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feasible adj

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That may be done, performed, or effected; practicable

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untimely adj

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Unseasonable

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negligence n

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Omission of that which ought to be done

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reclaim v

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To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of

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gamut n

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The whole range or sequence

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instantaneous adj

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Done without perceptible lapse of time

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confluent n

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A stream that unites with another

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remission n

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Temporary diminution of a disease

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hydraulic adj

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Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion

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conjugate adj

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Joined together in pairs

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ruffian adj

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A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow

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crematory adj

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A place for cremating dead bodies

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vegetal adj

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Of or pertaining to plants

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exhaustible adj

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Causing or tending to cause exhaustion

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illogical adj

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Contrary to the rules of sound thought

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bide v

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To await

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inadmissible adj

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Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony

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hypnotic adj

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Tending to produce sleep

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millet n

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A grass cultivated for forage and cereal

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determinate adj

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Definitely limited or fixed

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putrescent adj

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Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied byfetid odors

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inflexible adj

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That can not be altered or varied

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bristle n

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One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc

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belligerent adj

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Manifesting a warlike spirit

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forecourt n

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A court opening directly from the street

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panacea n

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A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases

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albeit conj

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Even though

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covey n

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A flock of quails or partridges

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investor n

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One who invests money

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ballad n

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Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form

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susceptibility n

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A specific capability of feeling or emotion

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reactionary adj

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Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction

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jugular adj

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Pertaining to the throat

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hustle v

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To move with haste and promptness

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perforate v

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To make a hole or holes through

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liberalism n

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Opposition to conservatism

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preoccupy v

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To fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects

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cameo n

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Any small engraved or carved work in relief

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momentum n

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An impetus

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nameless adj

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Having no fame or reputation

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visual adj

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Perceptible by sight

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culprit n

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A guilty person

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systematic adj

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Methodical

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demulcent n

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Any application soothing to an irritable surface

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attest v

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To certify as accurate, genuine, or true

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carouse v

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To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner

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taciturn adj

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Disinclined to conversation

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enumerate v

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To name one by one

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wherewith n

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The necessary means or resources

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inundation n

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Flood

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warlike adj

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Belligerent

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hydroelectric adj

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Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam

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rapid adj

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Having great speed

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conversion n

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Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another

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antidote n

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Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or thelike

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preordain v

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To foreordain

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parallelism n

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Essential likeness

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dominant adj

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Conspicuously prominent

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decamp v

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To leave suddenly or unexpectedly

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nimble adj

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Light and quick in motion or action

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ascribe v

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To assign as a quality or attribute

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corporeal adj

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Of a material nature; physical

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dun v

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To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment

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prevalent adj

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Of wide extent or frequent occurrence

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prescient adj

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Foreknowing

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interlude n

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An action or event considered as coming between others of greater length

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corporate adj

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Belonging to a corporation

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sycophant n

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A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence

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variation n

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Modification

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ingredient n

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Component

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guile n

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Duplicity

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generalize v

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To draw general inferences

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excavate v

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To remove by digging or scooping out

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egotist n

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One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views andexperiences

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heifer n

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A young cow

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antipodes n

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A place or region on the opposite side of the earth

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inconsequential adj

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Valueless

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philogynist n

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One who is fond of women

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quarrelsome adj

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Irascible

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caste n

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The division of society on artificial grounds

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descent n

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The act of moving or going downward

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diffusion n

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Dispersion

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viola n

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A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin

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disyllable n

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A word of two syllables

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typographical adj

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Pertaining to typography or printing

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elegy n

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A lyric poem lamenting the dead

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siren n

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A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe andScylla

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wittingly adv

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With knowledge and by design

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transplant v

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To remove and plant in another place

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corrode v

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To ruin or destroy little by little

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hydrous adj

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Watery

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possess v

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To own

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rudimentary adj

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Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development

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expect v

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To look forward to as certain or probable

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proxy n

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A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter

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heteromorphic adj

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Deviating from the normal form or standard type

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formidable adj

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Difficult to accomplish

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antiphony n

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An anthem or other composition sung responsively

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accordion n

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A portable free-reed musical instrument

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sidelong adj

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Inclining or tending to one side

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teem v

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To be full to overflowing

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enkindle v

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To set on fire

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transfer v

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To convey, remove, or cause to pass from one person or place to another

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halcyon adj

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Calm

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lattice n

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Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars

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finery n

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That which is used to decorate the person or dress

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fawn n

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A young deer

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bronchus n

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Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs

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eminence n

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An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc

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defalcate v

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To cut off or take away, as a part of something

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intervale n

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A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river

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wampum n

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Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency

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intoxicate v

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To make drunk

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beneficent adj

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Characterized by charity and kindness

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leniency n

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Forbearance

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guy n

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Stay-rope

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unwieldy adj

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Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape

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penultimate adj

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A syllable or member of a series that is last but one

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bumptious adj

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Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit

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fief n

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A landed estate held under feudal tenure

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gait n

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Carriage of the body in going

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generally adv

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Ordinarily

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collegian n

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A college student

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ingraft v

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To set or implant deeply and firmly

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foible n

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A personal weakness or failing

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epoch n

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A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events

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jeopardize v

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To imperil

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unnatural adj

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Artificial

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decrepit adj

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Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity

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violation n

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Infringement

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mislay v

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To misplace

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protocol n

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A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty.

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impassible adj

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Not moved or affected by feeling

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outrageous adj

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Shocking in conduct

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insistence n

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Urgency

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neo-Darwinsim n

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Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students

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sergeant-at-arms n

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An executive officer in legislative bodies who enforces the orders ofthe presiding officer

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perceptible adj

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Cognizable

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progeny n

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Offspring

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begrudge v

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To envy one of the possession of

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grievance n

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That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a senseof wrong

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anemometer n

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An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind

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hypocrite n

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One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs

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auricular adj

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Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing

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addendum n

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Something added, or to be added

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somniferous adj

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Tending to produce sleep

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thermoelectric adj

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Denoting electricity produced by heat

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germinate v

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To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form

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antiphon n

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A response or alteration of responses, generally musical

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conspicuous adj

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Clearly visible

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postdate v

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To make the date of any writing later than the real date

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nuance n

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A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind

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dragoon n

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In the British army, a cavalryman

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absence n

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The fact of not being present or available

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accouter v

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To dress

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circulate v

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To disseminate

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disciplinary adj

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Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority

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embarrass v

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To render flustered or agitated

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gestation n

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Pregnancy

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mundane adj

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Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial

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decasyllable n

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A line of ten syllables

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lewd adj

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Characterized by lust or lasciviousness

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receptive adj

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Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths orimpressions

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virulence n

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Extreme poisonousness

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typical adj

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Characteristic

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propulsion n

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A driving onward or forward

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overdo v

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To overtax the strength of

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suasion n

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The act of persuading

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invalid n

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One who is disabled by illness or injury

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initiate v

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To perform the first act or rite

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macadamize v

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To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone

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retaliate v

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To repay evil with a similar evil

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playwright n

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A maker of plays for the stage

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invidious adj

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Showing or feeling envy

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narrate v

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To tell a story

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rampant adj

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Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint

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prima adj

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First

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accept v

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To take when offered

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conscript v

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To force into military service

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migrate v

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To remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another

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ode n

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The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung

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confluence n

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The place where streams meet

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disclaim v

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To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to

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dictum n

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A positive utterance

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obituary adj

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A published notice of a death

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cosmography n

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The science that describes the universe, including astronomy, geography,and geology

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check v

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To hold back

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pioneer n

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One among the first to explore a country

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disfigure v

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To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of

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observant adj

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Quick to notice

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rebut v

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To oppose by argument or a sufficient answer

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dismount v

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To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like

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benign adj

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Good and kind of heart

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repeal v

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To render of no further effect

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transmit v

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To send trough or across

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facile adj

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Not difficult to do

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prehension n

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The act of laying hold of or grasping

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termination n

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The act of ending or concluding

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knavery n

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Deceitfulness in dealing

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frizzle v

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To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair

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prescript adj

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Prescribed as a rule or model

202
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endurance n

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The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind withoutsuccumbing

203
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connote v

A

To mean; signify

204
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nefarious adj

A

Wicked in the extreme

205
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pedal n

A

A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, andother machines

206
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intromit v

A

To insert

207
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approbation n

A

Sanction

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dilettante n

A

A superficial amateur

209
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artifice n

A

Trickery

210
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inextensible adj

A

Of unchangeable length or area

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Christ n

A

A title of Jesus

212
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aliment n

A

That which nourishes

213
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paucity n

A

Fewness

214
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preservation n

A

Conservation

215
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patrician adj

A

Of senatorial or noble rank

216
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clumsy adj

A

Awkward of movement

217
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monstrosity n

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Anything unnaturally huge or distorted

218
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vitiate v

A

To contaminate

219
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overstride v

A

To step beyond

220
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dissuasion n

A

The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of throughpersuasion, or pleading

221
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despotism n

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Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has littleor no part

