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arrival n

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A coming to stopping-place or destination

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impulsive adj

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Unpremeditated

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addle v

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To make inefficient or worthless; muddle

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spurious adj

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Not genuine

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infringe v

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To trespass upon

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access n

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A way of approach or entrance; passage

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antic n

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A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action

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butt v

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To strike with or as with the head, or horns

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defame v

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To slander

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aviary n

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A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept

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monomania n

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The unreasonable pursuit of one idea

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liking n

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Fondness

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subaquatic adj

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Being, formed, or operating under water

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preexistence n

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Existence antecedent to something

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stagnation n

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The condition of not flowing or not changing

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sequacious adj

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Ready to be led

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bursar n

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A treasurer

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conscious adj

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Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks

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exasperate v

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To excite great anger in

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reconstruct v

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To rebuild

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errant adj

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Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallantdeeds

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beau n

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An escort or lover

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acquire v

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To get as one’s own

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metaphysics n

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The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of anyparticular science

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objective adj

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Grasping and representing facts as they are

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acetic adj

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Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar

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despicable adj

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Contemptible

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enthrone v

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To invest with sovereign power

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finality n

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The state or quality of being final or complete

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animadversion n

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The utterance of criticism or censure

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evanesce v

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To vanish gradually

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enamor v

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To inspire with ardent love

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secede v

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To withdraw from union or association, especially from a political or religiousbody

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monocracy n

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Government by a single person

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licit adj

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Lawful

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infrequent adj

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Uncommon

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avidity n

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Greediness

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jaundice n

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A morbid condition, due to obstructed excretion of bile or characterized byyellowing of the skin.

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occult adj

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Existing but not immediately perceptible

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immoral adj

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Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices

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replete adj

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Full to the uttermost

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intrigue n

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A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something bysecret ways

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operator n

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One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus

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protege n

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One specially cared for and favored by another usually older person

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unify v

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To cause to be one

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transfigure v

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To give an exalted meaning or glorified appearance to

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divertible adj

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Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action alreadyestablished

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trenchant adj

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Cutting deeply and quickly

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reprehend v

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To find fault with

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dissipation n

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The state of being dispersed or scattered

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cataract n

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Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness

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epitaph n

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An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead

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exclude v

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To shut out purposely or forcibly

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perturbation n

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Mental excitement or confusion

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concord n

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Harmony

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henchman n

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A servile assistant and subordinate

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academician n

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A member of an academy of literature, art, or science

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anew adv

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Once more

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occlude v

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To absorb, as a gas by a metal

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peccant adj

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Guilty

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jocose adj

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Done or made in jest

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despond v

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To lose spirit, courage, or hope

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amateur adj

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Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession

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imbrue v

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To wet or moisten

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recede v

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To move back or away

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adhesion n

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The state of being attached or joined

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constituency n

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The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.

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dramatize v

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To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner

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indignant adj

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Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness

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immaterial adj

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Of no essential consequence

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invalid adj

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Having no force, weight, or cogency

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faun n

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One of a class of deities of the woods and herds represented as half human, withgoats feet

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coquette n

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A flirt

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craving n

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A vehement desire

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conducive adj

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Contributing to an end

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wile n

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An act or a means of cunning deception

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metaphysician n

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One skilled in metaphysics

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contiguous adj

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Touching or joining at the edge or boundary

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disallow v

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To withhold permission or sanction

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ruth n

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Sorrow for another’s misery

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typography n

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The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter

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concession n

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Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition,or claim

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expedite v

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To hasten the movement or progress of

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foot-note n

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A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column

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deprecate v

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To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite

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rearrange v

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To arrange again or in a different order

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conjugation n

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The state or condition of being joined together

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culvert n

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Any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or undera road, canal

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bedlam n

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Madhouse

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interlocutor n

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One who takes part in a conversation or oral discussion

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reconsider v

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To review with care, especially with a view to a reversal of previousaction

