5000 English Vocabulary Words - Sheet10 Flashcards
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succulent adj
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Juicy
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succumb v
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To cease to resist
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sufferance n
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Toleration
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sufficiency n
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An ample or adequate supply
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suffrage n
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The right or privilege of voting
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suffuse v
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To cover or fill the surface of
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suggestible adj
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That can be suggested
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suggestive adj
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Stimulating to thought or reflection
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summary n
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An abstract
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sumptuous adj
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Rich and costly
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superabundance n
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An excessive amount
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superadd v
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To add in addition to what has been added
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superannuate v
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To become deteriorated or incapacitated by long service
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superb adj
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Sumptuously elegant
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supercilious adj
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Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt
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superficial adj
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Knowing and understanding only the ordinary and the obvious
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superfluity n
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That part of anything that is in excess of what is needed
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superfluous adj
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Being more than is needed
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superheat v
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To heat to excess
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superintend v
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To have the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement
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superintendence n
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Direction and management
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superintendent n
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One who has the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement
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superlative n
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That which is of the highest possible excellence or eminence
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supernatural adj
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Caused miraculously or by the immediate exercise of divine power
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supernumerary adj
Superfluous
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supersede v
To displace
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supine adj
Lying on the back
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supplant v
To take the place of
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supple adj
Easily bent
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supplementary adj
Being an addition to
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supplicant n
One who asks humbly and earnestly
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supplicate v
To beg
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supposition n
Conjecture
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suppress v
To prevent from being disclosed or punished
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suppressible adj
Capable of being suppressed
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suppression n
A forcible putting or keeping down
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supramundane adj
Supernatural
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surcharge n
An additional amount charged
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surety n
Security for payment or performance
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surfeit v
To feed to fullness or to satiety
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surmise v
To conjecture
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surmount v
To overcome by force of will
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surreptitious adj
Clandestine
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surrogate n
One who or that which is substituted for or appointed to act in place of another
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surround v
To encircle
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surveyor n
A land-measurer
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susceptibility n
A specific capability of feeling or emotion
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susceptible adj
Easily under a specified power or influence
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suspense n
Uncertainty
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suspension n
A hanging from a support
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suspicious adj
Inclined to doubt or mistrust
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sustenance n
Food
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swarthy adj
Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion
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Sybarite n
A luxurious person
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sycophant n
A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence
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syllabic adj
Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
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syllabication n
Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
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syllable n
That which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
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syllabus n
Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise
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sylph n
A slender, graceful young woman or girl
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symmetrical adj
Well-balanced
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symmetry n
Relative proportion and harmony
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sympathetic adj
Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others
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sympathize v
To share the sentiments or mental states of another
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symphonic adj
Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
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symphonious adj
Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
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symphony n
A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
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synchronism n
Simultaneousness
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syndicate n
An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise
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syneresis n
The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e'er for ever
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synod n
An ecclesiastical council
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synonym n
A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other
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synopsis n
A syllabus or summary
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systematic adj
Methodical
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tableau n
An arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life
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tacit adj
Understood
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taciturn adj
Disinclined to conversation
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tack n
A small sharp-pointed nail
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tact n
Fine or ready mental discernment shown in saying or doing the proper thing
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tactician n
One who directs affairs with skill and shrewdness
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tactics n
Any maneuvering or adroit management for effecting an object
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tangency n
The state of touching
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tangent adj
Touching
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tangible adj
Perceptible by touch
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tannery n
A place where leather is tanned
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tantalize v
