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Irresolute

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ADJ. uncertain how to act; weak

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irreverence

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N. lack of proper respect.

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itinerant

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ADJ. wandering; traveling

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itinerary

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N. plan of a trip

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jaundiced

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ADJ. prejudiced (envious, hostile or resentful) yellowed

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jaunt

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N. trip; short journey

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jingois

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N. extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist

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jocose

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ADJ. given to joking

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jollity

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N. gaiety; cheerfulness

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junta

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N. group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal

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jurisprudence

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N. science of law

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knave

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N. untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel

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knotty

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ADJ. intricate; difficult; tangled

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kudos

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N. honor; glory; praise

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lachrymose

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ADJ. producing tears

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laconic

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ADJ. brief and to the point

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lampoon

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V. ridicule

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Largess

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N. generous gift

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lassitude

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N. languor; weariness

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latent

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ADJ.potential but undeveloped

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lateral

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ADJ coming from the side

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latitude

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N. freedom from narrow limitations

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lechery

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N. lustfulness; impurity in thought and deed

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leery

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ADJ. suspicious; cautious.

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legend

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N. explanatory list of symbols on a map

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legerdemain

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N. sleight of hand

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lexicographer

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N. compiler of a dictionary

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lexicon

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N. dictionary

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liaison

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N. contact keeping parts of an organization in communication; go-between; secret love affair

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libel

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N. defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person’s character

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libretto

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N. text of an opera

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licentious

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ADJ. amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained

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lilliputian

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ADJ. extremely small

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limpid

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ADJ. clear

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liniment

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N. ointment; lotion; salve

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lionize

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V. treat as a celebrity

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list

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V. tilt; lean over

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litany

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N. supplicatory prayer

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litigation

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N. lawsuit

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loll

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V. lounge about

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loquacious

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ADJ. talkative

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low

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V. moo

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lucrative

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ADJ. profitable

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luminary

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N. celebrity; dignitary

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lummox

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N. big, clumsy, often stupid person

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lurid

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ADJ. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome

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luster

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N. shine; gloss

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lustrous

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ADJ. shining

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machinations

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N. evil schemes or plots

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madrigal

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N. pastoral song

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Magnate

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N. person of prominence or influence

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malaise

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N. uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health

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malapropism

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N. comic misuse of a word

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54
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malediction

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N. curse

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malefactor

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N. evildoer; criminal

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malfeasance

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N. wrongdoing

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malingerer

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N. one who feigns illness to escape duty.

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malodorous

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ADJ. foul-smelling

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maniacal

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adj. raging mad; insane

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manifesto

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N. declaration; statement of policy

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marquee

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N. canopy above an entrance, under which one can take shelter

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marsupial

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N. one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch

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martial

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ADJ. warlike

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martinet

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N. strict disciplinarian

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65
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matriculate

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V. enroll (in college or graduate school)

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maudlin

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ADJ. effusively sentimental

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maul

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v. handle roughly

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maverick

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N. rebel; nonconformist

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mawkish

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ADJ. mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin

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maxim

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N. proverb; a truth pithily stated

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medley

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N. mixture

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72
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mellifluous

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ADJ. sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious

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menagerie

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N. collection of wild animals

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mendacious

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ADJ. lying; habitually dishonest

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mendicant

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N. beggar

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mercurial

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ADJ. capricious; changing; fickle

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metallurgical

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ADJ. pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores

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metaphysical

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ADJ. pertaining to speculative philosophy

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miasma

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N. swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence

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microcosm

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N.small world; the world in miniature.