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annex v

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To add or affix at the end

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retouch v

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To modify the details of

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reunite v

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To unite or join again, as after separation

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omniscient adj

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Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge

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peddle v

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To go about with a small stock of goods to sell

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officious adj

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Intermeddling with what is not one’s concern

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premier adj

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First in rank or position

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multiform adj

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Having many shapes, or appearances

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irritate v

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To excite ill temper or impatience in

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absurd adj

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Inconsistent with reason or common sense

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aerostat n

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A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air

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advisory adj

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Not mandatory

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edible adj

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Suitable to be eaten

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discursive adj

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Passing from one subject to another

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squalid adj

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Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance

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acoustic adj

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Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing

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culpable adj

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Guilty

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disinterested adj

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Impartial

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inquire v

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To ask information about

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incidence n

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Casual occurrence

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reseat v

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To place in position of office again

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landholder n

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Landowner

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perversion n

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Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose

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satirize v

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To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit

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appertain v

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To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, ornatural relation

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entwine v

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To interweave

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opaque adj

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Impervious to light

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lackadaisical adj

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Listless

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adduce v

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To bring forward or name for consideration

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monogram n

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A character consisting of two or more letters interwoven into one, usuallyinitials of a name

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tyrannical adj

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Despotic

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grief n

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Sorrow

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galore adj

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Abundant

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inevitable adj

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Unavoidable

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inveterate adj

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Habitual

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aldermanship n

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The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman

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variable adj

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Having a tendency to change

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depository n

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A place where anything is kept in safety

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aggravate v

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To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome

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facet n

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One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem

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requiem n

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A solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead

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stingy adj

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Cheap, unwilling to spend money

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overpass v

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To pass across or over, as a river

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benevolence n

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Any act of kindness or well-doing

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aperture n

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Hole

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needlework n

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Embroidery

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convex adj

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Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle

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fissure n

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A crack or crack-like depression

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convalesce v

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To recover after a sickness

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paralysis n

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Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles

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abrupt adj

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Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break

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precision n

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Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment

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vivacity n

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Liveliness

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sanguine adj

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Having the color of blood

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consonance n

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The state or quality of being in accord with

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irresponsible adj

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Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities

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suspicious adj

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Inclined to doubt or mistrust

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resurgent adj

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Surging back or again

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gumption n

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Common sense

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flippant adj

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Having a light, pert, trifling disposition

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condense v

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To abridge

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scurrilous adj

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Grossly indecent or vulgar

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gaily adv

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Merrily

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deviltry n

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Wanton and malicious mischief

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sociology n

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The philosophical study of society

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postgraduate adj

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Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree

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parity n

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Equality, as of condition or rank

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cosmology n

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The general science of the universe

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preponderant adj

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Prevalent

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forgo v

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To deny oneself

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weak-kneed adj

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Without resolute purpose or energy

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tantamount adj

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Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import

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concede v

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To surrender

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levee n

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An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.

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excellency n

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A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials

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photometer n

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Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing theintensity of two lights

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emporium n

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A bazaar or shop

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surmount v

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To overcome by force of will

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prevalence n

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Frequency

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resource n

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That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support

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symphony n

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A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds

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visage n

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The face, countenance, or look of a person

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enormity n

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Immensity

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lenient adj

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Not harsh

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caucus n

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A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates

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encyclical adj

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Intended for general circulation

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delineate v

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To represent by sketch or diagram

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divinity n

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The quality or character of being godlike

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pedant n

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A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning

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confer v

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To bestow

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pauperism n

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Dependence on charity

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libel n

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Defamation

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miser n

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A person given to saving and hoarding unduly

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resent v

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To be indignant at, as an injury or insult

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deign v

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To deem worthy of notice or account

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Epicurean adj

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Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite

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extensive adj

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Extended widely in space, time, or scope

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qualification n

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A requisite for an employment, position, right, or privilege

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console v

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To comfort

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ravenous adj

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Furiously voracious or hungry

