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1
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Pique

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n. feeling of hurt pride

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Plaintive

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adj. melancholy; mournful

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Plasticity

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n. condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability

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Plume

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v. to congratulate onself in a self-satisfied way

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Prate

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v. to talke idly; chatter

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Precept

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n. principle; law

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Precipitate

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v. to cause to happen; throw down from a height

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Preempt

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v. to supersede; appropriate for oneself

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Prehensible

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adj. capable of grasping

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Premonition

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n. forewarning; presentiment

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Preternatural

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adj. supernatural

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Prevaricate

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v. to quibble; evade the truth

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Primordial

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adj. original; existing from the beginning

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Probity

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n. honesty; high-mindedness

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Propitate

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v. to win over; appease

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Provident

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adj. providing for future needs; frugal

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Puissant

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adj. powerful

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Purport

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v. to profess; suppose; claim

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Pusillanimous

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adj. cowardly

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Quail

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v. to cower; lose heart

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Quiescent

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adj. inactive; still

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Quorum

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n. number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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Raiment

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n. clothing

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Rebus

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n. puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

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Recondite

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adj. abstruse; profound

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Redoubtable

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adj. formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect

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Refractory

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adj. stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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Regale

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v. to entertain

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Remonstrate

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v. to object or protest

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Reprise

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n. repetition, especially of a piece of music

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Repine

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v. to complain

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Reproach

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v. to find fault with; blame

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Reprobate

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n. morally unprincipled person

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Riposte

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n. a retaliatory action or retort

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Salacious

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adj. lascivious; lustful

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Salutary

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adj. expecting an improvement; favorable to health

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Sardonic

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adj. cynical; scornfully mocking

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Sartorial

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adj. pertaining to tailors

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Satyr

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n. a creature that is half-man, half beast with the horns and legs of a goat; a follower of Dionysos; a lecher

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Secrete

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v. produce and release substance into organism

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Sedition

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n. behavior prompting rebellion

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Sextant

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n. navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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Sodden

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adj. thoroughly soaked; saturated

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Soliloquy

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n. literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others

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Sinuous

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adj. winding; intricate; complex

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Solvent

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adj. able to meet financial obligations

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Somatic

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adj. relating to or affecting the body; corporeal

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Sordid

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adj. filthy; contemptible and corrupt

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Specious

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adj. seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

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Spendthrift

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n. person who spends money recklessly

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Staccato

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adj. marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

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Stint

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v. to be sparing

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Stratified

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adj. arranged in layers

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Stratum

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n. layers

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Striated

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adj. marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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Stricture

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n. something that restrains; negative criticism

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Strident

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adj. loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

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Stultify

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v. to impair or reduce to uselessness

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Stygian

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adj. dark and gloomy; hellish

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Subsume

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v. to include; incorporate

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Succor

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n. relief; help in time of distress or want

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Supine

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adj. lying on the back; marked by lethargy

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Suppliant

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adj. beseeching

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Supplicant

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n. one who asks humbly and earnestly

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Supposition

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n. the act of assuming to be true or real

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Syllogism

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n. a form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

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Sylvan

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adj. relating to the woods or forest

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Define:

Tautology

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n. unnecessary repetition

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Taxonomy

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n. science of classification; in biology, the process of classifying organisms in categories

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Tenuous

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adj. weak; insubstantial

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Tenet

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n. belief; doctrine

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Timbre

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n. the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone or color

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Thespian

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n. an actor or actress

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Tout

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v. to promote or praise energetically

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Translucent

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adj. partially transparent

76
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Define:

Travesty

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n. parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature

77
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Define:

Tremulous

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adj. trembling; quivering; frugal; tumid

78
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Define:

Turbid

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adj. muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

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Turgid/Tumid

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adj. swollen; distended; bloated; pompous

80
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Tutelary

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adj. serving as a guardian or protector

81
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Define:

Undulating

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adj. moving in waves

82
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Define:

Untenable

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adj. indefensible

83
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Untoward

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adj. not favorable; troublesome; adverse; unruly

84
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Define:

Usury

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n. practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

85
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Define:

Venal

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adj. bribable; mercenary; corruptible

86
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Define:

Vendetta

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n. prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

87
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Define:

Venerate

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v. to adore; honor; respect

88
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Define:

Visage

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n. countenance; appearance; aspect

89
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Vituperative

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adj. using or containing harsh, abusive censure