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milieu

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N. environment; means of expression

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mincing

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ADJ. affectedly dainty

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83
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minutiae

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N. petty details

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84
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misanthrope

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N. one who hates mankind

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85
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miscellany

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N. mixture of writings on various subjects

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missive

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N. letter

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87
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mnemonic

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ADJ. pertaining to memory

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88
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mode

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N. prevailing style; manner; way of doing something

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modulate

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V. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another

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mollify

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V. soothe

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monastic

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ADJ. related to monks of monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

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monochromatic

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ADJ. having only one color

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monolithic

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ADJ. solidly uniform; unyielding

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monosyllabic

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ADJ. having only one syllable

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moratorium

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N. legal delay of payment

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mores

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N. conventions; moral standards; customs

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moribund

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ADJ. dying

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mortician

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N. undertaker

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mote

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N. small speck

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motif

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N. theme

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motley

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ADJ. multicolored; mixed

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muggy

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ADJ. warm and damp

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munificent

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ADJ. very generous

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mural

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N. wall painting

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,mushroom

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V. expand or grow rapidly

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106
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mutability

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N. ability to change in form; fickleness

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myopic

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ADJ. nearsighted; lacking foresight

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nadir

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N. lowest point

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nascent

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ADJ. incipient; coming into being

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natty

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ADJ. neatly or smartly dressed

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nebulous

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ADJ. vague hazy; cloudy

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neologism

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N. new or newly coined word or phrase

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nepotism

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N. favoritism (to a relative)

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nettle

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V. annoy; vex

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nicety

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N. precision; minute distinction

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nihilist

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N. one who believe traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence is meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist

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nirvana

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N. in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an personal beatitude

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noisome

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ADJ. foul-smelling unwholesome

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119
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nomenclature

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N. terminology; system of names

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120
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nominal

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ADJ. in name only; trifling

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121
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nonentity

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N. person of no importance; nonexistence

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nuance

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N. shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction

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numismatist

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N. person who collects coins

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124
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nuptial

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ADJ. related to marriage

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125
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obdurate

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ADJ. stubborn

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oblique

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ADJ. indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line)

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obstetrician

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N. physician specializing in delivery of babies

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obstreperous

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ADJ. boisterous; noisy

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129
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obtrude

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V. push (oneself or one’s ideas) forward or intrude; butt in; stick out or extrude

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obviate

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V. make unnecessary; get rid of

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odium

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N. detestation; hatefulness; disrepute

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132
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olfactory

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ADJ.concerning the sense of smell

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oligarchy

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N. government by a privileged few

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134
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onus

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N. burden; responsibility

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135
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opalescent

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ADJ. iridescent; lustrous

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opaque

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ADJ. dark; not transparent

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opiate

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N. medicine to induce sleep or deaden pani; something that relieves emotions or caused inaction

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optician

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N. maker and seller of eyeglasses

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139
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opus

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N. work

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140
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oracular

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ADJ. prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous

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141
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ornithologist

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N. scientific student of birds

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142
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ornithology

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N. study of birds

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ossify

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V. change or harden into bone

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ostensible

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ADJ. apparent; professed; pretended

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ostentatious

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ADJ. showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention

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ostracize

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V. exclude from public favor; ban

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overt

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ADJ. open to view

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pachyderm

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N. thick skinned animal

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paean

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N.song of praise or joy

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paleontology

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N. study of prehistoric life

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palette

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N. board on which a painter mixes pigments

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Pall

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V. Grow tiresome

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Palliate

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V. Lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate

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Pallid

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Adj. Pale; wan

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Palpitate

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V. Throb; flutter

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Pan

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V. Criticize harshly

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Panacea

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N. Cure-all; remedy

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Panegyric

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N. Formal praise

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Pantomime

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N. Acting without dialogue

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Paragon

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N. Model of perfection

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Parochial

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Adj. Narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes

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Paroxysm

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N. Fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage

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Parsimony

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N. Stinginess; excessive frugality

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Pastiche

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N. Imitation of another’s style in musical composition or in writing

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Pastoral

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Adj. Rural

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Patent

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Adj. Open for the public to read; obvious

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Pathological

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Adj. Related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal

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Pathos

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N. Tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produce’s these feelings

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Patina

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N. Green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting

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Patrician

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Adj. Noble; aristocratic

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Peccadillo

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N. Slight offense

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Pedagogy

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N. Teaching; art of education

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Pedant

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N. Scholar who overemphasizes

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Peerless

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Adj. Having no equal; incomparable

