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disengage

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v. To become detached.

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fishmonger

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n. One who sells fish.

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perspicacious

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adj. Astute.

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fabulous

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adj. Incredible.

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antemundane

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adj. Pertaining to time before the world’s creation.

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adversity

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n. Misfortune.

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compensate

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v. To remunerate.

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brogan

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n. A coarse, heavy shoe.

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Americanism

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n. A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States.

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jurisprudence

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n. The science of rights in accordance with positive law.

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epiphany

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n. Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.

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atonement

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n. Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.

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persuadable

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adj. capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings.

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tolerate

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v. To passively permit or put up with.

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studious

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adj. Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge.

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precipice

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n. A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff.

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deforest

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v. To clear of forests.

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terrify

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v. To fill with extreme fear.

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offshoot

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n. Something that branches off from the parent stock.

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gastritis

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n. Inflammation of the stomach.

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revert

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v. To return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like.

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wane

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v. To diminish in size and brilliancy.

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fiscal

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adj. Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government.

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prepossession

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n. A preconceived liking.

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denizen

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n. Inhabitant.

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affable

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adj. Easy to approach.

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junction

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n. The condition of being joined.

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conspire

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v. To plot.

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ultramundane

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adj. Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life.

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unaccountable

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adj. Inexplicable.

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impetus

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n. Any impulse or incentive.

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cabalism

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n. Superstitious devotion to one’s religion.

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complacent

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adj. Pleased or satisfied with oneself.

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liquefacient

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adj. Possessing a liquefying nature or power.

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postgraduate

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adj. Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree.

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penury

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n. Indigence.

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self-respect

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n. Rational self-esteem.

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leonine

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adj. Like a lion.

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usurious

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adj. Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned.

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octavo

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n. A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves.

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breaker

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n. One who trains horses, dogs, etc.

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acquisition

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n. Anything gained, or made one’s own, usually by effort or labor.

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sedulous

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adj. Persevering in effort or endeavor.

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indicant

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adj. That which points out.

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egregious

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adj. Extreme.

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brazier

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n. An open pan or basin for holding live coals.

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monomania

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n. The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.

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purport

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n. Intent.

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normalcy

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n. The state of being normal.

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delusion

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n. Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring.

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ossify

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v. to convert into bone.

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orthopedist

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n. One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity

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rabid

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adj. Affected with rabies or hydrophobia.

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continuous

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adj. Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

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depopulate

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v. To remove the inhabitants from.

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nationality

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n. A connection with a particular nation.

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rotate

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v. To cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel.

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mimic

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v. To imitate the speech or actions of.

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disconnect

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v. To undo or dissolve the connection or association of.

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censorious

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adj. Judging severely or harshly.

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illegal

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adj. Not according to law.

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simulate

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v. Imitate.

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protomartyr

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n. The earliest victim in any cause.

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Baconian

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adj. Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.

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nurture

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n. The process of fostering or promoting growth.

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contort

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v. To twist into a misshapen form.

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arid

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adj. Very dry.

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pedestrian

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n. One who journeys on foot.

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sedentary

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adj. Involving or requiring much sitting.

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irritate

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v. To excite ill temper or impatience in.

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docile

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adj. Easy to manage.

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lien

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n. A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.

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lithesome

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adj. Nimble.

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spinous

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adj. Having spines.

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course

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n. Line of motion or direction.

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technique

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n. Manner of performance.

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insentient

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adj. Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving.

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nil

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n. Nothing

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recreate

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v. To refresh after labor.

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torpor

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n. Apathy.

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sentience

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n. Capacity for sensation or sense-perception.

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missive

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n. A message in writing.

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dilettante

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n. A superficial amateur.

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protege

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n. One specially cared for and favored by another usually older person.

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paraphernalia

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n. Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment.

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complication

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n. An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner.

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laborious

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adj. Toilsome.

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sonata

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n. An instrumental composition.

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affiliate

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n. Some auxiliary person or thing.

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nebula

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n. A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.

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gesture

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n. A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion.

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circulate

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v. To disseminate.

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monolith

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n. Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece.

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probe

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v. To search through and through.

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betimes

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adv. In good season or time.

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placid

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adj. Serene.

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illogical

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adj. Contrary to the rules of sound thought.

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transpire

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v. To come to pass.

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interact

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v. To act reciprocally.

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infirmity

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n. A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw.

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Christendom

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n. That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed.