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persuadable adj

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capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything thatmoves the feelings

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cabalism n

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Superstitious devotion to one’s religion

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extensible adj

A

Capable of being thrust out

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stripling n

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A mere youth

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vindicate v

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To prove true, right, or real

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upcast n

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A throwing upward

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radical n

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One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures

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alien n

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One who owes allegiance to a foreign government

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resumption n

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The act of taking back, or taking again

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isothermal adj

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Having or marking equality of temperature

202
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vindicative adj

A

Revengeful

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drastic adj

A

Acting vigorously

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percipience n

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The act of perceiving

205
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retract v

A

To recall or take back (something that one has said)

206
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underworld n

A

Hades

207
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peerage n

A

The nobility

208
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vacate v

A

To leave

209
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siege n

A

A beleaguerment

210
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forthright adv

A

With directness

211
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confessor n

A

A spiritual advisor

212
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espy v

A

To keep close watch

213
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consul n

A

An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent hiscountry

214
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courtesy n

A

Politeness originating in kindness and exercised habitually

215
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almanac n

A

A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certainastronomical information

216
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troublesome adj

A

Burdensome

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forego v

A

To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of

218
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malaria n

A

A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating

219
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calorie n

A

Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degreecentigrade

220
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Madonna n

A

A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infantJesus

221
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cite v

A

To refer to specifically

222
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inapt adj

A

Awkward or slow

223
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bore v

A

To weary by tediousness or dullness

224
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Gordian knot n

A

Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners

225
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statute n

A

Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law

226
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subservient adj

A

Servilely following another’s behests

227
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oblivion n

A

The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten

228
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evanescent adj

A

Fleeting

229
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triple adj

A

Threefold

230
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casualty n

A

A fatal or serious accident or disaster

231
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patter v

A

To mumble something over and over

232
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partible adj

A

Separable

233
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passible adj

A

Capable of feeling of suffering

234
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untoward adj

A

Causing annoyance or hindrance

235
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testator n

A

The maker of a will

236
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alteration n

A

Change or modification

237
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auspice n

A

favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance

238
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indulgence n

A

The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself oranother

239
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enact v

A

To make into law, as by legislative act

240
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festive adj

A

Merry

241
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succinct adj

A

Concise

242
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ultramundane adj

A

Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life

243
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perversity n

A

Wickedness

244
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turgid adj

A

Swollen

245
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benignant adj

A

Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect

246
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amorphous adj

A

Without determinate shape

247
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corpuscle n

A

A minute particle of matter

248
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intoxicant n

A

Anything that unduly exhilarates or excites

249
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decaliter n

A

A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters

250
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Decameron n

A

A volume consisting of ten parts or books

251
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mitigate v

A

To make milder or more endurable

252
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infuse v

A

To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities

253
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semiannual adj

A

Recurring at intervals of six months

254
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diplomacy n

A

Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or insocial matters

255
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consecutive adj

A

Following in uninterrupted succession

256
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denominate v

A

To give a name or epithet to

257
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hypodermic adj

A

Pertaining to the area under the skin

258
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languor n

A

Lassitude of body or depression

259
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misanthropic adj

A

Hating mankind

260
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bomb n

A

A hollow projectile containing an explosive material

261
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flimsy adj

A

Thin and weak

262
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protomartyr n

A

The earliest victim in any cause

263
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merciful adj

A

Disposed to pity and forgive

264
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icon n

A

An image or likeness

265
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idealize v

A

To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard

266
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liqueur n

A

An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances

267
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inconceivable adj

A

Incomprehensible

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lucrative adj

A

Highly profitable

269
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neuter adj

A

Neither masculine nor feminine

270
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automaton n

A

Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.

