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1
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incumbent

A

holding an indicated position

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recumbent

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lying down, reclining, leaning

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inculpate

A

to charge with fault

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mea culpa

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through my fault, my fault

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deferential

A

respectful submission; to yield to judgement

“She was always deferential to her elders”

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delineate

A

to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline

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dilatory

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inclined to delay or procrastinate

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interdict

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to forbid, prohibit

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condign

A

well deserved; fitting; adequate

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indolence

A

a state of being lazy or slothful

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doleful

A

full of pain or sorrow, grevious

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indubitable

A

unquestionable

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duress

A

compulsion by threat, coercion

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dour

A

sullen, gloomy

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dyspepsia

A

impaired digestion

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efface

A

to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse

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epigram

A

a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed

- a short poem, especially a satirical one, having a witty or ingenious ending

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epithet

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a word or phrase used to describe someone, usually as a term of abuse

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iniquity

A

gross injustice, wickedness

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arrant

A

complete, utter

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convalescent

A

recovering from an illness

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euphemism

A

pleasant-sounding term for something unpleasant

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eugenics

A

improvement of qualities of race by control of inherited traits

24
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ineffable

A

too great for description in words, that which must not be uttered

25
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confer

A

to grant, bestow

26
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referendum

A

to vote on political question open to the entire electorate

27
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effervescent

A

with the quality of giving off bubbles of gas

28
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fiduciary

A

of a trust, held or given in trust

29
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flambeasu

A

a lighted torch

30
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conflagration

A

a large destructive fire

31
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inflect

A

to change or vary pitch of

32
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genuflect

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to bend knee, esp in worship

33
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effluence

A

flowing out (light, electricity, etc)

34
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confluence

A

merging into one

35
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mellifluous

A

pleasing, musical

36
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fortuitous

A

happening by luck

37
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fortissimo

A

very loud

38
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forte

A

strong point; something a person does well

39
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fractious

A

irritable, peevish, quarrelsome

“they fight and squabble like fractious children”

40
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refractory

A

stubborn, unmanageable, rebellious

“his refractory pony”

41
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profuse

A

lavish, extravagant, copious

42
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fusillade

A

continuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism

43
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suffuse

A

to spread throughout or over from within

44
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miscegenation

A

interbreeding of races

45
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egress

A

going out, way out

46
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ingratiate

A

to bring oneself into favor

47
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heterodox

A

different from acknowledged standard, holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines

48
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homonym

A

one or two more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning

49
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hypochondriac

A

one affected by extreme depression of mind or spirits often centered on imaginary physical ailments

50
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hypocritical

A

behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case

51
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idiom

A

a language, dialect, or style of speaking particular to people

52
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innocuous

A

not harmful or injurous

53
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indolence

A

showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful

54
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indigent

A

deficient in what is requisite; poor, needy

“the clinic provides free care for indigent people”

55
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conjecture

A

formation of an opinion on incomplete information

56
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abject

A

utterly hopeless; humiliating, or wretched

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