90
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Define:

Vivisection

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n. dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

91
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Welter

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v. to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

92
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Wary

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adj. careful; cautious

93
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. feeling of hurt pride

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Pique

94
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. melancholy; mournful

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Plaintive

95
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability

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Plasticity

96
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to congratulate onself in a self-satisfied way

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Plume

97
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to talke idly; chatter

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Prate

98
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. principle; law

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Precept

99
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to cause to happen; throw down from a height

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Precipitate

100
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to supersede; appropriate for oneself

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Preempt

101
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. capable of grasping

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Prehensible

102
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. forewarning; presentiment

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Premonition

103
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. supernatural

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Preternatural

104
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to quibble; evade the truth

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Prevaricate

105
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. original; existing from the beginning

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Primordial

106
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. honesty; high-mindedness

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Probity

107
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to win over; appease

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Propitate

108
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. providing for future needs; frugal

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Provident

109
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. powerful

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Puissant

110
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to profess; suppose; claim

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Purport

111
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. cowardly

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Pusillanimous

112
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to cower; lose heart

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Quail

113
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. inactive; still

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Quiescent

114
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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Quorum

115
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. clothing

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Raiment

116
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

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Rebus

117
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. abstruse; profound

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Recondite

118
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect

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Redoubtable

119
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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Refractory

120
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to entertain

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Regale

121
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to object or protest

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Remonstrate

122
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. repetition, especially of a piece of music

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Reprise

123
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to complain

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Repine

124
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to find fault with; blame

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Reproach

125
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. morally unprincipled person

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Reprobate

126
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a retaliatory action or retort

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Riposte

127
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. lascivious; lustful

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Salacious

128
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. expecting an improvement; favorable to health

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Salutary

129
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. cynical; scornfully mocking

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Sardonic

130
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. pertaining to tailors

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Sartorial

131
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a creature that is half-man, half beast with the horns and legs of a goat; a follower of Dionysos; a lecher

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Satyr

132
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. produce and release substance into organism

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Secrete

133
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. behavior prompting rebellion

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Sedition

134
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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Sextant

135
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. thoroughly soaked; saturated

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Sodden

136
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others

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Soliloquy

137
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. winding; intricate; complex

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Sinuous

138
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. able to meet financial obligations

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Solvent

139
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. relating to or affecting the body; corporeal

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Somatic

140
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. filthy; contemptible and corrupt

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Sordid

141
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

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Specious

142
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. person who spends money recklessly

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Spendthrift

143
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

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Staccato

144
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to be sparing

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Stint

145
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. arranged in layers

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Stratified

146
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. layers

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Stratum

147
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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Striated

148
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. something that restrains; negative criticism

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Stricture

149
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

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Strident

150
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to impair or reduce to uselessness

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Stultify

151
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. dark and gloomy; hellish

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Stygian

152
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to include; incorporate

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Subsume

153
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. relief; help in time of distress or want

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Succor

154
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. lying on the back; marked by lethargy

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Supine

155
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. beseeching

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Suppliant

156
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. one who asks humbly and earnestly

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Supplicant

157
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the act of assuming to be true or real

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Supposition

158
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

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Syllogism

159
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. relating to the woods or forest

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Sylvan

160
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. unnecessary repetition

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Tautology

161
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. science of classification; in biology, the process of classifying organisms in categories

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Taxonomy

162
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. weak; insubstantial

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Tenuous

163
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. belief; doctrine

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Tenet

164
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone or color

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Timbre

165
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an actor or actress

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Thespian

166
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to promote or praise energetically

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Tout

167
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. partially transparent

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Translucent

168
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature

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Travesty

169
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. trembling; quivering; frugal; tumid

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Tremulous

170
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

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Turbid

171
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. swollen; distended; bloated; pompous

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Turgid/Tumid

172
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. serving as a guardian or protector

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Tutelary

173
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. moving in waves

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Undulating

174
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. indefensible

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Untenable

175
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. not favorable; troublesome; adverse; unruly

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Untoward

176
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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Usury

177
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. bribable; mercenary; corruptible

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Venal

178
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

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Vendetta

179
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to adore; honor; respect

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Venerate

180
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. countenance; appearance; aspect

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Visage

181
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. using or containing harsh, abusive censure

A

Vituperative

182
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

A

Vivisection

183
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

A

Welter

184
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. careful; cautious

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Wary

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