271
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relegate v

A

To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination

272
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giddy adj

A

Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head

273
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undermine v

A

To subvert in an underhand way

274
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ministry n

A

A service

275
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islet n

A

A little island

276
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thrall n

A

One controlled by an appetite or a passion

277
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prevention n

A

Thwarting

278
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providential adj

A

Effected by divine guidance

279
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instant n

A

A very brief portion of time

280
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virulent adj

A

Exceedingly noxious or deleterious

281
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propeller n

A

One who or that which propels

282
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accomplish v

A

To bring to pass.

283
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inversion n

A

Change of order so that the first shall become last and the last first

284
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Arthurian adj

A

Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poeticstory

285
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perfidy n

A

Treachery

286
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perpetuate v

A

To preserve from extinction or oblivion

287
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misadventure n

A

An unlucky accident

288
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Anglophobia n

A

Hatred or dread of England or of what is English

289
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ligneous adj

A

Having the texture of appearance of wood

290
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quartet n

A

A composition for four voices or four instruments

291
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matinee n

A

An entertainment (especially theatrical) held in the daytime

292
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salvo n

A

A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer

293
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bask v

A

To make warm by genial heat

294
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broadcast adj

A

Disseminated far and wide

295
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secondly adv

A

In the second place in order or succession

296
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simultaneous adj

A

Occurring, done, or existing at the same time

297
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corps n

A

A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together

298
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wrangle v

A

To maintain by noisy argument or dispute

299
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non-combatant n

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One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that offighting

300
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vacuum n

A

A space entirely devoid of matter

301
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malevolence n

A

Ill will

302
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audition n

A

The act or sensation of hearing

303
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lacerate v

A

To tear rudely or raggedly

304
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deport v

A

To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony

305
Q

disconsolate adj

A

Grief-stricken

306
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obdurate adj

A

Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity

307
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captivate v

A

To fascinate, as by excellenceeloquence, or beauty

308
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cadenza n

A

An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice orinstrument

309
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dutiful adj

A

Obedient

310
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precaution n

A

A provision made in advance for some possible emergency or danger

311
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transalpine adj

A

Situated on the other side of the Alps

312
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scope n

A

A range of action or view

313
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reform n

A

Change for the better

314
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pharmacopoeia n

A

A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of medicinesfor the use of druggists.

315
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alder n

A

Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family

316
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virtu n

A

Rare, curious, or beautiful quality

317
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fluential adj

A

Pertaining to streams

318
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inventive adj

A

Quick at contrivance

319
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eventual adj

A

Ultimate

320
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rebuild v

A

To build again or anew

321
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plenitude n

A

Abundance

322
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incessant adj

A

Unceasing

323
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foreground n

A

That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest thespectator

324
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accost v

A

To speak to

325
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cryptogram n

A

Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to havehidden meaning

326
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pleasant adj

A

Agreeable

327
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bumper n

A

A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast orhealth

328
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clement adj

A

Compassionate

329
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efflorescence n

A

The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance

330
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eminent adj

A

High in station, merit, or esteem

331
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endear v

A

To cause to be loved

332
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inconsistent adj

A

Contradictory

333
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involution n

A

Complication

334
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impertinence n

A

Rudeness

335
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supercilious adj

A

Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt

336
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stolid adj

A

Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving

337
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forehead n

A

The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair

338
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transfusion n

A

The act of pouring from one vessel to another

339
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multiplicity n

A

the condition of being manifold or very various

340
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privity n

A

Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter

341
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deplorable adj

A

Contemptible

342
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preponderate v

A

To exceed in influence or power

343
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stealth n

A

A concealed manner of acting

344
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proviso n

A

A clause in a contract, will, etc., by which its operation is renderedconditional

