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abase (v)

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degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem

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abscond (v)

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depart suddenly and secretively

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accede (v)

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agree, give consent; assume power

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accretion (n)

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gradual increase; an added part or addition

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acerbic (adj)

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sour; harsh or severe

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acidulous (adj)

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slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic

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acumen (n)

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keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment

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adumbrate (v)

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give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure

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aerie (n)

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dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff

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amalgamate (v)

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blend, merge or unite

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ameliorate (v)

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improve; make better or more bearable

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anachronism (n)

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something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period

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anodyne (n, adj)

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medicine that relieved pain (n); soothing, relieving pain (adj)

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antedate (v)

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be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date

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apostate (n, adj)

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person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.

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apostle (n)

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pioneer of a reform movement

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apposite (adj)

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highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant

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apprise (v)

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inform, give notice to

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approbation (n)

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praise or approval, especially formal approval

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appropriate (v)

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set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one’s own use

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ardent (adj)

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very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic

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arrogate (v)

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claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so

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aseptic (adj)

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free from germs

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asperity (n)

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right, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface

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aspersions (n)

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damaging remarks, defamation, slander

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assiduous (adj)

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persevering, diligent, constant

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attenuate (v)

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weaken or thin out

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augury (n)

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telling the future, such as through supernatural means

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august (adj)

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venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration

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axiom (n)

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self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle

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avarice (n)

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insatiable greed; a miserly desired to hoard wealth

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baying (adj)

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howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

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bent (n)

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personal inclination or tendency

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bevy (n)

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group of birds or other animals that stay close together; any large group

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bifurcate (v, adj)

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to fork into two branches or divide into two halves (v); split or forked (adj)

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bilk (v)

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cheat or defraud

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blight (n, v)

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disease that kills plants rapidly, or any cause of decay or destruction (n); ruin or cause to wither (v)

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blithe (adj)

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joyous, merry; excessively carefree (so as to ignore more important concerns)

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bombastic (adj)

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(of speech or writing) far too showy or dramatic than is appropriate; pretentious

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bonhomie (n)

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friendliness, open and simple good heartedness

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brandish (v)

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shake, wave, or flourish, as a weapon

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brook (v)

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suffer or tolerate

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bucolic (adj)

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suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life

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burnish (v)

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polish, make smooth and lustrous

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calumny (n)

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malicious lie intended to hurt someone’s reputation; the act of telling such lies

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canard (n)

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rumor, a false or baseless story

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catholic (adj)

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universal, broad-minded

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chicanery (n)

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trickery, deception by knowingly false arguments

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circumscribe (v)

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strictly limit a role, range of activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible

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circumspect (adj)

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cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences

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clamber (v)

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climb awkwardly or with difficulty, scramble

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cloying (adj)

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disgustingly or distastefully sweet

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coagulate (v)

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cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid

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coda (n)

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final part of a musical composition; an ending, esp. one that sums up what has come before

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coffer (n)

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chest for storing valuables; financial resources, a treasury

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compendium (n)

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concise but complete summary; a list or collection

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complaisant (adj)

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eager to please; cheerfully complying

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connote (v)

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suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning

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contrite (adj)

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remorseful; feeling sorry for one’s offenses or sins

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contumacious (adj)

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rebellious; stubbornly disobedient

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convoke (v)

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call together, as to a meeting

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cosset (v)

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treat as a pet, pamper

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coterie (n)

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close or exclusive group, clique

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cupidity (n)

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greed, great or excessive desire

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curmudgeon (n)

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bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch

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declaim (v)

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speak in an impassioned, pompous, or oratorical manner; give a formal speech

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declivity (n)

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downward slope

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delimit (v)

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fix, mark, or define the boundaries of

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demagogue (n)

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a leader who lies and gains power by arousing the passions and especially prejudices of the people

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demur (v)

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show reluctance or object, esp. for moral reasons

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desultory (adj)

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lacking consistency or order, disconnected, sporadic; going off topic

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diaphanous (adj)

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very sheet, fine, translucent

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dictum (n)

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formal or authoritative pronouncement; saying or proverb

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diffident (adj)

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lacking confidence, shy

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dilatory (adj)

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slow, late; procrastinating or stalling for time

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dilettante (n)

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person who takes up an art or activity for amusement only or in a superficial way

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dirge (n)

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a funeral or mourning song or poem

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discomfiting (adj)

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disconcerting, confusing, frustrating

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discordant (adj)

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harsh or inharmonious in sound; disagreeing, incongruous