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Pejorative

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Adj. Negative in connotation; having a belittling effect

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Pellucid

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Adj. Transparent; limpid; easy to understand

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Pensive

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Adj. Dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative

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Penury

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N. Severe poverty; stinginess

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Percussion

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Adj. Striking one object against another sharply

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Perdition

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N. Damnation; complete ruin

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Peregrination

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N. Journey

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Peremptory

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Adj. Demanding and leaving no choice

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Perfidious

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V. Pierce; put a hole through

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Perquisite

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N. Any gain above stipulated salary

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Personable

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Adj. Attractive

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Pertinacious

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Adj. Stubborn; persistent

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Perverse

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Adj. Stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and perverted

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Phenomena

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N. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

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Philanderer

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N. Faithless lover; flirt

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Philistine

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N. Narrow-minded person

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Philology

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N. Study of language

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Plegmatic

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Adj. Calm; not easily disturbed

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Phylum

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N. Major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division

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Physiological

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Adj. Pertaining to rogues in literature

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Picaresque

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Adj. Pertaining to rogues in literature

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Piebald

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Adj. Mottled; spotted

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Piecemeal

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Adv. One piece at a time; gradually

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Pied

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Adj. Variegated; multicolored

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Piquant

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Adj. Pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating

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Pique

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N. Irritation; resentment

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Pique

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V. Provoke or arouse; annoy

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Pithy

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Adj. Concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty

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Placebo

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N. Harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill

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Plaintive

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Adj. Mournful

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Plasticity

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N. Ability to be molded

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Platitude

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N. trite remark; commonplace statement

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Plaudit

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N. Enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause

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Plutocracy

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N. Society ruled by the wealthy

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Podiatrist

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N. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet

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Poignancy

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N. Quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion

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Polarize

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V. Split into opposite extremes or camps

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Polemical

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Adj. Aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious

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Politic

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Adj. Expedient; prudent; well advised

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Polyglot

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Adj. Speaking several languages

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Ponderous

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Adj. Weighty; unwieldy

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Pontifical

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Adj. Pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious

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Poseur

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N. Person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant etc., to impress others

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Posterity

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N. Descendants; future generations

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Postulate

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N. Essential Premise; underlying assumption

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Potable

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Adj.Suitable for drinking

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Practicable

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Adj. Feasible

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Prate

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V. Speak foolishly; boast idly

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Preamble

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N. Introductory statement

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Precipitate

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Adj. Rash; premature; hasty; sudden

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Precis

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N. Concise summing up of main points

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Preclude

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V. Make impossible; elimate

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Precocious

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Adj. Advanced in development

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Predilection

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N. Partiality; preference

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Predispose

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V. give an inclination toward; make susceptible to

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Preempt

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V. head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant

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preen

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V. make oneself tidy in appearance feel self satisfaction

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Prehensile

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ADJ. capable of grasping or holding

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Prelate

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N. Church dignitary

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Prerogative

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N. privilege; unquestionable right

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presage

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V. foretell

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Prescience

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N. ability to foretell the future

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Presentiment

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N. feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear; premonition

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Pretentious

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ADJ. ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious

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preternatural

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ADJ. beyond what is normal in nature

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prevaricate

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V. lie

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Primordial

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ADJ. existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary

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Privation

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N. Hardship; want

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Problematic

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ADJ. doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing

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Proclivity

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N/ inclination; natural tendency

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Prodigal

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ADJ. wasteful; reckless with money

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Profligate

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ADJ. dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral

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Profusion

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N. Overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess

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Progenitor

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N. ancestor

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Progeny

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N. Children; offspring

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Prognosis

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N. Forecasted course of a disease; Prediction

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Proletarian

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N. Member of the working class; blue collar person

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Proliferation

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N. rapid growth; spread; multiplication

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prolific

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ADJ. abundantly fruitful

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Prolixity

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N. tedious wordiness; verbosity

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promiscuous

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ADJ mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular, particularly sexually

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promontory

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N. Headland

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Promulgate

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V. proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication

