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  1. accept
    receive willingly something given or offered
  2. except
    prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  3. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  4. adopt
    take into one's family
  5. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  6. affect
    have an influence upon
  7. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  8. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  9. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  10. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  11. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  12. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  13. compliment
    a remark expressing praise and admiration
  14. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  15. cite
    make reference to
  16. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
  17. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
  18. council
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
  19. counsel
    something that provides direction or advice
  20. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  21. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  22. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  23. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  24. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  25. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  26. phase
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
  27. faze
    disturb the composure of
  28. flaunt
    display proudly
  29. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  30. gambit
    a chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces
  31. gamut
    a complete extent or range
  32. imply
    express or state indirectly
  33. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  34. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  35. morale
    a state of individual psychological well-being
  36. precede
    be earlier in time
  37. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  38. proceeds
    the income or profit arising from a transaction
  39. principal
    main or most important
  40. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  41. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  42. reluctant
    not eager
Created on Tue Feb 12 17:57:18 EST 2013 (updated Tue Feb 12 19:04:44 EST 2013)

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