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1
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subjugate

A

to conquer

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rejoinder

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to reply; retort

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junta

A

(usually military) clique taking power after a coup d’etat

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anjure

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to renounce on oath

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adjure

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to beg or command

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deluge

A

great flood of water

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ablution

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act of cleansing

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predilection

A

preference, liking

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levity

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humor, frivolity, gaeity

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elocution

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the act of clear and expressive speaking

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gradiloquent

A

pompous or inflated in language

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illustrious

A

highly distinguished

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delude

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to mislead the mind or judgement of, decieve

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prelude

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a preliminary to an action, event, etc.

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magnate

A

a powerful or influential person

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maxim

A

an expression of general truth or principle

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malign

A

to speak harmful untruths about, to slander

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malady

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a disorder or disease of the body

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maladroit

A

clumsy, tactless

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malapropism

A

humorous misuse of a word

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malfeasance

A

misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official

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malediction

A

a curse

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diminution

A

the act or process of diminishing

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minatory

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menacing, threatening

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emissary

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a messenger or agent sent to represent the interests of another

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remit

A

to send money

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remonstrate

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to present and urge reasons in protest; to say or plead on protect, objection, or reproof

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moribund

A

dying, decaying

29
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transmutation

A

the act of changing from one form into another

30
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permutation

A

a complete change, transformation

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immutable

A

unchangeable, invariable

32
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cognate

A

related by blood; having a common ancestor

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nascent

A

starting to develop

34
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nominal

A

existing in name only; negligible

35
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neologism

A

newly coined word, phrase, or expression

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neophyte

A

a recent convert

37
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nouveau riche

A

one who has lately become rich

38
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obstreperous

A

noisily defiant, unruly

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obseqious

A

overly submissive

40
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panegyric

A

formal or elaborate praise at an assembly

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panoply

A

a wide-ranging and impressive array or display

42
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disparate

A

essentially different

43
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disparage

A

to belittle, speak disrespectfully about

44
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paucity

A

smallness of quantity; scarcity

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pusillanimous

A

lacking courage or resolution

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peurile

A

childish, immature

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pedant

A

excessively concerned with displaying academic learning

48
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antipodes

A

places diametrically opposite each other on the globe

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perfunctory

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performed merely as routine duty; carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection; “in his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker”

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pertinacious

A

holding firmly to an opinion or course of action; resolute

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perspicacious

A

having an understanding of things; shrewd, astute

52
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peripatetic

A

traveling from place to place

53
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impetuous

A

characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion

54
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petulant

A

showing sudden irritation, especially over some annoyance

55
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philatelist

A

one who loves or collects postage stamps

56
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implacable

A

unable to be pleased

57
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complaisant

A

inclined or disposed to please

58
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complacent

A

self-satisfied, unconcerned

59
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replete

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abundantly supplied; “sensational popular fiction, replete with adultery and sudden death”

60
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supplicate

A

to ask or beg for something earnestly

61
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expound

A

to set forth in detail

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