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intractable

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unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child

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intransigence

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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising

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intrepid

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fearless

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intrinsic

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essential; inherent; built-in

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introspective

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looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination

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introvert

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one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; ADJ. introverted

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intrude

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put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one’s own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in

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intuition

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immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition

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inundate

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flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work

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overwhelm

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(of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief

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submerge

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place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work

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engulf

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surround and swallow up

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inured

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accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling

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invalidate

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weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify

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invalid

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one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health

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invective

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abuse

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inveigh

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denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink

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inveigle

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deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly

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inverse

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opposite

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invert

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turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of

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inveterate

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deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old

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invidious

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designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison

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invincible

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unconquerable

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inviolable

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secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability

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invocation

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prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking

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invoke

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call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one’s advisor/God

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invulnerable

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incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure

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iota

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very small quantity

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irascible

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irritable; easily angered

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irate

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angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath

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iridescent

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exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence

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irksome

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annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy

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ironic

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expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner

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irony

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hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

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irreconcilable

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impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved

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irrefutable

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indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable

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irrelevant

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not applicable; unrelated

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irremediable

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incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy

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irreparable

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not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair

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irrepressible

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unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back

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irreproachable

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beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct

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irresolute

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uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution

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indecisive

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marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle

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indecision

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irresolution; inability to make up one’s mind

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irretrievable

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impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve

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irreverence

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lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent

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irrevocable

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unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke

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isotope

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varying from of an element

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isthmus

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narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land

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itinerant

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wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher

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itinerary

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plan of a trip; record of a trip

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jabber

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chatter rapidly or unintelligibly

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jab

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poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows

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jaded

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tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite

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jargon

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language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk

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jaundiced

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yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye

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jaundice

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medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias

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jaunt

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trip; short journey

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jaunty

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cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat

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jeopardize

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endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger

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jettison

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throw overboard (from a ship or plane)

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jibe

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agree; be in harmony with; gibe

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jingoist

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extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism

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jocose

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given to(having a tendency of) joking

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jocular

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said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking

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jest

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playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully

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jocund

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merry

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jollity

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gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay

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jostle

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shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds

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shove

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push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N.

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bump

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hit or knock against with force; N.

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jovial

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good-natured; merry; cheerful

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jubilation

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rejoicing; great joy

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judicious

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sound on judgment; wise

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juggernaut

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irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path

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jug

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pitcher; container for holding liquids

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juncture

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crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining

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junket

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trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense

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junta

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group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)

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jurisprudence

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science of law

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jurisdiction

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right and power to apply the law; authority

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juridical

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of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary

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juxtapose

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place side by side; CF. next

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kaleidoscope

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tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful

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ken

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range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one’s ken

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kernel

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central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)

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killjoy

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grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others

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grouch

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bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble

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spoilsport

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one who spoils the pleasure of others

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kindle

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start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse

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kindred

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related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship

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kinetic

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producing motion; of motion

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kismet

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fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.

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kleptomaniac

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person who has a compulsive desire to steal

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knave

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untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery

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knead

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mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands); Ex. knead dough

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knell

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tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.

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toll

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sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge

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curfew

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regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew

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knit

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contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.

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crochet

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make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet

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knoll

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little round hill; hillock

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knotty

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intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot

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kudos

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honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement

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entourage

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group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround

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labile

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likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability

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laborious

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demanding much work or care; tedious

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labyrinth

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maze

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laceration

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torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound

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rip

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tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N.

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rag

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scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance

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lachrymose

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producing tears; tearful

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lackadaisical

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lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid

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halfhearted

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exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm

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lackluster

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lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull

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laconic

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brief and to the point; using few words; terse

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laggard

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slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler

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lag

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move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.

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straggle

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stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch

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lagoon

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shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs

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laity

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laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy

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layman

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man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional

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lament

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grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation

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lampoon

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ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution

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lancet

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small surgical tool for making incisions

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lance

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pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon

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languid

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lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless

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languish

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lose animation or strength

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languor

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lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression

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lank

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long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln

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lap

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take in food or drink with one’s tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person

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larceny

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theft; Ex. petit larceny

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larder

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pantry; place where food is kept

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largess

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generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)

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lascivious

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lustful

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lust

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intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.

