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abate

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v. subside; decrease, lessen

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accolade

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n. award of merit

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acquiesce

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v. assent; agree without protesting

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acrid

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adj. sharp; bitterly pungent

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acrimony

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sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.

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aggregate

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v. gather; accumulate; adj. formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined; n. a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount

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amorphous

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adj. formless; lacking shape or definition

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anachronistic

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adj. having an error involving time in a story

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anomaly

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n. irregularity

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antediluvian

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adj. antiquated; extremely ancient

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antipathy

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n. aversion; dislike

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apocryphal

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adj. of doubtful authorship or authenticity

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arable

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adj. fit for growing crops

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ardent

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adj. intense; passionate; zealous

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assiduous

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adj. diligent, constant in application or effort, unremitting

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assuage

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v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

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atrophy

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v. waste away

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audacious

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adj. daring; bold

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avarice

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n. greediness for wealth

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avert

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v. prevent; turn away

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aviary

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n. enclosure for birds

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beguile

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v. mislead or delude; pass time

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bequeath

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v. leave to someone by a will; hand down

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bleak

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adj. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

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blighted

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adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed

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bombastic

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adj. pompous; using inflated language

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buttress

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v. support; prop up

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cacophonous

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adj. discordant; inharmonious

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cardiologist

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n. doctor specializing in the heart

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carping

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adj. characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous(complaining)

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certitude

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n. certainty

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charlatan

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n. quack; pretender to knowledge

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circumlocution

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n. indirect or roundabout expression

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cliche

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n. phrase dulled in meaning by repetition

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coalesce

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v. combine; fuse

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colloquial

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adj. pertaining to conversational or common speech

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combustible

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adj. easily burned

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complementary

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adj. serving to complete something

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confluence

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n. flowing together; crowd

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conjecture

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v. surmise; guess

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converge

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v. approach; tend to meet; come together

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corrode

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v. destroy by chemical action

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corrugated

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adj. wrinkled; ridged

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culpable

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adj. deserving blame

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debilitate

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v. weaken; enfeeble

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debunk

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v. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

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dehydrate

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v. remove water from; dry out

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deleterious

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adj. harmful

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depose

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v. dethrone; remove from office

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desiccate

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v. dry up

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diffidence

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n. shyness, lacking confidence

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dilatory

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adj. delaying

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discourse

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n. formal discussion; conversation

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disquiet

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v. make uneasy or anxious

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distend

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v. expand; swell out

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dupe

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n. someone easily fooled

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ebullient

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adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

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edify

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v. instruct; correct morally

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efface

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v. rub out

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effervesce

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n. inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation

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elegy

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n. poem or song expressing lamentation

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elicit

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v. draw out by discussion

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elucidate

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v. explain; enlighten

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emaciated

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adj. thin and wasted

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emend

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v. correct; correct by a critic

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equanimity

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n. calmness of temperament; composure

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equitable

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adj. fair; impartial

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evanescent

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adj. fleeting; vanishing

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excerpt

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n. selected passage (written or musical)

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fallow

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adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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falter

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v. hesitate, waver

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fathom

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v. comprehend; investigate

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fell

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v. cut or knock down; bring down (with a missile); to finish a seam (sewing) by sewing the edge down flat

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fitful

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adj. spasmodic; intermittent

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florid

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adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery; excessively ornate

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foolhardy

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adj. rash; recklessly bold

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glacial

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adj. like a glacier; extremely cold

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hackneyed

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adj. commonplace; trite; banal

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hyperbole

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n. exaggeration; overstatement

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iconoclastic

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adj. attacking cherished traditions

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ignominy

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n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor

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illicit

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adj. illegal

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impecunious

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adj. without money

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impregnable

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adj. invulnerable

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incidental

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adj. not essential; happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.

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incontrovertible

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adj. indisputable; not open to question

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indefatigable

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adj. tireless

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indolent

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adj. lazy

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ineffable

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adj. unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech

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inexorable

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adj. relentless; unyielding; implacable

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insolvent

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adj. bankrupt; unable to repay one’s debts

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insuperable

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adj. insurmountable; unbeatable

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intractable

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adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding

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irreproachable

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adj. blameless; impeccable

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jocular

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adj. said or done in jest

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labyrinth

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n. maze

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laconic

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adj. brief and to the point

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laggard

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adj. slow; sluggish

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lampoon

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v. ridicule; sharp ridicule

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lithe

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n. languor; weariness

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lithe

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adj. flexible; supple

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lurid

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adj. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome

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luxuriant

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adj. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile

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meander

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v. wind or turn in its course; wander aimlessly

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mercenary

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adj. interested in money or gain; professional soldier

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mercurial

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adj. capricious; changing; fickle

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mirth

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n. merriment; laughter

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misanthrope

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n. one who hates mankind

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misnomer

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n. wrong name; incorrect designation

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mollify

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v. soothe

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mosaic

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n. picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles

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munificent

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adj. very generous

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nefarious

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adj. very wicked

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nuance

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n. shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction

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obdurate

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adj. stubborn

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odious

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adj. hateful; vile

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ornate

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adj. excessively or elaborately decorated

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pariah

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n. social outcast

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parody

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n. humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty

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parsimony

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n. stinginess; excessive frugality

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paucity

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n. scarcity

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penury

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n. severe poverty; stinginess

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perfunctory

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adj. superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm

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pernicious

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adj. very destructive

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pitfall

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n. hidden danger; concealed trap

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pithy

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adj. concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty

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polemical

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adj. aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (polemic-a controversial argument)

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prattle

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v. babble

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precarious

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adj. uncertain; risky

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profligate

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adj. dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral

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quagmire

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n. soft, wet, boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself

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quell

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v. extinguish

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querulous

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adj. fretful; whining; complaining; peevish

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quiescent

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adj. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive

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rant

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v. rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech

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rarefied

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adj. made less dense [of a gas]; extremely high or elevated; lofty; exalted; esoteric

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raucous

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adj. harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous

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ravenous

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adj. extremely hungry

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raze

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v. destroy completely

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recant

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v. disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error

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remission

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n. temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon

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replete

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adj. filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied

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repugnant

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adj. loathsome; hateful; distasteful (“a repugnant smell”)

144
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rescind

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v. cancel

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respite

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n. interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment

146
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resplendent

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adj. dazzling; glorious; brilliant

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savory

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adj. tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable

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sedentary

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adj. requiring sitting

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soporific

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adj. sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness

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spurious

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adj. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical

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spurn

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v. reject; scorn

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steadfast

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adj. loyal; unswerving

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stolid

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adj. unruffled; impassive; dull

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strident

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adj. loud and harsh; insistent

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stupefy

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v. make numb; stun; amaze

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supplant

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v. replace; usurp

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surfeit

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v. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything

158
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swagger

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v. behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly

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tantamount

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adj. equivalent in effect or value

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tenacity

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n. firmness; persistence

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terrestrial

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adj. earthly (as opposed to celestial); pertaining to the land

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threadbare

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adj. worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor

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tirade

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n. extended scolding; denunciation; harangue

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torpor

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n. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; lethargic indifference/apathy

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trepidation

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n. fear; nervous apprehension

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trifling

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adj. trivial; unimportant

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truncate

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v. cut the top off

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unkempt

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adj. disheveled; uncared for in appearance

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unprecedented

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adj. novel; unparalleled

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vaporize

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v. turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog)

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viable

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adj. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life

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virulent

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adj. extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter

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voluble

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adj. fluent; glib; talkative; characterized by a continuous flow of words

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witticism

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n. witty saying; wisecrack

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