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Define:

mendacious

(men-dey-shuhs)

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adj. dishonest

Phyllis is mendacious yet entertaining; she is fun to talk to at a party, but I wouldn’t believe a word she says.

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consequential

(kon-suh-kwen-shuhl)

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adj. important
adj. pompous, self-important

I am not prepared to accept such consequential airs from a journalist 20 years my junior.

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tremulous

(trem-yuh-luhs)

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adj. trembling, timid, fearful

He signed the contract with a tremulous hand.

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mendicant

(men-dih-kuhnt)

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n. a beggar, a supplicant

There was a large number of mendicants stalking the street.

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egress

(n. ee-grehss; v. ih-grehss)

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n. exit
v. to exit

It was thought that the prisoner, seeking egress from his cell before the spreading fire consumed it, had managed to slip out between the warping floorboards.

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preternatural

(pree-ter-nach-er-uhl)

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adj. beyond what is normal or natural

Occasionally, people with mental illnesses also exhibit preternatural abilities in mathematics or memorization.

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fulminate

(fuhl-muh-neyt)

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v. to verbally attack
v. to explode

The crotchety old fool fulminated about every sort of modern improvement while we listened, too stunned to interrupt him.

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gull

(guhl)

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v. to fool or deceive

They gulled Akiko so well that she walked right into her own surprise party without suspecting a thing.

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rebus

(ree-buhss)

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n. a riddle in which words are represented by pictures

Pictures of bees and eyes are commonly used in a rebus to symbolize the words “be” and “I”.

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pedestrian

(puh-dess-tree-uhn)

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adj. commonplace, trite, unremarkable

Timothy’s dissertation was lengthy but pedestrian.

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distrait

(diss-trey)

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adj. distracted as a result of anxiety

The distrait teacher kept pausing mid-sentence to look out the window.

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nefarious

(nih-fair-ee-uhs)

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adj. vicious, evil

The nefarious conspirators left nothing in the poor woman’s house.

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factious

(fak-shuhss)

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adj. inclined to make arguments, divisive, contentious

Many networks purposely select factious personalities to appear in their reality T.V. shows in the hopes that their bickering will attract viewers.

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ignoble

(ig-noh-buhl)

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adj. dishonorable, disgraceful

The ignoble act of profiteering at someone else’s expense is not to be condoned.

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epithet

(epp-ih-thet)

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n. a characterizing phrase
n. a disparaging word or phrase

Ivan the Terrible’s was one epithet I do not envy.

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anodyne

(ann-uh-dahyn)

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adj. pain-relieving, soothing; bland
n. a distress-reliever

She tried to keep the conversation as anodyne as possible

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jejune

(djih-djoon)

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adj. uninteresting, dull
adj. immature
adj. lacking in nutrition

It may be said that her verse is jejune, but I happen to find a sage sensibility in her later poems.

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conciliatory

(kuhn-sill-ee-uh-tawr-ee)

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adj. agreeable; overcoming distrust or hostility

Karen’s conciliatory attitude helped her to move up in the business.

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diaspora

(dahy-ass-per-uh)

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n. a dispersion of people from their homeland (esp. Jews)
n. a community of dispersed people

The African diaspora throughout the world has settled into certain traditions, some of which are not actually African in origin.

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welter

(well-ter)

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v. to writhe, toss about; to be in turmoil

The lake weltered in the storm, tossing the boat all over.