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lassitude

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languor; weariness; listlessness

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latent

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present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential

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lateral

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of or coming from the side

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latitude

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freedom from narrow limitations

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laud

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praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise

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lavish

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liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance

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lax

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careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service

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leaven

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add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens

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enliven

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make lively or spirited; animate

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lechery

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gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man

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lectern

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reading desk or stand for a public speaker

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leery

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(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious

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leeway

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room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline

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margin

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border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety

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marginal

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of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability

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legacy

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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor

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legend

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explanatory list of symbols on a map

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legerdemain

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sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand

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leniency

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mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment

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permissive

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allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society

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leonine

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like a lion

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lethal

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deadly

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lethargic

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drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity

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levee

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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise

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levitate

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rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light

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levity

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lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner

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levy

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impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco

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lewd

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lustful

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lexicographer

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compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary

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lexicon

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dictionary

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liability

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drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)

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liaison

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contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection

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libel

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defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person’s character; V. ADJ. libelous

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libertine

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debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou'e; CF. free

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rou'e

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lecherous man

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libidinous

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lustful

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libido

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psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire

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libretto

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text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book

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licentious

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amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained

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license

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official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.

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lien

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legal claim or right on a property

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ligneous

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like wood

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lilliputian

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extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver’s Travels

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limber

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flexible; supple; pliable; V.

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limbo

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region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo

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abode

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dwelling place; home

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abide

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dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can’t abide rude people.

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limn

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draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?

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limpid

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crystal clear

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lineage

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descent; ancestry

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lineaments

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features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line

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feature

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distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent

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linger

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loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.

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persist

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continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent

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linguistic

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pertaining to language

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lionize

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treat (a person) as a celebrity

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liquidate

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settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish

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list

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tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)

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listless

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lacking in spirit or energy; languid

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litany

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supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words

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lithe

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flexible; supple; CF. limber

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willowy

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flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow

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litigation

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lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate

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litotes

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understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)’’

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understate

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state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate

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livid

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lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry

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loath

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reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.

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loathe

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detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell

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lode

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metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)

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lofty

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very high

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loft

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room or space under the roof; attic

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log

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record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.

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loiter

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hang about/around; stand idly about; linger

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loll

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lounge about

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lounge

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stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way

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longevity

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long life; long duration

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loom

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appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth

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gallows

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framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)

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noose

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loop formed in a rope

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lope

A

gallop slowly

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loquacious

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talkative; N. loquacity

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lout

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clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?

219
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low

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moo; make the sound of a cow

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lubricate

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apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction

221
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lucid

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easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity

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lucrative

A

profitable; producing wealth

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lucre

A

money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre

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filth

A

dirty matter; ADJ. filthy

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ludicrous

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laughable; ridiculous; trifling

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lugubrious

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mournful; sorrowful

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lull

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moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby

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lumber

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move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber

229
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lumen

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unit of light energy (one candle’s worth)

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luminary

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celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)

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dignitary

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person of high rank or position

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luminous

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shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs

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lunar

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pertaining to the moon

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lunatic

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insane; Ex. lunatic asylum

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lurid

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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder

236
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lurk

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stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived

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slink

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move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)

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luscious

A

pleasing to taste or smell; delicious

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luster

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shine; gloss (of a polished surface)

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lustrous

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shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair

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luxuriant

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abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate

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macabre

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gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death

243
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morgue

A

mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation

244
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cremate

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incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium

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mace

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ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon

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macerate

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soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper

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Machiavellian

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crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power

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machinations

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evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate

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maculated

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spotted; stained; CF. immaculate

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madrigal

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pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments

251
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maelstrom

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violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream

252
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magisterial

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authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner

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magistrate

A

official with power to administer the law

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magnanimity

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generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous

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magnate

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person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate

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magniloquent

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boastful; pompous

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magnitude

A

greatness (in size or extent); extent

258
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maim

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mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life

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mangle

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tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies

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maladroit

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clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling

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malady

A

illness

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malaise

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uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)

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malapropism

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comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop

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malapropos

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inappropriate; ADV.

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malcontent

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person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented

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malediction

A

curse

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malefactor

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evildoer; criminal

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maleficient

A

doing evil; N. maleficience

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malevolent

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wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)

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malicious

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hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite

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malign

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speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence

273
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malignant

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tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor

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malingerer

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one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work

275
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malleable

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(of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable

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malodorous

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foul-smelling

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compost

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mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost

278
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mammal

A

vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young

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vertebrate

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having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column

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suckle

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give or take milk at the breast or udder

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nurse

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suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone

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mammoth

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gigantic; enormous

283
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manacle

A

restrain; handcuff; N.

