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mantel n

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The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usualshelf above it

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orthopedist n

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One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity

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monarchy n

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Government by a single, sovereign ruler

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transposition n

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The act of reversing the order or changing the place of

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hemorrhage n

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Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel

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intelligible adj

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Comprehensible

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waistcoat n

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A vest

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citadel n

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Any strong fortress

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protrude v

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To push out or thrust forth

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midsummer n

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The middle of the summer

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rife adj

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Abundant

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spheroid n

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A body having nearly the form of a sphere

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edify v

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To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion

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repository n

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A place in which goods are stored

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tiresome adj

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Wearisome

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obelisk n

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A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative

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preparatory adj

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Having to do with what is preliminary

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melodious adj

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Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds

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outlaw n

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A habitual lawbreaker

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normalcy n

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The state of being normal

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sepulcher n

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A burial-place

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apparent adj

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Easily understood

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sensibility n

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Power to perceive or feel

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rote n

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Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention

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tenant n

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An occupant

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grandiose adj

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Having an imposing style or effect

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pollen n

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The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a floweringplant

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expediency n

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Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case

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agitate v

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To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts)

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inconvenient adj

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Interfering with comfort or progress

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irreducible adj

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That can not be lessened

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electrolysis n

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The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of anelectric current

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transmute v

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To change in nature, substance, or form

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laxative adj

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Having power to open or loosen the bowels

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deplete v

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To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste

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eloquent adj

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Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassionedspeech

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harbinger n

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One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person orthing

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negligent adj

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Apt to omit what ought to be done

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ointment n

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A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinalsubstance exists.

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introgression n

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Entrance

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fez n

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A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a blacktassel

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torrid adj

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Excessively hot

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gesticulate v

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To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech

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undervalue v

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To underestimate

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obstetrics n

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The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of womenduring pregnancy

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exit n

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A way or passage out

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patriotism n

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Love and devotion to one’s country

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egoism n

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The theory that places man’s chief good in the completeness of self

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naphtha n

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A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as inmanufacture of paints

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imminence n

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Impending evil or danger

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clan n

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A tribe

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redound n

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Rebound

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translucence n

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The property or state of allowing the passage of light

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extort v

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To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to somenecessity

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executor n

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A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will

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rigor n

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Inflexibility

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dissolution n

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A breaking up of a union of persons

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divulgence n

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A divulging

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sequestrate v

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To confiscate

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raptorial adj

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Seizing and devouring living prey

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logician n

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An expert reasoner

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anthology n

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A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors

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contumacy n

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Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority

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solvent adj

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Having sufficient funds to pay all debts

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exclusion n

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Non-admission

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perspicacity n

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Acuteness or discernment

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pseudonymity n

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The state or character of using a fictitious name

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delicacy n

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That which is agreeable to a fine taste

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infernal adj

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Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants

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amour n

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A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature

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excruciate v

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To inflict severe pain or agony upon

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sequent adj

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Following in the order of time

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venerate v

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To cherish reverentially

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obese adj

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Exceedingly fat

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perpetrator n

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The doer of a wrong or a criminal act

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pennant n

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A small flag

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acquisition n

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Anything gained, or made one’s own, usually by effort or labor

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ambush n

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The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attackingthe enemy

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naval adj

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Pertaining to ships

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cereal adj

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Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds

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boll n

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A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton

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florist n

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A dealer in flowers

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indignity n

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Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment

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specimen n

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One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class

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privateer n

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A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritimewar

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undersized adj

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Of less than the customary size

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discard v

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To reject

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innuendo n

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Insinuation

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ambrosial adj

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Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious

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entomology n

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The branch of zoology that treats of insects

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annalist n

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Historian

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deceit n

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Falsehood

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subjacent adj

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Situated directly underneath

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triennial adj

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Taking place every third year

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adjacency n

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The state of being adjacent

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debonair adj

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Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner

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intrinsic adj

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Inherent

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nunnery n

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A convent for nuns

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resonate v

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To have or produce resonance

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lassie n

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A little lass

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obsolete adj

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No longer practiced or accepted

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athwart adv

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From side to side

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osculate v

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To kiss

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masterpiece n

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A superior production

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aspire v

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To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, notyet attained

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detest v

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To dislike or hate with intensity

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geniality n

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Warmth and kindliness of disposition

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forfend v

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To ward off

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persiflage n

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Banter

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invasion n

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Encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass

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demerit n

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A mark for failure or bad conduct