222
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incinerate v

A

To reduce to ashes

223
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monitory n

A

Admonition or warning

224
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venal adj

A

Mercenary, corrupt

225
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quadrate v

A

To divide into quarters

226
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countryman n

A

A rustic

227
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herbaceous adj

A

Having the character of a herb

228
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caitiff adj

A

Cowardly

229
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triplicity n

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The state of being triple or threefold

230
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accomplice n

A

An associate in wrong-doing

231
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acid n

A

A sour substance

232
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consumptive adj

A

Designed for gradual destruction

233
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memorable adj

A

Noteworthy

234
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forefather n

A

An ancestor

235
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freshness n

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The state, quality, or degree of being fresh

236
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midwife n

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A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth

237
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pungency n

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The quality of affecting the sense of smell

238
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anthropology n

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The science of man in general

239
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bosom n

A

The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of awoman

240
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polysyllable adj

A

Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables

241
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outlast v

A

To last longer than

242
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productive adj

A

Yielding in abundance

243
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reassure v

A

To give new confidence

244
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absorb v

A

To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water

245
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allay v

A

To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate

246
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temporal adj

A

Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life

247
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adulterant n

A

An adulterating substance

248
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causal adj

A

Indicating or expressing a cause

249
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surfeit v

A

To feed to fullness or to satiety

250
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likely adj

A

Plausible

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junction n

A

The condition of being joined

252
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determination n

A

The act of deciding

253
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specious adj

A

Plausible

254
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intercession n

A

Entreaty in behalf of others

255
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redundant adj

A

Constituting an excess

256
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ordeal n

A

Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc

257
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immersion n

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The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid

258
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maintain v

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To hold or preserve in any particular state or condition

259
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photometry n

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The art of measuring the intensity of light

260
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onrush n

A

Onset

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martial adj

A

Pertaining to war or military operations

262
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precipitant adj

A

Moving onward quickly and heedlessly

263
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factious adj

A

Turbulent

264
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aversion n

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A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.

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overproduction n

A

Excessive production

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utmost n

A

The greatest possible extent

267
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militarism n

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A policy of maintaining great standing armies

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deponent adj

A

Laying down

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balsam n

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A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing

270
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unfavorable adj

A

Adverse

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ingenuous adj

A

Candid, frank, or open in character or quality

272
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coniferous adj

A

Cone-bearing trees

273
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inapprehensible adj

A

Not to be understood

274
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necrosis n

A

the death of part of the body

275
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unction n

A

The art of anointing as with oil

276
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fastidious adj

A

Hard to please

277
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redoubtable adj

A

Formidable

278
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dissect v

A

To cut apart or to pieces

279
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inexpressible adj

A

Unutterable

280
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cycloid adj

A

Like a circle

281
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appraise v

A

To estimate the money value of

282
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altruist n

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One who advocates or practices altruism

283
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atrocity n

A

Great cruelty or reckless wickedness

284
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innovate v

A

To introduce or strive to introduce new things

285
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belittle v

A

To disparage

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inoffensive adj

A

Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing

287
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skeptic n

A

One who doubts any statements

288
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inexperience n

A

Lack of or deficiency in experience

289
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accursed adj

A

Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune

290
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amply adv

A

Sufficiently

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carcass n

A

The dead body of an animal

292
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sapid adj

A

Affecting the sense of taste

293
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anonymous adj

A

Of unknown authorship

294
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sacrificial adj

A

Offering or offered as an atonement for sin

295
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deciduous adj

A

Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc

296
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intermittent adj

A

A temporary discontinuance

297
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vendible adj

A

Marketable

298
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buoyant adj

A

Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat

299
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conductible adj

A

Capable of being conducted or transmitted

300
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submission n

A

A yielding to the power or authority of another

301
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rebuff n

A

A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches

302
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facetious adj

A

Amusing

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incapacity n

A

Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage

304
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inarticulate adj

A

Speechless

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homologous adj

A

Identical in nature, make-up, or relation

306
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testimonial n

A

A formal token of regard, often presented in public

307
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scabbard n

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The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon

308
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enthrall v

A

To bring or hold under any overmastering influence

309
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iniquity n

A

Gross wrong or injustice

310
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vegetate v

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To live in a monotonous, passive way without exercise of the mental faculties.