284
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mandate

A

order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory

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mandatory

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obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate

286
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mangy

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shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance

287
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mange

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skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair

288
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maniacal

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raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm

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manifest

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evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly

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manifestation

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outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent

291
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pronounced

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distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp

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manifesto

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public declaration of principles; statement of policy

293
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manifold

A

many in number or kind; numerous; varied

294
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manipulate

A

operate with one’s hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative

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mannered

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affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech

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mannerism

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distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)

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manumit

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emancipate; free from slavery or bondage

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marital

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pertaining to marriage

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maritime

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bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces

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marked

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noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man

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marred

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damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure

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marshal

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put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official

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enlist

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(cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support)

304
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marsupial

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one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat

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martial

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warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law

306
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cadet

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student at a military school

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martinet

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strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet

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martyr

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one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism

309
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masochist

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person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism

310
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masticate

A

chew

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materialism

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preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)

312
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maternal

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motherly; N. maternity: motherhood

313
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matriarch

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woman who rules a family or larger social group

314
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matriculate

A

enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix

315
Q

matrix

A

point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization

316
Q

maudlin

A

effusively sentimental

317
Q

sentimental

A

swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments

318
Q

maul

A

handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer

319
Q

mausoleum

A

monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos

320
Q

mauve

A

pale purple

321
Q

maverick

A

rebel; nonconformist (in a group)

322
Q

mawkish

A

mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental

323
Q

maxim

A

proverb; truth pithily stated

324
Q

mayhem

A

injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim

325
Q

meager

A

scanty; inadequate

326
Q

mealymouthed

A

indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive

327
Q

meander

A

wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly

328
Q

meddlesome

A

interfering; V. meddle: interfere

329
Q

mediate

A

settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire

330
Q

intermediary

A

intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between

331
Q

mediocre

A

ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad

332
Q

meditation

A

reflection; thought; V. meditate

333
Q

medium

A

element that is a creature’s natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted

334
Q

medley

A

mixture

335
Q

meek

A

submissive; patient and long-suffering

336
Q

suitor

A

man who is courting a woman

337
Q

megalomania

A

mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or importance

338
Q

melancholy

A

gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia

339
Q

blue

A

gloomy; depressed

340
Q

melee

A

fight

341
Q

mellifluous

A

(of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune

342
Q

memento

A

token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit

343
Q

memorialize

A

commemorate

344
Q

memorial

A

something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to honor the memory of a person or event; ADJ: commemorative

345
Q

menagerie

A

collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo

346
Q

mendacious

A

lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity

347
Q

mendicant

A

beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar

348
Q

alms

A

money or goods given to the poor

349
Q

menial

A

suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)

350
Q

mentor

A

counselor; teacher

351
Q

mercantile

A

concerning trade or merchants

352
Q

mercenary

A

motivated solely by money or gain; N.

353
Q

mercurial

A

capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood

354
Q

quicksilver

A

mercury

355
Q

meretricious

A

flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute

356
Q

vulgar

A

of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout

357
Q

merger

A

combination (of two business corporations); act of merging

358
Q

mesmerize

A

hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer

359
Q

metallurgical

A

pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores

360
Q

metamorphosis

A

change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis

361
Q

metaphor

A

implied comparison; CF. simile

362
Q

soar

A

rise or fly high in the air; Ex. The rocket soared into the sky.

363
Q

metaphysical

A

pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality

364
Q

mete

A

measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment

365
Q

meteoric

A

like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor

366
Q

methodical

A

systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure

367
Q

meticulous

A

excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous

368
Q

metropolis

A

large city

369
Q

mettle

A

courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome

370
Q

miasma

A

swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence

371
Q

swamp

A

wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid

372
Q

microcosm

A

small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society

373
Q

miniature

A

small model; small painting; ADJ: small

374
Q

migrant

A

changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates

375
Q

migratory

A

wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another

376
Q

milieu

A

social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one’s milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.

377
Q

militant

A

combative; bellicose; N.

378
Q

militate

A

work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier

379
Q

militia

A

army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers

380
Q

millennium

A

thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity

381
Q

mimicry

A

imitation

382
Q

mime

A

pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime

383
Q

minatory

A

menacing; threatening

384
Q

mincing

A

affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer

385
Q

dainty

A

delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress

386
Q

exquisite

A

delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry

387
Q

choice

A

delicate; of very fine quality

388
Q

minion

A

servile dependent; obsequious follower

389
Q

minuscule(miniscule)

A

extremely small

390
Q

minute

A

extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting

391
Q

minutiae

A

petty or trivial details; CF. minutia

392
Q

mirage

A

unreal reflection; optical illusion

393
Q

mire

A

entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire

394
Q

mirth

A

merriment; laughter

395
Q

misadventure

A

mischance; ill luck; Ex. death by misadventure

396
Q

misanthrope

A

one who hates mankind; misanthropist

397
Q

vile

A

despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander

398
Q

misapprehension

A

error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend

399
Q

miscellany

A

mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items

400
Q

miscellaneous

A

made up of a variety of parts

401
Q

mischance

A

ill luck

402
Q

misconstrue

A

interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge

403
Q

miscreant

A

wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe

404
Q

wretch

A

miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile

405
Q

misdemeanor

A

minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing

406
Q

misconduct

A

immoral behavior; bad management; V.