To tease
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tantamount adj
Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import
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tapestry n
A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings
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tarnish v
To lessen or destroy the luster of in any way
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taut adj
Stretched tight
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taxation n
A levy, by government, of a fixed contribution
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taxidermy n
The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them
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technic adj
Technical
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technicality n
Something peculiar to a particular art, trade, or the like
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technique n
Manner of performance
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technography n
The scientific description or study of human arts and industries in their historic development
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technology n
The knowledge relating to industries and manufactures
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teem v
To be full to overflowing
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telepathy n
Thought-transference
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telephony n
The art or process of communicating by telephone
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telescope v
To drive together so that one slides into the another like the sections of a spy-glass
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telltale adj
That gives warning or information
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temerity n
Recklessness
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temporal adj
Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life
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temporary adj
Lasting for a short time only
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temporize v
To pursue a policy of delay
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tempt v
To offer to (somebody) an inducement to do wrong
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tempter n
An allurer or enticer to evil
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tenacious adj
Unyielding
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tenant n
An occupant
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tendency n
Direction or inclination, as toward some objector end
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tenet n
Any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine that a person believes or maintains as true
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tenor n
A settled course or manner of progress
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tense adj
Strained to stiffness
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tentative adj
Done as an experiment
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tenure n
The term during which a thing is held
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tercentenary adj
Pertaining to a period of 300 years
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termagant adj
Violently abusive and quarrelsome
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terminal adj
Pertaining to or creative of a boundary, limit
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terminate v
To put an end or stop to
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termination n
The act of ending or concluding
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terminus n
The final point or goal
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terrify v
To fill with extreme fear
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territorial adj
Pertaining to the domain over which a sovereign state exercises jurisdiction
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terse adj
Pithy
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testament n
A will
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testator n
The maker of a will
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testimonial n
A formal token of regard, often presented in public
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thearchy n
Government by a supreme deity
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theism n
Belief in God
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theocracy n
A government administered by ecclesiastics
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theocrasy n
The mixed worship of polytheism
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theologian n
A professor of divinity
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theological adj
Based on or growing out of divine revelation
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theology n
The branch of theological science that treats of God
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theoretical adj
Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect to applications
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theorist n
One given to speculating
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theorize v
To speculate
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thereabout adv
Near that number, quantity, degree, place, or time, approximately
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therefor adv
For that or this
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thermal adj
Of or pertaining to heat
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thermoelectric adj
Denoting electricity produced by heat
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thermoelectricity n
Electricity generated by differences of temperature,
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thesis n
An essay or treatise on a particular subject
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thoroughbred adj
Bred from the best or purest blood or stock
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thoroughfare n
A public street or road
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thrall n
One controlled by an appetite or a passion
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tilth n
Cultivation
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timbre n
The quality of a tone, as distinguished from intensity and pitch
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timorous adj
Lacking courage
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tincture n
A solution, usually alcoholic, of some principle used in medicine
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tinge n
A faint trace of color
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tipsy adj
Befuddled with drinks
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tirade n
Harangue
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tireless adj
Untiring
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tiresome adj
Wearisome
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Titanic adj
Of vast size or strength
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toilsome adj
Laborious
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tolerable adj
Moderately good
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tolerance n
Forbearance in judging of the acts or opinions of others
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tolerant adj
Indulgent
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tolerate v
To passively permit or put up with
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toleration n
A spirit of charitable leniency
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topography n
The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality or region with accuracy
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torpor n
Apathy
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torrid adj
Excessively hot
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tortious adj
Wrongful
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tortuous adj
Abounding in irregular bends or turns
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torturous adj
Marked by extreme suffering
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tractable adj
Easily led or controlled
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trait n
A distinguishing feature or quality
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trajectory n
The path described by a projectile moving under given forces
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trammel n
An impediment
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tranquil adj
Calm
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tranquilize v
To soothe
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tranquility n
Calmness
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transalpine adj
Situated on the other side of the Alps
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transact v
To do business
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transatlantic adj
Situated beyond or on the other side of the Atlantic
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transcend v
To surpass
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transcendent adj
Surpassing
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transcontinental adj
Extending or passing across a continent
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transcribe v
To write over again (something already written)
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transcript n
A copy made directly from an original
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transfer v
To convey, remove, or cause to pass from one person or place to another