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excess n

A

That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, orexperience

312
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deduce v

A

To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises orprinciples

313
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grindstone n

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A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools

314
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proportionate adj

A

Being in proportion

315
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inscrutable adj

A

Impenetrably mysterious or profound

316
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minimize v

A

To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree

317
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existence n

A

Possession or continuance of being

318
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physiology n

A

The science of organic functions

319
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valedictory n

A

A parting address

320
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frontier n

A

The part of a nation’s territory that abuts upon another country

321
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colloquialism n

A

Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation

322
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dissonant adj

A

Harsh or disagreeable in sound

323
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prostrate adj

A

Lying prone, or with the head to the ground

324
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anatomy n

A

That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms

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distend v

A

To stretch out or expand in every direction

326
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appease v

A

To soothe by quieting anger or indignation

327
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aver v

A

To assert as a fact

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Occident n

A

The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions

329
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declension n

A

The change of endings in nouns and adjto express their different relationsof gender

330
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predominant adj

A

Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree

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abridge v

A

To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minorparticles

332
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epithet n

A

Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, asin “Father Aeneas”.

333
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misbehavior n

A

Ill or improper behavior

334
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Christendom n

A

That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed

335
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kiln n

A

An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products

336
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magnetize v

A

To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily

337
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salience n

A

The condition of standing out distinctly

338
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petrify v

A

To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character

339
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reck v

A

To have a care or thought for

340
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vista n

A

A view or prospect

341
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deprave v

A

To render bad, especially morally bad

342
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uproot v

A

To eradicate

343
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pitiable adj

A

Contemptible

344
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detriment n

A

Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss

345
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antagonism n

A

Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, orpersons

346
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insurrection n

A

The state of being in active resistance to authority

347
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necessity n

A

That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired

348
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lien n

A

A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge

349
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meretricious adj

A

Alluring by false or gaudy show

350
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slothful adj

A

Lazy

351
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ponderous adj

A

Unusually weighty or forcible

352
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leisure n

A

Spare time

353
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jurisprudence n

A

The science of rights in accordance with positive law

354
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vortex n

A

A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward thecenter.

355
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priggish adj

A

Conceited

356
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aerial adj

A

Of, pertaining to, or like the air

357
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fortitude n

A

Patient courage

358
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emulate v

A

To imitate with intent to equal or surpass

359
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gratify v

A

To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need

360
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technology n

A

The knowledge relating to industries and manufactures

361
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despite prep

A

In spite of

362
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terminate v

A

To put an end or stop to

363
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prodigal n

A

One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property

364
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decipher v

A

To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible

365
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operetta n

A

A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act

366
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retort n

A

A retaliatory speech

367
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man-trap n

A

A place or structure dangerous to human life

368
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offshoot n

A

Something that branches off from the parent stock

369
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adversity n

A

Misfortune

370
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dissolve v

A

To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture

371
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superintend v

A

To have the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement

372
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bibliography n

A

A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on aparticular subject

373
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deference n

A

Respectful submission or yielding, as to another’s opinion, wishes, orjudgment

374
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iridescent adj

A

Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light

375
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sarcophagus n

A

A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb

376
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expressive adj

A

Full of meaning

377
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tremendous adj

A

Awe-inspiring

378
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polygamy n

A

the fact or condition of having more than one wife or husband at once

379
Q

olfactory adj

A

of or pertaining to the sense of smell

380
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foreigner n

A

A citizen of a foreign country

381
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preengage v

A

To preoccupy

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statuesque adj

A

Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue

383
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cipher v

A

To calculate arithmetically(also a noun meaning zero or nothing)

384
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divulge v

A

To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret

385
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skiff n

A

Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars

386
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dissection n

A

The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or ananimal

387
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convertible adj

A

Interchangeable

388
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sustenance n

A

Food

389
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diagnose v

A

To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena

390
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brae n

A

Hillside

391
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inverse adj

A

Contrary in tendency or direction

392
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junta n

A

A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government

393
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militate v

A

To have weight or influence (in determining a question)

