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optic

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n. Pertaining to the eye or vision.

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emigrant

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n. One who moves from one place to settle in another.

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fatuous

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adj. Idiotic

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impure

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adj. Tainted.

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abusive

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adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment.

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derive

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v. To deduce, as from a premise.

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typography

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n. The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter.

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diverse

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adj. Capable of various forms.

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mastery

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n. The attainment of superior skill.

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hypocrisy

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n. Extreme insincerity.

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defensive

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adj. Carried on in resistance to aggression.

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rendezvous

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n. A prearranged place of meeting.

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unique

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adj. Being the only one of its kind.

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unanimous

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adj. Sharing the same views or sentiments.

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impartial

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adj. Unbiased.

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coerce

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v. To force.

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foretell

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v. To predict.

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statute

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n. Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law.

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antenatal

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adj. Occurring or existing before birth.

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pension

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n. A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her.

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incomparable

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adj. Matchless.

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sophistry

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n. Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.

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forego

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v. To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.

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albeit

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conj. Even though.

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bibliomania

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n. The passion for collecting books.

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vigilant

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adj. Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety.

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exorbitant

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adj. Going beyond usual and proper limits.

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circumspect

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adj. Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration.

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isothermal

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adj. Having or marking equality of temperature.

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luminary

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n. One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.

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insistent

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adj. Urgent.

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wizen-faced

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adj. Having a shriveled face.

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countervail

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v. To offset.

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diatribe

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n. A bitter or malicious criticism.

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laudable

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adj. Praiseworthy.

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mane

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n. The long hair growing upon and about the neck of certain animals, as the horse and the lion.

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fiducial

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adj. Indicative of faith or trust.

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interposition

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n. A coming between.

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miscreant

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n. A villain.

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controller

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n. One who or that which regulates or directs.

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unlimited

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adj. Unconstrained.

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bulwark

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n. Anything that gives security or defense.

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alteration

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n. Change or modification.

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idiom

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n. A use of words peculiar to a particular language.

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pudgy

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adj. Small and fat.

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barometer

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n. An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface.

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intervale

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n. A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river.

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consistency

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n. A state of permanence.

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unicellular

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adj. Consisting of a single cell.

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mealy-mouthed

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adj. Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly.

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gratification

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n. Satisfaction.

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specialty

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n. An employment limited to one particular line of work.

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disrobe

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v. To unclothe.

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laundress

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n. Washerwoman.

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endemic

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adj. Peculiar to some specified country or people.

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benefactor

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n. A doer of kindly and charitable acts.

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epidemic

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n. Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.

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irruption

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n. Sudden invasion.

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negate

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v. To deny.

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epizootic

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adj. Prevailing among animals.

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palsy

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n. Paralysis.

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atheism

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n. The denial of the existence of God.

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modify

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v. To make somewhat different.

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untoward

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adj. Causing annoyance or hindrance.

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trestle

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n. An open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge.

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tannery

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n. A place where leather is tanned.

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sidereal

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adj. Pertaining to stars or constellations.

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ferocious

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adj. Of a wild, fierce, and savage nature.

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undue

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adj. More than sufficient.

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ascendant

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adj. Dominant.

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outreach

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v. To reach or go beyond.

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redemption

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n. The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged, by paying the debt.

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wavelet

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n. A ripple.

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inextensible

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adj. Of unchangeable length or area.

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lurid

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adj. Ghastly and sensational.

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dun

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v. To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment.

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Calvinize

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v. To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism.

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prolong

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v. To extend in time or duration.

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tendency

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n. Direction or inclination, as toward some objector end.

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classify

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v. To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblance’s and differences.

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resistive

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adj. Having or exercising the power of resistance.

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boatswain

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n. A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.

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penurious

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adj. Excessively sparing in the use of money.

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disservice

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n. An ill turn.

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digress

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v. To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter.

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prospectus

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n. A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking.

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dormant

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adj. Being in a state of or resembling sleep.

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compress

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v. To press together or into smaller space.

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diversity

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n. Dissimilitude.

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acetate

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n. A salt of acetic acid.

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subversion

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n. An overthrow, as from the foundation.

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efflorescence

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n. The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.

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irrigant

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adj. Serving to water lands by artificial means.

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chiffon

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n. A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.

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liable

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adj. Justly or legally responsible.

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cosmopolitanism

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n. A cosmopolitan character.

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necessary

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adj. Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.

