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challenge
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a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
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effort
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a vigorous or determined attempt.
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focus
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the center of interest or activity.
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mindset
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the established set of attitudes held by someone
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perseverance
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persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
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strategy
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A plan of action resulting from strategy or intended to accomplish a specific goal. See Synonyms at plan
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abet
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To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.
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accord
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To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate: accorded the president the proper deference.
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adept
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Very skilled or accomplished. See Synonyms at proficient
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advocate
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To speak, plead, or argue in favor of: advocate a vegan diet. See Synonyms at support.
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agile
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Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.
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allot
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To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame.
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aloof
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Emotionally reserved or indifferent: an aloof manner.
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amiss
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Out of proper order: What is amiss?
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anarchy
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Absence of any form of political authority.
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antics
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A foolish or ludicrous act; a caper: The students’ antics got them into trouble.
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apprehend
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To take into custody; arrest: apprehended the murderer.
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ardent
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Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate: an ardent lover.
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articulate
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Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words: articulate speech.
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assail
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To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.
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assimilate
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To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion.
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atrocity
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Appalling or atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness.
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audacious
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Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.
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avail
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To be of use or advantage to; help: Nothing could avail the dying patient.
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avid
Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking.
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awry
Away from the correct course; amiss: The last minute changes caused our plans to go awry.
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balmy
Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.
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banter
Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.
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benign
Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless: a benign chemical; benign indifference.
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barter
To trade goods or services without the exchange of money.
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bizarre
Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way. See Synonyms at fantastic.
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blasé
Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence.
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bonanza
A rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore.
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bountiful
Marked by or producing abundance: a bountiful harvest; a bountiful land.
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cache
An amount of goods or valuables, especially when kept in a concealed or hard-to-reach place: maintained a cache of food in case of emergencies.
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chastise
To punish, as for wrongdoing. See Synonyms at punish.
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citadel
A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city.
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clad
To sheathe or cover (a metal) with a metal.
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commemorate
To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe.
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confiscate
To seize (private property) for the public treasury, especially as a penalty for wrongdoing.
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connoisseur
A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts.
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deceptive
Deceiving or tending to deceive: a deceptive advertisement.
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disposition
One's usual mood; temperament: a sweet disposition.
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embark
To cause to board a vessel or aircraft: stopped to embark passengers.
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fastidious
Showing or acting with careful attention to detail: a fastidious scholar; fastidious research
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foreboding
A sense of impending evil or misfortune.
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aunt
Thin or emaciated: "Her smile took up ever more of her increasingly gaunt face" (Lindsey Crittenden). See Synonyms at lean2.
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glut
To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate: The lions slept after they glutted themselves on the kill.
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grope
To reach about uncertainly; feel one's way: groped for the telephone.
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haggard
Exhausted or distraught and often gaunt in appearance.
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challenge
A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: a challenge to a duel.
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effort
The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.
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focus
The distinctness or clarity of an image rendered by an optical system.
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mindset
A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations.
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strategy
The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans
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perseverance
Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness.
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currency
Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money.
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circulation
Movement in a circle or circuit, especially the movement of blood through bodily vessels as a result of the heart's pumping action.
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denomination
A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
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financial
Of, relating to, or involving finance, finances, or financiers.
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institution
The act of instituting: the institution of reforms.
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service
Work that is done for others as an occupation or business: has done service for us as a consultant.
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vendor
One that sells or vends something: a street vendor; a vendor of software products on the Web.
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evolve
To develop or achieve gradually: evolve a style of one's own.
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issue
A point or matter of discussion, debate, or dispute: What legal and moral issues should we consider?
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clad
To sheathe or cover (a metal) with a metal.
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commemorate
To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe.
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confiscate
To seize (private property) for the public treasury, especially as a penalty for wrongdoing.
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connoisseur
A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
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conscientious
Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.
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conservative
Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
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conventional
Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary: conventional symbols; a conventional form of address.
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convey
To take or carry from one place to another; transport. See Synonyms at carry.
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crusade
often Crusade Any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover control of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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culminate
To reach the highest point or degree; climax: habitual antagonism that culminated in open hostility.
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Deceptive
Deceiving or tending to deceive: a deceptive advertisement.
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decipher
To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter).
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decree
An authoritative order having the force of law.
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deface
To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure.
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deplore
To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn: "Somehow we had to master events, not simply deplore them" (Henry A. Kissinger).
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desist
To cease doing something. See Synonyms at stop.
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desolate
Devoid of inhabitants; deserted: "streets which were usually so thronged now grown desolate" (Daniel Defoe).
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deter
To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt: threats that did not deter her from speaking out; skin chemicals that deter predators.
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dialect
A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists: Cockney is a dialect of English.
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dire
Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous: a dire economic forecast; dire threats.
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discern
To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish: discern a figure in the shadows.
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disdain
To regard or treat with haughty contempt: critics who disdained the writer as a hack. See Synonyms at despise.
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disgruntled
To make discontented.
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dispatch
To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business. See Synonyms at send1.
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disposition
One's usual mood; temperament: a sweet disposition.
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doctrine
A principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief, as by a religious, political, scientific, or philosophic group; dogma.
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durable
Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay: a durable fabric.
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Eccentric
Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern. See Synonyms at strange.
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embargo
A government order prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
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elite
A group or class of persons considered to be superior to others because of their intelligence, social standing, or wealth: "Auguste Comte ... believed that in the age of science society should be ruled by an elite of scientists" (Lewis A. Coser).
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embark
To cause to board a vessel or aircraft: stopped to embark passengers.
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Facilitate
To make easy or easier: political agreements that facilitated troop withdrawals.
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fallacy
A false notion.
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fastidious
Showing or acting with careful attention to detail: a fastidious scholar; fastidious research.
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feasible
Capable of being accomplished or brought about; possible: a feasible plan. See Synonyms at possible.
