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  1. ablated
    made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization
  2. abbreviated
    cut short in duration
  3. polished
    perfected or made shiny and smooth
  4. abridged
    shortened by condensing or rewriting
  5. absolved
    freed from any question of guilt
  6. absorbed
    retained without reflection
  7. accelerated
    speeded up, as of an academic course
  8. acclimate
    get used to a certain environment
  9. accompanied
    having companions or an escort
  10. accomplished
    highly skilled
  11. achieve
    gain with effort
  12. acquired
    gotten through environmental forces
  13. acned
    (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
  14. activated
    rendered active
  15. actuated
    moved to get something done
  16. adapted
    changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
  17. added
  18. addressed
    (of mail) marked with a destination
  19. adhere
    stick to firmly
  20. adjusted
    altered to accommodate to certain requirements
  21. administer
    supervise or be in charge of
  22. admittedly
    as acknowledged
  23. adopted
    purposefully chosen or acquired
  24. advanced
    situated ahead or going before
  25. advertised
    called to public attention
  26. advised
    having received information
  27. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  28. affected
    influenced
  29. aided
    having help; often used as a combining form
  30. aired
    open to or abounding in fresh air
  31. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
  32. altered
    changed in form or character without becoming something else
  33. amended
    modified for the better
  34. amplifier
    electronic equipment that increases strength of signals
  35. analyzed
    examined carefully and methodically
  36. answerer
    someone who responds
  37. anticipated
    expected hopefully
  38. applied
    concerned with concrete problems or data
  39. appointed
    selected for a job
  40. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  41. approach
    move towards
  42. approved
    established by authority; given authoritative approval
  43. arbitrate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  44. arranged
    disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
  45. articulated
    consisting of segments held together by joints
  46. ascertained
    discovered or determined by scientific observation
  47. masked
    having markings suggestive of a mask
  48. assembled
  49. possessed
    influenced by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
  50. assigned
    appointed to a post or duty
  51. assisted
    having help; often used as a combining form
  52. assumed
    adopted in order to deceive
  53. attained
    achieved or reached
  54. attracter
    a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
  55. addicted
    compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
  56. augmented
    added to or made greater in amount or number or strength
  57. authorised
    sanctioned by established authority
  58. authorized
    sanctioned by established authority
  59. automated
    operated with minimal human intervention
  60. warden
    the chief official in charge of a prison
  61. balanced
    being in a state of proper equilibrium
  62. bargainer
    negotiator of the terms of a transaction
  63. Begin
    Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
  64. benchmark
    a surveyor's mark on an object of predetermined position
  65. beneficed
    having a benefice
  66. bid
    propose a payment
  67. billed
    having a beak or bill as specified
  68. blocked
    completely obstructed or closed off
  69. blistered
  70. booted
    wearing boots
  71. borrower
    someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
  72. boughten
    purchased; not homemade
  73. branded
    marked with a brand
  74. broaden
    make wider
  75. brougham
    light carriage; pulled by a single horse
  76. budget
    a summary of intended expenditures
  77. built
    having a substance added to increase effectiveness
  78. calculated
    carefully thought out in advance
  79. canvasser
    a person who takes or counts votes
  80. capture
    seize as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
  81. cast
    put or send forth
  82. catalogued
  83. categorized
    arranged into categories
  84. centralized
    located in one place or under control of a single authority
  85. chained
    bound with chains
  86. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
  87. changed
    made or become different in nature or form
  88. channel
    a deep and relatively narrow body of water
  89. chanted
    sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
  90. checked
    patterned with alternating squares of color
  91. circulate
    move through a system and return to the starting point
  92. clarified
  93. classified
    arranged into classes
  94. cleared
    rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
  95. poached
    cooked in hot water
  96. co-author
    be a co-author on (a book, a paper)
  97. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  98. collected
    brought together in one place
  99. combined
    made or joined or united into one
  100. commissioned
    given official approval to act
  101. committed
    bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a cause or action
  102. communicate
    transfer to another
  103. compile
    get or gather together
  104. completed
    successfully completed or brought to an end
  105. composed
    serenely self-possessed and free from agitation
  106. compute
    make a mathematical calculation
  107. conceived
  108. conceptualize
    have the idea for
  109. condense
    cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
  110. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  111. conserved
    protected from harm or loss
  112. consolidated
    joined together into a whole
  113. constricted
    drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically
  114. insulted
  115. contribute
    give, provide, or supply something
  116. controlled
    restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
  117. converted
    spiritually reborn
  118. conveyed
  119. convinced
    having a strong belief or conviction
  120. coordinated
    dexterous in using more than one set of muscle movements
  121. corrected
    having something undesirable neutralized