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Propinquity

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N. Nearness; kinship

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propitiate

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V. appease

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Propitious

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ADJ. favorable; fortunate; advantageous

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Propound

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V. put forth for analysis

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Proscribe

A

V. ostracize; banish; outlaw

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Proselytize

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V. convert to a religion or belief

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Protean

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ADJ. versatile; able to take on many shapes

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Protuberance

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N. protrusion; bulge

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Provident

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ADJ. displaying foresight; thrifty; prearing for emergencies

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Provisional

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ADJ. tentative

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Proxy

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N. Authorized agent

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Prude

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N. excessively modest person

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prurient

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ADJ. having or causing lustful thought and desires

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Pseudonym

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N. pen name

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Puerile

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ADJ. Childish

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Pugilist

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N. boxer

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pugnacity

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N. combativeness; disposition to fight

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pulchritude

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N. beauty; comeliness

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Punctilious

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ADJ. laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive to fine points (perhaps too much so)

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Pundit

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N. Authority on a subject; learned person; expert

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Purported

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ADJ. alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored

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Purveyor

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N. furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer

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Pusillanimous

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ADJ. cowardly; fainthearted

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quack

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N. Charlatan; impostor

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Qualified

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ADJ. limited; restricted

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Quay

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N. dock; landing place

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Querulous

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ADJ. fretful; whining

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Quibble

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N. minor objection or complaint

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Quiescent

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ADJ. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive

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Quintessence

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N. purest and highest embodiment

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Quip

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N. taunt

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Quixotic

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ADJ. idealistic but impractical

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Quizzical

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ADJ. teasing; bantering; mocking; curious

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Quorum

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N. number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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Raconteur

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N. story teller

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Rail

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V. scold; rant

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Ramification

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N. branching out; subdivision

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Ramify

A

V. divide into branches or subdivisions

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Rapacious

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Adj. Excessively greedy; predatory

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Rapport

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N. Emotional closeness; harmony

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Rarefied

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Adj. Made less dense [of a gas]

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Ratiocination

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N. Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises

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Ravel

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V. Fall apart into tangles; unravel or untwist; entangle

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Recalcitrant

A

Adj. Obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority

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Recapitulate

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V. Summarize

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Recast

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V. Reconstruct (a sentence, story, etc.); fashion again

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Recidivism

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N. Habitual return to crime

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Recrimination

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N. Counter-charges

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Redolent

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Adj. Fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor

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Redress

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N. Remedy; compensation

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Refractory

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Adj. Stubborn; unmanageable

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Regal

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Adj. Royal

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Regale

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V. Entertain

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Regimen

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N. Prescribed diet and habits

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Relegate

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V. Banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign

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Remission

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N. Temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon

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Remonstrance

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N. Protest; objection

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Renege

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V. Deny; go back on

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Rent

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N. Rip; split

317
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Reparation

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N. Amends; compensation

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Repast

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N. Meal; feast; banquet

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Replete

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Adj. Filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied

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Reprise

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N. Musical repetition

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Restitution

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N. Reparation; indemnification

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Restive

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Adj. Restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control

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Resumption

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N. Taking up again; recommencement

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Reticence

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N. Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence

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Retrench

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V. Cut down; economize

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Retroactive

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V. Of a law that dates back to a period before its enactment

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Retrograde

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V. Go backwards; degenerate

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Revile

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V. Attack with abusive language; vilify

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Revulsion

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N. Sudden violent change of feeling; reaction

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Rhapsodize

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V. To speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner

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Rhetorical

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Adj. Pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language

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Ribald

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Adj. Wanton; profane

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Rider

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N. Amendment or clause added to a legislative bill

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Roil

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V. To make liquids murky by stirring up sediment

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Rostrum

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N. Platform for speech-making; pulpit

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Rote

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N. Repetition

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Rotundity

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N. Roundness; sonorousness of speech

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Ruminate

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V. Chew over and over (mentally, or, like cows, physically); mull over; ponder