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disparate (adj)

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distinct, different

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dissemble (v)

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mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false appearance of

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distaff (adj, n)

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female, esp. relating to the maternal side of the family (adj); women or women’s work (n); a staff that holds wool or flax for spinning (n)

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dither (v, n)

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act indecisively (v); a state of fear or trembling excitement

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diurnal (adj)

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occurring every day; happening in the daytime (rather than at night)

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doctrinaire (n, adj)

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person who applies doctrine in an impractical or rigid and close-minded way (n); merely, theoretical, impractical, or fanatical about other people accepting one’s ideas (adj)

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doff (v)

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take off (such as clothes), put aside; remove one’s hat as a gesture

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dovetail (v)

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join or fit together

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droll (adj)

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funny in an odd way

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duplicity (n)

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deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different ways for the purpose of deception

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dyspeptic (adj)

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grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from dyspepsia (indigestion)

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ebullient (adj)

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very enthusiastic, lively, excited; bubbling as though being boiled

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echelon (n)

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a level, rank or grade; the people at that level

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effigy (n)

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representation or image of a person, esp. a crude facsimile used to mock a hated person

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effrontery (n)

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shameless boldness

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egress (v, n)

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the action of exiting (v); an exit (n)

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elegy (n)

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song or poem of sorrow, esp. for a deceased person

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encomium (n)

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warm, glowing praise, esp. a formal expression of praise

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endemic (adj)

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native, local; natural, specific to, or confined to a particular place

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engender (v)

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produce, give rise to, cause to exist; procreate

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epicure (n)

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person with cultivated, refined tastes, esp. in food and wine

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equanimity (n)

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composure, evenness of mind; mental or emotional stability, esp. under stress

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equivocate (v)

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use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing to a position

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ersatz (adj)

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artificial, synthetic; being an inferior substitute

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erstwhile (adj, adv)

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former, previous (adj); in the past, formerly (adv)

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euphony (n)

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pleasing or sweet sound, esp. as formed by a harmonious use of words

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exigent (adj)

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requiring immediate attention, action, or aid; excessively demanding

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expedient (adj)

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suitable, proper; effective, often at the expense of ethics or other considerations

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expurgate (v)

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censor; remove objectionable or offensive parts

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extemporaneous (adj)

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done without preparation (esp. of a speech), or with some preparation but no notes; improvised, done on the spot of the moment

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fallow (adj)

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left unplanted (of land); not in use

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fastidious (adj)

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excessively particular, difficult to please; painstaking, meticulous, requiring excessive attention to detail

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fatuous (adj)

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foolish, sill, esp. in a smug or complacent manner

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fecund (adj)

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fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly producing offspring, vegetation, or creative or intellectual work

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felicitous (adj)

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admirably appropriate, very well-suited for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate, marked by happiness

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fervid (adj)

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very hot; heated in passion or enthusiam

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fetid (adj)

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stinking; having an offensive smell

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fledgling (n, adj)

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a young bird that has just recently gotten its feathers, an inexperienced person (n); new or inexperienced (adj)

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florid (adj)

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reddish or rosy; flowery, showy, or excessively fancy

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flout (v)

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treat with disdain, contempt, or scorn (usually of rules)

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forage (v)

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wander in search of; rummage, hunt, make a raid

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ford (n, v)

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place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle across (n); to cross at such a place (v)

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forestall (v)

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delay, hinder, prevent by taking action beforehand

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fracas (n)

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noisy disturbance or fight; bawl

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fractious (adj)

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unruly, troublemaking; irritable

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frenetic (adj)

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wildly excited, frantic, distracted

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fulminate (v)

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attack verbally in a vehement, thunderous way; explode, detonate

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furtive (adj)

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done secretly; stealthy, sly, shifty

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gambol (v)

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frolic; skip or leap playfully

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glacial (adj)

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pertaining to glaciers; cold, icy, slow, unsympathetic

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glower (v)

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stare in an angry, sullen way

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goad (v)

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spur on, stimulate, encourage; urge on (as cattle) with a pointed or electrically charged stick

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graft (v, n)

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insert part of a plant into another plant, where it continues to grow; join living tissue (such as skin) to part of the body where it will continue to live and grow; attach as if by grafting (v); the part so grafted (as in a graft of skin); the act of acquiring money to other benefits through illegal means, esp. by abusing one’s power (n)

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grandstand (v)

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perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers

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grating (adj)

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irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise); scraping

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grouse (v, n)

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complain or grumble (v); a reason for complaint (n)

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