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vacuous adj

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Empty

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demagogue n

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An unprincipled politician

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pestilent adj

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Having a malign influence or effect

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unanimous adj

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Sharing the same views or sentiments

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collapsible adj

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That may or can collapse

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graceless adj

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Ungracious

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humbug n

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Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead

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persuade v

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To win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflection

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foreordination n

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Predestination

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upheave v

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To raise or lift with effort

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bestial adj

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Animal

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condensation n

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The act or process of making dense or denser

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aura n

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Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

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potential n

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Anything that may be possible

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circumference n

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The boundary-line of a circle

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explosive adj

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Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak

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conformance n

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The act or state or conforming

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enhance v

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To intensify

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nocturnal adj

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Of or pertaining to the night

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divination n

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The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost orhidden

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conduit n

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A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway fora fluid

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brine n

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Water saturated with salt

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replica n

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A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with thefirst, as an original

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defiant adj

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Characterized by bold or insolent opposition

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borough n

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An incorporated village or town

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embolism n

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An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel

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underrate v

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To undervalue

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guise n

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The external appearance as produced by garb or costume

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affectation n

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A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt

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captious adj

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Hypercritical

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infinity n

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Boundless or immeasurable extension or duration

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fragile adj

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Capable of being broken

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asperity n

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Harshness or roughness of temper

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contingent adj

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Not predictable

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surety n

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Security for payment or performance

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emblem n

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A symbol

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formula n

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Fixed rule or set form

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underlie v

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To be the ground or support of

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infidel n

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One who denies the existence of God

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excellence n

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Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities

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naturally adv

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According to the usual order of things

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necropolis n

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A city of the dead

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impliable adj

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Capable of being inferred

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engender v

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To produce

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cardinal adj

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Of prime or special importance

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precedential adj

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Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for arule

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lactation n

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The secretion of milk

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tortuous adj

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Abounding in irregular bends or turns

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sophistry n

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Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive

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procrastination n

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Delay

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perspicuous adj

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Lucid

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medieval adj

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Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages

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discussion n

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Debate

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vivisection n

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The dissection of a living animal

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parlor n

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A room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests

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upturn v

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To throw into confusion

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dastard n

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A base coward

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extravagant adj

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Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure

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coincide v

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To correspond

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twinge n

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A darting momentary local pain

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inadequate adj

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Insufficient

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augment v

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To make bigger

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effulgence n

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Splendor

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extol v

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To praise in the highest terms

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ingratitude n

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Insensibility to kindness

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pathos n

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The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy

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Sol n

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The sun

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egregious adj

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Extreme

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improvident adj

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Lacking foresight or thrift

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usurious adj

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Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned

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interpolation n

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Verbal interference

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diacritical adj

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Marking a difference

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antechamber n

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A waiting room for those who seek audience

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tapestry n

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A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamentalhangings

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Martian adj

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Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet

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possessive adj

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Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one’s poweror command

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meander v

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To wind and turn while proceeding in a course

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theocracy n

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A government administered by ecclesiastics

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besmear v

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To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance

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pollute v

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To contaminate

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patrimony n

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An inheritance from an ancestor, especially from one’s father

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misty adj

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Lacking clearness

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abstain v

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To keep oneself back (from doing or using something)

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consign v

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To entrust

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equity n

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Fairness or impartiality

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pentad n

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The number five

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nectar n

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Any especially sweet and delicious drink

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emit v

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To send or give out

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impiety n

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Irreverence toward God

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prefatory adj

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Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book.

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studious adj

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Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge

203
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narration n

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The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time oroccurrence

204
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alabaster n

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A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum

205
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wavelet n

A

A ripple

206
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foliage n

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Any growth of leaves

207
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orthopedic adj

A

Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity

208
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mead n

A

A meadow

209
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advertiser n

A

One who advertises, especially in newspapers

210
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credence n

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Belief

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Scriptural adj

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Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures

212
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apex n

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The highest point, as of a mountain

213
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perverse adj

A

Unreasonable

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tutelar adj

A

Protective

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bromine n

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A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor

216
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exorbitance n

A

Extravagance or enormity

217
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consonant adj

A

Being in agreement or harmony with

218
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cede v

A

To pass title to

219
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adieu inter

A

Good-by; farewell

220
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attache n

A

A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy

221
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fulsome adj

A

Offensive from excess of praise or commendation

222
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fumigate v

A

To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection

223
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apprehend v

A

To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law

224
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adherence n

A

Attachment

225
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portent n

A

Anything that indicates what is to happen

226
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nestling adj

A

Recently hatched

227
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reflectible adj

A

Capable of being turned back

228
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corporal adj

A

Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind

229
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unisonant adj

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Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord

