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aerostatics

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n. The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.

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nonpareil

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n. One who or that which is of unequaled excellence.

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transmit

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v. To send trough or across.

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abnormal

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adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.

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manufacturer

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n. A person engaged in manufacturing as a business.

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stimulus

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n. Incentive.

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evolution

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n. Development or growth.

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encroach

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v. To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.

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allegory

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n. The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.

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surrogate

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n. One who or that which is substituted for or appointed to act in place of another.

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ductile

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adj. Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.

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trimness

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n. Neatness.

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justification

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n. Vindication.

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neocracy

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n. Government administered by new or untried persons.

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foreground

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n. That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator.

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assonant

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adj. Having resemblance of sound.

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recrudescence

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n. The state of becoming raw or sore again.

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euphonious

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adj. Characterized by agreeableness of sound.

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deference

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n. Respectful submission or yielding, as to another’s opinion, wishes, or judgment.

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defendant

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n. A person against whom a suit is brought.

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inimical

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adj. Adverse.

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bountiful

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adj. Showing abundance.

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statics

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n. The branch of mechanics that treats of the relations that subsist among forces in order.

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emphasis

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n. Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.

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ludicrous

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adj. Laughable.

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extensible

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adj. Capable of being thrust out.

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meticulous

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adj. Over-cautious.

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tribune

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n. Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper.

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recapture

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v. To capture again.

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treachery

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n. Violation of allegiance, confidence, or plighted faith.

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precedent

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n. An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.

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exuberant

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adj. Marked by great plentifulness.

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altruist

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n. One who advocates or practices altruism.

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circumnavigate

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v. To sail quite around.

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intellect

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n. The faculty of perception or thought.

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Neolithic

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adj. Pertaining to the later stone age.

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plenipotentiary

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n. A person fully empowered to transact any business.

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moribund

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adj. On the point of dying.

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telltale

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adj. That gives warning or information.

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adroit

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adj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.

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tranquilize

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v. To soothe.

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inchmeal

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adv. Piecemeal.

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cajole

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v. To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.

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compute

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v. To ascertain by mathematical calculation.

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gaily

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adv. Merrily.

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disallow

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v. To withhold permission or sanction.

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remuneration

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n. Compensation.

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inundate

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v. To fill with an overflowing abundance.

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ingenuous

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adj. Candid, frank, or open in character or quality.

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incomprehensible

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adj. Not understandable.

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metaphysician

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n. One skilled in metaphysics.

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nuance

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n. A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind.

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intolerance

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n. Inability or unwillingness to bear or endure.

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expository

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adj. Pertaining to a formal presentation.

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selective

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adj. Having the power of choice.

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duration

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n. The period of time during which anything lasts.

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potentate

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n. One possessed of great power or sway.

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oration

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n. An elaborate or formal public speech.

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coxswain

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n. One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship’s boat and its crew under an officer.

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tirade

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n. Harangue.

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sequester

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v. To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life.

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mediate

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v. To effect by negotiating as an agent between parties.

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retract

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v. To recall or take back (something that one has said).

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witchcraft

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n. Sorcery.

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salutary

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adj. Beneficial.

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garrulous

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adj. Given to constant trivial talking.

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absorption

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n. The act or process of absorbing.

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rhapsody

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n. Rapt or rapturous utterance.

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intercede

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v. To mediate between persons.

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pittance

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n. Any small portion or meager allowance.

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indestructible

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adj. That can not be destroyed.

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eccentricity

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n. Idiosyncrasy.

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vitalize

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v. To endow with life or energy.

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upheaval

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n. Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition.

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fuse

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v. To unite or blend as by melting together.

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clement

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adj. Compassionate.

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demented

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adj. Insane.

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assassination

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n. Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery.

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covey

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n. A flock of quails or partridges.

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braze

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v. To make of or ornament with brass.

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monotone

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n. The sameness or monotony of utterance.

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blase

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adj. Sated with pleasure.

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anarchy

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n. Absence or utter disregard of government.

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excellent

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adj. Possessing distinguished merit.

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valedictorian

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n. Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educational institution.

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significant

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adj. Important, especially as pointing something out.

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palatial

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adj. Magnificent.

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impatience

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n. Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things.

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despond

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v. To lose spirit, courage, or hope.

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pharmacy

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n. The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines.

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tolerance

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n. Forbearance in judging of the acts or opinions of others.

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pedestal

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n. A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase.

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sumptuous

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adj. Rich and costly.

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retrograde

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v. To cause to deteriorate or to move backward.