  122. counsel
    something that provides direction or advice
  123. crenated
    having a margin with rounded scallops
  124. critique
    appraise or judge in an analytical way
  125. cultivated
    developed by human care and for human use
  126. customized
  127. cut
    separate with or as if with an instrument
  128. desalt
    remove salt from
  129. debate
    a discussion with reasons for and against some proposal
  130. debugger
    a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors
  131. decentralized
    withdrawn from a center or place of concentration
  132. decreased
    made less in size or amount or degree
  133. deferred
  134. defined
    showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
  135. Deliverer
    a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
  136. demonstrated
    having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt
  137. depreciate
    decline in value
  138. described
    represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
  139. designated
  140. designed
    done or made or performed with purpose and intent
  141. detected
    perceived or discerned
  142. determined
    having been learned or found especially by investigation
  143. developed
    being changed over time, as to be stronger or more complete
  144. devise
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  145. diagnose
    subject to a medical analysis
  146. directed
    (often used in combination) having a specified direction
  147. discovered
    discovered or determined by scientific observation
  148. dispatched
  149. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  150. distinguished
    standing above others in character or attainment
  151. distributed
    spread out or scattered about or divided up
  152. diversified
    having variety of character or form or components
  153. digested
  154. doubled
    twice as great or many
  155. earned
    gained or acquired
  156. eased
    (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
  157. educated
    possessing an education
  158. effected
    settled securely and unconditionally
  159. elicited
    called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
  160. eliminate
    end, take out, or do away with
  161. emphasized
    spoken with intensity or forcefulness
  162. enable
    provide the means to perform some task
  163. encouraged
    inspired with confidence
  164. endorsed
  165. enforced
    compelled to behave in a certain way
  166. engaged
    having one's attention or mind or energy consumed
  167. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  168. enhanced
    increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality
  169. enlarged
    as of a photograph; made larger
  170. enlisted
  171. enrich
    make better or improve in quality
  172. censured
  173. established
    brought about or set up or accepted
  174. examine
    observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
  175. unexceeded
    not capable of being improved on
  176. exchanged
    changed for (replaced by) something different
  177. executed
    put to death as punishment
  178. exempt
    freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability
  179. expanded
    increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
  180. expedited
  181. exploded
    showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
  182. exposed
    with no protection or shield
  183. extended
    fully stretched forth
  184. extricated
  185. fabricated
    formed or conceived by the imagination
  186. facilitated
  187. fashioned
    planned and made or fashioned artistically
  188. fielder
    a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
  189. financed
  190. focused
    brought into sharp clarity
  191. forecaster
    someone who makes predictions of the future
  192. formalized
    given formal standing or endorsement
  193. formed
    having or given a form or shape
  194. formulated
    devised; developed according to an orderly plan
  195. fortified
    having something added to increase the strength
  196. founded
  197. fulfilled
    completed to perfection
  198. furnished
    provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose
  199. further
    to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage
  200. pained
    hurt or upset
  201. gathered
    brought together in one place
  202. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
  203. generate
    bring into existence
  204. governed
    the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
  205. graded
    arranged in a sequence of ranks
  206. granted
    acknowledged as a supposition
  207. greeter
    a person who greets
  208. grouped
    arranged into groups
  209. guided
    subject to guidance or control especially after launching
  210. handled
    having a usually specified type of handle
  211. whelped
  212. hired
    having services engaged for a fee
  213. Host
    a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
  214. identified
    having the identity known or established
  215. illuminated
    provided with artificial light
  216. illustrate
    depict with a visual representation
  217. implemented
    forced or compelled or put in force
  218. improved
    become or made better in quality
  219. improvised
    done or made using whatever is available
  220. inaugurate
    commence officially
  221. incorporated
    formed or united into a whole
  222. increased
    made greater in size or amount or degree
  223. incurved
    bent into or having an inward curve
  224. individualized
    made for or adjusted to a particular person
  225. indoctrinate
    teach uncritically
  226. induced
    brought about or caused; not spontaneous
  227. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
  228. initiate
    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
  229. innovate
    bring something new to an environment
  230. inquire
    conduct an investigation of
  231. inspect
    look over carefully
  232. inspired
    of surpassing excellence
  233. install
    set up for use
  234. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  235. instill
    impart gradually
  236. institute
    set up or lay the groundwork for
  237. instructed
  238. insured
    covered by insurance
  239. integrated
    formed or united into a whole
  240. interact
    do something together or with others
  241. interpreted
    understood in a certain way; made sense of
