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1
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Fractious

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adj. quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

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Fresco

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n. a painting done on plaster

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Froward

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adj. stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

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Fulminate

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v. to attack loudly; denounce

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Fulsome

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adj. so excessive as to be disgusting

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Gainsay

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v. to deny; dispute; oppose

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Gambol

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v. to frolic; leap playfully

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Gauche

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adj. coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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Glib

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adj. fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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Gossamer

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adj. sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs

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Gradiloquent

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adj. pompous; bombastic

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Gregarious

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adj. sociable

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Grouse

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v. to complain; n. complaints

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Guileless

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adj. free of cunning or deceit; artless

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Halcyon

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adj. calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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Harrowing

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adj. extremely distressing; terrifying

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Hermetic

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adj. tightly seald; magical

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Homeostasis

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n. automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature

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Idolatry

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n. idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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Igneous

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adj. produced by fire; volcanic

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Imbroglio

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n. complicated situation; an entanglement

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Immutable

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adj. unchangeable

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Impecunious

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adj. poor; having no money

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Impervious

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adj. impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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Impinge

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v. to strike; encroach

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Implacable

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adj. inflexible; incapable of being pleased

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Imprecation

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n. curse

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Impute

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v. to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the failt to; assign as a characteristic

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Incursion

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n. sudden invasion

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Indigence

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n. poverty

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Indolent

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adj. habitually lazy; idle

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Ineluctable

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adj. unavoidable; inevitable

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Ingenous

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adj. naïve and trusting; ;acking sophistication

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Insensible

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adj. unconscious; unresponsive

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Insouciant

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adj. indifferent; lacking concern or care

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Insularity

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n. narrow-mindedness; isolation

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Insuperable

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adj. insurmountable; unconquerable

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Interdict

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v. to forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt the activities

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Internecine

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adj. deadly to both sides

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Interpolate

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v. to insert; change by adding new words or material

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Interregnum

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n. interval between reigns; gap in continuity

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Inveigh

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v. to disapprove; protest vehemently

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Inveterate

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adj. confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted

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Invidious

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adj. likely to provoke ill-will; offensive

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Irascible

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adj. easily angered

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Jaundiced

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adj. having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility

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Jibe

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v. to be in agreement

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Labile

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adj. likely to change

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Lascivious

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adj. lustful

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Lassitude

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n. lethargy; sluggishness

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Levity

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adj. light manner or attitude

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Liberal

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adj. tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish

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Lilliputian

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adj. extremely small

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Limn

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v. to draw; describe

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Limpid

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adj. clear; transparent

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Litany

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n. lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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Lucid

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adj. bright; clear; intelligble

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Lucre

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n. money or profits

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Machiavellian

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adj. crafty; double-dealing

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Magnanimity

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n. generosity; nobility

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Malign

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v. to speak evil of

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Malleable

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adj. impressionable

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Megalomania

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n. delusions of power or importance

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Menagerie

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n. a variety of animals kept together

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Mendacious

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adj. dishonest

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Mendicant

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n. beggar

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Meretricious

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adj. gaudy; plausible but false; specious

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Metaphysics

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n. branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

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Meteorological

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adj. concerned with the weather

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70
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Mettle

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n. courage; endurance

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Militate

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v. to work against

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Minutia

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n. petty details

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Mitigate

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v. to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate

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Mnemonic

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adj. related to mempory; assisting memory

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75
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Modium

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n. limited quantity

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76
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Mollify

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v. to soothe

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Monolithic

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adj. solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole

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Motley

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adj. many colored; made up of many parts

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Multifarious

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adj. diverse

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Necromancy

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n. black magic

81
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Define:

Neophyte

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n. novice; beginner

82
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Define:

Nonplussed

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adj. bewildered

83
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Define:

Nostrum

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n. medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure

84
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Define:

Nugatory

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adj. triffling; invalid

85
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Define:

Obsequy

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n. funeral ceremony

86
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Define:

Officious

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adj. too helpful; meddlesome

87
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Ornithologist

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n. scientist who studies birds

88
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Overweening

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adj. presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing

89
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Define:

Paleontology

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n. study of past geological eras through fossil remains

90
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Pallid

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adj. lacking color or liveliness

91
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Pathological

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adj. departing from normal condition

92
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Pellucid

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adj. transparent; translucent; easily understood

93
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Define:

Penury

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n. extreme poverty

94
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Define:

Peregrination

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n. a wandering from place to place

95
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Define:

Peremptory

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adj. imperative; leaving no choice

96
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Perfidious

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adj. faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

97
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Perigee

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n. point in orbit that is closest to Earth

