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vernacular

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n. The language of one’s country.

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dead-heat

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n. A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner.

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transcendent

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adj. Surpassing.

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conspicuous

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adj. Clearly visible.

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aeronautics

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n. the art or practice of flying aircraft

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gyrate

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v. To revolve.

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discreet

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adj. Judicious.

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preoccupy

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v. To fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects.

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confessor

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n. A spiritual advisor.

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auriferous

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adj. Containing gold.

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authentic

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adj. Of undisputed origin.

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protuberant

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adj. Bulging.

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reflector

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n. A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction.

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bight

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n. A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.

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divergent

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adj. Tending in different directions.

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embroil

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v. To involve in dissension or strife.

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despicable

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adj. Contemptible.

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digraph

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n. A union of two characters representing a single sound.

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legible

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adj. That may be read with ease.

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taciturn

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adj. Disinclined to conversation.

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illusion

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n. An unreal image presented to the senses.

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ravine

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n. A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water.

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ingenuity

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n. Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating.

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vertigo

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n. Dizziness.

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antecedent

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n. One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.

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dissever

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v. To divide.

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collapse

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v. To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail.

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variant

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n. A thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance.

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peccadillo

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n. A small breach of propriety or principle.

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workmanlike

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adj. Like or befitting a skilled workman.

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bustle

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v. To hurry.

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peaceable

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adj. Tranquil.

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humane

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adj. Compassionate.

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pseudonym

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n. A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer.

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convalescent

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adj. Recovering health after sickness.

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inspector

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n. An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or importance.

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invariable

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adj. Unchangeable.

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presumptuous

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adj. Assuming too much.

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citadel

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n. Any strong fortress.

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unbecoming

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adj. Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings.

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futile

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adj. Of no avail or effect.

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participate

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v. To receive or have a part or share of.

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pendulous

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adj. Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part.

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imperfectible

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adj. That can not be perfected.

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naval

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adj. Pertaining to ships.

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raptorial

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adj. Seizing and devouring living prey.

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bestrew

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v. To sprinkle or cover with things strewn.

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grandiose

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adj. Having an imposing style or effect.

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narrow-minded

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adj. Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments.

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vegetation

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n. Plant-life in the aggregate.

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winsome

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adj. Attractive.

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pusillanimous

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adj. Without spirit or bravery.

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deluge

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v. To overwhelm with a flood of water.

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litigant

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n. A party to a lawsuit.

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tortuous

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adj. Abounding in irregular bends or turns.

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testator

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n. The maker of a will.

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singe

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v. To burn slightly or superficially.

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reclusory

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n. A hermitage.

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confederacy

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n. A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid.

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comport

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v. To conduct or behave (oneself).

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cynical

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adj. Exhibiting moral skepticism.

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masterpiece

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n. A superior production.

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exterior

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n. That which is outside.

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successor

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n. One who or that which takes the place of a predecessor or preceding thing.

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insight

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n. Intellectual discernment.

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parody

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v. To render ludicrous by imitating the language of.

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indefinitely

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adv. In a vague or uncertain way.

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liqueur

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n. An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances.

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abstruse

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adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.

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pantheism

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n. The worship of nature for itself or its beauty.

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irrational

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adj. Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding.

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demagogue

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n. An unprincipled politician.

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unconscious

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adj. Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.

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oblique

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adj. Slanting; said of lines.

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confederate

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n. One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement.

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recure

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v. To cure again.

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inherence

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n. The state of being permanently existing in something.

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mettle

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n. Courage.

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mystification

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n. The act of artfully perplexing.

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gastronomy

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n. The art of preparing and serving appetizing food.

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philogynist

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n. One who is fond of women.

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prostrate

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adj. Lying prone, or with the head to the ground.

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batten

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n. A narrow strip of wood.

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conferee

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n. A person with whom another confers.

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acquire

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v. To get as one’s own.

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outpost

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n. A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise.

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foursome

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adj. Consisting of four.

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repine

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v. To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding.

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martial

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adj. Pertaining to war or military operations.

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lyre

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n. One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class.

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flippant

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adj. Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.

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suspension

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n. A hanging from a support.

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outcry

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n. A vehement or loud cry or clamor.

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grievance

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n. That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong.

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casual

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adj. Accidental, by chance.

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matter

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of fact n. Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality.

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impracticable

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adj. Not feasible.

