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espy

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to catch sight of

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balustrade

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a row of balusters topped by a rail; a low parapet or barrier

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bemuse

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to make confused; to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement

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granary

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a storehouse for grain

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tousle

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rough dalliance; a tangled mass (as of hair)

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axiomatic

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taken for granted; based on or involving an axiom

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meerschaum

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white chalky substance used to make pipes

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umbratile

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carried on in seclusion; of an insubstantial nature

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addlepated

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being confused

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bunting

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a lightweight loosely woven fabric used chiefly for flags and festive decorations; a bird

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drumlin

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an oval hill of glacial drift

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peremptory

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precluding a right of action, debate, or delay; insisting on immediate compliance

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doxology

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a liturgical expression of praise to God, especially the Trinity

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practicable

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capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished; usable

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arrondissement

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an administrative district of some large French cities; the largest division of a French department

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gallantry

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an act of marked courtesy; spirited and conspicuous bravery

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caper

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an illegal or questionable act or escapade; an amusing story about such an act or escapade

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larboard

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the left side of a ship or aircraft looking forward (aka port)

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occellus

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a minute simple eye or eyespot of an invertebrate; an eyelike colored spot (as on a peacock feather)

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masthead

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the top of a mast; the name of a publication displayed on the top of the first page

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pinion

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to restrain by binding the arms; the terminal section of a bird’s wing; a gear

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remora

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marine bony fishes with a suctorial disk on the head, which they adhere to other fishes

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gregarious

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tending to associate with others of one’s kind; marked by or indicating a liking for companionship

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pious

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marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship

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rostrum
a platform for speakers in the Roman Forum decorated with the beaks of captured ships
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mullein
herbs of the snapdragon family
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fossa
an anatomical depression; a cat-like carnivore of Madagascar
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genuflect
to bend the knee; to be humbly obedient or respectful
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agglomerate
to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
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amalgam
a mixture of different elements
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itenerant
traveling from place to place; covering a circuit
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progeny
offspring of animals or plants; a body of followers, disciples, or successors
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plebeian
one of the common people; crude or coarse in manner or style
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kidskin
leather made from the skin of a young goat
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fruiterer
a person who deals in fruit
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furrow
a trench in the earth made by a plow; plowed land; a deep wrinkle
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pursy
short-winded especially because of corpulence; having a puckered appearance
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decant
to draw off a liquid without disturbing the sediment; to pour from one vessel into another
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tenue
bearing or deportment; mode of dress
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somnambulism
an abnormal sleep condition in which acts such as walking are performed; sleepwalking
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involution
the act or an instance of enfolding or entangling
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detachment
the dispatch of troops from the main body for a special mission or service; the part so dispatched
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lithography
the process or method of printing from a metal or stone surface
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shibboleth
a widely held belief by adherents of a certain group that is regarded by others as devoid of any real meaning
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crag
a steep rugged rock or cliff
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dint
force, or power
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proa
an Indonesian boat without a deck propelled by sails or paddles
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opaque
blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light; hard to understand or explain
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indurate
physically or morally hardened; to make hardy
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disinter
to remove from a grave or tomb; to dig up
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laudanum
a formerly used preparation of opium and alcohol
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ingratiate
to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
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pinnate
resembling a feather especially in having similar parts arranged on opposite sides of an axis
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clemency
mercy; lenience
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hector
to behave in an arrogant or intimidating way; to play the bully
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infernal
of or relating to a nether world of the dead
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gallipot
a small usually ceramic vessel for medicines; a druggist
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epicure
one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
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plaintive
expressive of suffering or woe
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lurid
causing horror or revulsion; sensational
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regal
of, relating to, or suitable for a king
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papule
a small solid usually conical elevation of the skin; pimple
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doubloon
an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish America
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pancetta
pork belly cured with salt (not smoked)
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quietude
a quiet state
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matin
morning prayer
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disapprobation
disapproval; condemnation
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colic
an attack of acute abdominal pain often caused by spasm, obstruction, or twisting
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ratsbane
arsenic; rat poison
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parochial
relating to a parish as a unit of local government; confined within the borders of a parish
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tenure
the act or manner of holding something (such as a property, a position, or an office)
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porcine
of, relating to, or suggesting swine
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abeam
off to the side of a ship or plane especially at a right angle to the middle of the ship or plane's length
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scuttle
destroy or wreck; to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship)
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ruminate
to go over in the mind repeatedly and often slowly; to chew repeatedly for an extended period
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portend
to give an omen or anticipatory sign of
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posterity
the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation; all future generations
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luff
the act of sailing a ship nearer the wind; the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail
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stunsail
a light sail set at the side of a principal square sail of a ship in free winds
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astute
having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly
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espalier
a plant trained to grow flat against a support, especially a wall
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bovid
any of a family of ruminants that have hollow unbranched permanently attached horns
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dyspepsia
indigestion; ill humor
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lathe
a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool
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billet
an official order directing that a member of a military force be provided with board and lodging
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malinger
to evade responsibility by pretending or exaggerating incapacity
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pustule
a small circumscribed elevation of the skin containing pus and having an inflamed base
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indubitable
too evident to be doubted
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precarious
dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
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inept
incompetent or very awkward
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luminous
emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light; bathed in or exposed to steady light
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desultory
marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
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beleaguer
besiege, trouble or harass
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supercilious
coolly and patronizingly haughty; blatantly and disdainfully proud
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tertian
occurring every other day, on the first and third days; a tertian fever often caused by malaria
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boom
a spar used to extend the foot of a sail, or to connect the tail and the supporting structure of an aircraft
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crestfallen
having a drooping crest or hanging head; feeling shame or humiliation
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knell
the sound of a bell especially when rung slowly; an indication of the end or the failure of something
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imperious
marked by arrogant assurance; urgent
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comber
a long curling sea wave

Vocab 1501 - 1600 (1 decks)

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