  242. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
  243. interviewee
    a person who is interviewed
  244. introduce
    bring something new to an environment
  245. invented
  246. invested
  247. investigate
    conduct an inquiry of
  248. invited
  249. involved
    connected by participation or association or use
  250. isolated
    remote and separate physically or socially
  251. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  252. joined
    connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
  253. Judges
    a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
  254. justified
    having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
  255. kept
    not violated or disregarded
  256. launcher
    armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket
  257. lecture
    a speech that is open to the public
  258. L
    the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet
  259. tightened
  260. liquidate
    eliminate a debt by paying it off
  261. litigate
    engage in legal proceedings
  262. lobed
    having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other
  263. localized
    confined or restricted to a particular place
  264. located
    situated in a particular spot or position
  265. clogged
    stopped up
  266. maintained
    kept in good condition
  267. manage
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  268. capped
    covered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified kind
  269. marketer
    someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
  270. maximize
    make as big or large as possible
  271. measured
    having notes of fixed rhythmic value
  272. mediated
    acting or brought about through an intervening agency
  273. merchandise
    commodities offered for sale
  274. merged
    formed or united into a whole
  275. minimized
    reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree
  276. modeled
    resembling sculpture
  277. moderated
  278. modernized
    brought up to date
  279. modified
    changed in form or character
  280. Monitor
    an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
  281. motivated
    strongly driven to succeed or achieve something
  282. moved
    being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
  283. multiplied
    greatly increased as by multiplication
  284. named
  285. narrate
    provide commentary for a film, for example
  286. navigate
    direct carefully and safely
  287. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  288. netted
    having open interstices or resembling a web
  289. noticed
    being perceived or observed
  290. nurture
    provide with nourishment
  291. observed
    discovered or determined by scientific observation
  292. obtain
    come into possession of
  293. offerer
    someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
  294. opened
    not sealed or having been unsealed
  295. operate
    perform as expected when applied
  296. orchestrated
    arranged for performance by an orchestra
  297. ordered
    having a systematic arrangement
  298. organized
    methodical and efficient in arrangement or function
  299. oriented
    adjusted or located in relation to surroundings
  300. originate
    come into existence; take on form or shape
  301. overhaul
    make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
  302. oversew
    sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both
  303. participate
    be involved in
  304. patterned
    having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
  305. performer
    an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
  306. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  307. chased
    a person who is being chased
  308. photographer
    someone who takes photographs professionally
  309. pinpoint
    the sharp point of a pin
  310. pioneer
    one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
  311. placed
    situated in a particular spot or position
  312. planned
    planned in advance
  313. rolled
    rolled up and secured
  314. prepared
    made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
  315. presented
  316. preserved
    kept intact or in a particular condition
  317. preside
    act as executive officer
  318. processed
    subjected to a special treatment
  319. procure
    get by special effort
  320. profile
    an outline of something, especially a face from the side
  321. programme
    a series of goals to be accomplished
  322. projected
    predicted in advance; probable
  323. promote
    assign to a higher position
  324. prompter
    someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech
  325. proposed
  326. proved
    established beyond doubt
  327. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
  328. publicized
    made known; especially made widely known
  329. published
    prepared and printed for distribution and sale
  330. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
  331. pursued
    followed with enmity as if to harm
  332. qualified
    meeting the proper standards and requirements for a task
  333. quantifier
    a word that binds the variables in a logical proposition
  334. quote
    repeat a passage from
  335. raised
    located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
  336. ranked
    arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
  337. bated
    diminished or moderated
  338. received
    widely accepted as true or worthy
  339. recommended
  340. reconciled
    made compatible or consistent
  341. recorded
    set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
  342. recovered
    freed from illness or injury
  343. recruiter
    someone who finds new employees or members for an organization
  344. rectified
    having been put right
  345. redesign
    design anew, make a new design for
  346. reduced
    made less in size or amount or degree
  347. refined
    cultivated and genteel
  348. retained
    continued in your keeping or use or memory
  349. registered
    listed or recorded officially
  350. regulated
    controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law
  351. rehabilitated
  352. reinforced
    given added strength or support
  353. reinstate
    bring back into original existence, function, or position
  354. rejected
    rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
  355. remedial
    tending or intended to rectify or improve
  356. remodeled
  357. renegotiate