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transferable adj
Capable of being conveyed from one person or place to another
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transferee n
The person to whom a transfer is made
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transference n
The act of conveying from one person or place to another
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transferrer n
One who or that which conveys from one person or place to another
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transfigure v
To give an exalted meaning or glorified appearance to
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transfuse v
To pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel to another
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transfusible adj
Capable of being poured from one vessel to another
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transfusion n
The act of pouring from one vessel to another
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transgress v
To break a law
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transience n
Something that is of short duration
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transient n
One who or that which is only of temporary existence
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transition n
Passage from one place, condition, or action to another
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transitory adj
Existing for a short time only
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translate v
To give the sense or equivalent of in another language or dialect
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translator n
An interpreter
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translucence n
The property or state of allowing the passage of light
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translucent adj
Allowing the passage of light
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transmissible adj
That may e sent through or across
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transmission n
The act of sending through or across
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transmit v
To send trough or across
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transmute v
To change in nature, substance, or form
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transparent adj
Easy to see through or understand
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transpire v
To come to pass
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transplant v
To remove and plant in another place
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transposition n
The act of reversing the order or changing the place of
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transverse adj
Lying or being across or in a crosswise direction
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travail n
Hard or agonizing labor
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travesty n
A grotesque imitation
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treacherous adj
Perfidious
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treachery n
Violation of allegiance, confidence, or plighted faith
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treasonable adj
Of the nature of betrayal, treachery, or breech of allegiance
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treatise n
An elaborate literary composition presenting a subject in all its parts
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treble adj
Multiplied by three
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trebly adv
Triply
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tremendous adj
Awe-inspiring
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tremor n
An involuntary trembling or shivering
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tremulous adj
Characterized by quivering or unsteadiness
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trenchant adj
Cutting deeply and quickly
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trepidation n
Nervous uncertainty of feeling
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trestle n
An open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge
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triad n
A group of three persons of things
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tribune n
Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper
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trickery n
Artifice
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tricolor adj
Of three colors
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tricycle n
A three-wheeled vehicle
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trident n
The three-pronged fork that was the emblem of Neptune
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triennial adj
Taking place every third year
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trimness n
Neatness
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trinity n
A threefold personality existing in the one divine being or substance
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trio n
Three things grouped or associated together
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triple adj
Threefold
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triplicate adj
Composed of or pertaining to three related things or parts
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triplicity n
The state of being triple or threefold
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tripod n
A three-legged stand, usually hinged near the top, for supporting some instrument
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trisect v
To divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts
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trite adj
Made commonplace by frequent repetition
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triumvir n
One of three men united coordinately in public office or authority
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trivial adj
Of little importance or value
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troublesome adj
Burdensome
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truculence n
Ferocity
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truculent adj
Having the character or the spirit of a savage
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truism n
A statement so plainly true as hardly to require statement or proof
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truthful adj
Veracious
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turgid adj
Swollen
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turpitude n
Depravity
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tutelage n
The act of training or the state of being under instruction
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tutelar adj
Protective
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tutorship n
The office of a guardian
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twinge n
A darting momentary local pain
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typical adj
Characteristic
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typify v
To serve as a characteristic example of
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typographical adj
Pertaining to typography or printing
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typography n
The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter
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tyrannical adj
Despotic
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tyranny n
Absolute power arbitrarily or unjustly administrated
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tyro n
One slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession
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ubiquitous adj
Being present everywhere
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ulterior adj
Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of
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ultimate adj
Beyond which there is nothing else
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ultimatum n
A final statement or proposal, as concerning terms or conditions
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ultramundane adj
Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life
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ultramontane adj
Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side)
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umbrage n
A sense of injury
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unaccountable adj
Inexplicable
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unaffected adj
Sincere
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unanimous adj
Sharing the same views or sentiments
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unanimity n
The state or quality of being of one mind
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unavoidable adj
Inevitable
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unbearable adj
Unendurable
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unbecoming adj
Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings
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unbelief n
Doubt
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unbiased adj
Impartial, as judgment
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unbridled adj
Being without restraint
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uncommon adj
Rare
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unconscionable adj
Ridiculously or unjustly excessive
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unconscious adj
Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc