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manlike

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adj. Like a man.

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louse

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n. A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals.

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unwise

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adj. Foolish.

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contender

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n. One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry.

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surety

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n. Security for payment or performance.

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personal

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adj. Not general or public.

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persistence

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n. A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like.

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peevish

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adj. Petulant. (irritable)

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expulsion

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n. Forcible ejection.

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bombast

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n. Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.

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philanthropic

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adj. Benevolent.

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commentary

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n. A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work.

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partible

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adj. Separable.

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facility

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n. Ease.

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isle

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n. An island.

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resistance

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n. The exertion of opposite effort or effect.

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propitious

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adj. Kindly disposed.

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licit

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adj. Lawful.

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ambitious

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adj. Eagerly desirous and aspiring.

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parse

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v. To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word.

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suave

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adj. Smooth and pleasant in manner.

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aspiration

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n. An earnest wish for that which is above one’s present reach.

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solecism

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n. Any violation of established rules or customs.

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penitential

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adj. Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.

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instill

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v. To infuse.

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compliment

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v. To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise.

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obstruct

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v. To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.

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intolerant

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adj. Bigoted.

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narrate

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v. To tell a story.

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pitiless

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adj. Hard-hearted.

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prelude

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n. An introductory or opening performance.

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gratify

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v. To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need.

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recuperate

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v. To recover.

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subordinate

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adj. Belonging to an inferior order in a classification.

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translucent

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adj. Allowing the passage of light.

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polytechnic

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adj. Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts.

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inure

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v. To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure.

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atrocity

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n. Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.

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impassive

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adj. Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.

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enormous

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adj. Gigantic.

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inlet

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n. A small body of water leading into a larger.

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dictum

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n. A positive utterance.

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prudery

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n. An undue display of modesty or delicacy.

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assignee

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n. One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.

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choleric

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adj. Easily provoked to anger.

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convivial

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adj. Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking.

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fidelity

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n. Loyalty.

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consensus

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n. A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons.

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plurality

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n. A majority.

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reconnoiter

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v. To make a preliminary examination of for military, surveying, or geological purposes.

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encomium

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n. A formal or discriminating expression of praise.

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lexicography

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n. The making of dictionaries.

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salutation

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n. Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act.

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mutation

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n. The act or process of change.

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felony

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n. One of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment.

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decamp

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v. To leave suddenly or unexpectedly.

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kerchief

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n. A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or neck.

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derrick

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n. An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights.

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circumscribe

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v. To confine within bounds.

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waif

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n. A homeless, neglected wanderer.

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inseparable

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adj. That can not be separated.

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abyss

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n. Bottomless gulf.

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elocution

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n. The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading.

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emergence

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n. A coming into view.

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consumption

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n. Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc., or by using up, wearing out, etc.

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inadequate

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adj. Insufficient.

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salience

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n. The condition of standing out distinctly.

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reconcilable

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adj. Capable of being adjusted or harmonized.

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infest

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v. To be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger.

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despite

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prep. In spite of.

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head

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foremost adv. Precipitately, as in diving.

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crass

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adj. Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine.

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pentameter

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n. In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet.

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prefatory

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adj. Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book.

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superabundance

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n. An excessive amount.

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defraud

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v. To deprive of something dishonestly.

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ration

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v. To provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especially of food.

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reservoir

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n. A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept.

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pleasurable

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adj. Affording gratification.

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Catholicism

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n. The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church.

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lacteal

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adj. Milky.

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yearling

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n. A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old.

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perpetrator

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n. The doer of a wrong or a criminal act.

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outstretch

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v. To extend.

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lascivious

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adj. Lustful.

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knavery

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n. Deceitfulness in dealing.

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affix

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v. To fasten.

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inexcusable

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adj. Not to be justified.

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partition

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n. That which separates anything into distinct parts.

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barograph

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n. An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.

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denude

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v. To strip the covering from.

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blithesome

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adj. Cheerful.

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panorama

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n. A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene.

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prehension

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n. The act of laying hold of or grasping.

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opulent

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adj. Wealthy.

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enrage

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v. To infuriate.

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probation

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n. Any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the like.

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accompanist

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n. One who or that which accompanies.

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ignominious

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adj. Shameful.

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balsam

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n. A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.

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evict

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v. To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.

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grimace

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n. A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.

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needlework

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n. Embroidery.

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