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liquefy

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v. To convert into a liquid or into liquid form.

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reprehension

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n. Expression of blame.

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retrench

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v. To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity.

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extant

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adj. Still existing and known.

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sentient

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adj. Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception.

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gynecology

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n. The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women.

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sanctimonious

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adj. Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety.

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consort

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n. A companion or associate.

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deduce

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v. To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles.

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volant

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adj. Flying or able to fly.

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glacier

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n. A field or stream of ice.

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landholder

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n. Landowner.

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partisan

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adj. Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.

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corporeal

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adj. Of a material nature; physical.

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granary

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n. A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked.

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vegetative

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adj. Pertaining to the process of plant-life.

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extravagant

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adj. Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure.

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paramour

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n. One who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress.

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resplendent

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adj. Very bright.

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progression

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n. A moving forward or proceeding in course.

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seclusion

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n. Solitude.

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incidentally

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adv. Without intention.

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unutterable

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adj. Inexpressible.

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sequent

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adj. Following in the order of time.

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convex

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adj. Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle.

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submergence

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n. The act of submerging.

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lattice

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n. Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars.

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chivalry

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n. The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices.

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apex

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n. The highest point, as of a mountain.

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rapid

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adj. Having great speed.

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embezzle

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v. To misappropriate secretly.

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deign

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v. To deem worthy of notice or account.

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archdeacon

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n. A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.

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centenary

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adj. Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years.

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decameter

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n. A length of ten meters.

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acquiesce

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v. To comply; submit.

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degradation

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n. Diminution, as of strength or magnitude.

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inert

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adj. Inanimate.

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monocracy

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n. Government by a single person.

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magnet

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n. A body possessing that peculiar form of polarity found in nature in the lodestone.

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luxuriance

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n. Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity.

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collaborate

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v. To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits.

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arbitrary

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adj. Fixed or done capriciously.

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dilate

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v. To enlarge in all directions.

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provocation

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n. An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment.

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soldier

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n. A person engaged in military service.

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abomination

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n. A very detestable act or practice.

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granular

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adj. Composed of small grains or particles.

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profligacy

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n. Shameless viciousness.

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archaism

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n. Obsolescence.

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caricature

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n. a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted.

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sinister

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adj. Evil.

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overhang

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n. A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over.

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Britannia

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n. The United Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Calvinism

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n. The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin.

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hinder

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v. To obstruct.

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despotism

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n. Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part.

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Christ

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n. A title of Jesus

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supple

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adj. Easily bent.

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evolve

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v. To unfold or expand.

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compressible

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adj. Capable of being pressed into smaller compass.

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caprice

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n. A whim.

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abbey

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n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

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foreclose

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v. To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property.

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multiplicity

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n. the condition of being manifold or very various.

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modernity

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n. The state or character of being modern.

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upheave

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v. To raise or lift with effort.

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mongrel

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n. The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.

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foreordain

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v. To predetermine.

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causal

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adj. Indicating or expressing a cause.

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irreligious

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adj. Indifferent or opposed to religion.

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inwardly

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adv. With no outward manifestation.

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adulterant

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n. An adulterating substance.

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austere

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adj. Severely simple; unadorned.

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poetic

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adj. Pertaining to poetry.

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panel

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n. A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame.

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regime

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n. Particular conduct or administration of affairs.

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necromancer

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n. One who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead.

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militia

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n. Those citizens, collectively, who are enrolled and drilled in temporary military organizations.

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endue

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v. To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual.

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clan

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n. A tribe.

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dismissal

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n. Displacement by authority from an office or an employment.

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acetic

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adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.

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academic

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adj. Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.

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entangle

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v. To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.

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theological

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adj. Based on or growing out of divine revelation.

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cognizant

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adj. Taking notice.

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burnish

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v. To make brilliant or shining.

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positive

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adj. Free from doubt or hesitation.

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suspicious

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adj. Inclined to doubt or mistrust.

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exemplar

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n. A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated.

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pillory

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n. A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scorn.

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enumerate

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v. To name one by one.

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kilowatt

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n. One thousand watts.

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lax

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adj. Not stringent or energetic.

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usage

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n. Treatment.

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tenant

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n. An occupant.

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boll

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n. A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.

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innovate

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v. To introduce or strive to introduce new things.

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iota

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n. A small or insignificant mark or part.