230
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juxtapose v

A

To place close together

231
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noisome adj

A

Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell

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gyroscope n

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An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation

233
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discipline v

A

To train to obedience

234
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cant v

A

To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity

235
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retrogression n

A

A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction

236
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cosmogony n

A

A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe

237
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risible adj

A

capable of exciting laughter

238
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protection n

A

Preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil

239
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truism n

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A statement so plainly true as hardly to require statement or proof

240
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facial adj

A

Pertaining to the face

241
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detract v

A

To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation

242
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pentahedron n

A

A solid bounded by five plane faces

243
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culinary adj

A

Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen

244
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extrude v

A

To drive out or away

245
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encore n

A

The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance

246
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oratory n

A

The art of public speaking

247
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kernel n

A

A grain or seed

248
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emergent adj

A

Coming into view

249
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jubilation n

A

Exultation

250
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inkling n

A

A hint

251
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superheat v

A

To heat to excess

252
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opalescence n

A

The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting insmoky tints

253
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intelligence n

A

Capacity to know or understand

254
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option n

A

The right, power, or liberty of choosing

255
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dehydrate v

A

To deprive of water

256
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animosity n

A

Hatred

257
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bemoan v

A

To lament

258
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anticlimax n

A

A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what issaid

259
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opportune adj

A

Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment

260
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poignant adj

A

Severely painful or acute to the spirit

261
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inadvertent adj

A

Accidental

262
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arbiter n

A

One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decidematters

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metaphor n

A

A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking asif the other

264
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preempt v

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To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land

265
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variance n

A

Change

266
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expanse n

A

A continuous area or stretch

267
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badger v

A

To pester

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vociferance n

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The quality of making a clamor

269
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permutation n

A

Reciprocal change, different ordering of same items

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assess v

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To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid)

271
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antemeridian adj

A

Before noon

272
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significant adj

A

Important, especially as pointing something out

273
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misdemeanor n

A

Evil conduct, small crime

274
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platitude n

A

A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace

275
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wholly adv

A

Completely

276
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contributor n

A

One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose

277
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simplify v

A

To make less complex or difficult

278
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dolorous adj

A

Expressing or causing sorrow or pain

279
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scuttle v

A

To sink (a ship) by making holes in the bottom

280
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modification n

A

A change

281
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inane adj

A

Silly

282
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radiance n

A

Brilliant or sparkling luster

283
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conspire v

A

To plot

284
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impropriety n

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The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate

285
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orthodoxy n

A

Acceptance of the common faith

286
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plagiarism n

A

The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them asone’s own

287
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bureau n

A

A chest of drawers for clothing, etc

288
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immovable adj

A

Steadfast

289
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mettle n

A

Courage

290
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allege v

A

To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court

291
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valedictorian n

A

Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educationalinstitution

292
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irrelevant adj

A

Inapplicable

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maze n

A

A labyrinth

294
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refringent adj

A

Having the power to refract

295
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corrigible adj

A

Capable of reformation

296
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extremity n

A

The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a meanposition

297
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peaceful adj

A

Tranquil

298
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retrospective adj

A

Looking back on the past

299
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liturgy n

A

A ritual

300
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penetrable adj

A

That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force

301
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predatory adj

A

Prone to pillaging

302
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garrulous adj

A

Given to constant trivial talking

303
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freethinker n

A

One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion

304
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accredit v

A

To give credit or authority to

305
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bawl v

A

To proclaim by outcry

306
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dispel v

A

To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions

307
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antistrophe n

A

The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in “the home of joyand the joy of home”