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Saccharine

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Adj. Cloyingly sweet

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Salacious

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Adj. Lascivious; lustful

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Salient

A

Adj. Prominent

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Salubrious

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Adj. Healthful

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Salutary

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Adj. Tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome

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Sardonic

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Adj. Disdainful; sarcastic; cynical

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Sartorial

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Adj. Pertaining to tailors

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Satirical

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Adj. Mocking

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Saturnine

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Adj. Gloomy

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Savant

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N. Scholar

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Scad

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N. A great quantity

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Schism

A

Division; split

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Scruple

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V. Fret about; hesitate, for ethical reasons

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Scurrilous

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Adj. Obscene; indecent

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Scurvy

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Adj. Despicable; contemptible

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Seamy

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Adj. Sordid; unwholesome

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Secrete

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V. Hide away; produce and release a substance into an organism

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Sectarian

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Adj. Relating to a religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited

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Sedentary

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Adj. Requiring sitting

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Sedition

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N. Resistance to authority; insubordination

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Sedulous

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Adj. Diligent; hardworking

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Seedy

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Adj. Run-down; decrepit; disreputable

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Sententious

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Adj. Terse; concise; aphoristic

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Sequester

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V. Isolate; retire from public life; segregate

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Serendipity

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N. Gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck

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Shyster

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N. Lawyer using questionable methods

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Simian

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Adj. Monkeylike

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Simpter

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V. Smirk; smile affectedly

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Sinecure

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N. Well-paid position with little responsibility

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Sinuous

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Adj. Winding; bending in and out; not morally honest

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Slag

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N. Residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter

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Slapdash

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Adj. Haphazard; careless; sloppy

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Sleeper

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N. Something originally of little value or important that in time becomes very valuable

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Sleight

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N. Dexterity

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Slipshod

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Adj. Untidy or slovenly; shabby

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Slough

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V. Cast off

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Slur

A

N. insult to one’s character or reputation; slander

376
Q

Sobriety

A

N. Moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness

377
Q

Sodden

A

Adj. Soaked; dull, as if from drink

378
Q

Sojourn

A

N. Temporary stay

379
Q

Solder

A

V. Repair or make whole by using a metal alloy

380
Q

Solecism

A

N. Construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically

381
Q

Solicitous

A

V. Worried; concerned

382
Q

Soliloquy

A

N. Talking to oneself

383
Q

Soluble

A

Adj. Able to be dissolved; able to be explained

384
Q

Somnambulist

A

N. Sleepwalker

385
Q

Somnolent

A

Adj. Half asleep

386
Q

Sophistry

A

N. Seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning

387
Q

Sophomoric

A

Adj. Immature; half-baked; like a sophomore

388
Q

Sordid

A

Adj. Filthy; base; vile

389
Q

Spat

A

N. Squabble; minor dispute

390
Q

Spate

A

N. Sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount

391
Q

Sphinx-like

A

Adj. Enigmatic; mysterious

392
Q

Spontaneity

A

N. Lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint

393
Q

Stigma

A

N. Token of disgrace; brand

394
Q

Stigmatize

A

V. Brand; mark as wicked

395
Q

Stilted

A

Adj. Bombastic; inflated

396
Q

Stint

A

N. Supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work

397
Q

Stipulate

A

V. Make express conditions; specify

398
Q

Stodgy

A

Adj. Stuffy; boringly conservative

399
Q

Stratagem

A

N. Deceptive scheme

400
Q

Striated

A

Adj. Marked with parallel bands; grooved

401
Q

Stricture

A

N. Restriction; adverse criticism

402
Q

Stultify

A

V. Cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder

403
Q

Suborn

A

V. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to begin perjury)