345
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grotto n

A

A small cavern

346
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rhapsody n

A

Rapt or rapturous utterance

347
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contraposition n

A

A placing opposite

348
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allude v

A

To refer incidentally, or by suggestion

349
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inanimate adj

A

Destitute of animal life

350
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suspension n

A

A hanging from a support

351
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mirage n

A

An optical effect looking like a sheet of water in the desert

352
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alacrity n

A

Cheerful willingness

353
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tripod n

A

A three-legged stand, usually hinged near the top, for supporting someinstrument

354
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irritable adj

A

Showing impatience or ill temper on little provocation

355
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cosmopolitanism n

A

A cosmopolitan character

356
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strait n

A

A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water

357
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baize n

A

A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc

358
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pique v

A

To excite a slight degree of anger in

359
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blaze n

A

A vivid glowing flame

360
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ground n

A

A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk

361
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attorney-general n

A

The chief law-officer of a government

362
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longevity n

A

Unusually prolonged life

363
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redundance n

A

Excess

364
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lifelike adj

A

Realistic

365
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acrimony n

A

Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper

366
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accurate adj

A

Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard

367
Q

awaken v

A

To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like

368
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oust v

A

To eject

369
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epidermis n

A

The outer skin

370
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refusal n

A

Denial of what is asked

371
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diplomatist n

A

One remarkable for tact and shrewd management

372
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intercede v

A

To mediate between persons

373
Q

embroil v

A

To involve in dissension or strife

374
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tableau n

A

An arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life

375
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senile adj

A

Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age

376
Q

prelate n

A

One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy

377
Q

haggard adj

A

Worn and gaunt in appearance

378
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sapient adj

A

Possessing wisdom

379
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inscribe v

A

To enter in a book, or on a list, roll, or document, by writing

380
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referable adj

A

Ascribable

381
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foreknowledge n

A

Prescience

382
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inference n

A

The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on theground of law

383
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moralist n

A

A writer on ethics

384
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impromptu n

A

Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment

385
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inflammation n

A

A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling,and pain

386
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genital adj

A

Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs

387
Q

benediction n

A

a solemn invocation of the divine blessing

388
Q

tendency n

A

Direction or inclination, as toward some objector end

389
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Baconian adj

A

Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy

390
Q

gladden v

A

To make joyous

391
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reciprocity n

A

Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed

392
Q

pandemonium n

A

A fiendish or riotous uproar

393
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tranquility n

A

Calmness

394
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modernity n

A

The state or character of being modern

395
Q

incite v

A

To rouse to a particular action

396
Q

annotate v

A

To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon

397
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definite adj

A

Having an exact signification or positive meaning

398
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equitable adj

A

Characterized by fairness

399
Q

archetype n

A

A prototype

400
Q

subsistence n

A

Sustenance

401
Q

discriminate v

A

To draw a distinction

402
Q

modulate v

A

To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound

403
Q

default n

A

The neglect or omission of a legal requirement

404
Q

accessory n

A

A person or thing that aids the principal agent

405
Q

peaceable adj

A

Tranquil

406
Q

explicit adj

A

Definite

407
Q

regimen n

A

A systematized order or course of living with reference to food, clothing andpersonal habits

408
Q

absolve v

A

To free from sin or its penalties

409
Q

competitive adj

A

characterized by rivalry

410
Q

physicist n

A

A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated withmatter and energy

411
Q

jocular adj

A

Inclined to joke

412
Q

usury n

A

The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what isallowed by law

413
Q

torpor n

A

Apathy

414
Q

beatify v

A

To make supremely happy

415
Q

incomplete adj

A

Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required

416
Q

niggardly adj

A

Stingy(no longer acceptable to use)

417
Q

preestablish v

A

To settle or arrange beforehand

418
Q

witchcraft n

A

Sorcery

419
Q

outlive v

A

To continue to exist after

420
Q

curtail v

A

To cut off or cut short

421
Q

mania n

A

Insanity

422
Q

betroth v

A

To engage to marry

423
Q

prelacy n

A

A system of church government

424
Q

Iliad n

A

A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy

425
Q

septennial adj

A

Recurring every seven years

426
Q

preexist v

A

To exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else

427
Q

diligence n

A

Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken

428
Q

impersonal adj

A

Not relating to a particular person or thing

429
Q

forswear v

A

To renounce upon oath

430
Q

manumit v

A

To set free from bondage

431
Q

financial adj

A

Monetary

432
Q

morality n

A

Virtue

433
Q

magnitude n

A

Importance

434
Q

spherometer n

A

An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces

435
Q

equivocal adj

A

Ambiguous

436
Q

incarcerate v

A

To imprison

437
Q

arborescent adj

A

Having the nature of a tree

438
Q

telescope v

A

To drive together so that one slides into the another like the sections of aspy-glass