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ode

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n. The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung.

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illiterate

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adj. Having little or no book-learning.

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autonomy

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n. Self-government.

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pavilion

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n. An open structure for temporary shelter.

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somnolence

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n. Oppressive drowsiness.

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irreverence

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n. The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.

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volition

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n. An act or exercise of will.

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reiterate

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v. To say or do again and again.

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mentor

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n. A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend.

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transfuse

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v. To pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel to another.

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infirm

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adj. Lacking in bodily or mental strength.

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antislavery

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adj. Opposed to human slavery.

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clamorous

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adj. Urgent in complaint or demand.

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quiet

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adj. Making no noise.

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disciple

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n. One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine.

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ominous

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adj. Portentous.

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tremor

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n. An involuntary trembling or shivering.

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donate

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v. To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause.

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incipience

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n. Beginning.

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manumit

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v. To set free from bondage.

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sociology

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n. The philosophical study of society.

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surround

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v. To encircle.

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contemptuous

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adj. Disdainful.

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preamble

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n. A statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows.

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jurisdiction

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n. Lawful power or right to exercise official authority.

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penultimate

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adj. A syllable or member of a series that is last but one.

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supernatural

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adj. Caused miraculously or by the immediate exercise of divine power.

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vortex

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n. A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center.

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permissible

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adj. That may be allowed.

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assay

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n. The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.

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superfluous

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adj. Being more than is needed.

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anemia

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n. Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.

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minimize

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v. To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.

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intestacy

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n. The condition resulting from one’s dying not having made a valid will.

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dissipation

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n. The state of being dispersed or scattered.

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ambulate

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v. To walk about

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equitable

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adj. Characterized by fairness.

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expressive

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adj. Full of meaning.

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opportune

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adj. Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.

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saponaceous

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adj. Having the nature or quality of soap.

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unsettle

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v. To put into confusion.

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position

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n. The manner in which a thing is placed.

144
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narration

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n. The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence.

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donator

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n. One who makes a donation or present.

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edible

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adj. Suitable to be eaten.

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acclaim

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v. To utter with a shout.

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addle

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v. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.

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pellucid

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adj. Translucent.

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intelligible

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adj. Comprehensible.

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felonious

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adj. Showing criminal or evil purpose.

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superb

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adj. Sumptuously elegant.

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alto

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n. The lowest or deepest female voice or part.

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vestment

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n. Clothing or covering.

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outrageous

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adj. Shocking in conduct.

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specialize

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v. To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course.

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squabble

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v. To quarrel.

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packet

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n. A bundle, as of letters.

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eligible

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adj. Qualified for selection.

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hypnotize

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v. To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions.

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barcarole

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n. A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers.

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cupidity

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n. Avarice.

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aggravate

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v. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.

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truculent

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adj. Having the character or the spirit of a savage.

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contuse

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v. To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.

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concord

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n. Harmony.

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prerogative

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adj. Having superior rank or precedence.

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jovial

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adj. Merry.

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mischievous

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adj. Fond of tricks.

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sanction

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v. To approve authoritatively.

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infernal

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adj. Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants.

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askance

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adv. With a side or indirect glance or meaning.

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sanguinary

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adj. Bloody.

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contradictory

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adj. Inconsistent with itself.

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polar

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adj. Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especially of the earth.

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refer

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v. To direct or send for information or other purpose.

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navigate

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v. To traverse by ship.

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precocious

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adj. Having the mental faculties prematurely developed.

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indefensible

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adj. Untenable.

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pretension

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n. A bold or presumptuous assertion.

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temporal

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adj. Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life.

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liquor

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n. Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid.

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torrid

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adj. Excessively hot.

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outlast

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v. To last longer than.

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philharmonic

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adj. Fond of music.

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deviate

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v. To take a different course.

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penalty

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n. The consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law.

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hydrostatics

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n. The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.

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multiform

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adj. Having many shapes, or appearances.

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hypocrite

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n. One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs.

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toleration

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n. A spirit of charitable leniency.

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piteous

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adj. Compassionate.

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munificent

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adj. Extraordinarily generous.

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lawmaker

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n. A legislator.

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machinery

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n. The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively.

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bray

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n. A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.

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ferocity

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n. Savageness.

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nondescript

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adj. Indescribable.

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cosmos

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n. The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement.

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onerous

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adj. Burdensome or oppressive.

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