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. dishonest

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mendacious

(men-dey-shuhs)

synonyms: deceptive, false

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. important
adj. pompous, self-important

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consequential

(kon-suh-kwen-shuhl)

synonyms: significant, considerable; egotistic

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. trembling, timid, fearful

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tremulous

(trem-yuh-luhs)

synonyms: quivering, cowardly, nervous

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a beggar, a supplicant

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mendicant

(men-dih-kuhnt)

synonyms: panhandler, pauper

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. exit v. to exit
**egress** | (n. **ee**-grehss; v. ih-**grehss**) ## Footnote synonyms: departure, escape, withdrawal
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. beyond what is normal or natural
**preternatural** | (pree-ter-**nach**-er-uhl) ## Footnote synonyms: anomalous, irregular, bizarre
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to verbally attack v. to explode
**fulminate** | (**fuhl**-muh-neyt) ## Footnote synonyms: berate, condemn; blast, blow up
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to fool or deceive
**gull** | (**guhl**) ## Footnote synonyms: mislead, hoodwink, dupe
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. a riddle in which words are represented by pictures
**rebus** | (**ree**-buhss) ## Footnote synonyms: puzzle, enigma
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. commonplace, trite, unremarkable
**pedestrian** | (puh-**dess**-tree-uhn) ## Footnote synonyms: everyday, dull, uninteresting
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. distracted as a result of anxiety
**distrait** | (diss-**trey**) ## Footnote synonyms: preoccupied, engrossed, scatterbrained
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. vicious, evil
**nefarious** | (nih-**fair**-ee-uhs) ## Footnote synonyms: atrocious, malevolent
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. inclined to make arguments, divisive, contentious
**factious** | (**fak**-shuhss) ## Footnote synonyms: conflicting, warring, belligerent
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. dishonorable, disgraceful
**ignoble** | (ig-**noh**-buhl) ## Footnote synonyms: corrupt, lewd, petty
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. a characterizing phrase n. a disparaging word or phrase
**epithet** | (**epp**-uh-thet) ## Footnote synonyms: nickname, title, designation
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. pain-relieving, soothing; bland n. a distress reliever
**anodyne** | (**ann**-uh-dahyn) ## Footnote synonyms: curative, dull, toothless
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. uninteresting, dull adj. immature adj. lacking in nutrition
**jejune** | (dji-**djoon**) ## Footnote synonyms: empty, banal, childlike
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. agreeable; overcoming distrust or hostility
**conciliatory** | (kuhn-**sill**-ee-uh-tawr-ee) ## Footnote synonyms: appeasing, pacifying
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. a dispersion of people from their homeland (esp. Jews) n. a community of dispersed people
**diaspora** | (dahy-**ass**-per-uh) ## Footnote synonyms: dispersion, exodus
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to writhe, toss about; to be in turmoil
**welter** | (**well**-ter) ## Footnote synonyms: commotion, tumble, sway
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# Define: **ruminate** | (**roo**-muh-neyt)
v. to meditate at length; to muse v. to chew cud ## Footnote The monk **_ruminate_**d over the moral dilemma.
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# Define: **maudlin** | (**mawd**-lin)
adj. overly sentimental The teacher insisted on taking a _maudlin_ picture with each one of her students every year.
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# Define: **convoke** | (kuhn-**vohk**)
v. to convene or call together He **_convoke_**d a meeting of the nation's top CEOs and Vice Presidents.
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# Define: **effluence** | (**eff**-loo-uhns)
n. the act of flowing out n. something that flows out An _effluence_ of people from the stadium crowded the streets.
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# Define: **eschew** | (ess-**choo**)
v. to shun or avoid Most vegetarians _eschew_ fur coats as well as consuming meats.
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# Define: **ambulatory** | (**am**-byuh-luh-tawr-ee)
adj. of walking, adapted for walking ## Footnote The _ambulatory_ excursion drew few people because of the poor weather.
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# Define: **rigmarole** | (**rig**-muh-rohl)
n. an extremely tedious and complicated process The _rigmarole_ I am subjected to every time I visit the DMV would be funny were it not so depressing.