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practicable

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adj. Feasible.

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genitive

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adj. Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like.

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oakum

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n. Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope.

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latent

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adj. Dormant.

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mulatto

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n. The offspring of a white person and a black person.

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apogee

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n. The climax.

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retroactive

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adj. Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities.

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pyx

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n. A vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved.

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decaliter

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n. A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters.

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quarterly

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adj. Occurring or made at intervals of three months.

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statecraft

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n. The art of conducting state affairs.

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resource

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n. That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support.

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mistrust

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v. To regard with suspicion or jealousy.

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fraudulence

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n. Deceitfulness.

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refringency

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n. Power to refract.

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preparation

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n. An act or proceeding designed to bring about some event.

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appraise

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v. To estimate the money value of.

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delude

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v. To mislead the mind or judgment of.

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dauntless

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adj. Fearless.

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disconsolate

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adj. Grief-stricken.

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epicure

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n. One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.

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Norman

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adj. Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France.

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difference

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n. Dissimilarity in any respect.

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conformable

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adj. Harmonious.

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precedence

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n. Priority in place, time, or rank.

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irate

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adj. Moved to anger.

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durance

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n. Confinement.

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polycracy

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n. The rule of many.

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aerial

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adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air.

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contraposition

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n. A placing opposite.

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chattel

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n. Any article of personal property.

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Pantheon

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n. A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof.

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equity

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n. Fairness or impartiality.

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abidance

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n. An abiding. (abide: continue, wait for, endure, dwell)

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expeditious

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adj. Speedy.

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residue

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n. A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated.

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intention

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n. That upon which the mind is set.

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accession

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n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.

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depress

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v. To press down.

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rustic

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adj. Characteristic of dwelling in the country.

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expense

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n. The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.

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ambulance

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n. A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded.

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minion

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n. A servile favorite.

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indistinct

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adj. Vague.

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abrasion

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n. That which is rubbed off.

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productive

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adj. Yielding in abundance.

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spontaneous

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adj. Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause.

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devious

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adj. Out of the common or regular track.

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aphorism

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n. Proverb.

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accuse

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v. To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.

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phonogram

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n. A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.

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insidious

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adj. Working ill by slow and stealthy means.

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apotheosis

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n. Deification.

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decrepit

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adj. Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity.

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inebriate

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v. To intoxicate.

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secretary

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n. One who attends to correspondence, keeps records. or does other writing for others.

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enfranchise

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v. To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.

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synonym

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n. A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other.

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rookery

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n. A place where crows congregate to breed.

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petrify

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v. To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character.

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pendulum

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n. A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock.

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inference

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n. The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law.

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homogeneity

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n. Congruity of the members or elements or parts.

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dearth

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n. Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable.

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exotic

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adj. Foreign.

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grantor

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n. The maker of a deed.

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perjury

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n. A solemn assertion of a falsity.

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outbreak

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n. A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained.

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bomb

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n. A hollow projectile containing an explosive material.

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deplete

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v. To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.

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cynosure

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n. That to which general interest or attention is directed.

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maternal

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adj. Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood.

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dissimilar

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adj. Different.

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indelible

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adj. That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.

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acquiescence

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n. Passive consent.

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morality

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n. Virtue.

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physiocracy

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n. The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth.

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inexpensive

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adj. Low-priced.

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frigid

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adj. Lacking warmth.

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biograph

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n. A bibliographical sketch or notice.

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edict

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n. That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.

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allot

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v. To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person.

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kingling

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n. A petty king.

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parley

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v. To converse in.

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query

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v. To make inquiry.

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malady

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n. Any physical disease or disorder, especially a chronic or deep-seated one.

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perigee

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n. The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth.

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resent

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v. To be indignant at, as an injury or insult.

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polyglot

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adj. Speaking several tongues.

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duet

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n. A composition for two voices or instruments.

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pomposity

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n. The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.

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dowry

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n. The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.

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pallid

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adj. Of a pale or wan appearance.

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reckless

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adj. Foolishly headless of danger.

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procrastinate

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v. To put off till tomorrow or till a future time.

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conscious

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adj. Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks.

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sympathetic

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adj. Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others.

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tranquil

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adj. Calm.

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gigantic

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adj. Tremendous.

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erratic

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adj. Irregular.

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promoter

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n. A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager.

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madden

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v. To inflame with passion.

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indigenous

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adj. Native.

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