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unction n
The art of anointing as with oil
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unctuous adj
Oily
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undeceive v
To free from deception, as by apprising of the real state of affairs
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undercharge v
To make an inadequate charge for
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underexposed adj
Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives in photography
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undergarment n
A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments
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underman v
To equip with less than the full complement of men
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undersell v
To sell at a lower price than
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undersized adj
Of less than the customary size
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underhanded adj
Clandestinely carried on
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underlie v
To be the ground or support of
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underling n
A subordinate
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undermine v
To subvert in an underhand way
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underrate v
To undervalue
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understate v
To fail to put strongly enough, as a case
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undervalue v
To underestimate
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underworld n
Hades
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underwrite v
To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance
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undue adj
More than sufficient
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undulate v
To move like a wave or in waves
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undulous adj
Resembling waves
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unfavorable adj
Adverse
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ungainly adj
Clumsy
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unguent n
Any ointment or lubricant for local application
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unicellular adj
Consisting of a single cell
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univalence n
Monovalency
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unify v
To cause to be one
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unique adj
Being the only one of its kind
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unison n
A condition of perfect agreement and accord
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unisonant adj
Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord
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Unitarian adj
Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity
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unlawful adj
Illegal
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unlimited adj
Unconstrained
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unnatural adj
Artificial
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unnecessary adj
Not essential under the circumstances
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unsettle v
To put into confusion
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unsophisticated adj
Showing inexperience
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unspeakable adj
Abominable
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untimely adj
Unseasonable
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untoward adj
Causing annoyance or hindrance
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unutterable adj
Inexpressible
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unwieldy adj
Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape
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unwise adj
Foolish
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unyoke v
To separate
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up-keep n
Maintenance
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upbraid v
To reproach as deserving blame
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upcast n
A throwing upward
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upheaval n
Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition
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upheave v
To raise or lift with effort
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uppermost adj
First in order of precedence
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uproarious adj
Noisy
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uproot v
To eradicate
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upturn v
To throw into confusion
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urban adj
Of, or pertaining to, or like a city
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urbanity n
Refined or elegant courtesy
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urchin n
A roguish, mischievous boy
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urgency n
The pressure of necessity
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usage n
Treatment
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usurious adj
Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned
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usurp v
To take possession of by force
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usury n
The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what is allowed by law
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utilitarianism n
The ethical doctrine that actions are right because they are useful or of beneficial tendency
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utility n
Fitness for some desirable practical purpose
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utmost n
The greatest possible extent
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vacate v
To leave
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vaccinate v
To inoculate with vaccine virus or virus of cowpox
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vacillate v
To waver
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vacuous adj
Empty
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vacuum n
A space entirely devoid of matter
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vagabond n
A wanderer
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vagrant n
An idle wanderer
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vainglory n
Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity
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vale n
Level or low land between hills
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valediction n
A bidding farewell
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valedictorian n
Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educational institution
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valedictory n
A parting address
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valid adj
Founded on truth
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valorous adj
Courageous
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vapid adj
Having lost sparkling quality and flavor
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vaporizer n
An atomizer
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variable adj
Having a tendency to change
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variance n
Change
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variant n
A thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance
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variation n
Modification
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variegate v
To mark with different shades or colors
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vassal n
A slave or bondman
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vaudeville n
A variety show
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vegetal adj
Of or pertaining to plants
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vegetarian n
One who believes in the theory that man's food should be exclusively vegetable
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vegetate v
To live in a monotonous, passive way without exercise of the mental faculties
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vegetation n
Plant-life in the aggregate
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vegetative adj
Pertaining to the process of plant-life
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vehement adj
Very eager or urgent
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velocity n
Rapid motion
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velvety adj
Marked by lightness and softness
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venal adj
Mercenary, corrupt
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vendible adj
Marketable
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vendition n
The act of selling
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vendor n
A seller
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veneer n
Outside show or elegance
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venerable adj
Meriting or commanding high esteem
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venerate v
To cherish reverentially
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venereal adj
Pertaining to or proceeding from sexual intercourse
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venial adj
That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin
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venison n
