ASVAB Words Flashcards

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abnormal

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deviating from normal

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accessible

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within reach

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acclimated

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accustomed to

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accredit

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to attribute to

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accumulate

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to gather or gain

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achievement

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the act of achieving

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acoustic

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pertaining to sound

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acquitted

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freed from

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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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acute

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sharp or severe

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adjacent

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sharing a border

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aerial

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of the air

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aerobic

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occurring in the presence of oxygen

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aggravate

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to make more severe

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allege

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to claim without proving

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alliance

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connection between groups

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amateur

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one who pursues a study as a hobby

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ambidextrous

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capable of using both hands equally well

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analogy

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assumption that if two things are alike in some ways they will be alike in others

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analysis

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the act of breaking a whole into its parts

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anarchy

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a society with no government

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anecdote

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a short narrative

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annihilate

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to utterly destroy

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annul

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to make into nothing

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antagonist

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one who opposes

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antenatal

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prior to birth

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anterior

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toward the front

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antisocial

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against being social

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antithesis

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contrast of ideas

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apparatus

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equipment meant for a specific use

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aquatic

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living in water

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attain

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to reach to

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atypical

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not typical

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audiology

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science of hearing

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autocratic

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ruled by a monarch with absolute rule

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automatic

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self acting

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auxiliary

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providing help

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beneficial

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helpful to well-being

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benevolence

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an act of kindness or goodwill

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bisect

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to divide into two parts

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bona fide

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in good faith

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buoyant

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able to float

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bureaucrat

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an administrator

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calculation

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the act of determining by mathematical process

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carcinogen

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substance that initiates cancer

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caricature

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distortion by exaggeration

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carnivorous

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eating flesh

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cartographer

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map-maker

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catalyst

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a substance that creates a reaction

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catastrophe

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a momentous, tragic event

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censorship

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overseeing or excluding items that may be objectional

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chagrin

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distress because of failure or humiliation

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changeable

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able or likely to vary

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characteristic

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typical or distinctive quality

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chastise

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to punish

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circumscribe

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draw a line around or encircle

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circumstantial

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dependent on a situation

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cognizance

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knowledge through perception or reason

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coherence

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the state of sticking together

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coincide

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to be in the same place at the same time

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colossal

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big enough to astonish

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comparative

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relating to the examination of similarities

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composite

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a whole made up of discrete parts

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concede

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to yield

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conceit

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excessive self regard

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conceive

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to become pregnant

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conciliate

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to be united or drawn together

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condemn

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to state something is wrong

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condescend

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to become less formal

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confer

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to givec

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congruent

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consistent with

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connoisseur

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an expert judge

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conscientious

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adhering to rules of moral goodness

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consensus

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agreement in general

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consistency

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firmness of character

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controversial

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causing opposing views

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coordinates

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sets of numbers used to indicate a place

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corollary

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related to a main idea

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correlate

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to establish a relationship between

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culprit

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criminal

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curriculum

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courses offered by a school

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curtail

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cut short

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debacle

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complete disaster

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debacle

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complete disaster

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decadent

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characterized by overindulgence

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deceit

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the practice of lying

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deferential

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showing respect

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deferred

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put off

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defoliate

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to strip a plant of its leaves

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democracy

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government ruled by the people

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depose

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to remove from from a high position

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despondence

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loss of hope

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detrimental

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harmful to

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devastation

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ruin created through violence

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devise

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to create through violenced

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dilettante

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one who dabbles

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diligence

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energetic effort

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disastrous

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creating suffering

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disdainful

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filled with scorn

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dispensable

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something that can be done away with

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disservice

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an unhelpful behavior

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diversified

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balanced among various classes

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doctrine

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instruction or teaching

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ecosystem

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community or organisms interacting with the environment

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ecstasy

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a state beyond one’s control

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efficiency

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characterized by productivity

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elevation

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the height to which something is raised

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eligible

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able to be chosen

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eminent

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standing out as notable

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endeavor

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concentrated effort

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equilibrium

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balance

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evoke

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draw forth or bring out

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exhaustion

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the state of being drained or fatigued

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exhibition

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the act of showing

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exhilarate

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to male excited

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external

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on the outside

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extinct

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no longer in existence

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extraneous

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not needed

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exuberance

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the state of being excessive or uncontained

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fallacy

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a false or erroneous belief

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feasible

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capable of occurring

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federation

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a larger political entity formed from smaller ones