308
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contusion n

A

A bruise

309
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qualify v

A

To endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, orpossessions

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epode n

A

A species of lyric poems

311
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skirmish n

A

Desultory fighting between advanced detachments of two armies

312
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hoard v

A

To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation

313
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forth adv

A

Into notice or view

314
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deteriorate v

A

To grow worse

315
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morphology n

A

the science of organic forms

316
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second-rate adj

A

Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc

317
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shrivel v

A

To draw or be drawn into wrinkles

318
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fabulous adj

A

Incredible

319
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miscreant n

A

A villain

320
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sense n

A

The signification conveyed by some word, phrase, or action

321
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vincible adj

A

Conquerable

322
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befog v

A

To confuse

323
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decapitate v

A

To behead

324
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atomizer n

A

An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection,inhalation, etc

325
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stanchion n

A

A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall

326
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tercentenary adj

A

Pertaining to a period of 300 years

327
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reflexible adj

A

Capable of being reflected

328
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procedure n

A

A manner or method of acting

329
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inherent adj

A

Intrinsic

330
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despot n

A

An absolute and irresponsible monarch

331
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mismanage v

A

To manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully

332
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transmission n

A

The act of sending through or across

333
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effete adj

A

Exhausted, as having performed its functions

334
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perfunctory adj

A

Half-hearted

335
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nutriment n

A

That which nourishes

336
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fathom n

A

A measure of length, 6 feet

337
Q

levy v

A

To impose and collect by force or threat of force

338
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introductory adj

A

Preliminary

339
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onslaught n

A

A violent onset

340
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congenial adj

A

Having kindred character or tastes

341
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pincers n

A

An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot

342
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brooch n

A

An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside

343
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relapse v

A

To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery

344
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subjugate v

A

To conquer

345
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flue n

A

A smoke-duct in a chimney

346
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nomination n

A

The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office

347
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propitious adj

A

Kindly disposed

348
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baton n

A

An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority orprivilege

349
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scoundrel n

A

A man without principle

350
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subterranean adj

A

Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth

351
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enshrine v

A

To keep sacred

352
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fresco n

A

The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings.

353
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upbraid v

A

To reproach as deserving blame

354
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ductile adj

A

Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread

355
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verity n

A

Truth

356
Q

barring prep

A

Apart from

357
Q

lacteal adj

A

Milky

358
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antipathize v

A

To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike

359
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repulse n

A

The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy

360
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loath adj

A

Averse

361
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pestilence n

A

A raging epidemic

362
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acrimonious adj

A

Full of bitterness

363
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lifelong adj

A

Lasting or continuous through life

364
Q

explosion n

A

A sudden and violent outbreak

365
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pinnacle n

A

A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak

366
Q

terse adj

A

Pithy

367
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later adv

A

At a subsequent time

368
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desultory adj

A

Not connected with what precedes

369
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purloin v

A

To steal

370
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intestine n

A

That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to theanus

371
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blockade n

A

The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces

372
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reprieve v

A

To grant a respite from punishment to

373
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kilometer n

A

A length of 1,000 meters

374
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amity n

A

Friendship

375
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edict n

A

That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action

376
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verification n

A

The act of proving to be true, exact, or accurate

377
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temporize v

A

To pursue a policy of delay

378
Q

immutable adj

A

Unchangeable

379
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resilience n

A

The power of springing back to a former position

380
Q

impetuosity n

A

Rashness

381
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tribune n

A

Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the namefor a newspaper

382
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succulent adj

A

Juicy

383
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ruminate v

A

To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated

384
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mausoleum n

A

A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions

385
Q

luminosity n

A

The quality of giving or radiating light

386
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assonant adj

A

Having resemblance of sound

387
Q

denote v

A

To designate by word or mark

388
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hesitation n

A

Vacillation

389
Q

et cetera Latin

A

And so forth

390
Q

nondescript adj

A

Indescribable

391
Q

hindrance n

A

An obstacle

392
Q

aide-de-camp n

A

An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general

393
Q

prehensile adj

A

Adapted for grasping or holding

394
Q

pious adj

A

Religious

395
Q

gyrate v

A

To revolve

396
Q

profligacy n

A

Shameless viciousness

397
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ungainly adj

A

Clumsy

398
Q

percipient n

A

One who or that which perceives

399
Q

impugn v

A

To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations

400
Q

livid adj

A

Black-and-blue, as contused flesh

401
Q

cursory adj

A

Rapid and superficial

402
Q

pellucid adj

A

Translucent

403
Q

disqualify v

A

To debar

404
Q

subtle adj

A

Discriminating

405
Q

termagant adj

A

Violently abusive and quarrelsome

406
Q

fervor n

A

Ardor or intensity of feeling

407
Q

botanical adj

A

Connected with the study or cultivation of plants

408
Q

vinery n

A

A greenhouse for grapes

409
Q

reliquary n

A

A casket, coffer, or repository in which relics are kept

410
Q

Hibernian adj

A

Pertaining to Ireland, or its people

411
Q

sibilate v

A

To give a hissing sound to, as in pronouncing the letter s

412
Q

counterfeit adj

A

Made to resemble something else

413
Q

microscope n

A

An instrument for assisting the eye in the vision of minute objects orfeatures of objects

