge
extant
extenuate
extirpate
extol
extort
extraneous
extrapolate
extricate
extrinsic
façade
facet
facetious
fallacy
fanatic
fastidious
fatuous
fecund
felicitous
fervent
fester
fiat
flagrant
fledgling
florid
flourish
flout
flux
foment
foray
forebode
forensic
forestall
fortuitous
frenetic
frivolous
frugal
fruition
fulminate
fulsome
furtive
futile
gainsay
gambit
gamut
garble
garrulous
genre
germane
germinate
gratis
gratuitous
grave
gregarious
grovel
guile
guise
gullible
hackneyed
haphazard
hapless
harbinger
haughty
hedonistic
hegemony
heinous
heresy
hermetic
heterodox
heterogeneous
hiatus
hindrance
homage
homogeneous
hubris
hyperbole
hypocritical
hypothetical
iconoclast
ideology
idiom
idiosyncrasy
ignominious
imbroglio
imbue
imminent
immolate
immutable
impeccable
impecunious
impediment
impervious
impetuous
implacable
implicate
implicit
implore
importunate
imprecation
impromptu
impugn
impunity
inadvertent
inalienable
inane
inaugurate
incandescent
incarcerate
incarnation
incendiary
incensed
inception
incessant
incidental
incipient
incisive
incite
incoherent
incongruous
incontrovertible
incorrigible
increment
inculcate
incursion
indefatigable
indelible
indict
indigenous
indolent
indomitable
induce
ineffable
ineluctable
inert
inexorable
infamous
infer
infested
infiltrate
infrastructure
infringe
ingenuous
ingratiate
inherent
innate
innocuous
innuendo
insatiable
inscrutable
insidious
insipid
insolvent
insouciant
instigate
insular
insurgent
integral
intelligible
intemperate
interim
interloper
interlude
intermittent
intersperse
interstices
intervene
intractable
intransigent
intrepid
intrinsic
introspective
inundate
inured
invective
inveigh
inveterate
invidious
invincible
irascible
iridescent
ironic
irresolute
irreverence
juxtapose
kindle
kinetic
labyrinth
laconic
lascivious
lassitude
latent
latitude
laudatory
lavish
legacy
legitimate
lethargic
levity
liaison
libel
licentious
lionize
litany
litigate
livid
loath
loquacious
lucid
ludicrous
lugubrious
luminous
luster
magnanimous
malapropism
malevolent
malice
malignant
malleable
marginal
meager
meander
mediocrity
melee
mellifluous
menagerie
mendicant
mentor
meretricious
metamorphosis
metaphor
metaphysical
meticulous
minion
misanthropy
miserly
misinformation
misogyny
mitigate
mnemonic
monolithic
moratorium

mordant
morose
motility
multifarious
multiplicity
mundane
munificence
nadir
narcissist
nebulous
nefarious
nemesis
neophyte
nexus
noisome
notorious
noxious
nullify
obdurate
obfuscate
oblique
obliterate
obscure
obsequious
obstinate
obstreperous
obtrusive
obtuse
obviate
occlude
officious
ominous
omniscient
onerous
ontology
opaque
opprobrium
opulent
orthodox
oscillate
osmosis
ossify
ostensibly
ostentatious
overwrought
oxymoron
pacify
paean
palatable
palliate
palpable
pandemic
panegyric
paradigm
paradox
paragon
parameter
paranoia
pariah
parody
parsimony
partisan
pathology
pathos
paucity
pedagogy
pedantic
pedestrian
pejorative
pellucid
penchant
penury
perfidious
perfunctory
peripheral
permeate
pernicious
perpetrator
perpetuate
perplex
perquisite
persevere
perspicacious
pertinent
perturbation
peruse
pervade
pervasive
petulant
philanthropist
phlegmatic
piety
pillory
piquant
pique
placate
placebo
platitude
plausible
plethora
pliable
pluralism
polarize
polemic
ponderous
porous
posthumous
postulate
pragmatic
precarious
precede
precedent
precept
precipitous
preclude
precocious
precursor
predecessor
predilection
predominant
preemptive
preponderance
prescience
presumptuous
presuppose
pretense
prevail
prevaricate
proactive
probity
proclivity
procrustean
procure
prodigal
prodigious
profligate
profuse
proliferate
prolific
prolix
promulgate
propagate
propensity
propinquity
propitiate
propitious
propound
prosaic
proscribe
protean
protocol
protrude
provincial
prowess
proximity
prudent
pundit
pungent
punitive
purported
putative
qualm
quandary
quasi
quell
querulous
quiescent
quintessential
quixotic
ramification
rampant
rapacious
rapport
rational
rationale
raucous
rebuff
rebut
recalcitrant
recant
recidivist
recluse
recondite
rectify
redress
redundant
refractory
refute
relegate
remuneration
rend
renounce
replete
replicate
reprehensible
reprobate
repudiate
repugnant
rescind
residual
resilient
resolute
respite
resplendent
reticent
retract
retrospect
revamp
revulsion
rife
rotund
rubric
rudimentary
sacrilege
sagacious
salient
salutary
sanction
sanguine
satire
saturnine
savory
scant
schism
scrupulous
scrutiny
seamless
sedentary
sedulous
seminal
sententious
sequester
serene
serpentine
servile
shard
simile
sinuous
sloth
slough
solemn
solicit
somber
soporific
spacious
spate
spate
specious
spectrum
splenetic
spontaneous
sporadic
spurious
squalid
stagnant
staid
static
stigma
stipulate
stoic
stratagem
stratify
stupor
subjugate
subliminal
subside
subsidize
substantiate
substantive
subterfuge
subtle
succinct
suffice
suffuse
sullen
sumptuous
sunder
superficial
superfluous
superlative
supersede
suppress
surfeit
surmise
surreptitious
susceptible
sycophant
synchronize
synopsis
syntax
synthesis
systemic
tacit
taciturn
tangential
tangible
taut
tawdry
tedium
teem
temerity
tenacious
tendentious
tenuous
tepid
terse
timorous
tirade
torpid
tortuous
tractable
transcend
transient
transitory
translucent
transparent
transpire
trenchant
trepidation
truculence
turbid
turbulence
turgid
turpitude
ubiquitous
ulterior
unilateral
uninterested
unkempt
unobtrusive
untoward
upbraid
utopian
vacillate
vacuity
vacuous
vapid
vehement
veneer
venerate
verdant
verity
viable
vicarious
vilify
virtuoso
virulent
vituperation
vociferous
volatile
voluble
voracious
warrant
zeal

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