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denouement

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n. That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up.

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incendiary

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n. Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively.

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audible

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adj. Loud enough to be heard.

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variable

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adj. Having a tendency to change.

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stripling

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n. A mere youth.

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disjunctive

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adj. Helping or serving to disconnect or separate.

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anagram

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n. The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.

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overpass

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v. To pass across or over, as a river.

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pervert

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n. One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false.

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solicitude

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n. Uneasiness of mind occasioned by desire, anxiety, or fear.

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satyr

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n. A very lascivious person.

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demonstrator

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n. One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner.

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angelic

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adj. Saintly.

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honorarium

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n. A token fee or payment to a professional man for services.

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nauseous

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adj. Loathsome.

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metamorphosis

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n. A passing from one form or shape into another.

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animate

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v. To make alive.

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castigate

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v. To punish.

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meander

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v. To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.

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fictitious

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adj. Created or formed by the imagination.

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fervid

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adj. Intense.

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excess

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n. That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.

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synchronism

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n. Simultaneousness.

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predicament

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n. A difficult, trying situation or plight.

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impersuadable

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adj. Unyielding.

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contraband

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n. Trade forbidden by law or treaty.

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sapience

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n. Deep wisdom or knowledge.

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sear

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v. To burn on the surface.

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inquisitor

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n. One who makes an investigation.

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dissatisfy

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v. To displease.

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polyhedron

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n. A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four.

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promulgate

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v. To proclaim.

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vindicative

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adj. Revengeful.

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finally

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adv. At last.

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typify

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v. To serve as a characteristic example of.

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incitement

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n. That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus.

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grantee

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n. The person to whom property is transferred by deed.

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conciliatory

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adj. Tending to reconcile.

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Gordian

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knot n. Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners.

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insistence

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n. Urgency.

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nominal

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adj. Trivial.

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comely

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adj. Handsome.

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introductory

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adj. Preliminary.

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enshrine

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v. To keep sacred.

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quarto

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n. An eight-page newspaper of any size.

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surreptitious

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adj. Clandestine.

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spurious

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adj. Not genuine.

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bier

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n. A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.

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vacuum

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n. A space entirely devoid of matter.

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gyroscope

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n. An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation.

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penetrable

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adj. That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force.

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eureka

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Greek. I have found it.

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grievous

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adj. Creating affliction.

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succumb

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v. To cease to resist.

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galvanic

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adj. Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action.

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militarism

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n. A policy of maintaining great standing armies.

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esquire

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n. A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.

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numeration

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n. The act or art of reading or naming numbers.

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precede

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v. To happen first.

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irreducible

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adj. That can not be lessened.

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benediction

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n. a solemn invocation of the divine blessing.

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transferrer

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n. One who or that which conveys from one person or place to another.

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vociferance

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n. The quality of making a clamor.

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necrology

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n. A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.

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somnolent

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adj. Sleepy.

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stigma

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n. A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing.

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atone

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v. To make amends for.

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canine

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adj. Characteristic of a dog.

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syllabication

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n. Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.

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conjoin

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v. To unite.

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confluence

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n. The place where streams meet.

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anonymous

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adj. Of unknown authorship.

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benefice

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n. A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.

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benignant

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adj. Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.

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repentance

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n. Sorrow for something done or left undone, with desire to make things right by undoing the wrong.

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denominator

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n. Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided.

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defame

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v. To slander.

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knight

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errant n. One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure.

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recessive

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adj. Having a tendency to go back.

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heterodox

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adj. At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion.

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confident

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adj. Assured.

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aberration

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n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.

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incisor

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n. A front or cutting tooth.

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exemplary

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adj. Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.

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witling

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n. A person who has little understanding.

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necropolis

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n. A city of the dead.

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by-law

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n. A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like.

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prudential

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adj. Proceeding or marked by caution.

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mollify

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v. To soothe.

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priggish

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adj. Conceited.

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extenuate

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v. To diminish the gravity or importance of.

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perfunctory

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adj. Half-hearted.

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imitator

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n. One who makes in imitation.

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sentence

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n. A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.

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submarine

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adj. Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea.

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prescription

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n. An authoritative direction.

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exaggerate

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v. To overstate.

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pare

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v. To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything.

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prodigy

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n. A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities.

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overweight

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n. Preponderance.

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succinct

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adj. Concise.