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subtend

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v. To extend opposite to.

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isolate

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v. To separate from others of its kind.

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appellate

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adj. Capable of being appealed to.

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alluvion

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n. Flood.

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readily

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adv. Without objection or reluctance.

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nausea

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n. An affection of the stomach producing dizziness and usually an impulse to vomit

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foggy

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adj. Obscure.

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orthopedic

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adj. Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity

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myth

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n. A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact.

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oculist

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n. One versed or skilled in treating diseases of the eye.

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contemporary

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adj. Living or existing at the same time.

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generality

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n. The principal portion.

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amatory

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adj. Designed to excite love.

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guess

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n. Surmise.

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cartilage

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n. An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.

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profligate

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adj. Abandoned to vice.

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serviceable

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adj. Durable.

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emanate

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v. To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.

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frowzy

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adj. Slovenly in appearance.

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thrall

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n. One controlled by an appetite or a passion.

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subterranean

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adj. Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth.

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thermal

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adj. Of or pertaining to heat.

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derelict

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adj. Neglectful of obligation.

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academician

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n. A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.

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diabolic

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adj. Characteristic of the devil.

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Titanic

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adj. Of vast size or strength.

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deceive

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v. To mislead by or as by falsehood.

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licentious

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adj. Wanton.

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reticence

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n. The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance.

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locomotion

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n. The act or power of moving from one place to another.

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excrescence

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n. Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development.

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suspense

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n. Uncertainty.

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ambrosial

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adj. Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

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iconoclast

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n. An image-breaker.

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anticyclone

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n. An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.

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nautical

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adj. Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation.

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invigorate

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v. To animate.

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persiflage

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n. Banter.

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garrison

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n. The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense.

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solicitor

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n. One who represents a client in court of justice; an attorney.

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admissible

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adj. Having the right or privilege of entry.

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intermediate

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adj. Being in a middle place or degree or between extremes.

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deposition

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n. Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court.

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neophyte

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adj. Having the character of a beginner.

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lunatic

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n. An insane person.

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ampersand

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n. The character &; and.

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semblance

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n. Outward appearance.

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donee

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n. A person to whom a donation is made.

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rebuff

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n. A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches.

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despot

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n. An absolute and irresponsible monarch.

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rampart

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n. A bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry.

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comprehension

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n. Ability to know.

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exposure

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n. An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass.

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fitful

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adj. Spasmodic.

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corruptible

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adj. Open to bribery.

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resistant

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adj. Offering or tending to produce resistance.

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eminence

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n. An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc.

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disarm

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v. To deprive of weapons.

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crucible

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n. A trying and purifying test or agency.

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accustom

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v. To make familiar by use.

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bristle

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n. One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.

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introspection

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n. The act of observing and analyzing one’s own thoughts and feelings.

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abscond

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v. To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.

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calorie

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n. Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade.

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cosmic

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adj. Pertaining to the universe.

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regicide

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n. The killing of a king or sovereign.

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respondent

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adj. Answering.

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frugal

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adj. Economical.

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radix

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n. That from or on which something is developed.

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believe

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v. To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.

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supplicate

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v. To beg.

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grotesque

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adj. Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned.

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disapprove

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v. To regard with blame.

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encyclopedia

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n. A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject.

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secretive

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adj. Having a tendency to conceal.

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recluse

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n. One who lives in retirement or seclusion.

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avocation

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n. Diversion.

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contributor

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n. One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.

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odoriferous

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adj. Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one.

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shrinkage

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n. A contraction of any material into less bulk or dimension.

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opulence

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n. Affluence.

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degenerate

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v. To become worse or inferior.

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superadd

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v. To add in addition to what has been added.

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alcohol

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n. A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.

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addendum

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n. Something added, or to be added.

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brotherhood

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n. Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.

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brigand

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n. One who lives by robbery and plunder.

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syllabic

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adj. Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.

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omnivorous

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adj. Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.

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adjacency

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n. The state of being adjacent.

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amour

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n. A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

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battalion

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n. A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.

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intemperance

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n. Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites.

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plasticity

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n. The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be changed.

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death’s-head

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n. A human skull as a symbol of death.

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medallion

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n. A large medal.

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revile

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v. To heap approach or abuse upon.

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annual

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adj. Occurring every year.

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irascible

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adj. Prone to anger.

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outstrip

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v. To go beyond.

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