407
Q

miserly

A

stingy; mean

408
Q

misgivings

A

doubts

409
Q

mishap

A

unfortunate accident

410
Q

misnomer

A

wrong or improper name; incorrect designation

411
Q

misogamy

A

hatred of marriage

412
Q

misogynist

A

hater of woman; CF. misogyny

413
Q

missile

A

object to be thrown or projected

414
Q

missive

A

letter; written statement; CF. sent

415
Q

mite

A

very small object or insect-like creature; small coin

416
Q

mitigate

A

appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity

417
Q

mnemonic

A

pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid

418
Q

mobile

A

movable; not fixed; N. mobility

419
Q

mock

A

ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision

420
Q

mode

A

prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life

421
Q

modicum

A

limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate

422
Q

modish

A

fashionable; conforming to the current fashion

423
Q

modulate

A

tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G

424
Q

mogul

A

powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian

425
Q

molecule

A

the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance

426
Q

mollify

A

soothe an angry person

427
Q

mollycoddle

A

pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively

428
Q

molt(moult)

A

periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)

429
Q

molten

A

melted; Ex. molten lava

430
Q

momentous

A

very important; N. moment; CF. momentary

431
Q

momentum

A

quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force

432
Q

monarchy

A

government under a single ruler

433
Q

monastic

A

related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

434
Q

monetary

A

pertaining to money

435
Q

monochromatic

A

having only one color

436
Q

monochrome

A

painting in only one color; ADJ.

437
Q

monogram

A

design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.

438
Q

monograph

A

scholarly article

439
Q

monolithic

A

solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone

440
Q

monotheism

A

belief in one God

441
Q

monotony

A

sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone

442
Q

monumental

A

massive; impressively large; built as a monument

443
Q

moodiness

A

fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion

444
Q

moratorium

A

legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses

445
Q

morbid

A

given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease

446
Q

mordant

A

biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit

447
Q

mores

A

conventions; moral standards; moral customs

448
Q

moribund

A

dying; at the point of death; CF. death

449
Q

morose

A

ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy

450
Q

mortician

A

undertaker; CF. death

451
Q

undertaker

A

funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials

452
Q

mortify

A

humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one’s body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die

453
Q

mosaic

A

picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.

454
Q

mote

A

small speck (esp. of dust)

455
Q

speck

A

small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye

456
Q

motif

A

theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure

457
Q

motility

A

ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously

458
Q

motley

A

multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts)

459
Q

motto

A

brief statement used to express a principle

460
Q

mottled

A

blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors

461
Q

blotch

A

spot; blot; CF. blot+botch

462
Q

blemish

A

mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished

463
Q

mountebank

A

charlatan; boastful pretender

464
Q

peddle

A

travel about selling (wares); CF. foot

465
Q

muddle

A

confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion

466
Q

muggy

A

(of weather) warm and damp

467
Q

mulct

A

defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy

468
Q

multifarious

A

varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities

469
Q

multiform

A

having many forms

470
Q

multilingual

A

having many languages; fluent in several languages

471
Q

multiplicity

A

state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element

472
Q

mundane

A

worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world

473
Q

munificent

A

very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience

474
Q

mural

A

wall painting

475
Q

murky

A

dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom

476
Q

muse

A

ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)

477
Q

musky

A

having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer

478
Q

muster

A

gather; assemble (troops); Ex. muster up one’s strength for the ordeal; N.

479
Q

musty

A

stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist

480
Q

mutablility

A

ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant

481
Q

muted

A

silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise

482
Q

mute

A

silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of

483
Q

mutilate

A

maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part

484
Q

mutinous

A

unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer

485
Q

myopic

A

nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia

486
Q

myriad

A

very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand

487
Q

nadir

A

lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith

488
Q

naivet'e(naivety)

A

quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous

489
Q

narcissist

A

conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus

490
Q

narrative

A

related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration

491
Q

nascent

A

incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music

492
Q

natation

A

swimming

493
Q

natty

A

neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser

494
Q

smart

A

intelligent; quick and energetic; fashionable; Ex. smart pace/restaurant; V: cause or feel a sharp pain; N: smarting pain

495
Q

nauseate

A

cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea

496
Q

nausea

A

feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust; CF. seasickness

497
Q

nauseous

A

causing nausea; feeling nausea

498
Q

nautical

A

pertaining to ships or navigation

499
Q

navigable

A

(of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered

500
Q

nebulous

A

vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous proposal

GRE Vocab (13 decks)

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