The flesh of deer
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venom n
The poisonous fluid that certain animals secrete
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venous adj
Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins
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veracious adj
Habitually disposed to speak the truth
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veracity n
Truthfulness
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verbatim adv
Word for word
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verbiage n
Use of many words without necessity
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verbose adj
Wordy
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verdant adj
Green with vegetation
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verification n
The act of proving to be true, exact, or accurate
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verify v
To prove to be true, exact, or accurate
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verily adv
In truth
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verity n
Truth
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vermin n
A noxious or troublesome animal
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vernacular n
The language of one's country
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vernal adj
Belonging to or suggestive of the spring
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versatile adj
Having an aptitude for applying oneself to new and varied tasks or to various subjects
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version n
A description or report of something as modified by one's character or opinion
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vertex n
Apex
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vertical adj
Lying or directed perpendicularly to the horizon
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vertigo n
Dizziness
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vestige n
A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone
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vestment n
Clothing or covering
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veto n
The constitutional right in a chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment
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vicarious adj
Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another
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viceroy n
A ruler acting with royal authority in place of the sovereign in a colony or province
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vicissitude n
A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune
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vie v
To contend
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vigilance n
Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger
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vigilant adj
Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety
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vignette n
A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually
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vincible adj
Conquerable
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vindicate v
To prove true, right, or real
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vindicatory adj
Punitive
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vindicative adj
Revengeful
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vinery n
A greenhouse for grapes
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viol n
A stringed instrument of the violin class
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viola n
A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin
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violator n
One who transgresses
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violation n
Infringement
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violoncello n
A stringed instrument held between the player's knees
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virago n
A bold, impudent, turbulent woman
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virile adj
Masculine
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virtu n
Rare, curious, or beautiful quality
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virtual adj
Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance
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virtuoso n
A master in the technique of some particular fine art
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virulence n
Extreme poisonousness
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virulent adj
Exceedingly noxious or deleterious
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visage n
The face, countenance, or look of a person
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viscount n
In England, a title of nobility, ranking fourth in the order of British peerage
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vista n
A view or prospect
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visual adj
Perceptible by sight
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visualize v
To give pictorial vividness to a mental representation
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vitality n
The state or quality of being necessary to existence or continuance
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vitalize v
To endow with life or energy
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vitiate v
To contaminate
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vituperable adj
Deserving of censure
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vivacity n
Liveliness
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vivify v
To endue with life
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vivisection n
The dissection of a living animal
446
vocable n
a word, especially one regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound
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vocative adj
Of or pertaining to the act of calling
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vociferance n
The quality of making a clamor
449
vociferate v
To utter with a loud and vehement voice
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vociferous adj
Making a loud outcry
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vogue n
The prevalent way or fashion
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volant adj
Flying or able to fly
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volatile adj
Changeable
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volition n
An act or exercise of will
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volitive adj
Exercising the will
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voluble adj
Having great fluency in speaking
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voluptuous adj
having fullness of beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality
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voracious adj
Eating with greediness or in very large quantities
459
vortex n
A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center
460
votary adj
Consecrated by a vow or promise
461
votive adj
Dedicated by a vow
462
vulgarity n
Lack of refinement in conduct or speech
463
vulnerable adj
Capable of receiving injuries
464
waif n
A homeless, neglected wanderer
465
waistcoat n
A vest
466
waive v
To relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim
467
wampum n
Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency
468
wane v
To diminish in size and brilliancy
469
wantonness n
Recklessness
470
warlike adj
Belligerent
471
wavelet n
A ripple
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weak-kneed adj
Without resolute purpose or energy
473
weal n
Well-being
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wean v
To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment
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wearisome adj
Fatiguing
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wee adj
Very small
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well-bred adj
Of good ancestry
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well-doer n
A performer of moral and social duties
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well-to-do adj
In prosperous circumstances
480
whereabouts n
The place in or near which a person or thing is
481
whereupon adv
After which
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wherever adv
In or at whatever place
483
wherewith n
The necessary means or resources
484
whet v
To make more keen or eager
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whimsical adj
Capricious
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whine v
To utter with complaining tone
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wholly adv
Completely
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wield v
To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command
489
wile n
An act or a means of cunning deception
490
winsome adj
Attractive
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wintry adj
Lacking warmth of manner
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wiry adj
Thin, but tough and sinewy
493
witchcraft n
Sorcery
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witless adj
Foolish, indiscreet, or silly
495
witling n
A person who has little understanding
496
witticism n
A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment
497
wittingly adv
With knowledge and by design
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wizen v
To become or cause to become withered or dry
499
wizen-faced adj
Having a shriveled face
500
working-man n
One who earns his bread by manual labor