439
Q

alkali n

A

Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc

440
Q

anhydrous adj

A

Withered

441
Q

buttress n

A

Any support or prop

442
Q

lieu n

A

Stead

443
Q

defensible adj

A

Capable of being maintained or justified

444
Q

inject v

A

To introduce, as a fluid, by injection

445
Q

inexplicable adj

A

Such as can not be made plain

446
Q

cranium n

A

The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain

447
Q

ado n

A

unnecessary activity or ceremony

448
Q

ingratiate v

A

To win confidence or good graces for oneself

449
Q

denominator n

A

Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which theunit is divided

450
Q

immigrate v

A

To come into a country or region from a former habitat

451
Q

parentage n

A

The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of causeto effect

452
Q

feminine adj

A

Characteristic of woman or womankind

453
Q

pudgy adj

A

Small and fat

454
Q

demeanor n

A

Deportment

455
Q

fixture n

A

One who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its position

456
Q

juggle v

A

To play tricks of sleight of hand

457
Q

degradation n

A

Diminution, as of strength or magnitude

458
Q

dogmatic adj

A

Making statements without argument or evidence

459
Q

stallion n

A

An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding

460
Q

acclaim v

A

To utter with a shout

461
Q

inexpedient adj

A

Unadvisable

462
Q

wean v

A

To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother’s milk to another form ofnourishment

463
Q

austere adj

A

Severely simple; unadorned

464
Q

grapple v

A

To take hold of

465
Q

distrust n

A

Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person

466
Q

contaminate v

A

To pollute

467
Q

demonstrate v

A

To prove indubitably

468
Q

thermal adj

A

Of or pertaining to heat

469
Q

sufficiency n

A

An ample or adequate supply

470
Q

convergent adj

A

Tending to one point

471
Q

prescriptible adj

A

Derived from authoritative direction

472
Q

apostasy n

A

A total departure from one’s faith or religion

473
Q

retrograde v

A

To cause to deteriorate or to move backward

474
Q

version n

A

A description or report of something as modified by one’s character or opinion.

475
Q

optometry n

A

Measurement of the powers of vision

476
Q

Sybarite n

A

A luxurious person

477
Q

meliorate v

A

To make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition

478
Q

sebaceous adj

A

Pertaining to or appearing like fat

479
Q

exert v

A

To make an effort

480
Q

faction n

A

A number of persons combined for a common purpose

481
Q

monopoly n

A

The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price.

482
Q

employee n

A

One who works for wages or a salary

483
Q

finite adj

A

Limited

484
Q

triad n

A

A group of three persons of things

485
Q

playful adj

A

Frolicsome

486
Q

transition n

A

Passage from one place, condition, or action to another

487
Q

assimilate v

A

To adapt

488
Q

mediocre adj

A

Ordinary

489
Q

inexorable adj

A

Unrelenting

490
Q

wherever adv

A

In or at whatever place

491
Q

ultimate adj

A

Beyond which there is nothing else

492
Q

occupant n

A

A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner

493
Q

lexicographer n

A

One who makes dictionaries

494
Q

votive adj

A

Dedicated by a vow

495
Q

daring adj

A

Brave

496
Q

alcoholism n

A

A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholicbeverages

497
Q

proficiency n

A

An advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art, or science

498
Q

dilemma n

A

A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary

499
Q

sylph n

A

A slender, graceful young woman or girl

500
Q

intestate adj

A

Not having made a valid will

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