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# Define: **forswear** | (fuhr-**swair**)
v. to renounce, disavow, repudiate The young nation _forswore_ entangling alliances.
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# Define: **gastronomy** | (gahss-**trawn**-uh-mee)
n. the science of good eating or cooking n. cooking particular to a region Jim was studying Japanese _gastronomy_ along with his mandatory classes.
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# Define: **jibe** | (**jahyb**)
v. to be in accord; to agree His story **_jibe_**d with mine.
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# Define: **stentorian** | (sten-**tawr**-ee-uhn)
adj. extremely loud and powerful Even without a microphone, the principal's _stentorian_ voice filled the auditorium and commanded everyone's attention.
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# Define: **lachrymose** | (**lak**-rih-mowss)
adj. sad, tearful The opera's _lachrymose_ final scene has tested the dramatic range of generations of sopranos.
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# Define: **abrogate** | (**ab**-ruh-geyt)
v. to abolish or annul by authority The court ruling **_abrogate_**d his rights to any profits.
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# Define: **bemuse** | (bih-**myooz**)
v. to puzzle or confuse The **_bemuse_**d expression on his face was priceless.
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# Define: **expurgate** | (**ek**-spurr-gehyt)
v. to censor, esp. obscenity The **_expurgate_**d version of the album had a more family-friendly rating.
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# Define: **tumid** | (**too**-mid)
adj. swollen ## Footnote The river banks were _tumid_ from the spring rain.
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# Define: **natty** | (**nah**-tee)
adj. trim, neat, or tidy She was a _natty_ dresser, with never a seam out of place.
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# Define: **sentinel** | (**sehn**-tih-null)
n. one who keeps guard v. to watch over The _sentinel_ at the city gates watched over the city.
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# Define: **winsome** | (**win**-suhm)
adj. charming, happy, engaging ## Footnote Mei's _winsome_ smile won her many friends.
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# Define: **reconnoiter** | (ree-kuh-**noy**-ter)
v. to engage in reconnaissance, to make a preliminary inspection of We sent him to _reconnoiter_ the party before we arrived, in case it turned out to be a dud.
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# Define: **malfeasance** | (mal-**fee**-zuhnss)
n. misconduct or wrongdoing (esp. by a public official) Joel was studying _malfeasance_ in the Panamanian government.
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# Define: **halcyon** | (**hal**-see-uhn)
adj. calm and peaceful, prosperous The _halcyon_ days of summer are here again.
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# Define: **plenipotentiary** | (plen-ih-poh-**ten**-shee-air-ee)
adj. representing a country or other body with complete authority to act as its proxy The ambassador is _plenipotentiary_; he does not need to consult with his home country to sign accords on its behalf.
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# Define: **filch** | (**filch**)
v. to steal, esp. something unimportant The girl was caught **_filch_**ing chalk from all the classrooms but would not say why she had done it.
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# Define: **fastness** | (**fast**-niss)
n. a safe, fortified place The guerrillas retreated to their mountain _fastness_ in order to regroup and consolidate their battered forces.
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# Define: **bellwether** | (**bell**-weth-ur)
n. an indicator, esp. one that predicts future outcomes The Midwest is considered a _bellwether_ for the political tide of the nation, since trends often become apparent there sooner than in other states.
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# Define: **camarilla** | (kam-uh-**rill**-uh)
n. a group of counselors to a leader, esp. ones who plot or connive The dictator was obsessed with the possibility of foreign attack, but it was his own disgruntled _camarilla_ of aides who did him in in the end.
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# Define: **interregnum** | (in-tur-**reg**-num)
n. the interval of time between the reign of a ruler and that of his successor; the time between two leaders' tenures The _interregnum_ that followed the king's deposition ended only when one of the warlords grew strong enough to control the entire nation.
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# Define: **malinger** | (muh-**ling**-gur)
v. to pretend to be sick Souheila was known to _malinger_ on test days, so her father insisted on taking her temperature before he would let her stay home from school.