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feisty

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full of lively energy

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fictictious

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something made up or pretend

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fiscal

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having to do with finances

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forcibly

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using violence against opposition

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foreshadowing

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hinting at what is to come

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forfeit

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to give up, usually as a penalty

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geriatrics

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division of medicine pertaining to old age

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grandeur

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a state of magnificence

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graphic

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related to the visual arts

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grievous

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causing deep suffering

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guerrilla

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a fighter engaged in irregular warefare

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gyration

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spiral motion

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harass

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to persistently annoy or create hostility

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hefty

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moderately heavy or weighty

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heinous

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wrongful in a shocking or evil degree

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heist

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an armed robbery

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hemisphere

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half of the globe

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hemorrhage

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to bleed profusely

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hierarchy

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the arrangement of levels according to ability or authority

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hygiene

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practice of preservation of health

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hyperactive

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excessively active

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hyperbole

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overstatement for rhetorical effect

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hypocrite

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one who puts on a false appearance

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hypothesis

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an idea to be tested

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idealist

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a person with ideals

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idiom

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the language or dialect of a specific group of people

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idiosyncrasy

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a peculiar characteristic

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idolize

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to make an idol (hero) of

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impersonal

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without a specific subject in mind

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inaudible

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not able to be heard

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indicted

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charged with a crime

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indispensable

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cannot be done without

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influential

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holding sway over others

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intiative

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ability to take charge

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innocuous

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not able to harm

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instantaneous

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done immediately

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insurgency

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a state of revolt against authority

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intercede

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to go or come between

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interfere

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to insert in a way that hinders

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interjection

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the act of throwing something in between

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interminable

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seemingly without end

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intermittent

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happening only occasionally

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interrogate

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to question in a formal way

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introvert

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one who turns inward

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invertebrate

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without a spinal column

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irony

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using words to convey the opposite meaning

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irrational

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not having reason or understanding

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irrelevant

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something that is not application

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irresistible

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impossible to deny

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judicial

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relating to justice

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kinetic

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relating to the movement of bodies

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laborious

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full of labor or requiring a lot of bodies

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lapse

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a small error owing to inattention

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latitude

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allowing scope or range

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legislator

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person who enacts legislation

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lenient

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not rigidly adherent to rules

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levity

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lightness in character

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liaison

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one who maintains communication between various parties

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lineage

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line of descent from an ancestor

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linguistics

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study of languages

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liquefy

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to reduce to a liquid state

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luxury

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characterized by ease and indulgence

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lyric

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expressing intense emotions

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macrocosm

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the great world; the universe

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magistrate

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an official who administers the lawma

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magnificence

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a state of greatness

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malcontent

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dissatisfied

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malicious

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marked by the desire to cause pain

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manual

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made or operated by the desire to cause pain

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median

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the middle or intermediate position

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medieval

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relating to the middle ages

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mediocre

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average or middle quality

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melancholy

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a state of depression

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melodious

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an appealing arrangement of sounds

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metaphor

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figurative language that uses analogy to create an image

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mien

A

appearance and bearing

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migratory

A

characterized by moving from one location to another

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Q

millennium

A

one thousand years

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mischievous

A

having the tendency to cause annoyance or to pester

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Q

misinterpret

A

to interpret or understand wrongly

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misnomer

A

named in a wrong or inappropriate way

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monochromatic

A

having only one color

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motive

A

what moves someone to action

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mundane

A

characterized by worldly concerns

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municipal

A

relating to local government

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myriad

A

a great many

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naive

A

lacking worldly wisdom

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narrative

A

a story or account

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neonatal

A

pertaining to the newborn

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neurotic

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one who suffers a mild mental or emotional disorder