    revise the terms of an earlier agreement
  358. reorganized
    organized again
  359. repaired
  360. replace
    put something back where it belongs
  361. reported
    made known or told about
  362. represented
    represented accurately or precisely
  363. researcher
    a scientist devoted to systematic investigation
  364. resolved
    explained or answered
  365. responder
    someone who responds
  366. restored
  367. restructure
    construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
  368. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
  369. revamp
    patch up or renovate; repair or restore
  370. revealed
  371. reversed
    turned about in order or relation
  372. reviewer
    someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
  373. revised
    improved or brought up to date
  374. revitalized
    restored to new life and vigor
  375. retarded
    relatively slow in mental, emotional or physical development
  376. safeguard
    a precautionary measure warding off impending danger
  377. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  378. saved
    rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
  379. screener
    a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
  380. secured
  381. segmented
    having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters
  382. selected
    chosen in preference to another
  383. separated
    being or feeling set or kept apart from others
  384. serve
    devote one's life or efforts to, as of countries or ideas
  385. serviced
  386. settled
    established in a desired position or place; not moving about
  387. shaped
    having the shape of
  388. shortened
    cut short
  389. shrink
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
  390. signed
    having a handwritten signature
  391. simplified
    made easy or uncomplicated
  392. simulated
    reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character
  393. sold
    disposed of to a purchaser
  394. solicited
  395. solved
    explained or answered
  396. spearhead
    the head and sharpened point of a spear
  397. specialized
    developed or designed for a particular activity or function
  398. specified
    clearly and explicitly stated
  399. speculate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  400. spoke
    a rod joining the hub of a wheel to the rim
  401. spread
    distribute or disperse widely
  402. stabilized
    made stable or firm
  403. staffer
    an employee who is a member of a staff of workers
  404. staged
    deliberately arranged for effect
  405. standardized
    brought into conformity with a standard
  406. steerer
    the person who steers a ship
  407. stimulated
    emotionally aroused
  408. strategian
    an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
  409. streamlined
    made efficient by stripping off nonessentials
  410. strengthened
    given added strength or support
  411. stressed
    suffering severe physical strain
  412. structured
    having a definite and highly organized system
  413. studied
    produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
  414. submitter
    someone who yields to the will of another person or force
  415. substantiated
  416. substitute
    a person or thing that can take the place of another
  417. suggested
  418. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  419. supervised
    under observation or under the direction of a superintendent or overseer
  420. supplier
    someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
  421. supported
    held up or having the weight borne especially from below
  422. surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree
  423. survey
    determining opinions by interviewing people
  424. synchronized
    operating in unison
  425. systematized
  426. tabulate
    arrange or enter in rows and columns
  427. tailored
    (of clothing) custom-made
  428. target
    a reference point to shoot at
  429. taught
  430. Book
    the sacred writings of the Christian religions
  431. traced
  432. traded
  433. trained
    shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training
  434. transact
    conduct business
  435. transferrer
    someone who transfers something
  436. transformed
    given a completely different form or appearance
  437. translate
    restate from one language into another language
  438. transmitted
    occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
  439. transporter
    a long truck for carrying motor vehicles
  440. treated
    subjected to a physical treatment or action or agent
  441. triple
    having three units or components or elements
  442. trouble-shoot
    solve problems
  443. tutored
  444. uncovered
    not covered with clothing
  445. underline
    draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
  446. undersexed
    having a subnormal degree of sexual desire
  447. understock
    stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity
  448. underwrite
    protect by insurance
  449. unearned
    not gained by merit or labor or service
  450. unified
    formed or joined into a whole
  451. united
    being or joined into a single entity
  452. update
    modernize
  453. ungraded
    not arranged in order hierarchically
  454. urge
    urge or force in an indicated direction
  455. used
    previously owned by another
  456. utilized
    put to use
  457. validated
    declared or made legally valid
  458. valued
    having value of a specified kind
  459. verbalized
    communicated in words
  460. verified
    proved to be true
  461. viewer
    a close observer; someone who looks at something
  462. vitiated
    impaired by diminution
  463. visualized
    seen in the mind as a mental image
  464. voiced
    produced with vibration of the vocal cords
  465. volunteer
    a person who performs work done by choice
  466. weathered
    worn by exposure to the elements
  467. weighted
    made heavy or weighted down with weariness
  468. welcomed
  469. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  470. withstand
    resist or confront with resistance
  471. witnesser
    someone who sees an event and reports what happened
  472. won
    not subject to defeat
  473. corked
    tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin
  474. rote
    memorization by repetition
  475. yielder
    a person who yields or surrenders
Created on Tue Nov 20 14:55:30 EST 2007

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