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adjunct

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n. Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.

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static

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adj. Pertaining to or designating bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.

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rehabilitate

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v. To restore to a former status, capacity, right rank, or privilege.

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ascent

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n. A rising, soaring, or climbing.

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confiscate

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v. To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury.

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loathe

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v. To abominate.

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prejudice

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n. A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts.

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permanence

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n. A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the essential form or nature.

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overleap

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v. To leap beyond.

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velocity

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n. Rapid motion.

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thoroughbred

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adj. Bred from the best or purest blood or stock.

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foreign

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adj. Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.

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disavowal

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n. Denial.

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perfidy

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n. Treachery.

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non-existent

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n. That which does not exist.

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aspire

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v. To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.

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garrote

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v. To execute by strangling.

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guile

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n. Duplicity.

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altercate

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v. To contend angrily or zealously in words.

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boisterous

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adj. Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.

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witticism

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n. A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment.

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drachma

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n. A modern and an ancient Greek coin.

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disburden

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v. To disencumber.

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regnant

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adj. Exercising royal authority in one’s own right.

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disenfranchise

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v. To deprive of any right privilege or power

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nunnery

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n. A convent for nuns.

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frivolous

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adj. Trivial.

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depositor

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n. One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited.

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circumlocution

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n. Indirect or roundabout expression.

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expansion

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n. Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like.

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apiary

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n. A place where bees are kept.

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habitable

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adj. Fit to be dwelt in.

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noiseless

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adj. Silent.

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reparation

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n. The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong.

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anthropomorphous

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adj. Having or resembling human form.

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judicature

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n. Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment.

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phenomenon

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n. Any unusual occurrence.

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auburn

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adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

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plenitude

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n. Abundance.

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supercilious

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adj. Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.

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exegesis

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n. Biblical exposition or interpretation.

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predominant

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adj. Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree.

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octave

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n. A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other.

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impregnate

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v. To make pregnant.

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animadvert

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v. To pass criticism or censure.

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educe

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v. To draw out.

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fungous

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adj. Spongy.

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solvent

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adj. Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.

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voracious

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adj. Eating with greediness or in very large quantities.

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satire

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n. The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices.

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protrusion

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n. The act of protruding.

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retch

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v. To make an effort to vomit.

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septennial

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adj. Recurring every seven years.

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abhorrent

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adj. Very repugnant; hateful.

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dislocate

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v. To put out of proper place or order.

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folk-lore

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n. The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people.

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mentality

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n. Intellectuality.

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bungle

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v. To execute clumsily.

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carnal

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adj. Sensual.

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repugnance

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n. Thorough dislike.

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amorous

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adj. Having a propensity for falling in love.

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inflexible

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adj. That can not be altered or varied.

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soothsayer

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n. One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight.

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priory

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n. A monastic house.

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prevention

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n. Thwarting.

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bawl

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v. To proclaim by outcry.

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recidivist

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n. A confirmed criminal.

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retaliate

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v. To repay evil with a similar evil.

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indolence

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n. Laziness.

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appropriate

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adj. Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.

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incompatible

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adj. Discordant.

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recreant

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n. A cowardly or faithless person.

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sedition

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n. Conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state.

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hilarious

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adj. Boisterously merry.

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heedless

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adj. Thoughtless.

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protrude

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v. To push out or thrust forth.

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aversion

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n. A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.

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bale

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n. A large package prepared for transportation or storage.

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irrigate

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v. To water, as land, by ditches or other artificial means.

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actuary

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n. An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.

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reunite

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v. To unite or join again, as after separation.

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paradox

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n. A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief.

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inquisitive

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adj. Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity.

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mete

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v. To apportion.

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effect

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n. A consequence.

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heptarchy

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n. A group of seven governments.

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zealot

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n. One who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner.

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extricate

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v. Disentangle.

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proxy

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n. A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter.

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semiconscious

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adj. Partially conscious.

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privilege

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n. A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions.

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resilience

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n. The power of springing back to a former position

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financial

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adj. Monetary.

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inaudible

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adj. That can not be heard.

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reign

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v. To hold and exercise sovereign power.

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superintendent

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n. One who has the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement.

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caption

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n. A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc.

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ponder

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v. To meditate or reflect upon.

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landmark

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n. A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of.

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epicycloid

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n. A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.

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joust

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v. To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback.

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second-rate

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adj. Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc.

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betroth

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v. To engage to marry.

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editorial

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n. An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument.

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bronchitis

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n. Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

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twinge

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n. A darting momentary local pain.

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