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neutral

A

not taking sides

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nocturnal

A

occurring in the night

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nucleus

A

the central point of a collection

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nuisance

A

an annoyance or pest

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oasis

A

a place of pleasant refuge

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obsolete

A

out of date and no longer useful

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Q

obtuse

A

blunt. not sharp

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omnivore

A

an animal that eats all foods either plant or animal

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Q

opaque

A

a condition that obscures light

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oppression

A

the unjust exercise of power against others

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optometry

A

profession of testing vision and examining eyes for disease

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Q

originate

A

to stem from

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Q

panorama

A

a complete view

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paradox

A

a situation in which a contrary understanding might be true

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Q

patronage

A

support or influence of a person of power

228
Q

penniless

A

without a penny

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Q

perennial

A

continuing or lasting through the years

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Q

permissible

A

that may be allowed

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permutation

A

a major change of existing elelments

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perserverance

A

the quality of not giving up

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Q

personification

A

the presentation of a nonhuman thing as having human qualities

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Q

pettiness

A

state of being petty or small-minded

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phenomenon

A

a fact or event of meaning

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Q

placebo

A

an inert substance that provides comfort rather than producing an effect

237
Q

plagiarism

A

representing another’s work as one’s own

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plausible

A

something that could happen

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postscript

A

addition to the main idea

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precede

A

to go ahead of someone or something else

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precipitaion

A

the state of being hasty

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Q

precocious

A

mature or able beyond one’s years

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prelude

A

an introduction to the main event

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prestige

A

standing or esteem

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presumption

A

an attitude of expectation or assumption

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Q

prevalent

A

commonly in use

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privation

A

a state of lack

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probation

A

the condition of being subject to testing or examination

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Q

prognosis

A

the prospect of a specific condition occurring in the future

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propaganda

A

spreading ideas in order to confirm a specific viewpoint

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Q

propagate

A

to increase through reproduction

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Q

proximity

A

nearness to

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Q

pseudonym

A

fictitious name

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Q

pyrotechnics

A

art of making or using fireworks

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Q

quadrant

A

one quarter of a circle

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Q

quadruped

A

animal having four feet

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Q

qualm

A

feeling of uneasiness about the rightness of a particular action

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Q

quandary

A

a situation that creates doubt

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Q

quarantine

A

enforced isolation of a subject or community to contain a disease

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quell

A

to put down or stop

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querulous

A

the characteristic of constantly complaining

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quiescent

A

at rest

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quintessence

A

the purest expression of a thing

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quintuple

A

having five parts

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quorum

A

the number of people in an elected body required to conduct business

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rampage

A

a period of violent behavior

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rampant

A

characterized by absence of restraint

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rarefy

A

to make less dense

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recede

A

to return to a former position

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recession

A

a time of economic downturn

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reciprocal

A

something shared by both sides

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rectufy

A

to put right

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refraction

A

the deflection of an energy wave from a straight path

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reign

A

to hold royal power

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reiterate

A

do or say repeatedly

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reminiscence

A

recalling to mind a forgotten fact or experience

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remittance

A

a sum of money sent elsewhere

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repugnant

A

an object of distaste or revulsion

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reservoir

A

a storage place

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retaliate

A

to pay back an injury or injustice

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sacrilege

A

a violation of what is hallowed or consecrated to God

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sanitize

A

to remove unpleasant elements

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saturate

A

to wet thoroughly

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scalene

A

possessing three unequal sides

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Q

scholastic

A

relating to school

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Q

segregate

A

to place apart

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segue

A

to flow uninterrupted from one activity to another

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Q

shrewd

A

characterized by cleverness

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solitude

A

state of being alone or apart from society

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Q

spasmodic

A

characterized by sudden violent action

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Q

spontaneous

A

done without thinking

292
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stalemate

A

a condition in which none of the opposing parties can make a move

293
Q

strenuous

A

using considerable energy

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succession

A

the process of following a series or order of steps

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Q

superficial

A

not penetrating the surface

296
Q

supersede

A

to take the place of

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supposition

A

something that is believed

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symmetrical

A

having corresponding parts on opposite sides

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Q

taciturn

A

not talkative

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Q

tangent

A

moving away from an original or main point

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Q

tariff

A

a tax imposed on imported goods

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tertiary

A

of third rank; that is, of less importance

303
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toxicology

A

science concerning the effects, antidotes, and detection of poisonous substances

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Q

transparent

A

lets light shine through

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tyrant

A

a ruler who is unjustly severe

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unaccountable

A

not accountable or responsible

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Q

unanimous

A

agreed by all

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unilateral

A

involving one person, class, or nation

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unscrupulous

A

without scruple or conscience

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veneer

A

a thin outer layer

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veracity

A

characterized by truthfulness

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verify

A

to prove to be truthful

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versatile

A

easily changed

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vestige

A

leftover trace or sign of something that came before

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vitality

A

liveliness

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wreak

A

to inflict upon

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zenith

A

the upper limit