98
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Define:

Piety

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n. devoutness

99
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Piquant

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adj. appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive

100
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

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Fractious

101
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a painting done on plaster

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Fresco

102
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

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Froward

103
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to attack loudly; denounce

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Fulminate

104
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. so excessive as to be disgusting

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Fulsome

105
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to deny; dispute; oppose

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Gainsay

106
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to frolic; leap playfully

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Gambol

107
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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Gauche

108
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. fluent in an insincere way; offhand

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Glib

109
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs

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Gossamer

110
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. pompous; bombastic

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Gradiloquent

111
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. sociable

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Gregarious

112
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to complain; n. complaints

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Grouse

113
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. free of cunning or deceit; artless

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Guileless

114
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

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Halcyon

115
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. extremely distressing; terrifying

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Harrowing

116
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. tightly seald; magical

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Hermetic

117
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. automatic maintenance by an organism of normal temperature

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Homeostasis

118
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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Idolatry

119
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. produced by fire; volcanic

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Igneous

120
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. complicated situation; an entanglement

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Imbroglio

121
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. unchangeable

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Immutable

122
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. poor; having no money

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Impecunious

123
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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Impervious

124
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to strike; encroach

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Impinge

125
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. inflexible; incapable of being pleased

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Implacable

126
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. curse

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Imprecation

127
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the failt to; assign as a characteristic

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Impute

128
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. sudden invasion

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Incursion

129
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. poverty

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Indigence

130
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. habitually lazy; idle

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Indolent

131
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. unavoidable; inevitable

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Ineluctable

132
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. naïve and trusting; ;acking sophistication

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Ingenous

133
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. unconscious; unresponsive

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Insensible

134
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. indifferent; lacking concern or care

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Insouciant

135
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. narrow-mindedness; isolation

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Insularity

136
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. insurmountable; unconquerable

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Insuperable

137
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt the activities

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Interdict

138
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. deadly to both sides

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Internecine

139
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to insert; change by adding new words or material

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Interpolate

140
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. interval between reigns; gap in continuity

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Interregnum

141
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to disapprove; protest vehemently

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Inveigh

142
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted

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Inveterate

143
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. likely to provoke ill-will; offensive

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Invidious

144
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. easily angered

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Irascible

145
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility

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Jaundiced

146
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to be in agreement

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Jibe

147
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. likely to change

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Labile

148
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. lustful

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Lascivious

149
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. lethargy; sluggishness

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Lassitude

150
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. light manner or attitude

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Levity

151
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish

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Liberal

152
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. extremely small

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Lilliputian

153
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to draw; describe

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Limn

154
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. clear; transparent

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Limpid

155
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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Litany

156
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. bright; clear; intelligble

A

Lucid

157
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. money or profits

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Lucre

158
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. crafty; double-dealing

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Machiavellian

159
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. generosity; nobility

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Magnanimity

160
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to speak evil of

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Malign

161
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. impressionable

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Malleable

162
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. delusions of power or importance

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Megalomania

163
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a variety of animals kept together

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Menagerie

164
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. dishonest

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Mendacious

165
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. beggar

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Mendicant

166
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. gaudy; plausible but false; specious

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Meretricious

167
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

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Metaphysics

168
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. concerned with the weather

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Meteorological

169
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. courage; endurance

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Mettle

170
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to work against

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Militate

171
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. petty details

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Minutia

172
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate

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Mitigate

173
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. related to mempory; assisting memory

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Mnemonic

174
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. limited quantity

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Modium

175
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to soothe

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Mollify

176
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole

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Monolithic

177
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. many colored; made up of many parts

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Motley

178
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. diverse

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Multifarious

179
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. black magic

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Necromancy

180
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. novice; beginner

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Neophyte

181
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adj. bewildered

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Nonplussed

182
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n. medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure

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Nostrum

183
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adj. triffling; invalid

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Nugatory

184
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n. funeral ceremony

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Obsequy

185
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adj. too helpful; meddlesome

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Officious

186
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n. scientist who studies birds

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Ornithologist

187
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adj. presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing

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Overweening

188
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n. study of past geological eras through fossil remains

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Paleontology

189
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adj. lacking color or liveliness

A

Pallid

190
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adj. departing from normal condition

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Pathological

191
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adj. transparent; translucent; easily understood

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Pellucid

192
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n. extreme poverty

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Penury

193
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a wandering from place to place

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Peregrination

194
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adj. imperative; leaving no choice

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Peremptory

195
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

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Perfidious

196
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. point in orbit that is closest to Earth

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Perigee

197
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. devoutness

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Piety

198
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent; attractive

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Piquant

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