404
Q

Suffragist

A

N. Advocate of voting rights (for women)

405
Q

Supercilious

A

Adj. Arrogant; condescending; patronizing

406
Q

Surfeit

A

V. Satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything

407
Q

Surrogate

A

N. Substitute

408
Q

Suture

A

N. Stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing

409
Q

Sybarite

A

N. Lover of luxury

410
Q

Synoptic

A

Adj. Providing a general overview; summary

411
Q

Table

A

V. Set aside a resolution or proposal for future consideration

412
Q

Tactile

A

Adj. Pertaining to the organs or the sense of touch

413
Q

Tangential

A

Adj. Peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

414
Q

Tautological

A

Adj. Needlessly repetitious

415
Q

Tautology

A

N. Unnecessary repetition

416
Q

Temerity

A

N. Boldness; rashness

417
Q

Temper

A

V. Moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)

418
Q

Tempestuous

A

Adj. Stormy; impassioned; violent

419
Q

Temporal

A

Adj. Not lasting forever; limited by time; secular

420
Q

Temporize

A

V. Avoid committing oneself; gain time

421
Q

Tendentious

A

Adj. Having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause

422
Q

Tenet

A

N. Doctrine; dogma

423
Q

Tenuous

A

Adj. Thin; rare; slim

424
Q

Tenure

A

N. Holding of an office; time during which such an office is held

425
Q

Tepid

A

Adj. Lukewarm

426
Q

Terminus

A

N. last stop of railroad.

427
Q

Thematic

A

ADJ. relating to a unifying motif or idea

428
Q

Theocracy

A

N. government run by religious leaders

429
Q

Thespian

A

ADJ. pertaining to drama

430
Q

Tightwad

A

N. excessively frugal person; miser

431
Q

Titter

A

N. Nervous laugh

432
Q

Titular

A

ADJ. nominal holding of title without obligations

433
Q

Toady

A

N. servile flatterer; yes man

434
Q

Tonic

A

ADJ. invigorating; refreshing

435
Q

Topography

A

N. physical features of a region

436
Q

Torpor

A

N. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy

437
Q

Tortuous

A

ADJ. winding; full of curves

438
Q

Touchstone

A

N. stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion

439
Q

Tout

A

V. publicize; praise excessively

440
Q

Tractable

A

ADJ. docile; easily managed

441
Q

Traduce

A

V. expose to slander

442
Q

Transient

A

ADJ. momentary; temporary; staying for a short time

443
Q

Transitory

A

ADJ. impermanent; fleeting

444
Q

Transport

A

N. strong emotion

445
Q

Trappings

A

N. outward decorations; ornaments

446
Q

Traumatic

A

ADJ. pertaining to an injury caused by violence

447
Q

Travail

A

N. painful labor

448
Q

Travesty

A

N. Comical parody; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous

449
Q

Treacly

A

ADJ. sticky sweet; cloyingly sentimental

450
Q

Treatise

A

N. article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

451
Q

Trenchant

A

ADJ. cutting; keen

452
Q

Truculence

A

N. aggressiveness; ferocity

453
Q

Truism

A

N. self-evident truth

454
Q

Truncate

A

V. cut the top off

455
Q

Tryst

A

N. meeting

456
Q

Turbid

A

ADJ. muddy; having the sediment disturbed

457
Q

Turgid

A

ADJ. swollen; distended

458
Q

Turpitude

A

N. depravity

459
Q

Tutelage

A

N. guardianship; training

460
Q

Tyro

A

N. beginner; novice

461
Q

Ubiquitous

A

ADJ. being everywhere; omnipresent

462
Q

Unassuming

A

ADJ. modest

463
Q

Unbridled

A

ADJ. violent

464
Q

Unconscionable

A

ADJ. unscrupulous; excessive

465
Q

Unctuous

A

ADJ. oily; bland; insincerely suave

466
Q

Undulating

A

ADJ. moving with a wavelike motion

467
Q

Unequivocal

A

