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  1. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  2. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  3. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  4. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  5. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  6. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  7. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  8. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  9. assimilate
    make alike
  10. augment
    enlarge or increase
  11. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  12. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  13. bolster
    support and strengthen
  14. bureaucratic
    of or relating to unnecessary procedures and red tape
  15. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  16. coalition
    the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
  17. cohesive
    combining well to form a unified whole
  18. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  19. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  20. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  21. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  22. egocentric
    limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
  23. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  24. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  25. estrange
    remove from customary environment or associations
  26. exacerbate
    make worse
  27. facilitate
    make easier
  28. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  29. hypothetical
    a conjectural possibility or circumstance
  30. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  31. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  32. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  33. lax
    without rigor or strictness
  34. negligent
    characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
  35. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  36. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  37. oppose
    be against
  38. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  39. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  40. proficient
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  41. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  42. rejuvenate
    make younger or more youthful
  43. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  44. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  45. spontaneous
    said or done without having been planned in advance
  46. static
    not in physical motion
  47. subsidize
    support, as through grants or other funds
  48. validate
    confirm the legal force of
  49. stressor
    any agent that causes stress to an organism
  50. calorie
    unit of heat raising 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade
  51. centenarian
    being at least 100 years old
  52. anorexia
    a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
  53. mediator
    a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
  54. value
    the quality that renders something desirable
  55. status
    the condition or someone or something at a particular time
  56. ostracism
    the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
  57. assertive
    aggressively self-assured
  58. spiritual
    lacking material body or form or substance
  59. placebo
    an innocuous or inert medication
  60. relaxation
    freedom from activity
  61. sublimation
    a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state
  62. ventilation
    the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
  63. denial
    renunciation of one's own interests in favor of others
  64. safe
    free from danger or the risk of harm
  65. tolerance
    willingness to respect the beliefs or practices of others
  66. prescription
    the action of issuing authoritative rules or directions
  67. lactose
    a sugar that occurs only in milk
  68. toxin
    a poisonous substance produced organically
  69. hemorrhoid
    pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
  70. fiber
    a slender and elongated substance that can be spun into yarn
  71. misuse
    improper handling or application of something
  72. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  73. cesarean
    the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
Created on Fri Feb 19 10:46:00 EST 2016

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