394
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pusillanimous adj

A

Without spirit or bravery

395
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surrogate n

A

One who or that which is substituted for or appointed to act in place ofanother

396
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pentagram n

A

A figure having five points or lobes

397
Q

irresistible adj

A

That can not be successfully withstood or opposed

398
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gossamer adj

A

Flimsy

399
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repute v

A

To hold in general opinion

400
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empower v

A

To delegate authority to

401
Q

cynosure n

A

That to which general interest or attention is directed

402
Q

enthusiastic adj

A

Full of zeal and fervor

403
Q

symphonious adj

A

Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds

404
Q

forebode v

A

To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil

405
Q

Elizabethan adj

A

Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era

406
Q

incoherent adj

A

Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details

407
Q

petulant adj

A

Displaying impatience

408
Q

illusive adj

A

Deceptive

409
Q

inactive adj

A

Inert

410
Q

supple adj

A

Easily bent

411
Q

legislative adj

A

That makes or enacts laws

412
Q

retrieve v

A

To recover something by searching

413
Q

futile adj

A

Of no avail or effect

414
Q

brigade n

A

A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments

415
Q

suffrage n

A

The right or privilege of voting

416
Q

skepticism n

A

The entertainment of doubt concerning something

417
Q

hiatus n

A

A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection iswanting

418
Q

duckling n

A

A young duck

419
Q

insular adj

A

Pertaining to an island

420
Q

convene v

A

To summon or cause to assemble

421
Q

recourse n

A

Resort to or application for help in exigency or trouble

422
Q

discolor v

A

To stain

423
Q

canto n

A

One of the divisions of an extended poem

424
Q

litigious adj

A

Quarrelsome

425
Q

pretext n

A

A fictitious reason or motive

426
Q

apothecary n

A

One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions

427
Q

expend v

A

To spend

428
Q

oblique adj

A

Slanting; said of lines

429
Q

compensate v

A

To remunerate

430
Q

superadd v

A

To add in addition to what has been added

431
Q

ribald adj

A

Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity

432
Q

laud v

A

To praise in words or song

433
Q

dominance n

A

Ascendancy

434
Q

collusion n

A

A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose

435
Q

penitential adj

A

Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone

436
Q

piece n

A

A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass

437
Q

disservice n

A

An ill turn

438
Q

occasion n

A

An important event or celebration

439
Q

trio n

A

Three things grouped or associated together

440
Q

heredity n

A

Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent tooffspring

441
Q

compressible adj

A

Capable of being pressed into smaller compass

442
Q

rejuvenate v

A

To restore to youth

443
Q

oral adj

A

Uttered through the mouth

444
Q

unbearable adj

A

Unendurable

445
Q

confederacy n

A

A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as formutual aid

446
Q

surround v

A

To encircle

447
Q

fray v

A

To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads

448
Q

controller n

A

One who or that which regulates or directs

449
Q

principality n

A

The territory of a reigning prince

450
Q

intensive adj

A

Adding emphasis or force

451
Q

adulterate v

A

To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients

452
Q

equivalent adj

A

Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like

453
Q

disciple n

A

One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows somedoctrine

454
Q

fidelity n

A

Loyalty

455
Q

requite v

A

To repay either good or evil to, as to a person

456
Q

destitute adj

A

Poverty-stricken

457
Q

gamble v

A

To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency

458
Q

impudence n

A

Insolent disrespect

459
Q

laudation n

A

High praise

460
Q

compunction n

A

Remorseful feeling

461
Q

astringent adj

A

Harsh in disposition or character

462
Q

massive adj

A

Of considerable bulk and weight

463
Q

lateral adj

A

Directed toward the side

464
Q

component n

A

A constituent element or part

465
Q

relevant adj

A

Bearing upon the matter in hand

466
Q

tutelage n

A

The act of training or the state of being under instruction

467
Q

negligible adj

A

Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery

468
Q

metonymy n

A

A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of itsattributes

469
Q

appall v

A

To fill with dismay or horror

470
Q

brittle adj

A

Fragile

471
Q

promissory adj

A

Expressing an engagement to pay

472
Q

grantor n

A

The maker of a deed

473
Q

sinister adj

A

Evil

474
Q

gaiety n

A

Festivity

475
Q

narrative n

A

An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event

476
Q

crevasse n

A

A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier

477
Q

preoccupation n

A

The state of having the mind, attention, or inclination preoccupied

478
Q

fluctuation n

A

Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree toanother

479
Q

centurion n

A

A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army

480
Q

ligature n

A

Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying

481
Q

defraud v

A

To deprive of something dishonestly

482
Q

contravene v

A

To prevent or obstruct the operation of

483
Q

latency n

A

The state of being dormant

484
Q

unbiased adj

A

Impartial, as judgment

485
Q

extempore adv

A

Without studied or special preparation

486
Q

dissemble v

A

To hide by pretending something different

487
Q

precocious adj

A

Having the mental faculties prematurely developed

488
Q

effusion n

A

an outpouring

489
Q

metropolis n

A

A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of astate

490
Q

decimate v

A

To destroy a measurable or large proportion of

491
Q

eject v

A

To expel

492
Q

sacrilegious adj

A

Impious

493
Q

irate adj

A

Moved to anger

494
Q

disappoint v

A

To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of

495
Q

excretion n

A

The getting rid of waste matter

496
Q

impracticable adj

A

Not feasible

497
Q

readjust v

A

To put in order after disarrangement

498
Q

lifetime n

A

The time that life continues

499
Q

guess n

A

Surmise

500
Q

umbrage n

A

A sense of injury

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