414
Q

olive-branch n

A

A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace

415
Q

inbred adj

A

Innate

416
Q

noxious adj

A

Hurtful

417
Q

interact v

A

To act reciprocally

418
Q

dilatory adj

A

Tending to cause delay

419
Q

amputate v

A

To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body

420
Q

epizootic adj

A

Prevailing among animals

421
Q

mythology n

A

The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes

422
Q

pseudonym n

A

A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer

423
Q

monosyllable n

A

A word of one syllable

424
Q

subjection n

A

The act of bringing into a state of submission

425
Q

circumnavigate v

A

To sail quite around

426
Q

inedible adj

A

Not good for food

427
Q

requisite adj

A

Necessary

428
Q

desert v

A

To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned

429
Q

sanction v

A

To approve authoritatively

430
Q

embark v

A

To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme

431
Q

novellette n

A

A short novel

432
Q

birthright n

A

A privilege or possession into which one is born

433
Q

emigrate v

A

To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling orresiding in another

434
Q

eclipse n

A

The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of anotherbody

435
Q

neural adj

A

Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system

436
Q

pendulous adj

A

Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part

437
Q

adherent adj

A

Clinging or sticking fast

438
Q

magnificence n

A

The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, orpower

439
Q

landscape n

A

A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distanceor an elevation

440
Q

degeneracy n

A

A becoming worse

441
Q

predecessor n

A

An incumbent of a given office previous to another

442
Q

hosiery n

A

A stocking

443
Q

repetition n

A

The act of repeating

444
Q

elicit v

A

To educe or extract gradually or without violence

445
Q

principal adj

A

Most important

446
Q

frequency n

A

The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time orspace

447
Q

subsist v

A

To be maintained or sustained

448
Q

avalanche n

A

The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, oftenbearing with it rock.

449
Q

omnipotence n

A

Unlimited and universal power

450
Q

sensorium n

A

The sensory apparatus

451
Q

invigorate v

A

To animate

452
Q

microscopy n

A

The art of examing objects with the microscope

453
Q

furtherance n

A

Advancement

454
Q

foresee v

A

To discern beforehand

455
Q

incandescent adj

A

White or glowing with heat

456
Q

venous adj

A

Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins

457
Q

trickery n

A

Artifice

458
Q

rhetoric n

A

The art of discourse

459
Q

personality n

A

The attributes, taken collectively, that make up the character and natureof an individual

460
Q

loam n

A

A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay

461
Q

barometer n

A

An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface

462
Q

imaginary adj

A

Fancied

463
Q

convolve v

A

To move with a circling or winding motion

464
Q

sprightly adj

A

Vivacious

465
Q

diverse adj

A

Capable of various forms

466
Q

acme n

A

The highest point, or summit

467
Q

coalescence n

A

The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination,or product

468
Q

antilogy n

A

Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas

469
Q

resilient adj

A

Having the quality of springing back to a former position

470
Q

livelihood n

A

Means of subsistence

471
Q

penance n

A

Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as anexpression of penitence

472
Q

spinous adj

A

Having spines

473
Q

mite n

A

A very small amount, portion, or particle

474
Q

unutterable adj

A

Inexpressible

475
Q

ambitious adj

A

Eagerly desirous and aspiring

476
Q

polyhedron n

A

A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four

477
Q

auxiliary n

A

One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiaryor accessory

478
Q

brotherhood n

A

Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity

479
Q

suppress v

A

To prevent from being disclosed or punished

480
Q

obesity n

A

Excessive fatness

481
Q

kind-hearted adj

A

Having a kind and sympathetic nature

482
Q

univalence n

A

Monovalency

483
Q

centimeter n

A

A length of one hundredth of a meter

484
Q

deify v

A

To regard or worship as a god

485
Q

analogy n

A

Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others areformed

486
Q

mantel n

A

The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usualshelf above it

487
Q

orthopedist n

A

One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity

488
Q

monarchy n

A

Government by a single, sovereign ruler

489
Q

transposition n

A

The act of reversing the order or changing the place of

490
Q

hemorrhage n

A

Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel

491
Q

intelligible adj

A

Comprehensible

492
Q

waistcoat n

A

A vest

493
Q

citadel n

A

Any strong fortress

494
Q

protrude v

A

To push out or thrust forth

495
Q

midsummer n

A

The middle of the summer

496
Q

rife adj

A

Abundant

497
Q

spheroid n

A

A body having nearly the form of a sphere

498
Q

edify v

A

To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion

499
Q

repository n

A

A place in which goods are stored

500
Q

tiresome adj

A

Wearisome

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