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abridge
to shorten
abide by
to follow
access
a way of entering
acute
sharp
adjoining
connected
affable
likeable
aggravate
to make worse
ailing
sick
alias
false name
ally
friend
ambitious
desire to achieve a lot
amplify
to make louder
anguish
pain; misery
antiquated
very old
appease
to calm; to soothe
aptly
appropriately
arid
dry
assess
to measure
atlas
book of maps
authenticity
realness
ballad
song that tells a story
base
low; immoral
benefactor
a kindly helper
blaring
loud
bluff
to fake
bondage
slavery
branded
labeled
broadminded
not prejudiced; tolerant
by-line
writers name at the beginning of an article
calf
baby animal
capsize
to tip over
celebrity
famous person
champion
winner
chronological
arranged in order of time
climax
high point
color
to shade the meaning of
compel
to force someone to do something
complimentary
praising
composure
calmness
conceal
to hide
condemn
to disapprove; to find guilty
confirm
to make sure
consciousness
awareness
conservatory
school of music or art
constitution
document by which a government is run
contempt
hatred
contradict
to go against
convex
curved like the outer surface of a globe
corrupt
immoral; wicked
courier
messenger
credible
believable
crude
rude
curb
edge of a sidewalk
dazzling
brilliant; shiny
deception
fraud or trick
defame
attack someones reputation
degenerate
to get worse and worse
delineate
to outline
deport
to send an unwanted person out of the country
desolate
isolated
detour
a path off the main road
diehard
stubborn person
dilute
to make weaker; to add water
discard
to throw away
discontended
unhappy
discreet
not obvious; subtle
disentangle
to untangle
disintegration
breaking into small pieces
disperse
to scatter
dissection
process of taking apart
distillation
purification
divergent
separating
drastic
extreme
dumbfound
to surprise; to stun
dweller
one who lives in a particular place
economy
careful spending
embezzler
one who steals money entrusted to him
emend
to correct a text
endearment
affection
enfeeble
to weaken
enrich
to add to; to improve
epic
a long narrative poem about heroes
erosion
the wearing away of
eternal
never-ending
evolve
to develop gradually
execute
to kill; to carry out
exile
removal from ones home
expulsion
removal
exuberant
enthusiastic
facilities
things built for a particular purpose
fell
to knock down
fluctuate
to rise and fall; to shift
forgery
the act of creating fake documents
frail
weak
fret
to worry
gauge
to measure
giddy
silly
goblet
large cup
graphic
described in clear detail
grimy
dirty
gullible
believing everything
hail
frozen rain
harvest
to gather crops
hearten
to chear up
heralded
announced
hilarity
lightheartedness
horticulture
gardening
hydraulic
operated by water pressure
hysterical
having uncontrollable emotion
illicit
illegal
immobilize
prevent from moving
impassive
showing no feeling; calm
implant
to put into something
impound
seize and keep by law
inadvertent
unintentional
incentive
reward; encouragement
incongruous
strange; out of plae
indebted
owing money or gratitude
indiscriminate
random making no distinctions
indulgent
pampering
infamous
famous in a bad way
inhibit
to hold back
inpatient
a person who stays overnight in a hospital for treatment
insolvent
having no money
instruental
helpful; important
intelligible
understandable
intriguing
very interesting
invert
turn upside down or inside out
itinerant
traveler
jocular
joking
juvenile
immature
kinsfolk
relatives
lapse
slight error; passage of time
leash
device for controlling a dog
linguistics
study of language
lubricant
something that makes a surface slippery and smooth
lure
bait; temptation
manipulate
to make things happen as one wishes
meddling
interfering
mendable
fixable
meteorologist
scientist who studies the weather
migratory
moving from one place to another
minuscule
tiny
mitt
glove to wear while playing baseball
mosaic
a richly decorated picture made from small tiles
muted
lowered; softened
nonentity
a nobody
noxious
harmful
obscure
unclear
opaque
hard to understand
optimum
best
overcome
to beat
paranoia
irrational belief that everyone is out to harm you
passive
not active
pending
undecided
persecute
to treat poorly because of religious or political beliefs
philanthropic
promoting social good; generous
plagiarism
stealing someone elses work or ideas
polo
game played on horseback
practitioner
one who practices a particular profession
predator
an animal that kills for food
premature
happening before expected time
prescriptive
giving directions or instructions
pretext
pretense
procrastinate
to delay
promiscuous
not choosy
prosper
to succeed
purposeful
determined
quantitative
describing in terms of number or quantity
ramble
to talk in a disconnected manner
raucous
harsh sounding
reckless
very careless
recollect
to remember
referee
official at a sports match
regal
fit for a king
regulate
to control
relevant
important
remote
distant
repentance
expression of guilt or sorrow
reserved
quiet
resolve
to settle
resume
to continue
righeousness
more correctness or justice
rout
to force out
saturate
to soak thoroughly
sedative
tranquilizer
serviceable
ready for service
shabby
of poor quality
singular
individual
smug
pleased with oneself
soluble
able to be dissolved
spectrum
the entire range of something
sprint
to run fast for a short distance
stalemate
a draw
stern
strict; harsh
subdue
to bring under control
suffocation
choking from lack of oxygen
surpass
to exceed
syllabus
a list of assignments for a class
systematic
organized
talisman
magical charm
taper
to become narrower
tentacles
animal limbs used to feel or grab
theoretical
in the realm of ideas
tranquil
calm
treadmill
exercise device used for walking
turbulent
stormy
umpire
official in a baseball game
unconscionable
morally shocking
unfounded
without basis
unprecedented
new; occuring for the first time
urban
from the city
vague
unclear
velocity
speed
vessel
boat or ship
vigilant
alert
welfare
well-being
zest
enthusiasm