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to meditate at length; to muse v. to chew cud
**ruminate** | (**roo**-muh-neyt) ## Footnote synonyms: think, ponder; chew, gnaw
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. overly sentimental
**maudlin** | (**mawd**-lin) ## Footnote synonyms: overemotional, gushing, mushy
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to convene or call together
**convoke** | (kuhn-**vohk**) ## Footnote synonyms: assemble, gather, summon
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. the act of flowing out n. something that flows out
**effluence** | (**eff**-loo-uhns) ## Footnote synonyms: outpouring, discharge, gushing
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to shun or avoid
**eschew** | (ess-**choo**) ## Footnote synonyms: abandon, abstain
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. of walking, adapted for walking
**ambulatory** | (**am**-byuh-luh-tawr-ee) ## Footnote synonyms: roaming, afoot, vagrant
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. an extremely tedious and complicated process
**rigmarole** | (**rig**-muh-rohl) ## Footnote synonyms: red tape, tedium
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to renounce, disavow, repudiate
**forswear** | (fuhr-**swair**) ## Footnote synonyms: abandon, deny, reject
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. the science of good eating or cooking n. cooking particular to a region
**gastronomy** | (gahss-**strawn**-uh-mee) ## Footnote synonyms: cooking, culinary science
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to be in accord; to agree
**jibe** | (**jahyb**) ## Footnote synonyms: agree, correspond
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. extremely loud and powerful
**stentorian** | (sten-**tawr**-ee-uhn) ## Footnote synonyms: blaring, booming
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. sad, tearful
**lachrymose** | (**lak**-rih-mowss) ## Footnote synonyms: tearful, weepy, mournful
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to abolish or annul by authority
**abrogate** | (**ab**-ruh-geyt) ## Footnote synonyms: cancel, dissolve, negate
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to puzzle or confuse
**bemuse** | (bih-**myooz**) ## Footnote synonyms: addle, bewilder, perplex
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to censor, esp. obscenity
**expurgate** | (**ek**-spurr-gehyt) ## Footnote synonyms: clean up, screen, whitewash
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. swollen
**tumid** | (**too**-mid) ## Footnote synonyms: bloated, enlarged
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. trim, neat, or tidy
**natty** | (**nah**-tee) ## Footnote synonyms: classy, clean
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. one who keeps guard v. to watch over
**sentinel** | (**sehn**-tih-null) ## Footnote synonyms: watchman, guard, lookout
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. charming, happy, engaging
**winsome** | (**win**-suhm) ## Footnote synonyms: alluring, appealing, pleasing
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to engage in reconnaissance, to make a preliminary inspection of
**reconnoiter** | (ree-kuh-**noy**-ter) ## Footnote synonyms: examine, inspect, scout
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. misconduct or wrongdoing (esp. by a public official)
**malfeasance** | (mal-**fee**-zuhnss) ## Footnote synonyms: impropriety, delinquency
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. calm and peaceful, prosperous
**halcyon** | (**hal**-see-uhn) ## Footnote synonyms: gentle, happy, harmonious
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? adj. representing a country or other body with complete authority to act as its proxy
**plenipotentiary** | (plen-ih-poh-**ten**-shee-air-ee) ## Footnote synonyms: authoritative, competent to represent
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to steal, esp. something unimportant
**filch** | (**filch**) ## Footnote synonyms: take, pilfer
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. a safe, fortified place
**fastness** | (**fast**-niss) ## Footnote synonyms: stronghold, bunker
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. an indicator, esp. one that predicts future outcomes
**bellwether** | (**bell**-weth-ur) ## Footnote synonyms: prognosticator, sign
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. a group of counselors to a leader, esp. ones who plot or connive
**camarilla** | (kam-uh-**rill**-uh) ## Footnote synonyms: conspiracy, cabal
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? n. the interval of time between the reign of a ruler and that of his successor; the time between two leaders' tenures
**interregnum** | (in-tur-**reg**-num) ## Footnote synonyms: hiatus, interruption
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following? v. to pretend to be sick
**malinger** | (muh-**ling**-gur) ## Footnote synonyms: evade, play hooky

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