ADJ. plain; obvious; unmistakable

468
Q

Unfrock

A

V. to strip a priest or minister of church authority

469
Q

Ungainly

A

ADJ. awkward; clumsy; unwieldy

470
Q

Unmitigated

A

ADJ. unrelieved or immoderate; absolute

471
Q

Unprepossessing

A

ADJ. unattractive

472
Q

Unrequited

A

ADJ. not reciprocated

473
Q

Unstinting

A

ADJ. giving generously; not holding back

474
Q

Untenable

A

ADJ. indefensible; not able to be maintained

475
Q

Urbane

A

ADJ. suave; refined; elegant

476
Q

Vacillate

A

V. waver; fluctuate

477
Q

Vacuous

A

ADJ. empty; inane

478
Q

Vagrant

A

N. a homeless wanderer

479
Q

Valedictory

A

ADJ. pertaining to farewell

480
Q

Vapid

A

Adj. Dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless

481
Q

Variegated

A

Adj. Many-colored

482
Q

Venal

A

Adj. Capable of being bribed

483
Q

Venerate

A

V. Revere

484
Q

Venial

A

Adj. Forgivable; trivial

485
Q

Veracity

A

N. Truthfulness

486
Q

Verbatim

A

Adv. Word for word

487
Q

Verbiage

A

N. Pompous array of words

488
Q

Verisimilitude

A

N. Appearance of truth; likelihood

489
Q

Verity

A

N. Quality of being true

490
Q

Vernacular

A

N. Living language; natural style

491
Q

Verve

A

N. Enthusiasm; liveliness

492
Q

Vicarious

A

Adj. Acting as a substitute; done by a deputy

493
Q

Vicissitude

A

N. Change of fortune

494
Q

Vie

A

V. Contend; compete

495
Q

Vignette

A

N. Picture; short literary sketch

496
Q

Vilify

A

V. Slander

497
Q

Vindictive

A

Adj. Out for revenge; malicious

498
Q

Virile

A

Adj. Manly

499
Q

Virtuoso

A

N. Highly skilled artist

500
Q

Virulent

A

Adj. Extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter

501
Q

Visceral

A

Adj. Felt in one’s inner organs

502
Q

Viscid

A

Adj. Adhesive; gluey

503
Q

Viscous

A

Adj. Sticky; gluey

504
Q

Vital

A

Adj. Vibrant and lively; critical; living, breathing

505
Q

Vitriolic

A

Adj. Corrosive; sarcastic

506
Q

Vituperative

A

Adj. Abusive; scolding

507
Q

Vivacious

A

Adj. Animated; lively

508
Q

Vociferous

A

Adj. Clamorous; noisy

509
Q

Vogue

A

N. Popular fashion

510
Q

Volition

A

N. Act of making a conscious choice

511
Q

Voluble

A

Adj. Fluent; glib; talkative

512
Q

Voluptuous

A

Adj. Gratifying the senses

513
Q

Vouchsafe

A

V. Grant; choose to give in reply; permit

514
Q

Voyeur

A

N. Peeping Tom

515
Q

Waffle

A

V. Speak equivocally about an issue

516
Q

Waft

A

V. Moved gently by wind or waves

517
Q

Waggish

A

Adj. Mischievous; humorous; tricky

518
Q

Waive

A

V. Give up temporarily; yield

519
Q

Wan

A

Adj. Having a pale or sickly color; pallid

520
Q

Wanton

A

Adj. Unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

521
Q

Warble

A

V. Sing; babble

522
Q

Wastrel

A

N. Profligate

523
Q

Watershed

A

N. Crucial dividing point

524
Q

Wax

A

V. Increase; grow

525
Q

Wean

A

V. Accustom a baby to not nurse; give up a cherished activity

526
Q

Welter

A

N. Turmoil; bewildering jumble

527
Q

Whet

A

V. Sharpen; stimulate

528
Q

Windfall

A

N. Unexpected lucky event

529
Q

Winnow

A

V. Sift; separate good parts from bad

530
Q

Winsome

A

Adj. Agreeable; gracious; engaging

531
Q

Wispy

A

Adj. Thin; slight; barely discernible

532
Q

Witticism

A

N. Witty saying; wisecrack

533
Q

Xenophobia

A

N. Fear or hatred of foreigners

534
Q

Yen

A

N. Longing; urge

535
Q

Yore

A

N. Time past

536
Q

Zenith

A

N. Point directly overhead in the sky; summit

537
Q

Zephyr

A

N. Gentle breeze; west wind

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