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domination

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n. Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority.

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vociferate

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v. To utter with a loud and vehement voice.

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abominable

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adj. Very hateful.

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mitigate

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v. To make milder or more endurable.

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theorist

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n. One given to speculating.

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primeval

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adj. Belonging to the first ages.

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mien

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n. The external appearance or manner of a person.

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laudation

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n. High praise.

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fancier

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n. One having a taste for or interest in special objects.

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hybrid

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adj. Cross-bred.

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bulrush

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n. Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.

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undervalue

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v. To underestimate.

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archaeology

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n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.

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acidify

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v. To change into acid.

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tapestry

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n. A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings.

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complicity

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n. Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer.

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nutriment

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n. That which nourishes.

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immigrate

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v. To come into a country or region from a former habitat.

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seignior

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n. A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir.

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theorize

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v. To speculate.

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badger

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v. To pester.

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herbaceous

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adj. Having the character of a herb.

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loquacious

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adj. Talkative.

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betide

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v. To happen to or befall.

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divisor

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n. That by which a number or quantity is divided.

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tireless

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adj. Untiring.

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successful

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adj. Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity.

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substantive

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adj. Solid.

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endurable

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adj. Tolerable.

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abdicate

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v. To give up (royal power or the like).

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insolent

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adj. Impudent.

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executor

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n. A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.

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semiannual

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adj. Recurring at intervals of six months.

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symmetry

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n. Relative proportion and harmony.

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corporate

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adj. Belonging to a corporation.

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quiescent

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adj. Being in a state of repose or inaction.

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receptive

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adj. Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions.

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aborigines

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n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.

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terse

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adj. Pithy.

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ostentation

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n. A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.

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rudimentary

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adj. Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development.

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intimacy

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n. Close or confidential friendship.

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obtrusive

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adj. Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.

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burgess

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n. In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia.

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timbre

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n. The quality of a tone, as distinguished from intensity and pitch.

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pretentious

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adj. Marked by pretense, conceit, or display.

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invert

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v. To turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction.

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irradiance

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n. Luster.

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espy

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v. To keep close watch.

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foppish

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adj. Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.

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polysyllable

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adj. Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables.

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befriend

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v. To be a friend to, especially when in need.

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foist

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v. To palm off.

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equivocate

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v. To use words of double meaning.

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contumacious

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adj. Rebellious.

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deride

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v. To ridicule.

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proctor

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n. An agent acting for another.

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diatomic

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adj. Containing only two atoms.

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oratorio

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n. A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.

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clarify

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v. To render intelligible.

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proscription

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n. Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege.

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eulogy

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n. A spoken or written laudation of a person’s life or character.

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philologist

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n. An expert in linguistics.

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mutiny

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n. Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority.

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sinecure

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n. Any position having emoluments with few or no duties.

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divisible

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adj. Capable of being separated into parts.

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demobilize

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v. To disband, as troops.

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regimen

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n. A systematized order or course of living with reference to food, clothing and personal habits.

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inopportune

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adj. Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time.

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chateau

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n. A castle or manor-house.

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condescend

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v. To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors.

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senile

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adj. Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age.

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homologous

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adj. Identical in nature, make-up, or relation.

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nutritive

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adj. Having nutritious properties.

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denominate

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v. To give a name or epithet to.

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discolor

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v. To stain.

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encompass

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v. To encircle.

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upbraid

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v. To reproach as deserving blame.

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descendant

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n. One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc.

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viol

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n. A stringed instrument of the violin class.

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fraudulent

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adj. Counterfeit.

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disrepute

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n. A bad name or character.

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arbor

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n. A tree.

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siren

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n. A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe and Scylla.

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savor

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v. To perceive by taste or smell.

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subtle

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adj. Discriminating.

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connoisseur

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n. A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art.

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belate

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v. To delay past the proper hour.

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passive

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adj. Unresponsive.

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suppression

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n. A forcible putting or keeping down.

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wintry

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adj. Lacking warmth of manner.

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obstreperous

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adj. Boisterous.

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inconstant

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adj. Changeable.

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gamut

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n. The whole range or sequence.

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explicate

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v. To clear from involvement.

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accordion

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n. A portable free-reed musical instrument.

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crematory

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adj. A place for cremating dead bodies.

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regiment

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n. A body of soldiers.

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pall

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v. To make dull by satiety.

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